History

Cultural Ideals: Cultural ideals, such as standards of beauty, seem to have no relationship to questions of social power, but how do the rewards for how one looks interfere with other kinds of social rewards individuals might aspire to? What does this connection suggest about the relationship between ideals and social and economic power? Make at least one specific, cited reference to this week’s reading.

Every ancient civilization has its own creation story, and these stories are created, retold, and maintained by humans as a means of understanding the world and their place in it. Each story is different, suggesting a different beginning and emergence of human life, yet most share similar themes, plots, and characters.In this essay, you will select three creation stories from Unit 1. Your essay should compare and contrast the stories, analyzing the details (symbols, metaphors, etc) and suggesting significance for the similarities and differences. Your essay should avoid making broad generalizations, and you should refer to specific details and passages from the story to support your claims.Your goals include demonstrating a strong understanding of the stories and critical thinking about the peoples and cultures who made and told/tell these stories. Creation stories are told in attempt to understand something once completely unanswerable. Why were these stories told? What symbols, metaphors, and themes help readers and listeners understand the people who told the story and how those people understand their place in the world. In addition, you should connect the ideas from the stories to the modern world (the 21st century).Unit 1 Creation Story:1)Ute, 2) Nimiipuu creation stories, 3)The Creation Story of the Hopi, 4) The Creation Story of the Maya, 5) Hebrew Bible: Genesis in Compact Anthology of World Literature (pg 4-9), 6) “The Descent of Inanna,” and 7) The Met’s “Mesopotamian Creation Myths.”

It needs to be argumentative in nature. That is, in your term paper you need to take a position. Example: The United States entered into the First World due to economic ties to the allies. Here I would be arguing the United States was tied economically to the allies and this drove the US to war rather than unrestricted submarine warfare. You are graded based on how well you prove your argument.For you paper you will need to use primary and secondary sources. These are how you prove your argument. Ideally, whenever you make a point you will support it with a primary source (first hand account). Finally, for citations use either MLA, APA, or Chicago styleTOPIC: Truman’s decision to drop the bomb

Race and Eighteenth-Century Francehttps://canvas.eee.uci.edu/courses/35456/discussion_topics/513484 1/2?This is a graded discussion: 2 points possible due May 19Discussion 8 – Race and Eighteenth-Century France 21 21Film: “Black Mozart”https://drive.google.com/open?id=1m39ladq07BZq5FFodz3HvtReV84QGHoC (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1m39ladq07BZq5FFodz3HvtReV84QGHoC)Reading:https://blackcentraleurope.com/sources/1750-1850/the-character-monostatos-in- mozarts-opera-the-magic-flute-1791/ (https://blackcentraleurope.com/sources/1750- 1850/the-character-monostatos-in-mozarts-opera-the-magic-flute-1791/)Read the short article from the Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts- entertainment/classical/features/chevalier-de-saint-georges-the-man-who-got-under- mozarts-skin-a6859191.html (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts- entertainment/classical/features/chevalier-de-saint-georges-the-man-who-got-under-mozarts- skin-a6859191.html) What evidence is produced for the claims that Mozart used Saint-Georges as the hated model for his villain in The Magic Flute? Do you find this claim convincing?Research activity:1. Propose a question you’d want to ask to test the thesis proposed by the author of the article.2. Consider the following:Is your question too broad for us to answer feasibly? Is your question too narrow to offer a significant insight into the issue at hand? Is there likely to be evidence that could answer your question? What kind of evidence? How accessible is it? How will this evidence help us answer your question? Are others likely to have posed a similar question before? How would we find out? Could their answers be useful in our search?3. Using the following databases, (a) find ONE authoritative, current and relevant secondary source. Explain in your answer how it can help answer your question. Provide a correctly formatted citation. (b) Find ONE relevant primary source and explain its relevance.Google Search (google.com) searches everythinGoogle Books (books.google.com) searches only published sourcesGoogle Scholar (scholar.google.com) searches only peer-reviewed sources

Describe the theory that colonialism explains how the world’s nations became stratified.

