PART 1: Answer these questions about The Power (Due Wed)For this homework assignment, please respond to FOUR of the questions listed below in a total of at least 400 words. Use evidence from the novel to support your reasoning.Please format your response by copying each question that you chose to respond to and responding to each question directly underneath each question. It should be formatted like this:Question: copy the question hereResponse: respond here (and so on for all 4 questions and responses)Why is it significant that Roxy didn’t die when she lost her skein?What are the differences in Roxy’s and Allie’s goals?What does Allie find out from Mrs. Montgomery-Taylor? How does this information change her?Why does the voice leave Allie?What happens at the end? How do you feel about the ending and why?When did the events of this novel take place? Reference the historical information throughout the book to support your reasoning.How can you apply what you learned in the book to our society today?Discuss at least one major theme in the book, and explain its significance.To cite The Power, your citations will look like this: "quote" (Alderman 221). PART 2: Answer this question about Baldoni's Ted Talk (Due Wed)After watching Baldoni's "Why I'm Done Trying to be Man Enough" TedTalk (Links to an external site.), write one paragraph connecting at least one main point from the Ted Talk to The Power so far. Specifically, include at least on quote from the Ted Talk and explain how it relates to something that has happened in the novel to this points. Be sure to cite the Ted Talk in MLA using this format: "quote" (Baldoni 3:24). You should have Baldoni's name and the time stamp in parentheses.

Assignment: Advocating with Policy MakersIn social work, advocacy is very important to promote social change. Letters are often used as an effective tool to bring attention to social justice issues. This assignment requires you to choose a social justice issue that is important to you, gather current research and data on the subject matter, and write a one page professional and formal letter to your elected local, state (MARYLAND), or national representative responsible for your social justice matter you have identified.Choose a social welfare problem that you believe is in need of change and write a letter to an elected local, state, or federal official regarding the issue you have chosen. You are not required to send the letter; however, it must be written in a professional, well organized, clear, and concise format.Writing letters to public officials is a form of political advocacy for clients and social workers. For this Assignment, you will write an advocacy letter to public official about a problem and a policy. In addition, you will write a 1-2 page explanation of your letter. Your explanation will provide the rationale behind your chosen issue and the approach you took with the specific representative.Assignment: In the same document, submit both Part I and II of the assignment (2-4 pages):Part I: Letter to RepresentativeYour letter should include:A description of the social welfare issueAn explanation of how you want the legislator to respond to the issue (vote, create legislation, hold public hearings, etc.) and why.Support of your viewpoints with credible facts and research. Part II: Explanation (1-2 pages, double-space, APA format)For this part of the assignment, provide an explanation of:Why you selected the issueHow the issue affects social workThe reason you chose the specific representativeThe approach you took with the representative (consider the representative’s voting history, political affiliation, and any other factors you considered)

Giotto vs. Cimabue comparison Write a 150 word essay comparing and contrasting Cimabue's Madonna Entroned vs. Giotto's Madonna Enthroned (Ognissanti Madonna). How is Giotto's painting more naturalistic than Cimabue's? How does each artist render space differently? How does each artist paint the figure of the Virgin Mary and Christ differently? Which painting suits your taste better, and why?