Essay on Homegoing

In Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi chronicles the lineage of two sides of one family and how the Transatlantic Slave Trade impacted each branch of the family. This book gives us a fictional window into the development of the African Diaspora. In a 4 to 6 page paper, elaborate on the significance of two (2) formative eras of the African Diaspora as featured in the book (i.e. the Transatlantic Slave Trade, slavery, the perils of the Fugitive Slave Act/difficulties of being a runaway, the prison industrial complex, the Civil Rights movement, anti-colonial movements, etc.) Discuss their impact on people of African descent and how Gyasi employs these important historical moments to advance her narrative. You should use direct evidence from Homegoing as well as from at least two (2) assigned readings, or other readings from the textbook. You can also explore outside sources via the Richardson Library here:

Format + Style Guide
· Papers should be 4-6 pages based around an argument or claim with supporting evidence from Homegoing + articles on the syllabus and/or other articles from the textbook (or from the Richardson Library databases).

· Papers should be double-spaced and written in 12 point, Times New Roman font

· Papers should be formatted with 1-inch margins

· Students should be especially mindful of using proper grammar and spelling throughout the essay.

· Students must use the most recent edition of The Chicago Manual of Style to format citations. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html

You can find the summary at link below and you don’t have to read whole book. The summary will be enough to have main idea about the concepts. Please use the articles I attached for the assignment to combine the books concept in real life situations ( Transatlantic Slave Trade.).

Link for HomeGoing Book Summary

https://www.gradesaver.com/homegoing/study-guide/summary

 

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Sensation and Perception Writing Assignment

PSY 2012

 

Sensation and Perception are essential to normal human functioning. Without the constant

interaction between body and mind, much of our world becomes confusing, incoherent, or even

non-existent. In fact, several commonly occurring disabilities are nothing more than a problem

involving sensation, perception, or communication between the two. For example, several

learning disabilities are the result of our brains grouping information incorrectly, ignoring

specific stimuli, or having trouble integrating two or more sensations. By knowing more about

both sensation and perception, psychologists can better understand what may be happening with

some types of disabilities or limitations. Your job is to demonstrate your understanding of

sensation and perception processes by discussing how the same limitation can occur because of

different causes.

First, chose a human sensory disability or malfunctions that is interesting to you or that

you have personal experience with. This could be anything including the bizarre (phantom limbs,

auditory hallucinations, etc), the commonly occurring (deafness, autism, etc.), or the incredibly

rare (prosopagnosia, loss of vestibular sense, etc.). The possibilities are staggering so do not rely

on my examples for your topic.

Describe the behavioral and mental outcomes that accompany the sensory issues you read

about. Imagine and describe what your daily routine would look like. Also, explain at least two

different potential causes for the disability. For example, blindness could be either sensation

based or perception based so you would explain how both of those could occur and where the

problem would be. If necessary, explain how the different causes would relate to different

behaviors, mental processes, or perceptions. Finally, explain how those types of sensation or

perception problems could be fixed (assuming the technology exists).

Be sure to be descriptive in your writing and be careful to not omit necessary

information. Think seriously about your topic and try to imagine yourself experiencing these

difficulties. After completing the first section, conclude by answering these questions: 1) if you

had to lose one of your senses, which would you choose? 2) Why would you choose that one? 3)

Which of your senses are you least willing to lose? 4) Why is that one so important to you?

Your assignment should be typed in APA format. Please use your book as a reference

about the sensory/perceptual information information. You may google search the

disability/malfunction. It must be original work. I will do plagiarism checks, so be sure to cite all

work (reminder: if you reword something you need to cite it, because it was not your original

research). Your final paper should be approximately 2 pages, and will count as 1 extra credit

point toward your final grade. Papers are due in class on March 8.

 

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