The American Dream

Question 1

This week’s discussion involves two parts. Be sure to include both parts in the same post.

Part I: Choose ONE of the essays that we read for this unit:

• Ehrlich’s “About Men”
• Dillard’s “Living Like Weasels”
• Lam’s “Who Will Light Incense When Mother’s Gone?”

Then, briefly identify how your chosen essay connects to one of the themes from Unit 2:

• Love
• Alienation/Otherness
• The American Dream/Nightmare
• The Quest for Identity/Coming of Age
• Conformity/Rebellion

Part II: In 150-200 words, write your own original, personal Creative Non-Fiction narrative based on the same thesis or theme that you identified in the essay you chose above. Be creative and use this opportunity to connect events in your own life to an aspect of the work you chose above (For example, if you focused on the theme of nonconformity in this week’s reading, in your own narrative you might describe a time when you yourself did not conform.

Question 2

Note developments of the theme in the Old Testament to the New Testament (N.T.),

And show how N.T. writers reinterpreted it.

Discuss similarities, differences, and changes to the me

Provide a separate outline to your paper. Use only the following resource that is available as an eBook: Balentine, Samuel E.

Be sure to distinguish between paraphrase and direct quotes. Type a 350-500 word paper using MLA formatting.