Choose one of the options below: Option 1: Describe the key characteristics of the Grotesque in American Literature. Give a specific example of these characteristics from one of our assigned works. Option 2: Describe the key characteristics of the Southern Gothic mode in American Literature. Which of our assigned readings from this unit reflects these characteristics, and how?

What is the main theme (or themes) of Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find?” Explain the way the story portrays this theme (or themes) with examples and support from the story.

The number of indirect casualties caused by modern-day wars has been found to be approximately:

According to the video assignment, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld knew nothing of the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib until it was reported in the media.

The number of civilian deaths directly arising from the so-called “War on Terror” has been calculated by some studies to be nearly a million more than the combined number of people killed in the September 11 attack and subsequent U.S. military casualties.

Which of the following ethical theories would provide the best support for using torture as a counterterrorism strategy?

There are no official statistics on the number of civilian deaths caused by the so-called “War on Terror.”

The “Abu Ghraib scandal” involved:

In one of the watching assignments, a father was adamant that his son, a Marine, was never told to ignore mistreatment of Afghan children.

Which of the following statements regarding term life insurance is true?