essay

Describe a situation in which you had to make the choice between two unfavorable resolutions.  You must detail the situation, describe what you feel/felt were the two unfavorable choices, detail the pros and cons of each choice and tell what you decided/are going to decide.  Please also discuss the long …

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First, write a poem (the poem does not count toward page length) from the perspective of either a civilian, soldier, officer, or military or political leader in WWI. Then, using only sources from below and your own conclusions about WWI, write a reflection on your experiences in WWI. You can …

Literature

For this paper you will need to read one of the Arthur Conan Doyle stories about Sherlock Holmes that we have not covered in class.  I have provided a list of the stories I would like you to choose from under the Announcements on Blackboard. The purpose of this paper …

Experiment

Stigma as a Devalued Master Status: Living with a Spoiled Identity for a DayBackgroundThe sociologist Harold Garfinkel notes that there is a ritualized, taken-for-granted quality to much of oureveryday social life. The rules that govern much of our interaction and conduct are informal and almostinvisible. Each of us has internalized …

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M7     According to the Natural Rights Argument, rights can be neither created nor destroyed by any human institution. Indeed the US Constitution expressly avoids using language that suggests rights are created or given by government.  Why, then, do so many Americans seem to believe rights are given to citizens …

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m6     Critics of recently passed Voter ID laws in various states argue that these measures are designed to limit citizen access to the ballot.  However, proponents of these laws argue that such measures prevent fraudulent voting. Furthermore, except in General Elections during Leap Year, in which voters indirectly determine …

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M5 :To what extent is it necessary for a partisan to remain responsible to his or her national party platform?  Choose one of the following partisans and, using their own public statements, evaluate their adherence to the principles expressed in his party platform:        Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the US …

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Both Pacita Abad and Shahzia Sikander are international artists with a widely varying body of artworks. In these two pieces, I Thought the Streets Were Paved with Gold and Pleasure Pillars, they address the experience of moving between cultures in very different ways. 1. What do you see in these …

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this week’s course content by exploring contemporary American artists of diverse ethnic and/or racial heritage. For example, I have been revising the textbook and I have been thinking about adding recent art examples made by Iranian Americans. What other artists can you find and share that address identity, diversity or …

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What types of jobs are available to women in these ads?  What does that say about gender stereotypes?  Do you find it ironic that only twelve years earlier American businessmen were begging women to work in defense factories?  What was the reason for this change of heart?  Please be as …