You are to answer a few questions. Choose 5 out of the first 10 questions; number 11 is required.1. Where do American Indians believe they come from?2. As a student, how would you approach going to a ceremony?not this one 3. How would “I” (meaning Mr. Madril), define/describe an American Indian “church”?4. Why is the idea of the ‘circle’ valued by some American Indian people?5. Define ‘ontology’6. How do some American Indian people view eagles/eagle feathers?7. How has Christianity and American Indian people interacted?8. Name or describe some ‘sacred places’/sacred spaces9. Name some ‘ceremonies’10. What is a ‘holy person’?11. Name one thing you learned in class. ( Apache Sunrise Ceremony,Kachina ceremony , Yaqui Easter ceremony, Sun Dance) one of then is ok.

Discuss the following quote from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Nellie McKay (general editors of The Norton Anthology of African American Literature) in regard to the period often referred to as the Harlem Renaissance:…it is important to remember that what took place in New York City was in many aspects a heightened version of the unusual cultural productivity taking place elsewhere in the United States, especially in the major cities of the North. In addition, it is also important not to draw artificial lines between ‘serious’ and ‘popular’ art, although many of the renaissance creators certainly did so. Expressed in various ways, the creativity of black Americans undoubtedly came from a common source–the irresistible impulse of blacks to create boldly expressive art of a high quality as a primary response to their social conditions, as an affirmation of their dignity and humanity in the face of poverty and racism. (953)Make specific, cited reference to the works of two artists highlighted in our text.

Write a 3-4 page essay (double spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins) responding to the following question. Your essay should reflect what you have learned during this course and provide specific examples from course materials. You should not cite any outside sources, but you must provide citations to any all quotes and textbook material that you paraphrase.Do you think the Civil War was inevitable? Why or why not? Would have electing some besides Abraham Lincoln prevented secession? Why did policies like the Missouri Compromise and the Comprise of 1850 fail?How else could the U.S. have tried to avoid the conflict? Be sure to discuss the complicated causation of the war, including ideas like role of Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion, Nullification, Tariffs, and States Rights, as well as the various debates over slavery.

Americans retreated from the “New World Order” becauseat. Funding for defense-related spending stagnated.b. U.S. power so overwhelmed our allies and enemies that the morality of victory was questioned around the world.vs. It was difficult to accomplish and unpopular with the American people.d. The United States was unsuccessful in rescuing American servicemen in Somalia.2.5 pointsQUESTION 2In the 1950s, two of three families had a parent who stayed at home full-time. By the year 2000, the share of families with at-home parents stood atat. 66 percent.b. 10 percent.vs. 25 percent.d. 50 percent.2.5 points

analyze a personal conflict you have experienced in the last 12-18 months. Include the following in your analysis:1. Step 1: EXPLAIN: Briefly EXPLAIN the conflict (who was involved, when, what the issue was, what exactly was said or done to create the conflict.2. Step 2: ANALYZE & EVALUATE: ANALYZE the conflict using the core principles of anticipate, prevent, identify, manage and resolve (as outlined in the textbook). Including the following observations as you think about and analyze the conflict.3. SDI & Motivational Values- Discuss your MVS, how does your unique colour show up in this conflict? Where do your strengths or weaknesses show up in the conflict?- What about the other person/party – what might their motivational value system be? Please give an example.- What do you think were the intentions of the other person/party? Why does this matter? What were your primary motivations or intentions in this conflict? Please give an example. What motivational value systems were you operating with?- Was the conflict resolved? (If YES—explain the resolution and evaluate the result)(If NO—discuss what you could do to resolve it or even if it can be resolved. Provide examples to support your ideas.4. Step 3: RECOMMENDATIONS: Based on what you have learned in the book, online lectures, activities and your own SDI Assessments, answer the following in your recommendations:• What can you do now to resolve this conflict (if it is has not already been resolved)• What key 1-2 things might you do differently in future conflicts?