Kassab discusses the trajectories of liberal and secular Arab thinkers after the 1967 war . Identify two ideas/insights each belongs to one thinker of those mentioned in the readings, that intrigued you in terms of agreeing or disagreeing with them (and why), and if their proposals offer some basis for improved ideas that you think could be applied to Arab societies – or some of them.

Kassab discusses the trajectories of liberal and secular Arab thinkers after the 1967 war . Identify two ideas/insights each belongs to one thinker of those mentioned in the readings, that intrigued you in terms of agreeing or disagreeing with them (and why), and if their proposals offer some basis for improved ideas that you think could be applied to Arab societies – or some of them.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a great, and classic, dystopian novel. Why does everything go downhill for society according to Bradbury?

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a great, and classic, dystopian novel. Why does everything go downhill for society according to Bradbury? Is it because of the politics, the citizens, or the art they choose to destroy (and what they let survive)? Or are all 3 tied together?

Analyze is William Faulkner Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech.

Who is the Speaker? What is the Occasion? What is the context for this speech? Where was the speech delivered? How and when? What historical events prompted or influenced this speech? How did the context of the speech help the speech to “hit home” with its listeners, meeting its target audience at exactly the right moment? Who is the Audience? Who was this written for? Identify the audience of the speech, and use specific examples from the speech to prove that your identified group is indeed the audience. Why was this written? Clearly identify the Purpose of the speech. Why was this speech written? What is its “point”? What is the speaker trying to prove or support?