Seneca suggests calm daily meditation on all the things that might go wrong helps reduce frustration and anger—do you think this pessimism works? Try to put his theory into practice and see what happens! Make a list the night before you try to put his idea into practice: contemplate your upcoming day and meditate on everything that could possible go wrong. When you write your […]

In one to three pages, discuss one of the written-oral pairings above: Roethke, Brooks, Hughes, or Noyes. Analyze how you encounter the poem as a reader, then as a listener. What elements (e.g., meter and rhyme) appeal to you when you are reading the poem? Can you find a specific meter and rhyme scheme (if so, briefly identify it)? What elements (e.g., alliteration and assonance) stand out when you hear the poem […]

 A research paper on a particular musician, group, pr sub-genre withing the american popular music tradition. Your paper should demonstrate the relationship of your subject with other musicians/genres discussed in (i.e. what was new and/or different about your subjects music), and summarize the importance of your subjects contributions to the america popular music tradition( including influences on younger artists) reference to specific songs and/or recordings […]

i had to attend a lecture last week and listen to what was the lecture about.. i am taking a political science class just to let u know. the lecture was about how power of women changed the culture and the economy at the same time, when they gave women the right to vote they moved from working class to professional class he also said […]

research paper: Each student will be responsible for completing one individual research paper that will address one of the three (3) different social problems that are discussed in class. Each paper should show the students ability to apply one of the three Social Theories that are discussed in chapter 1 of the text to a social problem. (Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism or Conflict Sociology). Each of […]

The purpose of this project is to explore the nature of popularity by examining a transnational flow of pop culture–a situation that requires the negotiation of different values, assumptions and tastes. What makes a popular artifact from one culture “cross over” to other cultures? What makes the artifact popular in the first place? Why are people drawn to artifacts from certain countries? Why do people […]

Final Research Paper Outline Your assignment will begin with an APA-style title page followed by a formal outline that presents your thesis statement, topic sentences, and supporting information for each topic. You will need to refer to your annotated bibliography to locate appropriate sources for the claims you intend to present and cite these sources the body of your outline and on your reference page. […]

Attend an event of an Asian American group (cultural festival, rally, traditional wedding, religious celebration) OR visit an Asian American place (e.g., Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Little Saigon, Little India, Montrey Park, Manila Town). This does not mean just going to a movie or to a restaurant with “ethnic” food. Rather, you need to find an event or a place in which you will be in the […]

describe the hispanic culture. who they are, where they live, what defines them as a culture. describe their history. describe at least three specific sub-identities, which make up the intersectionality of the culture. what are these sub-identies? what role do they play in these communities? what sorts of intersectional contradictions exist and how does the community resolve them? what sorts of media does the culture […]

At the end of week 14, students will submit the entire paper, including title page, introduction, background and analysis, interview, digital composition, world music performance analysis, conclusion, reflection, and references. Worth 15 points for the research paper (8-10 pages double spaced MLA style); 8 points for the world music performance and composition and 7 points for the final write up (4-5 pages double spaced MLA […]