ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANSThe Middle East is important to the United States. We get most of our oil from the region and investment from the Arab states is of growing importance in our economy. The United States strongly supports Israel, but also has had dealings with Palestinian political groups. US leadership in conflicts with and in Iraq and tense relations with Iran and Syria add […]

Choose five concepts from the document provided titled “Greek Concepts” to discuss in connection with examples of those concepts from ancient Greek literature or art (some of these concepts have been explicitly discussed in the course, others only alluded to). Analyze each concept in relation to the concrete example you have chosen to illustrate the concept (e.g., a passage from Homer’s Iliad involving Achilles may illustrate the concept of arete). Your […]

This unit’s question is drawn from the videos and invites you to take a stand on the question of women’s ordination. Please note that your honest thinking is asked for, so please do not say what you think the professor or others might want you to say. Should women be ordained in Christianity? What are the consequences of including or excluding women from leadership. Please […]

The Unit 5 Journal is based on the readings from Women and Religion and the videos on women’s ordination. (Do not use THINK! World Religions.)  In your text Women and Religious Traditions, read: Chapter 6: “Women in Christianity”Watch the videos on Women’s Ordination: Roy Bourgeois, “A Life Lived from Conscience”- Part 1 ; Part 2“Pink Smoke Over the Vatican””Women in Catholicism”These are the four required elements for your journal: Give at least one quote from […]

ss” Our class will use the Bible as a primary text for providing ethical dilemmas to fuel our class discussions. At the beginning of the term, you will select a text from the Bible that you find interesting from an ethical standpoint, and one week prior to the day when you will lead the class, you will be informed that you will lead the class […]

This unit’s question is drawn from the videos and invites you to take a stand on the question of women’s ordination. Please note that your honest thinking is asked for, so please do not say what you think the professor or others might want you to say. Should women be ordained in Christianity? What are the consequences of including or excluding women from leadership. Please […]

African American Women Leaders between 1877 and 1940African American women are rarely recognized as leaders so we want to bring these women back into history. Of course, we must define what a leader is. Select one leader to write on, but since there are so few, it is quite possible that some of you may choose the same person. The focus of this essay is the […]

War Creates Opportunities for WomenThe American Revolution created both political and social disruptions in colonial society. It opened up new opportunities for women to challenge traditional ideas of femininity and participate in the conflict (as Revolutionaries or Loyalists).Select a short biography from the following list of individuals.For that person, analyze how the American Revolution created opportunities to challenge traditional roles for women.Overall, consider whether the […]

Hans Lederhosen was born in 1848 in Germany and died in 1928 at the marvelous old age 80 (quite remarkable at a time when the average life expectancy in Germany was less than 60 years).  During his lifetime, he saw the forces of nationalism and imperialism reshape his country’s prospects and he witnessed a global war.  In 1927, Hans Lederhosen was invited to speak to […]

Paper. Would you agree that Darwin’s character or temperament or personal qualities have something to do with his achievements? If so, what are the important personal qualities? What about Karlgren? He wasted years on work that led nowhere, and ended his life a bitter man. Does he have lessons for us – if Darwin gives us an example to strive after, does Karlgren suggest things […]