Discuss how/in what ways Sor Juanna crossed the border of gender discrimination.

It can be argued that Douglass became free the day he new A, B, C. Discuss how and why it can be so..

1) If Kant were alive today, would he publish ” What is Enlightenment” ? Why or why not?

2) How are Kant, Swift, Fredrick Douglas and Bartelby similar ?

1. What is enlightenment? Are we enlightened? By using the texts that we have read in class describe what enlightenment is and how we have or have not been able to be enlightened.

2. In Melville’s Bartleby, Bartleby is faced with depression and states that he will prefer not to do almost anything that his boss asks him too. In a brief essay format please compare and contrast if depression such as the type Bartleby portrayed in the short story would be successful in today’s society.

In the Story of the Stone Baoyu is sorrounded by women, why would the author sorround Baoyu with women? Would the story have been different if Baoyu was sorrounded by men? Explain how and why.

What prpose does Melville havin creating a character like Bartleby? Is he a commentary on corporate office workers or something more than that?

1. The Declaration of Independence was written to state that the new American colonies were no longer a part of Great Britain. What makes the US Declaration of Independence a great work of literature?
2. How are Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal works of Enlightenment?

Question One: Analyze the quote, “Bartleby was one of those beings of whom nothing is ascertainable, except from the original sources, and in his case those are very small”. Discuss how this quote may relate to what we find out about Bartleby at the end of the story.

Question Two:  In the text “A Modest Proposal”, the use of humor or otherwise more specifically the use of satire is very significant. Discuss and support why this is, in other words, why did Swift use humor when making a proposal on such a serious topic?

1. “Girls are made of water and boys are made of mud.” How the relationship between Baoyu and other women are affect in the story of the stone？
2. How did  Bartleby, who always said “I prefer not to do,” live before he met his boss in the story.

1. Describe what enlightenment means to you? Use readings to support your answer.

2. In the beginning of “Narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglas” he describes some very gruesome experiences. Choose one and write about the thoughts and the feelings that were running through you when you read it.