Describe the key characteristics of Naturalism in American Literature. How does it differ from Realism? Give a specific example of Naturalism in one of our assigned works, and explain how the text portrays the characteristics of Naturalism.

What would you identify as the key theme (or themes) in Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”? Explain how the text portrays a message related to this central idea. 

Which in the following list does not belong? Here are types of academic assignments you might find in courses outside of English:

40. The nurse is assessing clients for their risk of developing secondary polycythemia. Which of these clients should the nurse consider at greatest risk? 

Two Truths and a Lie: Select the options that you believe are the true statements. 

True or false? Division is sorting—dividing something into its basic parts, such as a home into rooms. Classification, grouping items together, moves in the opposite direction, from many subgroups to a single, large category.

Compare and contrast the works of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. What is each man’s overall strategy, and what are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

True or false: Thinking about causes and effects is not only part of human nature but also an advanced mental process and the basis for most decisions we make in life. 

True or false: Like description, narration is sometimes used as an end in itself; but very often it’s used in conjunction with explaining or persuading.

What problems does W. E. B. Du Bois attribute to Booker T. Washington in The Souls of Black Folk? How does Du Bois propose to address those issues?