Italian experience in the United States

Choose 4 of the following questions and respond in essay format carefully formulating your answer to thoroughly address the topics of your choice. Using our class lectures, assigned readings and videos as well as any other material garnered from this class experience (outings, films, etc.), you must thoroughly support your answers. 1. DiscussyourreactiontoProfessorMichaelCarosone’snarrativeabouthis experience as a gay Italian American man. To do this, include in your answer at least two references from his essay, “This is What I Remember” connecting his Italian Americaness to his identification as an outsider. 2. ThePoetryofIdentity:Startwiththepoemyouwroteorchoseandexplainwhythe expression of personal identity is important. Be careful to include the justifications for your answer from our class discussions and from the assigned materials as stated above. You may include in your response whether or not you found this to be a meaningful expression of your own identity, but be sure to include reference to Maria Lisella, our guest speaker on this topic. 4. TheProblemoftheMafia:Isitaproblem?Clearly,mafiasexistinalmostallcultures. Why do you believe this is so? Utilize our class lecture on the topic to address these questions. Include why you think mafias continue to thrive. 5. Chooseatopicfromyourassignmentsthatwedidnotdiscussinclassandpresent your impressions based upon the assigned material. This may include, but is not limited to race and identity, gender and identity, or guido culture. You may use outside material for this response. You could choose to analyze one of the lengthier videos you saw or readings such as Umbertina or the final section of Christ in Concrete. (can find it online)