Money News 9.10

• Shang-Chi, Marvel's first Asian-themed opens big at box office (NPR)
• Doing the math: Here's how much money you'll need to put away monthly to reture with $1 million, $2 million, etc. (CNBC)
• A record 57% of college students are now women, but they are still over-represented in low-paying professions that require degrees (New York Times)
  
•  Here are the four most important pieces of money advice this financial advisor gave his daughters (Yahoo! Finance)
  
• Here's how to deal with money stress in the Covid era (CNBC)

Short Story Responses

Choose FIVE of the following ten questions to answer. Cite specific examples from the short stories we read.

1. Which story best highlights the corrupting power of greed?
2. Which story paints the bleakest portrait of poverty?
3. For you, which story paints the most enticing portrait of living with wealth?
4. Explain the long game Consuela is playing with the ruby and diamond necklace in “Cheap at Half the Price.”
5. Which character is most keenly aware of his or her poverty? Conversely, which character is most blissfully unaware of his or her wealth?
6. In “The Stolen Party,” what is the “reality check” that Rosaura is hit with?
7. Which story best exemplifies the notion that “your money can’t save you”?
8. Contrast Wim Hof’s discipline-driven philosophy with the pleasure-seeking nature of the hotel guests in “The Iceman”—and where does Sam fall on that spectrum? 
9. In "Job History," how do Leeland's series of jobs explain his social class standing? 
10. Which story depressed you the most?
    

It is not necessary to answer questions in numerical order, but please clearly indicate which question you are answering.

Required:

• Approximately 2 pages in length
• MLA Style

Due: Thu 9.16-Tue 9.21 (via Canvas)

Week 4: Tue 9.7/Thu 9.9

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Week 4: Tue 9.7/Thu 9.9
Read: GD—Lit Pack 2 (“Job History" by Annie Proulx, “The Stolen Party” by Liliana Heker, “Iceman" by Emma Cline, “Why Chicken Means So Much to Me” by Sherman Alexie)
Class: Reading discussion; Lecture—“Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics,” “You’re in College Now: The New Rules of University Writing,” "Anatomy of a Short Answer Response"
Due: REFLECTION 2 

Upcoming:

Week 5: Tue 9.14/Thu 9.16
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES