This paper is your opportunity to explore an aspect of non-Western musical culture. You can explore historical, biographical, political, technical or aesthetic issues in connection with larger themes discussed in class (i.e. diaspora, globalization). In addition to bibliographic research approaches, you can utilize ethnographic methods based on your experience in a local musical community. Your original project should exhibit serious engagement with the topic in […]

1.    choose one specific TV show and website (ex: Breitbart for online periodicals and Anderson Cooper 360 for television news). Consider the approach to each story as they were discussed. Did either source display implicit or explicit bias (as discussed in class, remember that this does not mean “opinion” or “judgment” or even “inference”; this means that the source had an agenda beyond the […]

Topic 2: Choose any song you wish (contemporary is fine). Look up the lyrics using a website such as http://www.azlyrics.com/ or http://www.elyrics.net/ (Make sure to cite the source you use!). Using AT LEAST one verse and the refrain, discuss the lyrics in terms of poetry. Be SURE to discuss the following: content (story), including poetic components such as alliteration, simile, metaphor, and personification. In addition, identify the rhyme scheme, and include imagery […]

Given what you know about UCSC so far, what advice would you have for high school seniors who are contemplating attending this university next year? What factors would you suggest they consider when making their decision about where to attend college? What would you say to try to prepare them for the transition to university life? What information do you know now that you wish […]

Details:  Elementary teachers frequently develop and implement unit plans designed to enhance students’ learning in the English language arts. Well-conceived unit plans take into account a broad range of needs, including literacy skills, standards, text selections, students’ unique learning abilities and backgrounds, and sound instructional strategies and assessments.  The purpose of this assignment is to practice developing and delivering literacy instruction that is appropriate for […]

 A case study is an open-ended learning activity (i.e., a problem is presented that precipitates discussion) in which the participant must enter into the character of someone in a real-life situation and then reflect on what he/she would do in that situation. Read the Case Study in the Reading & Study folder and then compose a thread of at least 400 words expressing how you […]

Week 5, prompt option #4: Valuable Intellectual Traits Though it has focused on arguments, this course is not merely designed to give skills and tools for creating arguments; it is designed to create critical thinkers. Critical thinking is not merely a set of tools, but a habit of mind based on carefully reasoning about what is true and how best to live. It is an approach to […]

For the final paper, you will address the following questions: What grand strategy should the U.S. adopt in an increasingly turbulent world? Is there a conflict between U.S. national interests and international concerns, or  do  the  two  approximately  align?  Which of  the  two  should  the  U.S. prioritize as it devises and conducts its foreign policy, and which strategic methods and tools best serve this objective? […]

 So I am an angel ( a person who prays for staff before going to a retreat )I want from you to write 4 prayer letters for the Music staff On-Retreat Letters I want Staff to be presented with several letters throughout retreat.a total of 4 on-retreat letters. They will be for the following times: 1st letter: Friday early afternoon, right after our all-staff meeting. […]

TOPICS FOR YOUR ESSAY For the Introduction to Music I course (GCAN – 131)                                                     Fall 2018                                                Instr. I. Gordon     Pick one topic from the following list. Look through the recommended Internet sources (you can extend the list of sources easily). Make critical evaluation of given materials. Express your personal view of problem(s), wherever possible. Your essay should be at minimum five (5) double-spaced, […]