Im trying to get 4 assignments done separately please. -ONE:  1000 word research essay: Choose  one of the following topics: Short Story Topics: "Sonny's Blues" 1. How does the narrator change from the beginning of the story to the final scene? At what  points in the story do you see these changes occurring? What memories, insights, and  conversations does he have that facilitate his change? (Look closely at paragraphs 177-178,  215-216, and 238.) 2. Discuss the theme of addiction in "Sonny's Blues." You might consider the following approach:  According  to  the  narrator,  what  causes  underlie  drug  addiction?  How  does  he  divide  the  responsibility  for  drug  addiction?  How  do  larger,  social/economic  factors  play  a  role?  How  do  personal/family factors play a role? In this story, what resources help Sonny control his addiction  and remain in recovery? (Look closely at paragraphs 75-80, 190-200, and 215-225.) If the story  were set today instead of 1955, would Sonny have any better chance of staying in recovery? Why  or why not?  3. Discuss the theme of music in the story. What importance does music serve in the lives of  Baldwin's characters? (Look closely at paragraphs 180-181 and 235-240.) 4. Discuss the theme of racism in the story. (Look especially at paragraphs 81-110). References: Byerman, Keith A. “Words and Music: Narrative Ambiguity in ‘Sonny’s Blues’.”  Studies in Short  in Short Fiction , vol. 19, no. 4, 1982, pp. 367-372.  Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCOhost). Accessed on 17 July 2018.    Kowalska, Eva. “Troubled Reading: ‘Sonny’s Blues’ and Empathy.”  Literator , vol. 36, no. 1, 2015,  Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCOhost). Accessed on 16 July 2018. Murray, Donald C. "James Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues': Complicated and Simple."  Studies in Short Fiction , vol. 14, no. 4, Fall 1977, pp. 353-57.  Literary Reference Center Plus (EBSCO)host. Accessed on 12 June 2018. -TWO: 500 word reading journal essay MLA format pick ONE of the following 1. Do you have a favorite horror film? Explain why you find it particularly effective and a "good" film. Is the film just meant to frighten the audience, or does it also have a "message" about life, society, the universe...? (For example, in "Lusus Naturae" Margaret Atwood is not just writing a "monster" story, but wishes to describe a character who is more "human" and "normal" than the people who mistreat her and are considered the "normal" ones. Her story becomes a critique of society and its tendency to find "scapegoats" to rationalize its cruelty and injustices.)  2. If there is one of the topics from the In-Class #3 assignment list that you would like to write about at greater length, you can choose one of those. 3. If you could return to any time-period in the past, what period would it be? Why? What would you hope to learn from being there, and what problems might you have to deal with that you do not have t ...

1. Im trying to get 4 assignments done separately please.
-ONE:
1000 word research essay:
Choose
one
of the following topics:
Short Story Topics:
"Sonny's Blues"
1. How does the narrator change from the beginning of the story
to the final scene? At what
points in the story do you see these changes occurring? What
memories, insights, and
conversations does he have that facilitate his change? (Look
closely at paragraphs 177-178,
215-216, and 238.)
2. Discuss the theme of addiction in "Sonny's Blues." You might
consider the following approach:
According to the narrator, what causes underlie drug

2. addiction? How does he divide the
responsibility for drug addiction? How do larger,
social/economic factors play a role? How do
personal/family factors play a role? In this story, what resources
help Sonny control his addiction
and remain in recovery? (Look closely at paragraphs 75-80,
190-200, and 215-225.) If the story
were set today instead of 1955, would Sonny have any better
chance of staying in recovery? Why
or why not?
3. Discuss the theme of music in the story. What importance
does music serve in the lives of
Baldwin's characters? (Look closely at paragraphs 180-181 and
235-240.)
4. Discuss the theme of racism in the story. (Look especially at
paragraphs 81-110).
References:
Byerman, Keith A. “Words and Music: Narrative Ambiguity in
‘Sonny’s Blues’.”
Studies in Short
in Short Fiction
, vol. 19, no. 4, 1982, pp. 367-372.

3. Literary Reference Center Plus
(EBSCOhost). Accessed on 17 July 2018.
Kowalska, Eva. “Troubled Reading: ‘Sonny’s Blues’ and
Empathy.”
Literator
, vol. 36, no. 1, 2015,
Literary Reference Center Plus
(EBSCOhost). Accessed on 16 July 2018.
Murray, Donald C. "James Baldwin's 'Sonny's Blues':
Complicated and Simple."
Studies in
Short Fiction
, vol. 14, no. 4, Fall 1977, pp. 353-57.
Literary Reference Center Plus
(EBSCO)host. Accessed on 12 June 2018.
-TWO:
500 word reading journal essay MLA format

4. pick ONE of the following
1. Do you have a favorite horror film? Explain why you find it
particularly effective and a "good" film. Is the film just meant
to frighten the audience, or does it also have a "message" about
life, society, the universe...? (For example, in "Lusus Naturae"
Margaret Atwood is not just writing a "monster" story, but
wishes to describe a character who is more "human" and
"normal" than the people who mistreat her and are considered
the "normal" ones. Her story becomes a critique of society and
its tendency to find "scapegoats" to rationalize its cruelty and
injustices.)
2. If there is one of the topics from the In-Class #3 assignment
list that you would like to write about at greater length, you can
choose one of those.
3. If you could return to any time-period in the past, what
period would it be? Why? What would you hope to learn from
being there, and what problems might you have to deal with that
you do not have to deal with by living in today's world?
-THREE:
500 word reading journal essay MLA format

5. Choose ONE of the following topics:
1. Both "Boys and Girls" and "Where Are You Going, Where
Have You Been?" are initiation stories, although the second one
has far more tragic consequences. In your reading journal for
this week, compare and contrast the two young women in these
stories as adolescents who are forced to make a decision that
signals their entry into adulthood. Which story do you prefer?
Why?
2. The film
Smooth Talk
considers an alternative ending for the Joyce Carol Oates story
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Compare and
contrast the endings of both the film and the short story. In your
response, consider the tragic impact of each work and the
audience each work is intended for.
3. Can "A Rose for Emily?" be classified as a Southern Gothic
story? In your reading journal entry, focus on two or three
characteristics that define this genre, and use them to support
your argument with two or three specific references to William
Faulkner's story. (I highly recommend that you read the entry
for Southern Gothic on Wikipedia. Yes, I really wrote that. The
information on Wikipedia for this topic is accurate and relevant.
If you enjoy the genre, it provides several other works,
including television series from this genre.)
-FOUR:

6. 500 word reading journal essay MLA format
Choose one of the following topics:
1. Compare and contrast Dudley Randall's poem "The Ballad of
Birmingham" (page 887 ) and Marilyn Nelson's poem "A Wreath
for Emmett Till"
(https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=481858
6) as a record of history and a voice against racism.
2. Discuss the comparison between the image and the emotion
that Sharon Olds expresses in her poem "Bruise Ghazal" (page
862).
3. Compare and contrast any two poems by Pat Mora (pages
1014 - 1019). Remember to discuss both the form and the
content.
4. Analyze Judith Ortiz Cofer's poem "The Changeling" (page
754) from the perspective of the little girl.
5. Analyze Robert Hayden's poem "Those Winter Sundays"
(page 814) from the different perspectives of the narrator as a
boy and as a man.
6. Compare and contrast any two poems by Claude McKay
(pages 1046 - 1048). Remember to discuss both the form and the
content. (You may write on more than two poems if you are
choosing this topic for a longer literary analysis.)