Describe Luigi Pirandello’s life. Explain and describe your thoughts and reactions to his video called, “The Geist” and about one of his short stories, “The Oil Jar”. Please include examples from “The Oil Jar”. Cite the reference, where does it exist in the short story? Cite the page and quote the text accurately.

To view the Youtube video on Pirandello: go to Youtube and type Luigi Pirandello Geist.  This will take you to a page with a series of images of Pirandello.  Look for the ones labelled Luigi Pirandello with Gottfried Geist many of them have a number, such as 3, 5, 1 etc., (they may be out of sequence) which are the section numbers of the video presentation.

Select the image with the number 7 underlined 3 times and next to it

Luigi Pirandello
GottfriedGeist
Luigi Pirandello

Find  and select Play all”.  The video will start, beginning with the first section and going through to the end.

You can access The Oil Jar at :
https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article/the-jar

Directions: Write a formal literary essay in which you analyze Zora Neale Hurstons novel Their Eyes Were Watching God with a focus on one of the two prompts below.

Option 1:

Discuss the ways in which each of Janies marriages reflects the evolution of Janies self-hood and identity in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
As this essay is a literary analysis, make sure your essay not only has a clear focus, but also has a strong thesis that frames your paper as an argument (not just a summary!). Be sure to develop essay sufficiently and to support your development with textual evidence. You may, of course, include brief quotes in support of your analysis when appropriate, but do not over-rely on direct quotations and do not include block quotes in a paper of this length. As always, be sure to properly quote and cite your sources when necessary.

Competency

Formulate, express, and support individual perspectives on diverse works and issues.

Instructions

You will act as a critic for some of the main subjects covered in the humanities. You will conduct a series of short, evaluative critiques of film, philosophy, literature, music, and myth. You will respond to five different prompts, and each response should include an analysis of the topics using terminology unique to that subject area and should include an evaluation as to why the topic stands the test of time. The five prompts are as follows:

1.)Choose a film and offer an analysis of why it is an important film, and discuss it in terms of film as art. Your response should be more than a summary of the film.

2.)Imagine you had known Plato and Aristotle and you had a conversation about how we fall in love. Provide an overview of how Plato would explain falling in love, and then provide an overview of how Aristotle might explain falling in love.

3.)Compare and contrast the two poems below:
LOVES INCONSISTENCY

I find no peace, and all my war is done;
I fear and hope, I burn and freeze likewise
I fly above the wind, yet cannot rise;
And nought I have, yet all the world I seize on;
That looseth, nor locketh, holdeth me in prison, And holds me not, yet can I scape no wise;
Nor lets me live, nor die, at my devise,
And yet of death it giveth none occasion.
Without eyes I see, and without tongue I plain;
I wish to perish, yet I ask for health;
I love another, and yet I hate myself;
I feed in sorrow, and laugh in all my pain;
Lo, thus displeaseth me both death and life,
And my delight is causer of my grief.

Petrarch

After great pain a formal feeling comes
The nerves sit ceremonious like tombs;
The stiff Heart questionswas it He that bore?
And yesterdayor centuries before?

The feet mechanical go round
A wooden way
Of ground or air or ought
Regardless grown,
A quartz contentment like a stone.

This is the hour of lead
Remembered if outlived
As freezing persons recollect
The snow
First chill, then stupor, then
The letting go

Emily Dickinson

4.)Compare and contrast these two pieces of music:

Beethovens Violin Romance No. 2
Scott Joplins Maple Leaf Rag

5.)Explain in classical terms why a modern character is a hero. Choose from either Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones, Bilbo Baggins, Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, or Ender Wiggins.

Page Requirement: 6-7 pages, 12 point font, double-spaced.

WHY:    This assignment will help you develop and improve writing and analytical skills using the case method. You will gain familiarity with and confidence in using the case study method to examine communication concepts and learn how they play out in realworld situations.

WHAT:    In this assignment, you will apply course concepts to the analysis of a real-world case study, Internet Development, CCS, and Customers. You will examine the challenges faced by Trent McGuire, a manager in communication & customer services at a large mutual fund company, whose department is not communicating with the Internet Development department which created serious customer service issues.

The failure of the two departments to communicate has led to numerous issues: the company has become reactive to customer response rather than proactive, and customer satisfaction has gone down. The conflict between them* has caused morale to dip at the company to the point where coworkers in other departments mock the situation.

In order to bring about organizational change, the dysfunctional interdepartmental communication at this mutual fund company should be addressed.

