MP 1 Narrative
An incident that changed two teenagers' lives occurred on this form of public transportation.
What is a bus or the 57 bus?
This king of Uruk seeks immortality after the death of his friend Enkidu.
Who is Gilgamesh?
Ibtihaj Muhammed author and Olympian published her memoir, Proud, exploring the impact of religion and culture in her life competing in this sport.
What is fencing?
In Black Men and Public Space, Brent Staples changes others' perceptions to make himself seem less intimidating by doing this while walking at night.
What is whistling classical music (Vivaldi & Beethoven)?
In this tale, two young cousins fight (joust) for the love of a maiden named Emily.
What is The Knight's Tale?
In Once I Was You, Maria Hinojosa recounts her family's experience as immigrants but she was inspired to tell her story when she noticed children in this location.
What is the airport?
This monster terrorizes Herot (Mead) Hall before being defeated by Beowulf.
Who is Grendel?
This legendary singer wrote her memoir, Happiness Becomes You, which detailed how Buddhism and chanting saved her life.
Who is Tina Turner?
In The Myth of the Latin Woman, Judith Ortiz Cofer recalled several situations when a stranger would stereotype her as another "Maria" and she is quoted as saying, "You can leave the island, but if you are Latina, the island travels with you." Name that island
What is Puerto Rico?
The Miller's Tale is filled with tricks and crude jokes such as hanging this item from the ceiling to avoid the next great flood.
What is a barrel?
In Growing Up Italian American, the author explains the experiences of Italians during this war.
What is World War 2?
This mischievous hero journeys westward in search of sacred Buddhist scriptures and immortality.
Who is the Monkey King (Sun Wukong)?
Maus, the graphic novel about the holocaust by Art Spiegelman, uses these 4 animals to represent the characters in his story.
What are cats, mice, pigs and frogs?
The New York Times article, "It's Not Just a Feeling" provided data to warn society that this group was "struggling" and "falling behind".
What is boys or young men?
In The Pardoner's Tale, 3 rowdy friends determined to find and destroy Death but instead found these and met death in a way they did not expect.
What are sparkling coins or gold coins?
The movie Swimmers recounted the true story of 2 sisters escaping war from this country.
What is Syria?
Epic hero Mwindo of West Africa was repeatedly introduced with this phrase as an example of literary epithet.
What is "the one born walking, the one born talking"?
Brother Andrew became famous for smuggling Bibles behind the Iron Curtain but this country is the first place he called home.
What is Holland or the Netherlands?
In The Blue Divide, the author explained that this type of training which police officers undergo follow one of these philosophies: one + one or total control.
What is use of force training?
In The Wife of Bath's Tale, the queen suggested the cruel knight's life should be spared if he could learn this secret?
What is "what women desire most" or "what women want"
When analyzing poetry, the SMILE acronym was used to help explicate the poem and the letter "S" represents this literary term.
What is structure?
The hero's journey or this term is the universal narrative structure where a protagonist leaves their ordinary world, overcomes challenges and returns stronger, richer, or wiser.
What is the monomyth?
This actor and former White House staffer originally from New Jersey published his memoir, You Can't Be Serious exploring his experiences, culture, and identity.
Who is Kal Penn?
The video, The Science of Stress, explained how the sustained release of this stress chemical can have a negative impact which can be reversed by doing this. (2 answers are needed)
What is cortisol and exercise (or meditation)?
This author of The Canterbury Tales is considered the Father of modern lit because of his use of satire and his frame story or 'the story within a story'.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?