Archive | May, 2013

Critical Evaluation of Classic Argument

Choose one argument from the historic American or global works listed in the “Supplemental Readings” section of the course lessons. Decide whether this argument is successful or not. If you decide this essay is successful, discuss why. You may use the structure of the argument, the tone, and the various types of support (ethos, pathos, […]

Jrotc Impact on high school students

Jrotc Impact on high school students

Repbulic and Democracy in 500BC

In the last decade of the 500s BC, two new governmental ideas arose—one on the Italian peninsula and one on the Attica peninsula near the Aegean Sea. Discuss the rise and development of these political ideas: Republic and Democracy. Explain the critical steps that it took in both locations to achieve what was created, and […]

religion

Through visiting a religious site, and observing the actual rituals and expressions which unfold therein, students will gain experiential knowledge integral for developing a more nuanced understanding of religious forms of life. Students are expected to (1) offer a brief summary of their site visit ceremony or ritual, (2) analyze it in terms of the material covered in […]

Attitudes of Students and Faculty on Gun Violence Prevention

Attitudes of Students and Faculty on Gun Violence Prevention

English and Literature

Please choose one of the following topic to write a research paper: Asian Jazz Musicians// Jazz Record Sales in America// Latin Jazz// The Trouble With Race in the U.S. and How Jazz Changed It// Women in Jazz// Drugs and the Creative Process in Jazz// Gypsy Jazz// The Blues People// Hip-Hop Meets Jazz// Is Louis Armstrong […]

Comparing and Contrasting 2 terrorist movements.

“A central characteristic of modern terrorism is its symbolic, communicative and even theatrical nature.  With this in mind, compare and contrast two modern terrorist movements from the mid-nineteenth century to the present and examine the similarities and differences in how they imagined how violence could and even should promote their political aims.  Pay particular attention […]

Robert Jensen’s getting off

Critical Thinking and Composition Prompt for Jensen’s Getting Off Respond to the following prompt in a three to five page essay. In his book Getting Off, author Robert Jensen’s central claim is that Pornography is the expression of dominant masculinity. He presents several arguments to support his claim. Discuss Jensen’s proofs for his argument and […]

English and Literature

1.In what ways can Michel Foucault’s notion of sexuality as presented in The History of Sexuality help us understand Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun ? 2. Using the films Mrs. Dalloway, The Lover, and Rashomon, can you show how a multiplicity of points of view allows for a less oppressive idea of the […]

To what extent was there economic instability in nineteenth century post-independent Chile?

• state the topic of the investigation, which should be formulated as a question • define the scope of the investigation • explain the method of the investigation. B Summary of evidence (500-600 words) This section should consist of factual material that is: • drawn from sources that are appropriate for the investigation • correctly […]