Your analysis should address the following questions:

What can McGuire do to facilitate effective communication between his department and the Internet development team?
How do systems theories, cultural theories, and critical theories of organization and communication relate to this case and its key players?
Does it matter if the grapevine (people not directly involved that circulate rumors and/or false information) is making fun of these two departments within Internet services?
Should top management be involved? Why or why not?
*The case study references a conflict between the Hatfields and Mccoys who were two rival American families with a bitter feud that fought and killed each other during and after the American Civil War. Their hatred of each other has become a piece of American lore.

This assignment requires you to apply the concepts introduced in course readings (i.e. the Zaremba textbook and assigned readings) to support your analysis. You must use a minimum of three direct in-text references (although you will likely use more) in your analysis, and you must use APA citation in your essay.  You must also include a references page at the end of the essay that follows APA formatting.

You must use a thesis statement to guide your essay. You must also use the provided rhetorical form to structure the essay. Guidelines on both are found below.

HOW:    Gather your evidence in order to support your thesis.

Read the case three times.
First reading: Identify key facts, issues, themes, and role-players.
Second reading: Highlight and annotate text that discusses problems within the company and between the two departments.
Third reading: Highlight and annotate text that discusses the various negative effects the lack of communication between departments has had on the communications departments ability to address customer concerns.
Write a thesis statement.
SUGGESTED THESIS MODEL

***NOTE: this sample thesis is not to be copied directly; it is a working draft to support your own writing and words. ***

Trent McGuires communications department has failed to clearly communicate with the internet services department because ______________________________________; (list as many causes as you discover) therefore, he should____________________________________ (list as many recommendations as you are offering in your final section) in order to establish effective communication, restore morale within the division, and raise customer satisfaction.

Write a rough draft and support your thesis with references to the case and course readings.
Make sure your rough draft and final draft use the rhetorical arrangement written below.
Academic Integrity and Citation:

Please view this link to learn how to format in-text citations or make a references page:

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/citing-information/apa-in-text

Please view this link to learn what plagiarism is and how to avoid it:

http://subjectguides.lib.neu.edu/plagiarism

Additional Writing Support:

Please visit the links below to set up an appointment for additional writing help:

International Tutoring Center:

https://international.northeastern.edu/gss/tutoring/

Northeastern Writing Center:

https://cssh.northeastern.edu/writingcenter/tutoring/advance-appointments/

RHETORICAL ARRANGEMENT:

Required Sections

                  Guidelines

I. Executive Summary

One to two paragraphs in length
Summarize the critical events from the case that will be covered in the analysis
Briefly identify the major problems facing the main player
Summarize the recommended plan of action and include a brief justification of the recommended plan
II. Identification of Key Stakeholders

Identify the key players in the case
Include stakeholders who are impacted because of the critical events
For each key player, identify events in the case that the stakeholder finds troublesome and would consider a problem; in doing so, quote the case
III. Statement of the Problem

State the problems facing the main player
Identify and link the symptoms and root causes of the problems
Differentiate short-term from long-term problems
Conclude with the decision facing the main player
IV.  Causes of the Problem

      Provide a detailed analysis of the problems identified in the Statement of the Problem

In the analysis, apply theories and models from the text and/or readings
Support conclusions and /or assumptions with specific references to the case and/or the readings
V. Brainstorm 2 or 3 Suggestions for Solutions:

Identify criteria to evaluate these solutions (i.e. time for implementation, communication strategies, acceptability to management)
Explain each criteria in 1-2 sentences
Brainstorm two or three possible suggestions for solutions
Evaluate the pros and cons of each suggestion against the criteria listed
Suggest additional pros/cons if appropriate
Using models and theories, identify why you chose these suggestions, how they would work, and why
VI.  Recommended Solution, Implementation and Justification:  Choose one of your Brainstorm Solutions from Section V and DEVELOP and FINALIZE it here.

Identify who, what, when, and how in your recommended plan of action
Solution and implementation should address the problems and causes identified in the earlier sections
Evaluate the recommended plan via the criteria in the previous section
Include a contingency plan(s) to back up the ideal course of action
Describe the difficulties you expect to encounter in actually implementing the course of action under consideration, including any new problems

American Foreign Policy

Continuing with the public policy you selected in the Week 3 assignment, Historical Perspective, you will now describe and expand upon the influence, motives, and impacts of your chosen policy and its parameters. Write a 45 page paper in which you:

Write a one-page summary of the policy, including the purpose, the context of the problem, and any recommendations or suggestions from the policy to address the problem. (Use your summary skills to keep this to one page.)
Identify all the stakeholders, official and unofficial, along with any interest groups involved with your policy.
Describe the role and function of each of the stakeholders you identified.
Of the list of stakeholders you identified, pick two and describe the political influence of each stakeholder, explaining motives, conflicts, interrelationships, and impacts on the policy.
Include at least four peer-reviewed references (no more than five years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and governmental websites. Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other websites ending in anything other than .gov do not qualify as peer-reviewed.