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English 100
March 2, 2006
Susan M. Schultz
Paper Topics for When Broken Glass Floats
Due March 20 (day before class)
This paper should be 4-5 pages long. Remember you need to have a main idea, keep your focus manageable, and use evidence from the text. You should state your idea toward the beginning of the essay, and then main ideas early on in each paragraph. The conclusion should explain the significance of what you have argued, not merely summarize what you already said. Write on one of the following topics.
1. Chanrithy Him tells the story of how the Khmer Rouge systematically attempted to destroy Cambodian culture, its traditions, rituals, and beliefs. Somehow, while relating the story of her culture’s destruction, she also teaches us a great deal about it. Write a paper in which you discuss the significance of two or three aspects of Cambodian culture. Be sure they are linked; do not write a laundry list, but show how these aspects of culture contribute to each other. Be sure to use evidence. Place page numbers after citations in your text. Here’s an example: “As Him writes, ‘The episode leaves me weak’” (113).
2. As we discussed in class, Him writes not only out of her own experiences, but through the eyes of a scientist and researcher, as well. Take a small section of the text, perhaps one chapter, and who how Him moves back and forth between personal and communal experiences. How do these two frames of reference work to bolster each other?
English 100
March 2, 2006
Susan M. Schultz
Paper Topics for When Broken Glass Floats
Due March 20 (day before class)
This paper should be 4-5 pages long. Remember you need to have a main idea, keep your focus manageable, and use evidence from the text. You should state your idea toward the beginning of the essay, and then main ideas early on in each paragraph. The conclusion should explain the significance of what you have argued, not merely summarize what you already said. Write on one of the following topics.
1. Chanrithy Him tells the story of how the Khmer Rouge systematically attempted to destroy Cambodian culture, its traditions, rituals, and beliefs. Somehow, while relating the story of her culture’s destruction, she also teaches us a great deal about it. Write a paper in which you discuss the significance of two or three aspects of Cambodian culture. Be sure they are linked; do not write a laundry list, but show how these aspects of culture contribute to each other. Be sure to use evidence. Place page numbers after citations in your text. Here’s an example: “As Him writes, ‘The episode leaves me weak’” (113).
2. As we discussed in class, Him writes not only out of her own experiences, but through the eyes of a scientist and researcher, as well. Take a small section of the text, perhaps one chapter, and who how Him moves back and forth between personal and communal experiences. How do these two frames of reference work to bolster each other?
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