Applied Sciences

Although state societies are efficient in organizing people and resources, they also are associated with many disadvantages, such as extreme disparities in wealth, use of force to keep people in line, and harsh laws. Given these difficulties, why do you think the state has survived? Do you think human populations can develop alternative political organizations in the future?(politics) The process of racial formation is different in every society. In the United States, the “one-drop rule” and hypodescent have historically affected the way people with multiracial backgrounds have been racialized. How have ideas about multiracial identity been changing in the past few decades? As the number of people who identify as “multiracial” increases, do you think there will be changes in the way we think about other racial categories? (Race and Ethnicity)

Jaigris Hodson & Phillip Vannini used more than one method to investigate their research claim. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using multiple methods and assess the success of their article as a whole.  • Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of using multiple methods as a whole rather than each individual method used.  • Label each section essay • Detailed thesis about the different research claims used in the article • The reference should include with the page number of the article

Write a brief (at least 250 word) response to the essay “Why Art Matters.” Actions Questions to consider as you respond to the essay: Did anything resonate with you about the nature of and need for art? Do you have any personal experiences with the arts, and have you seen how art can be a refuge during difficult or uncertain times?  Why does art matter to you? And if you don’t think it does, how could you anticipate it mattering to you in the future? (Although, I imagine most of you listen to music and watch movies–at least; so I would counter that art does matter to you). How do you think a deeper understanding of the arts would affect your life?

In recent years, more and more scandals are coming into the public view through the Internet and social media because the latter are now considered as a venue for online activism. Analyze the advantages and risks of exposing wrongdoings and seeking justice online. Use specific examples to support your claim. use 2 readings that i give you as reference and also add one addition academic sources.

The Signature Assignment will be a 3-4 page essay (excluding cover page and references) on one of the two topics listed below (do NOT do both!): Analyze the ideas of culture from five advertisements using the concepts we have discussed in the course. Be sure to include the ads in your paper OR Explain how a candidate for Congress in the US would use concepts we have discussed in the course to put together a campaign for election. You should use a minimum of 5 academic sources in support of your Signature Assignment. Your goal is to make an argument and support it with concepts that we have discussed in the course. Must be double-spaced with 1-inch margins and typed in 12-point Times New Roman. Your Essay should have a Cover Page and Works Cited Page. Essays should be proofread for spelling and grammar mistakes. You must cite all texts used, including page numbers to avoid plagiarism. Your essay must have a thesis statement and a conclusion based upon the sources that you read. Make sure that you find evidence to back it up.

How has the Motion Picture influenced the state of national and world affairs today? How have you been personally influenced by Motion Pictures? Minimum 750 words.

1. Define this mental illness and describe briefly its existence in these countries. 2. What cosmologies, cultural ideas and imagery are brought to interpretations of this mental ill- ness within these particular communities? 3. What are the current treatment systems for dealing with this mental illness in these two contexts? 4. What contribution could (or have) anthropological methods (e.g. case studies, ethnography, long-term fieldwork, participant-observation) make to understandings and treatments of this men- tal state/illness? In what ways do they add to/unsettle understandings derived from the biomed- ical psychiatry model? 5. Having critically examined the current medical treatment/cultural response to this ‘illness’, what do you see as a productive, effective, and useful way to approach its treatment in order to im- prove the lives of those suffering? Draw on at least FOUR credible secondary sources. At least two of these sources must adopt an ethnographic (anthropological) approach to understanding this issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrUTJfFLuJ0&feature=youtu.be you are required to submit a 500-word (double-spaced, standard essay format) response paper outlining how you felt about the work that the artist spoke about (or displayed) and discuss any connections that you see between the work of the artist and your own artistic research.  Here is the lecture to watch

Imagine that you are the professor for a new spring course in Asian/American Theatre and Performance Studies at UC-Riverside. What would be the main theme around which you would design the course? Asian/American women playwrights? Yellowface on stage and screen? Asians in operas, operettas, and musicals? What do you hope that students would take away from this course? How would you accomplish these objectives? How would you organize the series of assigned readings and viewings? Will your class include any field trips to see performances or conduct archival research? Will you invite guest scholars or artists? For your final project, you will create your own Asian/American theatre syllabus. The syllabus must include the following:   • a course description o 100-150 words o summarize the exigency, content, and guiding questions for the course • learning goals o use active verbs to list 4-6 objectives that students will achieve by the end of taking this course • week-by-week reading/viewing assignments and activities for 10 weeks o assign at least 10 plays and/or films o assign at least 5 scholarly articles or book chapters ? you may copy only 1/3 of the plays and 1/3 of the scholarly writings that are in Prof. Galella’s syllabus because you are encouraged to seek out additional texts o include, if you want, specific field trips and guest speakers o organize the assignments so that they build upon one another, they are in conversation with one another, and they are grouped into sub-themes • a syllabus rationale  o 400-500 words o justify your chosen course theme o address how your students will meet your learning goals  o elaborate on your selected readings/viewings (not every single one of them but a representative sample) ? demonstrate knowledge of these texts ? rationalize why you are assigning them o explain how you organized the course   You will be assessed based on your demonstration of research and thought, pedagogical skill, cogent organization, written clarity, and following of assignment guidelines.

We have been examining art across cultures and time periods. Pick 3 different and distinct examples of art from the entire course to demonstrate that art is a product of its context and show how each culture/time period utilized specific conventions of representation and a method of delivering them.