Category: History

Preparation Questions for the Term Test – Units 1-6: Be sure to incorporate material from your course notes and all your textbooks. Include examples FROM THE READINGS and video material, if applicable. Six questions from this list will comprise the term test. You will have to answer FOUR of them. Each answer must be in paragraph form and be equal in length to at least two typed double-spaced pages, font size 12. NOTE: Please do not worry about using essay style format. Just get the information down. Good grammar and spelling are expected. All answers must have references cited including textbooks and prescribed internet sites and course videos – the author’s name in the body will suffice. Any unsolicited information from the internet will result in a grade of zero for the answer.

1. ‘Because fieldworkers are members of a society as well as being researchers, it is impossible for them to be objective and value-free in conducting their research.’ Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Assess this view. Include a discussion of articles from Unit One in Spradley & McCurdy and from the Haviland text.

2. https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ Try the Hidden bias test. How did you do?

3.Have you ever had an experience that made you aware of profound cultural differences between yourself and someone else? How did you react (e.g. discomfort, stress, fear)? How did any other parties react? How did you attempt to overcome the cultural differences? How did this experience challenge your assumptions about the world around you? Compare your discussion to Lee’s article ‘Eating Christmas in the Kalahari’ and Bohannan’s article ‘Shakespeare in the Bush’.

4. Since culture is an integrated system, to what degree do the subsistence patterns that groups follow influence other aspects of their culture, from community size and permanence of settlements to marriage customs and kinship?

5. Click on the following interactive map. http://mapmaker.education.nationalgeographic.com/?ar_a=1&b=1&ls=000000000000

Click on Add Layer to the right. Then under Categories, click on Culture. Click on Language Diversity. At the bottom, click “on our site”. Discuss the homogeneity and heterogeneity of cultures indicated on the map, and relate these to the class lecture on High context and Low context cultures.

6. How have the demands of the world market negatively impacted ‘third world’ countries? Include discussions on Jack Weatherford’s article ‘Cocaine and the Economic Deterioration of Bolivia’ and Sonia Patten’s article ‘Malawi versus the World Bank’.

7. Jared Diamond refers to the people of New Guinea as “among the world’s most culturally diverse and adaptable people in the world”, yet they have much less than modern Americans. Diamond has developed a theory about what has caused these huge discrepancies among different countries, and he says it boils down to geographic luck. Give several examples from the film to support Diamond’s theory.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Haviland, William A., Fedorak, Shirley A., and Lee, Richard B. Cultural Anthropology Nelson Publishing 4th ed.

Spradley, James and McCurdy, David W. Conformity and Conflict Readings in Cultural Anthropology Prentice Hall 14th ed.

history

Paper instructions:Concerning the establishment of Jamestown in Virginia, the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth in Massachusetts, and the establishment of Maryland, what was the nature and character of these colonies? how might the colonies be distinguished from one another (comparison/contrast)?

Theory and practice of international relations research paper. Must have a literature review synthesizing legitimate and scholarly sources. Thesis and defense of thesis.

Possible working thesis: Spain is better off now, despite immense corruption and recession due to the changes in civic culture and resulting strategies in diplomatic and international relations. This is especially true because of its inclusion in the European Union. There are international laws to be regarded that have clearly been violated as a result of poor leadership and governmental priority. Despite this, Spain is in a much better place to make improvements now because of its sense of community in the EU and also because there are new parties offering legitimate consolation and guidance for the people out of this mess.

 

The West lives on in American imagination as a place where rugged individuals triumphed over adversity to conquer an inhospitable land. However, historians often disagree with that view. In this assignment, you will be looking at the common myths about the American Frontier and the historical realities.

Write a paper that contrasts the common myths of the American Frontier from the historical realities. Choose one group who had a significant presence in the West (e.g., Native Americans, White settlers, Black Americans, women, etc.), and maintain focus on your chosen group throughout the paper. In addition, explain all of the following points:

Explain what two opportunities and/or challenges this group faced during the last half of the 1800s. You can choose two opportunities, two challenges, or one opportunity and one challenge.

