Discussion 1: on james baldwin’s “sonny’s blues”

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Your initial post is due by midnight (11:59 PM) on Thursday and your response to your peers is due on Friday (by 11:59 PM) . You must write at least 400 words on James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”

After you finish writing your response make sure to write an original title that captures the main idea you are focusing on. You want to avoid having a generic title like ‘Discussion of “Sonny’s Blues”‘.

Except for the first bullet point, you can address the rest in any order you choose. Your response should not be in the form of a numbered list: use the prompts below to write at least three paragraphs incorporating the prompts into your response.

In one or two sentences state your general impression of “Sonny’s Blues”, describing what you interpret to be the story’s main theme (or central idea).
Plot is not just the events that happen in a story, rather it is the way the writer sequences and paces the events so as to shape our responses and interpretations. How does Baldwin use sequencing (the order in which events are related) to develop the situation, point-of-view or key ideas you think the story is trying to represent)?
All plots hinge on at least one conflict. What conflicts drive the plot of “Sonny’s Blues”?
Most stories move towards a turning point (a discovery or new insight) or an epiphany (a sudden revelation of truth). How would you describe and interpret the turning point or epiphany in “Sonny’s Blues”?
Somewhere in your response interpret a description of an inner or psychological state. Baldwin is considered one of the masters of describing the inner life of characters.
Read Baldwin’s essay “The Creative Process”. What aspects of that essay do you see reflected in “Sonny’s Blues”?

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July 1, 2023

Assignment 4: Policy Analysis Worksheet For this assignment, you will complete the Policy Analysis worksheet located here. The purpose of this worksheet is to help you complete the following in preparation for your final assignment: select a topic, think critically about your topic, gather research on your topic, and decide how you will present your policy analysis paper.

The requirements for this assignment are as follows:

1. Complete all sections of the Policy Analysis worksheet.

2. Provide at least five (5) reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references (no more than one [1] used previously), published within the last five (5) years that support the paper's claims.

3. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirement:

4a. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format.

The reference page is not included in the required page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Analyze the local impact of global public administration policies and relationships.

• Analyze the core controversies, theories, and rationale surrounding global public administration.

• Identify the significance of key actors and stakeholders impacting global public administration.

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in international public administration.

• Write clearly and concisely about international public administration using proper writing mechanics. Click here to view the grading rubric.