Please revised/reword into approximately 250-300 words, the attachment entitled “DB Wk 7”, as it relates to Mindfulness, Meditation, and religion in particular Buddhism.  When revising the doc please reference the following and be sure to cite examples where applicable from the following below and attached:  Please also see the following link: http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=7,5553,0,0,1,0#.XJ4YJy3MwWp  Rohingya Refugee Crisis  Book:  Jeff Wilson. Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist […]

The Evolution of Media Over the past several decades, communication media have evolved significantly. In addition to communicating messages through books, newspapers, and magazines, we now have the ability to communicate through blogs, websites, and social media like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Now, more than ever, the average person is capable of creating and distributing professional-looking visual communication. This supports what your textbook identifies as […]

Rapid modernization and famine were the main factors that drove the first South Asian Americans to migrate to the U.S to seek better opportunities. An interesting fact that surprised me is that the first wave of South Asian Americans came into the U.S from Canada where they had initially emigrated to in the late nineteenth century. These Indians who had gone to Canada encountered exclusionary […]

Having Ethnic Studies options for students, especially in America, is important because in general if you grow up in the United States, the history you learn in elementary, middle school, high school, and even college is very centered around the White experience with people of color, other ethnicities, or minorities used purely as a way to propel the narrative for how it has affected a […]

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. Instead of coming to the classroom next week, you need to listen to this podcast: http://www.onbeing.org/program/pursuing-happiness-dalai-lama/147. It’s a conversation between leaders of the 3 religious traditions that we’ve studied, plus the Dalai Llama who represents one branch of Buddhism. Your assignment then is to write a thoughtful reflection (at least 300 words) on the podcast. Your reflection must include some concrete examples from the podcast that show places where […]

This forum is adapted from questions 2 and 3 on page 17 of Russell Willerton’s Plain Language and Ethical Action: A Dialogic Approach Approach to Technical Content in the 21st Century (in UHD e-library) . Search online to investigate how people use plain language in a technical field that interests you. You may have to search around a little, but you will likely be surprised to discover how many […]

Before you begin this assignment, please read the assigned readings for Monday, which can be found in Week 8 Readings. These are two excerpts from the same book. Though it was published in 2016, parts of it read like it was written a very long time ago; while she mentions technologies that are no longer used, pay attention to the concepts–how these apply to the technologies […]

 Students are required to submit a 750-word (minimum) midterm paper, which will count for 25% of their final course grade. The student will present a situation requiring an ethical choice made by an individual drawn from the real world (i.e. a news story), consider the possible choices available and their consequences, take a position on the situation, and justify that choice. The student must incorporate […]

Go to https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/ (Links to an external site.)  to compare one country to another.  You will find a place to type or select countries (Type a country).  You may enter more than one country to compare countries.  Your task is to compare two countries of your choice.  Please note that there has been a sixth dimension added called Indulgence.  Click on Read More About Chosen Countries […]