Choose two of the seven principles from Cohen’s essay and apply them to one of the monsters discussed in our course readings and/or our course video resources.

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The Assignment
JJ Cohen outlines seven principles/theses of monster culture in his “Monster Culture” essay (essay is linked in this week’s content folder/resources). Choose two of the seven principles from Cohen’s essay and apply them to one of the monsters discussed in our course readings and/or our course video resources. In applying two of Cohen’s seven principles to one of the monsters or monster categories discussed in our course resources, your task is to show how the chosen monster and/or monster category illustrates the two principles chosen from the Cohen essay.

Cohen’s Seven Principles of Monster Culture:
1. The Monster’s Body is a Cultural Body
2. The Monster always escapes
3. The Monster is a harbinger of Category Crisis
4. The Monster Dwells at the Gates of Difference
5. The Monster polices the Borders of what is Possible
6. The Fear of the Monster is really a kind of desire
7. The Monster stands at the threshold of becoming

Requirments
Essay #3 must include an introduction, body, and conclusion.
Essay #3 must include citations from a minimum of two sources; source material should supplement but not replace the writer’s ideas.
Essay #3 must adhere to the conventions of standard, edited English and demonstrate understanding of the qualities of effective writing.
Essay #3 must adhere to the qualities of academic writing.
Essay #3 must include a minimum of one paragraph that summarizes the two chosen principles from the Cohen essay.
Essay #3 must include an analysis of how a specific monster or a category of monsters illustrates the two principles chosen from the Cohen essay.

Suggestions
1) One of the first steps in composing this essay is to choose a monster. You can choose a specific monster like Freddy Krueger or Matthew Clairmont (from A Discovery of Witches) or you can choose a category of monsters (zombies, vampires, sirens, etc). Whether you choose a specific monster or a monster category, you must choose one that is discussed in either the course readings or the course video resources.
2) As you choose your monster, make sure that you are also thinking about which two of Cohen’s principles you wish to write about. One way to do this is to think about which of the principles you find most interesting or meaningful in terms of the monster or monster category you are choosing. For example, Cohen’s first principle of the monster’s body being a cultural body works with the vampire myth because the vampire myth continues to evolve and Cohen’s point that the monster’s body is a cultural body suggests that the vampire myth evolves with the culture – so, as goes the culture so goes the vampire. On the other hand, if you choose to work with zombies, the first principle doesn’t apply as well because the zombie, as the Ted Talk and the Klosterman essay show, doesn’t evolve.
3) For each of the two Cohen principles, be able to explain the principle primarily in your own words. Additionally, be able to articulate how the chosen monster and/or monster category illustrates each chosen principle. Finally, be able to explain what you learned about the chosen monster and/or monster category through the application of the chosen monster and/or monster category. Another way of thinking about this is to be able to articulate how applying Cohen’s principles to the monster and/or monster category has enriched your understanding of the monster and/or monster category in specific and monster culture in general.
4) Revise your paragraphs so that they support your thesis and organize your paragraphs in a way that leads the reader through your essay in a logical fashion.

One Organizational Pattern Suggestion for Essay #3
The following suggested organizational pattern is just that – a suggestion.
1) Section One – the introduction
2) Section Two – Summary of one of the principles chosen from the Cohen essay
3) Section Three – Discussion of how the principle summarized in section two illustrates/explains the monster and/or monster category
4) Section Four – Summary of the second principle chosen from the Cohen essay
5) Section Five – Discussion of how the principle summarized in section four illustrates/explains the monster and/or monster category
6) Section Six – Conclusion . . . discuss how Cohen’s principles can help illustrate how and why monsters are important to our culture (just one way you might conclude your essay)
7) Section Seven – the works cited page

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