Module 4 – SLPISAAC ASIMOV AND RAY BRADBURYIn this assignment, we’ll read two SF stories in which technology plays a critical role; Asimov’s “The Final Question,” and Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder.” (Click on the URLs, Background Info page.) Again, the stories are very different. Both are fun to read, but we’ll be reading them […]

Module 4 – CaseISAAC ASIMOV AND RAY BRADBURYCase AssignmentIn this case, we will analyze two very different “end-of-the-world” stories: Asimov’s “Nightfall,” and Bradbury’s “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains.” (Click on the URLs, Background Info page.) Both stories are worth reading just for the fun of it, but as we read, we’ll be thinking […]

Module 3 – SLPNATHANIEL HAWTHORNEFor the Session Long Project you will read The Ministers Black Veil. The essay focuses on the forces of morality and sin. Like much of Hawthornes work, it falls in line with the concept of dark romanticism. SLP Assignment ExpectationsWrite a three- to four-page essay that addresses morality and sin.Use good […]

Module 3 – CaseNATHANIEL HAWTHORNECase AssignmentNathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts; his birthplace is preserved and open to the public. William Hawthorne, the author’s great-great-great-grandfather, a Puritan, was the first of the family to emigrate from England, first settling in Dorchester, Massachusetts before moving to Salem. There he became an […]