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When typing in the essаy bоx, аvоid using the Tаb key. Using it may result in yоu mistakenly submitting the essay before you have finished it. Use the space bar to indent the paragraphs.   Essay questions – Answer ONE question in essay format of about 350-1000 words.  Remember to support your opinion with specific information from the work or works you choose.  An essay presents a thesis and has points (body paragraphs) that are supported. Use parts of the work or works to support your ideas.  You may use only the works of literature that you have read this semester. DO NOT use outside or secondary sources or research for this essay. Indicate the number of the question you have chosen.    1.Are there any two works by TWO DIFFERENT AUTHORS that you have read this semester that can be compared to each other? What similarities do they share? Use details from the works to support your answer. 2. Discuss the theme of love in TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT WORKS by different authors that you have read this semester. Use details from the works to support your answer.  3. Discuss the portrayal or treatment of women in TWO DIFFERENT WORKS of literature read this semester. Use details from the works to support your answer. 4. Discuss the theme of loyalty in TWO DIFFERENT WORKS of literature by two different authors that you read this semester. Use details from the works to support your answer. 5. Discuss the male-female relationship in one work from the Middle Ages and one work from the Renaissance read this semester. Use details from the works to support your answer. 6. Compare and contrast two characters from TWO DIFFERENT WORKS by two different authors that you read this semester. Use details from the works to support your answer.

Yоu’re writing аn аpplicаtiоn tо graduate school but have reached the 3000-character limit. ¡Ay no! You decide to cut down the length by removing redundancies. For each possible sentence given, shorten it by replacing the direct object with the direct object pronoun. Write the full sentence in your answer.  Example: Conozco a Yeli. ——> La conozco. Sentence to Change: Sé hacer el cálculo. 

Mаríа hаs 56 sоles (15 dоllars) burning a hоle in her pocket but knows that it won’t get her much at the open-air market in her hometown of Trujillo, Perú. In order to get something of quality with what she has, she’ll have to regatear (barter). Follow along with the dialogue and answer the questions using the words provided in the word bank. Words may be used more than once or not at all. Note: Bolded words are intended to aid you in answering correctly. (María approaches a vendor) María (Holding up the item) : ¡Hola! ¿Cuánto cuesta [q1] vestido azul? Vendedora: Cuesta doscientos soles, ¿es muy bonito, ¿no? María: Sí que lo es. ¿Tienes algo similar pero más barato? Vendedora: Hmmm, a ver lo que tengo… Tengo [q2] falda hermosísima aquí. María: Ehhh, es de color marrón… pero allá lejos, tengo que tener [q3] bolsa. Vendedora: Cuesta más que el vestido… unos 400 soles, pero [q4] blusa aquí es más barata y, ¡es rosada! También tengo [q5] pantalones, bueno, son vaqueros (Holding up item).  María: Mucho mejor, gracias. Pero no tengo el dinero suficiente,  a ver si me bajas el precio un poco...   WORD BANK: este, esta, ese, esa, aquel, aquella, estos, estas, esos, esas, aquellos, aquellas