Applied Sciences

Using specific examples from this week’s screenings and readings, discuss the ways that early television functioned as “social instruction” to negotiate the shifting terrain of racial and ethnic, gender, and class identities in the Post-WWII period and encourage consumerism. The videos we watched was Amos and Andy Buelah The golbergs/molly clip

Discuss the Hawthorne and Likert studies and their importance to learning how to be a chef supervisor. What is meant by the concept of front-door to back-door management as it relates to the chef supervisor’s job? What are the elements of kitchen supervision? Describe them. What are the benefits of team building and empowerment within the foodservice industry? What is meant by the evolution of the chef with regard to supervisory positions? How does the chef supervisor’s role affect management, team members, and customer satisfaction?

Create a concept map outlining the theories and evidence that support the wave-particle theory of light. Where applicable, include (in brackets) the name of the scientist responsible for the discovery. Don’t forget to cite your sources. (30 MARKS) *This is all the information that I was given for this assignment

Instructions After reading “Transforming Colonists into Goddesses and Sultans: John Singleton Copley, His Clients, and Their Studio Collaboration” by Carrie Rebora, compose a short (one paragraph) analytical annotation that evaluates the relevance and effectiveness of the article. Note: This is the second assignment in a series of six annotated bibliography assignments. As with Module One, you may wish to consult the following website for tips on how to craft a project of this sort: How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography. As you read, consider the following questions: What is the author’s thesis? What is the theme of their essay? What are their main points? What are the author’s credentials? Are they qualified to make the claims or raise the points they do?

Look up and read about the Bobo doll study. If you can find any video footage, take the time to watch: 1) To what extent would the children in the Bobo doll study have behaved differently, if they had not been frustrated by the researchers? 2) Think of society today and the exposure of violence via media and games. Comparing to the study, what are your thoughts about children’s behavior today? How has society influenced the behavior of children today? How has media exposure affected children’s behavior today?

***Use the lecture notes provided and the original reading, answer the questions in the “answer format” document directly. For each question, please find one short quote from the original reading, followed by a simple analysis of the quote to explain why this quote reflects the question.  discussing four of the oracles described in Robert Borgen, “Michizane as Tenjin” (pp. 307-36, particularly 319-321) and Royall Tyler, trans., Japanese Tales #101 “The God of Fire and Thunder” pp. 144-49. In answering these questions make sure to think about how the oracle being given at a particular place and time might relate to wider historical issues. Do not assume that the oracle was true! QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED FOR EACH ORACLE SEPARATELY A. Who was the “author” of each oracle? I.e. who became possessed to give the oracle or had the dream vision? (male or female? part of a religious institution or non-institutional?) Do you think there may have been another person behind this “author”? B. Who was the intended audience for EACH ORACLE? Possible audience includes: 1. The three political factions at the time: a. peasants b. Fujiwara c. other aristocrats who want to get power away from Fujiwara 2. Two religious factions: a. popular shamanic religion, often led by charismatic female shamans, tied to peasants b. institutional religion, both Shinto and Buddhist, led by male religious figures, tied to aristocracy C. What was the purpose of EACH ORACLE? Are there any political and economic issues at stake? Who might benefit from the oracle? D. GENERAL QUESTION: How do the oracles reveal various religious and political factions fighting for control over Michizane? Points to consider: a. How do the common people view Michizane? That is, how does popular worship of Michizane link up to popular political protest? b. How do the Fujiwara (and Kiyoyuki’s family) view Michizane? c. How do other powerful aristocrats view Michizane? SYNOPSIS of four oracles involving Michizane (in chronological order): 1) (Borgen p. 314) In 939 during a ceremony at the Hachiman shrine, a female shaman (kannagi; Borgen refers to her as a “prostitute”) suddenly appears and in a state of possession gives an oracle from the Hachiman deity naming the rebel Taira no Masakado (d. 940) the new Emperor of the East. According to the oracle, Michizane supposedly drafted the proclamation. A translation of the oracle given in the Shômonki (p. 112), a biography of Masakado dating from soon after his death: “I am a messenger of the Great Bodhisattva Hachiman. I hereby confer upon my heir apparent, Masakado, the title of emperor. The spirit of the Minister of the Right, Sugawara no Michizane, holder of the senior second rank, has presented in writing the certificate of Rank wherein are written these words: ‘The aforesaid great Bodhisattva Hachiman hereby calls together the eighty thousand soldiers and confers upon Masakado the title of Emperor.’ Chanting the Pure Land Buddhist ‘Hymn of the Thirty-Two Signs,’ we must welcome the emperor without delay.” (Note that Masakado was killed by forces sent by the Fujiwara several months later. His head was presented to the Emperor, then buried back in the village of Shibasaki, which becomes central Edo/Tokyo. Masakado ends up functioning as a minor goryô in the Tokyo area for the next 1000 years; he is the central character in a number of Edo period Kabuki plays and contemporary fiction and anime which elaborate his magical powers.) 2) (Borgen, pp. 315-319; Royall Tyler, trans. #101 “God of Fire and Thunder” pp. 144-49 ) In 941, Dôken (AKA Nichizô), who is a son of Kiyoyuki (scholarly rival of Michizane who helped his downfall) and a yamabushi who practices Shugendô, has a dream vision in which he dies and is escorted to heaven. There he meets Michizane who says that esoteric Buddhism has calmed him down, and now he wants to be a Buddha. Dôken/Nichizô goes to hell and sees Emperor Daigo suffering; Daigo asks for prayers from the court to help him achieve release from hell for having driven Michizane into exile. 3) (Borgen, pp. 319-320) In 942 a female shaman named Tajihi no Ayako receives an oracle from Michizane. He is now known as Tenjin and wants her to build a shrine in Kitano. She builds an altar to him near her home. The oracle becomes the basis for an ecstatic singing and dancing cult that brings hundreds of people from the countryside into the capital carrying images of Michizane in portable shrines in 945. It is thought that Ayako managed to establish the shrine in Kitano in the sixth month of 947. 4) (Borgen, pp. 320-321) In the 3rd month of 947 (i.e. three months before Ayako enshrined Michizane at Kitano), the seven-year-old son of Miwa no Yoshitane, a Shinto Priest, receives an oracle indicating that Michizane, who controls 105,000 thunder demons (raijin), wants to be worshipped at Kitano like other Shinto deities, such as Hachiman and Kamo. He says that 1000 pine trees will grow there and miraculously they grow overnight. This is taken as a sign by Yoshitane and a Tendai monk Saichin, who then together cooperate to enshrine Michizane at Kitano Shrine and build a Buddhist Lotus Meditation hall. Later Pertinent Events: In the 8th month of 947, the grandson of Sugawara no Michizane is appointed to be the first head of the Shinto-Buddhist complex at Kitano. Thirty years later, in 976 the Sugawara and Fujiwara together manage to expel Ayako and her followers from the shrine.

