{"id":34730,"date":"2023-09-27T16:56:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T16:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/choose-one-of-the-topics-below-to-help-you-make-an-argument-about-sundiata-and-popul-vuh-you-will-then-write-a-1500-2500-word-essay-arguing-for-and-supporting-your-conclusions-this-assignment-will-b\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T16:56:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T16:56:55","slug":"choose-one-of-the-topics-below-to-help-you-make-an-argument-about-sundiata-and-popul-vuh-you-will-then-write-a-1500-2500-word-essay-arguing-for-and-supporting-your-conclusions-this-assignment-will-b","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/choose-one-of-the-topics-below-to-help-you-make-an-argument-about-sundiata-and-popul-vuh-you-will-then-write-a-1500-2500-word-essay-arguing-for-and-supporting-your-conclusions-this-assignment-will-b\/","title":{"rendered":"choose one of the topics below to help you make an argument about Sundiata and Popul Vuh. You will then write a 1500-2500 word essay arguing for and supporting your conclusions. This assignment will build your writing and analytical skills."},"content":{"rendered":"

Both <\/span><\/span>Sundiata<\/span><\/em> <\/span>and <\/span><\/span>Popul Vuh<\/span><\/em> <\/span>deal centrally with a <\/span><\/span>heroic quest<\/span><\/strong>.  Unit 1’s introduction to the Five Great Themes of World Literature states with regard to the hero:  <\/span><\/span>“The surest way to understand what a culture of the past most values is to focus on what it considers heroic, in that a culture recognizes its heroes as embodying its most important ideas, the values that are essential.” <\/span><\/span><\/strong> Discuss what forces Sundiata and the Hero Twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque have to overcome and how they go about doing it. For <\/span><\/span>Sundiata <\/span><\/span><\/em>your essay will probably focus on Sundiata\u2019s historical destiny; in <\/span><\/span>Popul Vuh<\/span><\/em>, the Twins\u2019 quest will have a more mythic quality, but you probably will focus on the meaning for the Mayan culture of the mythic events. Regardless, be sure to discuss the texts in relation to one another, and craft an argument about the similarities and differences in their presentation of their heroic quests.<\/span><\/p>\n


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write an essay presenting your argument. Include quotations from the texts as well as additional details that illustrate and enhance the points you are making.  Use the following as an outline of what to include:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    Explain the general topic and relevant themes (e.g. heroes, women) and any relevant terms for that topic (suggested 1-2 paragraphs).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Apply that topic to both <\/span>Sundiata <\/span><\/em>and to <\/span>Popul Vuh <\/span><\/em>(suggested 4-6 paragraphs).  Give specific examples and quotes from the texts to support your analyses.  Use in-text citations for the quotations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Compare and contrast the texts; it\u2019s up to you whether you organize your essay around this (i.e. spend half comparing them, then half contrasting them) or talk about each of them individually, then mention similarities and differences. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Your final page should be your Works Cited page, in MLA format. It should include the literary texts, as well as any content pages from the course material to which you may have referred and any secondary sources you used. Do not plagiarize. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    this will be checked through TurnitIn for plagerism check. <\/div>\n

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