The Mayan religion had around 165 Gods they worshiped. They were very loved for their human-like qualities for the Mayan people to be familiar with. The most important God to the people is that of Itzamna who created humans and the father of the Bacabs. He was the father of fire who created Earth. The Maya believed that he gave them the calendar and writing […]

Unit VI Assignment  Art in Your Life Presentation: Individuals and Society  For this segment of the Art in Your Life Presentation, you will be describing the individual and society in art.  Research how individuals and society are represented through art. You will select three pieces and explain their meaning. You may choose the artworks for your presentation. They can be from your textbook, the Internet, […]

As a way of experiencing the Humanities beyond your classroom, computer, and textbook, you are asked to do a certain type of “cultural activity” that fits well with our course and then report on your experience.   Your instructor will require you to propose an activity and get instructor approval before you do it and report on it (students should look for any instructions in […]

1.      Following the guidelines presented in class and below, use the library’s online search resources to conduct foursearches for peer reviewed research articles found in social science journals. One article must be policy related; one must address diversity and difference in social work practice; one must address adolescent behavior in the ecological environment; and the fourth must address social and economic justice. If you have trouble accessing […]

1.  Choose one item from “List A” and one item from “List B” below. Do an Internet search for sites in English on these Russian cultural topics and get enough information to write a short paragraph about each. Be sure to include the full web address of sites that you pulled information from for each subject. Try for uniqueness (IE: don’t submit the same addressses […]

The academic essay Assignment in this unit will be a written, cohesive argument for the change in your community or workplace that you have been writing about throughout the course. The Assignment should take the form of a persuasive academic essay, in which you will provide reliable evidence from at least four sources to support the argument for change that you are advocating. You will […]

 Here are the actual instructions: For this assignment, choose one of the short stories, picture books, novels or films and write an in- depth analysis of your text or media work. Choose a central theme (for example, gender and colonialism, class and colonialism, monkeys as a symbol of both colonialism and/or racism and childhood, the symbolic role accorded to girls/boys within colonialism), and then analyze […]

Mohammed Abul and his family own the Long-lasting Boot (LLB) store. LLB is a specialty boot store located in the downtown area in a medium sized Scottsdale, Arizona and sells a broad line of boots to all members of the family including a novelty pet line. The store sells boots for work and recreation as well as a line of expensive cowboy boots for the […]

Here is an excerpt from an article called “Plagiarism Doesn’t Bother Me” by Professor Gerald Nelms: In some “real-world” contexts, plagiarism is not only acceptable but is expected. Brian Martin calls this “institutionalized plagiarism.” Plagiarism is as tied to context as every other aspect of language use. In our everyday conversations—and lectures and classroom discussions—we frequently give information without citing its source(s). Moreover, there exist […]

1. Read pages 204-206 of the textbook. Then read Philemon. What contrast can be found in verses 8-9, and where else in this letter do you see Paul making the same contrast? 2. Now read pages 182-186 of the textbook. What is “the Colossian heresy”? Now read Colossians. As you read, make a note of anything that may help free the Colossian Christians of this heretical thinking. 3. Find an image of Christ […]