AP ENGLISH LIT AND COMP FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS 2004 (Form A): Critic Roland Barthes has said‚ “Literature is the question minus the answer.” Choose a novel or play and‚ considering Barthes’ Observation‚ write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. You may select a work from the list below or another
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AP Literature Poetry Essay Prompts (1970–2011) 1970 Poem: “Elegy for Jane” (Theodore Roethke) Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speaker’s attitude toward his former student‚ Jane. 1971 Poem: “The Unknown Citizen” (W.H. Auden) Prompt: In a brief essay‚ identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem. 1972 NO POEM 1973 (exam not available) 1974 Poem: “I wonder whether one expects
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11/3/2014 Prompt #3 Markets have four different models which are perfect competition market‚ monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly‚ and pure monopoly markets. Each market has its own characteristics in terms of barriers‚ price control‚ and the kind of products. An oligopoly market can be defined as a market which has a few large producers of homogenous or differentiated products. Moreover each firm is affected by the decisions of its rival and must take those decisions into consideration
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Before that genocide in 1994‚ there were many events that built up and led to the dramatic killings. Far before any of this started‚ hunter and gathers populated the area of Rwanda during the stone and iron ages with the Bantu eventually following. In the mid-eighteenth century the country became known as the Kingdom of Rwanda and was ruled by a Tutsi King. The king enacted anti-Hutu polices and this is where the animosity between the Hutu and the Tutsis started. Rwanda became colonized by Germany
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On August 12‚ 1994 professional baseball players went on strike for the eighth time in the sports’ history. Since 1972‚ negotiations between the union and owners over contract terms has led to major economic problems and the absence of a World Series in 1994. All issues were open for debate due to the expiration of the last contract. Until 1968‚ no collective bargaining agreement had ever been reached between the owners and the players (Dolan 11). Collective bargaining is the process by which union
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Approaching the task: The prompt Step 1: Read the prompt ‘Our relationships with other help us to define who we are.’ Step 2: Underline the key words ‘Our relationships with other help us to define who we are.’ Step 3: Define key terms. Relationships – connections with others‚ bonds‚ interactions. E.gs: family‚ friends‚ workmates‚ classmates‚ teachers etc. Step 4: Challenge the prompt to create more ideas. Asking questions about your prompt – is that the only thing that defines who we are? Write
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Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act‚ 1994. Backdrop. Son preference and discrimination against the girl child is almost universal in India and manifests itself in many ways‚ including sex selection i.e. pre-birth elimination of female fetuses. This practice has led to decline in the Child Sex Ratio in most parts of India. The Child Sex ratio‚ which is the number of girls per 1000 boys in the 0-6 years age group has declined from 976 in 1961 to
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Africa: Alusaf’s Hillside Project2 1) Is primary aluminum production an attractive industry? Why or why not? Within the framework of the Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) model3‚ the primary aluminum production industry (“the industry”) in 1994 can be described as perfectly competitive. The industry is characterized by a large number of competing firms – the largest of which has only 4.1% of total industry capacity; homogeneous‚ commodity-type products and low-cost entry and exit into and
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Death‚ corruption‚ degradation: these are three main characteristics and values that have become accustomed to this present century. Many lyrics in today’s mainstream music aren’t associated with current events and problems; they focus on being materialistic and giving details about intercourse. Sayings like “SWAG”‚ “YOLO” and “3hunna” are staples in youth’s vocabulary‚ even though it sounds like mindless dribble. Kids today are seen as “unengaged” and “bored” with the world but why? What’s popular
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Essay Prompts: 1. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ several characters appear briefly‚ or do not appear at all‚ yet have a significant presence in the work. In an essay‚ show how such a character functions in the work. You may wish to discuss how the character affects action‚ theme‚ or the development of other characters. Avoid plot summary. 2. Some might categorize The Catcher in the Rye as a bildungsroman‚ a novel concerned with the maturation of a young protagonist. In an essay‚ show how
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