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Please respond in essay form to ONLY ONE of the five prompts below. In responding in essay form to the one prompt that you choose, please be sure to compare and contrast the novella, So Long a Letter (1979) by Mariama Bâ (Senegal), and the film, Rafiki (2018), directed and co-written by Wanuri Kahiu (Kenya). Please provide and equal amount of discussion, approximately, of So Long a Letter and Rafiki. Before you answer ONE of the five prompts, please think through the different situations in the novel and film that relate to the specific questions. This essay should be clear and well written, and it should consist of about four or five paragraphs, including a brief but focused introduction–with thesis statement–and a brief but focused conclusion. Your thesis statement, versions of which should appear in both the introduction and conclusion, may be your direct and brief response to the question (prompt) that you are answering. Please provide an equal amount of discussion, approximately, concerning the novella and the film. Please be sure to give yourself time to proofread and edit your essay before you submit it. Prompt 1: What may we learn from the different ways that parents show love for their children in the novella, So Long a Letter, and the film, Rafiki? Prompt 2: What are some of the similarities and differences between Ramatoulaye (as a parent and/or wife) in So Long a Letter and Mercy (as a parent and/or wife) in Rafiki? What may we learn from these similarities and differences? Prompt 3: Do you find that So Long a Letter and Rafiki have happy endings, sad endings, or a combination of the two? Or does one have a happy ending and one a sad ending? What may we learn from these endings? Prompt 4: What are some of the similarities and differences between So Long a Letter and Rafiki about whether women are valued and respected by their societies and/or families? Prompt 5: What do these works teach us about men’s roles in the societies portrayed in So Long a Letter and Rafiki? What positive and negative aspects of male characters are portrayed in So Long a Letter and Rafiki?

Please respond in essay form to ONLY ONE of the four prompts that I have given for this essay. In responding in essay form to the one prompt that you choose, please be sure to analyze at substantial length The Epic of Gilgamesh and–if appropriate–Genesis. (Please note that for the first two items only The Epic of Gilgamesh is to be discussed.) This essay should be clear and well written, and it should consist of about four or five paragraphs, including a brief but focused introduction–with thesis statement–and a brief but focused conclusion.  Please be sure to give yourself time to proofread and edit your essay before you submit it. a) Based on your reading of the whole of The Epic of Gilgamesh, in which moments is Gilgamesh happiest? In which moments is he unhappiest? Please write specifically and fully about the moments of happiness and unhappiness that you choose. b) Based on your reading of the whole of The Epic of Gilgamesh, would you rather have the long-term experience of Gilgamesh or the long-term experience of Utnapishtim? Please write specifically and fully about both of these characters and your own outlook in explaining you answer.  c) Based on your reading of the whole of The Epic of Gilgamesh as well as the assigned sections of Genesis, what are the most important lessons to be learned from these narratives? Please write specifically and fully about the important lessons in both texts. d) Who are the females in The Epic of Gilgamesh and the assigned sections of Genesis that you find most admirable? Please write specifically and fully about the females and what you find admirable about them?

Near the end of So Long a Letter, she is pregnant.

In an early scene of Rafiki, John asks about how Kena’s mother, Mercy, is doing but Kena lies to Mercy about whether John asked about her.

Prior to the end of So Long a Letter, Ibrahima Sall marries the young woman whom he made pregnant.

A nurse is preparing a sterile field for a bedside procedure. The client asks why the nurse is wearing sterile gloves. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is caring for several clients who are connected to cardiac, pulse oximetry, and blood pressure monitoring devices. The alarms from these devices are sounding multiple times each hour. What is the nurse’s best action to promote client safety?

An 89-year-old client presents to the emergency department with new-onset confusion. The nurse should recognize that this finding is most consistent with which condition?