Some podcasts have the ability to change lives. Find at least one and describe how this happened. As usual, double spaced with 5 paragraphs.

Discussion 1 111111 unread replies.112112 replies. Guidelines: Students will be required to post one (1) original response and one (1) supplemental response based on another student’s post. Students are expected to post high quality messages (e.g., well-written, addressing multiple perspectives, citing sources, etc.) that are related to the discussion topic. Posting additional questions or responding to multiple discussion questions is encouraged but will not be graded. Each discussion should be 300 words or more for the Original post and 200 words or more for the Supplemental post. Just “I agree” or “I disagree” or “it is a good point” etc. are not acceptable discussion posts. Students must analyze and critically discuss the topic of the discussion.  Points will be deducted for word count. Each discussion must discuss an original issue from the reading and should respond to another post. Copying and Pasting will be reported and Turnitin will be used to analyze the originality of your work. Using your own work and pasting it to a new post is also not acceptable. Each weekly discussion is worth TWO (2) points. In order to get two full points, the discussion should be submitted on or before the deadline, must be at least 300 and 200 words (respectively), and must be related to important concepts discussed in weekly readings, and post one (1) original response and one (1) supplemental response based on another student’ s post. Each post will be given up to one (1) full point depending on the grade it is given. For example, a full TWO points will be rewarded if the original response receives a score of Excellent (1 point) and if the supplemental response receives a score of Excellent (1 point) as well. Note that though students may respond several times to other classmates, only one response post will be accepted. Discussion Prompt: Pick any concept from your readings or discuss the following concept and discuss. There are more slaves alive today than all the people stolen from African during the height of the transatlantic slave trade. Put another way, today’s slave population is greater than the population of Canada, and six times greater than the population of Israel. What is your reaction and what do you think may be the cause?

The assignment is to write about how aging aircraft effects maintenance. What are the struggle in maintaining aging aircraft in service and proper procedures for doing so.

WEEK THREE WRITING ASSIGNMENT Due Sunday January 17th by 10:00pm Exporting American Culture/Globalization. Choose a current American cultural identifier of your choice, sports, fashion, film, etc. In a 3-4 page paper describe how this piece of American popular culture has influenced another country, (ex: baseball in Japan) Please post your topic so we don’t duplicate, thanks (Hockey in Europe) The topic you choose for this paper can not be the topic you are using for your final paper. Include: How did your topic originate (brief)? Why or how was it adopted by another country? What makes them important? Are there celebrities involved in the other country? What values or role models do they reflect? How socially acceptable is it? Who does it appeal to? How is it marketed?