Final Project, Part 1. Selection of Topic.

This part of the final project is your choice of topic.

Choose one of the following subjects or propose one of your own.

• One particular emotion or state of mind such as anger, jealousy, fear, gratitude, confusion, etc.
• One specific fairy tale, myth, fable, or classic story
• One religious or spiritual lesson or belief such as humility, hope, enlightenment, renunciation, reincarnation, the Trinity, the eight-fold path, ahimsa (non-violence), etc.
• One political or social theme such as social justice and injustice, social inequality, social progress, political conflict, etc.
• One form of cultural/societal identity such as race, sexual-orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, or class, or you could combine two of these such as “black women,” or “Chinese-American fathers,” or “LGBTQ Native-Americans.”
• A specific fictional character such as a character from a novel, play or film or a specific public personality such as a news anchor, a reporter, a politician etc.
• One natural force or element of the natural world, like a kind of weather (snow, rain, sun), an animal (cat, dog, horse), a kind of landscape (mountain, oceanic, desert), etc.

Explain two reasons for your choice in a short paragraph of 4-5 sentences. Be sure to include the significance of your choice to your own thinking about the world and/or its cultural significance.

STOP: Before you hand in your assignment, make sure to ask yourself the following questions:

1. Have I clearly identified an appropriate topic?
2. Have I explained two reasons for my choice explaining the significance of the choice to my own thinking about the world and/or the topic’s cultural significance?
3. Have I edited and proofread my writing for grammatical, structural, and spelling errors that might impede someone from understanding what I am trying to say?

Due Date for Part 1: This submission is due during Week 3, with the final day of submission being the Tuesday of the third week (11:30pm ET). Please see the Course Schedule for the exact final due date for this submission. The submission should be carefully edited and proofed for standard use of English.