Explain the impact of the “closing of the frontier” during the last half of the 1800s on this group.

Explain how the myths relevant to this group contrasted with reality.

In order to gain a better understanding of the Closing of the Frontier, watch the following film:

Ghost dance: The West, a Film by Stephen Ives from the Films on Demand database in the Ashford University Library.

To further research this assignment, review the following online exhibition, and read the following scholarly source:

Keeping History: Plains Indian Ledger Drawings

Making and Unmaking Myths of the American Frontier

Be two to three pages in length, not including title and references pages.

Be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Contain at least one quote from the article “Making and Unmaking Myths of the American Frontier.” For information on how to do this, visit the Ashford Writing Center.

Discuss at least one of the images from the online exhibition on Indian Ledger Drawings.

Cite sources in text and on the reference page.

Movie link:https://digital.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=44417&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

Keeping History Article: https://americanhistory.si.edu/documentsgallery/exhibitions/ledger_drawing_1.html

 

The essay should be about a historical event,and i choose “The life of the Prophet Muhammad”. It should be a reflective essay and needs to demonstrate understanding of the historical information we have been studying.The essay should also utilize at least one primary source(it can be written or visual)

Please refer to the following book as study material: “Ways of the World” 2nd edition.A brief global history with sources from p.454 to p.461

 

Yeung Analysis
1) Refer to “The Use of Electro-Acupuncture in Conjunction with Exercise for the Treatment of Chronic Low-Back Pain” by Yeung, Leung, and Chow.
2) Complete “Yeung Analysis Worksheet.”
3) Examine the question the researchers were trying to answer and write an essay (2 pages words) that explains why you feel the t-test was chosen. Choose one of the other tools studied so far in this course and explain why it would not provide relevant findings.
4) Prepare this assignment according to the APA
5) This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.and make sure you focus on the highest graded rubric

Transnational America
Read the following excerpt about Imad Daou’s experience following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. How might we fit his experience within the long history of the United States’ treatment of immigrants and immigration policy? You should use his story to explore the legal, cultural, and demographic arc we have explored in this class. This excerpt was taken from this (longer study),
http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/docs/Targets%20of%20Suspicion.pdf
Guidelines:
These questions are designed to speak to broad themes we have discussed during the quarter. You should look to incorporate a diverse range of evidence drawn our from readings, lecture, and discussion to support your statements.
The quality of an answer depends upon your ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of our material. That is: have actively thought through these subjects, synthesized them in your head, and dug a bit further?
The essay should include a title.
12 pt font, 1” Margins, Double-spaced
Attribute your ideas. If you want to quote or refer to a source, identify the person and page number (i.e., as Gabaccia suggests, “americans’ awareness and attitudes toward immigrants and their foreign relations changed dramatically with America’s role in the world.” (10).
While outside research is not encouraged, you are welcome to bring in other materials, if appropriate. Footnote any outside research sufficiently+ so I can locate the original source.

Human Sexuality Throughout History Time-line
The textbook describes the various historical-cultural influences that have affected human sexuality. These historical-cultural influences include such events as the sexual revolution, the control of conception, the emergence of contraception, as well as the redefining of gender roles throughout history. Many of these events changed the way sexuality is viewed today. Using Prezi (http://prezi.com/), create a time-line and identify several important historical events that you believe influence sexuality today. Evaluate each of these events according to its significance in history and culture. Place the date, a brief description, or even a video clip of the historical-cultural influence. Prezi Tutorial: Get started in Prezi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bluOTt_e4qU&list=PL09A34EF19596B7BB&index=1

Possible Israeli attack Against Iran
Mention the comparison between the nuclear Iran and nuclear Israel and weather this will be a deterrent to stop Israel to do any strike.
also why Israelis Concern about the Iranian threat specially although they were good ally before the Islamic revolution .
Israel has very sophisticated arm force and military weaponry , will be Israel able to lunch such strike without the US if they see Iran as existential threat , Is Israel rational about Iranian Capability .
is this strike will contribute to the formation of Jewish State .?
this paper weight 100% of the course grade , please write it carefully , coherent , “A” paper .