Compare and Contrast the opening street fight scene in Romeo in Juliet to the open in West Side Story. Your response should be at least 1 well developed paragraph. 6 to 8 sentences. Use evidence to support your response.
Romeo and Juliet Montagues vs the Capulets
West Side Story The Jets vs the Sharks

In a brief paragraph (5-7 sentences), answer one of the following questions:

What research (e.g., a specific discovery, a particular field) has had the most significant impact on your life and why?
What kind of research do you use most, and why?

Directions: Closely read each of the four texts provided below.

Topic: Is graffiti vandalism?

Your Task: Carefully read each of the four texts provided. Then, using evidence from at least three of the texts, write a well-developed argument regarding whether or not graffiti is vandalism.

Clearly establish your claim, use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the texts to develop your argument. Then provide a counter-claim. Do not simply summarize each text.

Guidelines:

Be sure to:
Establish your claim(s) regarding whether or not graffiti is vandalism
Use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the texts to develop your argument
Identify each source that you reference by title of article and line number(s) or graphic title (for example:  "What is street art?", line 4 or, graphic "Video Projection"). Do not reference articles by stating "Article 1", "Article 2", etc.
Organize yo

1.) discuss each author's thesis claim and the examples used to support the claim.
2.) if there is more than one reading, compare and contrast both views and evidence presented by the authors by addressing specific points in each essay/article.
3.) explain from a "personal perspective" what you agreed or disagreed with, how your views were challenged or confirmed, etc. There should be a good balance between what was presented in the assigned readings and your own personal opinion (50% summary + 50% reflection).
At the top left hand corner of your RR, please include your name, date, and RR# and a title (title of the readings OR your own title that addresses the theme in the readings).

The article Does Reading Fiction Make Us Better People?(https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190523-does-reading-fiction-make-us-better-people ) examines the idea that reading fiction enhances our compassion and empathythat is, our ability to identify with other peoples experiences and relate to what they feel and think in their interior lives (Hammond). A story may introduce us to human concerns and emotions by painting a picture of characters lives.

The articles studies present a few events that have been used to gauge peoples empathy. For instance, how does reading a novel about a man suddenly going blind help us empathize with people who are visually impaired?

Remember in "Week 1:  What Are the Benefits of Literature," you were introduced to some of the scientifically proven benefits of reading literature. From Week 1 Insights:

No matter the reader, no matter the writer, no matter the genre, literature is a cultural artifacta manifestation of the human

For this paper, you will develop an argument that you began exploring in the Week 2 discussion, which asked, "What is literature?"Your paper will answer that question using the following format: 

"This story is an excellentexample of literature because it provides meaning about X." 

Examples of how you might fill-in "X" include "children and parenting," "the Black experience," "gendered double standards," or another aspect of the human condition that you can relate to and that has a significant presence in the story. 

The answer statement above is only half of your thesis. The thesis is constructed with two main parts: a claim and warrants.For this paper, your thesis will havethreewarrants. 

Example: 

Flannery O'Connor's short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is an excellent example of a literary work because it provides insight into the hypocrisy of religious morality through character, setting, and theme. 

Description

Choose a side on this issue to argue for or against. Argument is key.  A presentation of ideas and information will not suffice.  You must include argument. Take a stand

Note: The following topics are meant only to serve as examples of the kinds of policy issues that are presented in these particular fields. You may choose from among these, but you are not required to do so. Just remember, you may not write about abortion, gun control, marijuana legalization, euthanasia/physician-assisted suicide, the death penalty, or gay marriage.

      Education
o  Should a community college education be free?
o  Should online education be standardized for all schools/colleges?
o  Should the SAT or ACT be used in college admissions?
o  Should public schools require school uniforms?
o  Should school lunches be regulated/changed/supported with locally grown food/required to purchase from school/

I will read ten questions/prompts to you.  Respond to each question/prompt in the Google doc.  Do not aim to answer the questions in complete sentences since the questions will be read in a quick succession.

When I have gone through each question, you will have an opportunity to choose one of the your responses and continue to build your response.  If at some point you feel like your ideas are shifting direction, you should continue with the new thought.

Lastly, allow your feelings to do the writing as opposed to your logical and rational self.

Assignment: Write a letter of several (three or more) paragraphs, containing 300 or more words, introducing yourself to your instructor.

In the first paragraph, focus on personal information (career, family, academic) you would like the instructor to know.
In the second paragraph, focus on your literary background.  Consider answering questions such as the ones below.
Do you like to read? What are you favorite books?
What did you like best in other English courses?
Do you keep a journal?
Are you a poet?

1) What is Maslow's Hierarchy of needs?
2) Name each level and state what goes in each level.

Conduct a brief research following APA style 7th edition in no more than 3 pages in a word document. Please, take into consideration that plagiarism will NOT be accepted.