HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010
@ 6:00 PM EDT
Read “The Tell-Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allan Poe.
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Read “Death Knocks,” by Woody Allen (p. 1308)
Read “An Appointment in Samara” (see below):
Sayed Mohammed heard from the people in his village that Death was looking for him.
Sayed was still a young man. He was not ready to die, and he frantically made plans to escape Death. He went to his friend Ahmed and begged to borrow his horse. This horse was known to be the fastest horse for hundreds of miles around. Ahmed loved his horse, but he loved his friend Sayed more. He told Sayed to take the horse and ride to Samara, 100 miles away from their small village. Ahmed promised Sayed the horse would get him to the well at the center of Samara by midnight, if he left immediately. Sayed thanked his friend profusely, jumped on the horse and headed out into the desert towards Samara.
In the meantime Death was at the well at the center of Samara. He was very distraught and looking quite sad. A man recognized Death and came to speak to him. “Why do you look so sad?” the man asked Death. “I am quite troubled,” Death replied. “I have an appointment tonight at midnight with Sayed Mohammed. The last I heard he was still in his village 100 miles from here. I have never missed any appointment. Unless Sayed Mohammed has borrowed Ahmed’s horse and has already left for Samara, it will be impossible for me to keep my appointment with him!”
You do not have to write response papers for the three readings. However, be prepared for an in-class quiz/essay on March 22nd.
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