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Hemingway’s hunting trips
The role of safari in Hemingway’s works QUESTION
Good: How does Hemingway draw on his safari experiences?
Better: How do the lessons of the safari parallel the lessons that Hemingway’s heroes learn?
Best: What lessons does Francis Macomber learn from the game he hunts?
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Topic VS Question TOPIC
The role of feminism in Kate Chopin’s works QUESTION
How did the limited roles of women in America influence Kate Chopin to write The Awakening?
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Topic VS Question TOPIC
Big Brother in George Orwell’s 1984 QUESTION
Good: How accurate were Orwell’s predictions about the loss of personal freedoms in 1984?
Better: Which of Orwell’s predictions about spyware in 1984 came true in the United States?
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Topic VS Question TOPIC
Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat QUESTION
Good: What economic concerns motivated Friedman’s writing of The World is Flat?
Better: What effects has Friedman’s The World is Flat had on American education?
Best: In what ways has Friedman’s The World is Flat hurt/benefited American education?
Topic VS Question :
Topic VS Question Langston Hughes’ poetry
Musical qualities in Langston Hughes’ poetry Good: How did blues music influence Langston Hughes’ poetry?
Better: Which characteristics of blues music does Hughes use to affect rhythm in “The Weary Blues”?
Best: In what ways does Hughes alter blues conventions to fit the rhythm of “The Weary Blues?”
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Topic VS Question Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale
Women’s rights in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale Good: What social concerns does Atwood address in The Handmaid’s Tale?
Better: In what ways is Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale a dystopian novel?
Best: In what ways does Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale criticize the global oppression of women?