My Philosophy of life and My Life Goals" Due Sunday by midnight of week 3.This month you are to write a 1200 word research paper on concepts covered in this class and how they apply to your own life. Your will engage in academic research on death, practical philosophy of life, and life goals. What does life and mortality mean for you? What has your research, studies and experience taught you about life? Cover in your paper what you hope to accomplish with your life? Where would you prefer to die and why? What bothers you most about dying? How does symbolic immortality apply to you, your life and death?This paper is worth 15% of your grade. Please use the APA format and cite at least four (4) sources. I have guidelines on using the APA format and citing sources posted in Student Resources for you. Final Paper Assignment Requirements (Use as a checklist):· Use a 12 pt. Arial or Times New Roman font.· Double-space your paper and indent each paragraph.· Minimum of 1200 words Maximum 2000 (excluding title and references pages). This will be about 4-6 pages. Please include your word count.· Minimum of four (4) cited sources (one can be your text) using the parenthetical citations and the works cited page. Do NOT use Wikipedia as it is not considered to be a scholarly and reliable resource.· Use APA format and parenthetical citations right after cited material. (*See below for more information.)· Make sure your name is on your paper. Include a title page and a works cited page (no abstract needed).· Your paper should contain an introduction, a body, and a good conclusion.Grading Grid-ItemsPercentGradeUsed scholarly and credible references/*Remember, Do NOT use Wikipedia as it is NOT an acceptable resource10%Answer all questions with substance30%Covering the main topic (body- integration of research with topics covered)20% Content in introduction, conclusion5%Making application of studies to own life15%Balance – paragraphs similar in length – about 150 words-5%Organization – following APA format (intro, body, conclusion) Includes student’s name (title page), uses double-spacing, includes works cited page, indented paragraphs, word count, and uses parenthetical citations in the paper. *No abstract required for this paper15%Spelling and Grammar (-5 points for each mistake) Total100%

Create a new thread and give your post an original title that reflects the main idea of your writing.  Write a 150-200 word response to each of the following discussion activities.  Use specific references and direct quotes from our readings this week to illustrate and support your view/s.   Discussion Activity #1  Critic Roland Barthes has said, “Literature is the question minus the answer.” Considering Barthes’ observation, identify and explain a central question that Henry James' "Daisy Miller" raises and the extent to which it offers answers. Explain how Henry James' treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary and use specific, concrete examples from the story to illustrate how the scene (or scenes) raises questions about the characters and the extent to which it offers any answers. For example, James uses psychological realism to present to us a picture of Daisy Miller that is at times as bewildering to us as she is to Winterbourne. Why does James choose to probe both Winterbourne and Daisy's characters -- both of them Americans you should note -- using a limited narrative perspective. In other words, the narrator only reveals to us the same perceptions and observations as the limited perceptions and observations of the characters in the story themselves (versus a more traditional omniscient narrator who would divulge everything to us). What effect does the limited narrative point-of-view achieve and what questions does it raise? Use at least one scene in the story to support your answer.  Discussion Activity #2  Compare "The Yellow Wall-paper" to James' "Daisy Miller" as portraits of American women in peril. Compare the complicity of men in these crises.