Here is a link to two articles I wrote when I was in my early 20s. One is with Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan and the other is with Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.

Post your questionnaires here so that your classmates can respond to them.

Read International Students from Mainland China: Struggles to Integrate. What did you learn from this piece? Did it teach you something new? Did it reinforce what you already knew? What resonated most with you? Your response should be between four and eight sentences long.

What is your research topic and why have you chosen this research topic? (Please remember to stay away from broad topics like the death penalty, abortion, social media, etc.). Consider researching something that would add value to your life or to the lives of those around you. Your response should be at least three sentences long.

Cite your favorite quote from The Pin Drop Speech (Baldwin), and discuss why this particular quote resonated with you. Your response should be at least four sentences long.

Baldwin does not use a lot of big, complex words, but his rhetoric is still quite powerful. Baldwin is also known for being irreverent (almost insulting) in his prose. Considering these points, what struck you most about pp. 15-27 of “The Fire Next Time”? Try to pinpoint exactly what it is about his writing that resonates with you the most. If nothing resonated with you, discuss what is off-putting about his rhetoric.

After finishing The Glass Menagerie and after reading “Tragedy and the Common Man” (Miller), who do you believe is the tragic hero in The Glass Menagerie? On what do you base your claim? Your response should be at least four sentences long.

Please conduct some research on Tennessee Williams, the author of The Glass Menagerie. Share some interesting facts that you learned about him, and please share the source(s) for your findings. Your response should be at least three sentences long (+ source).

Please watch this TED Talk by Andrew Stanton – https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_stanton_the_clues_to_a_great_story/transcript?language=en – and discuss what you took away from the talk. Your response should be at least three sentences long.

Please watch the following TED Talk – https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en –  and leave a comment featuring one or two takeaways from the talk. Consider how this talk might affect your writing your fiction piece. Your response should be at least three sentences long.