Research Essay
Length and format: 4-5 pages. The title page and reference page are also required, but they should not be factored into the 4-5 page length of the essay. It should also be double spaced, written in Times New Roman, and in 12 point font. Essay should conform to APA formatting and citation style.
Poems can be written in a variety of different formats. Read these poems and consider how the unique format and subject matter impacts your perception of them.
· Tennyson, A. (1832). The lady of Shalott . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174626
· Plath, S. (1963). Fever 103° . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/learning/guide/179981#poem
· Sayers Ellis, T. (2006). Or, . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/178676
Beckman, J. (2009). [Dear angry mob,] . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/247766
The following poems represent a traditional sampling of poets dealing with a variety of topics from love to death.
· Brooks, G. (1959). We real cool . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/17315
· Brooks, G. (1985). A song in the front yard . Explicator, 43(3), 42.
· Frost, R. (1923). Stopping by woods on a snowy evening . Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171621
Dickenson, E. (1890). Because I could not stop for death . Retrieved from http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/because-i-could-not-stop-death-479
Langston Hughes describes a turning point in his relationship with religion and faith.
· Hughes, L. (1940). Salvation . Retrieved from http://www.centerforfiction.org/forwriters/the-model-short-story/quotsalvationquot-by-langston-hughes/
On families experience saying the rosary is described in this essay.
Cotter, G. (1998). The five glorious mysteries . Creative Nonfiction, (10).
· Nordheim, T. (2012). GHOSTS: Seeing is believing? . Faces, 29(2), 8.
· The visitor . (2015, February 21). Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/magazine/the-visitor.html?ref=topics&_r=0
Pitkin, D. (2012). Laura: The 1875 inn . Yankee, 76(5), 87-84.
Saunders writes a first person narrative about the different ways people identify themselves.
· Saunders, G. (2008). Antiheroes . Retrieved from http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/06/23/antiheroes
Articles, Websites, and Videos:
This short story involves a woman who receives an untraditional trial by her peers.
· Glaspell, S. (2010). A jury of her peers. Cicada, 12(4), 33.
This short story looks at some of the cultural miscommunication that can occur when people travel.
· Stores, T. (2010). The mayor meets an American princess . Retrieved from http://www.literarybohemian.com/travel-notes/article/The-Mayor-Meets-an-American-Princess/
“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” is a short story that focuses on the lengths people will go to in order to keep their own perfect world.
Le Guin, U. K. (1991). The ones who walk away from Omelas (variations on a theme by William James) . Utopian Studies, (1/2). 1.