Throughout the course, you have been working toward your final project. This week, you will be submitting a rough draft of that project. Using the information you’re your outline, your bibliography, and your literature review, combine the information to create a rough draft (you will have the opportunity for this to be reviewed by your instructor and your peers). Pay close attention to the following […]

In viewing society as a set of interrelated parts, structural functionalists argue that proposed solutions to social problems may lead to other social problems. For example, urban renewal projects displace residents and break up community cohesion. Racial imbalance in schools leads to forced integration, which in turn generates violence and increased hostility between the races. What are some other solutions that lead to social problems? […]

This is a 1-2 page written assignment using proper APA format. Review the social issues of the past ninety days in your local newspaper. You may check it online. Based on the front page or the local section, which social issue appears to be the most important issue for your community––crime, job layoffs, transportation, or pollution? Examine how the social issue is defined and by […]

What is an area of life in which you have experienced people treating arguments as a kind of war? What were the consequences of that approach? What is an area of life in which you have experienced people treating arguments as a kind of performance? Was that approach effective? Why is it better to treat arguments as a venue for learning? What traits of character […]

RESEARCH PAPER – ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY INSTRUCTIONSThe annotated bibliography is a collection of 10 one-paragraph summaries of peer-reviewed journal resources that you intend to use in the Research Paper – Final Draft. 1.    The articles must be current or dated within the past 5 years. 2.    Do not paste the article abstract in the annotated bibliography paper. Annotations must be your summary of the article. The […]

A growing number of parents today choose not to vaccinate or to only partially vaccinate their children. For your assignment, you are to take a position for or against vaccination and write a 2-3 page paper which uses two valid resources to support your position. The paper must be supported by facts and supported by research. It should not only include how you feel. Use […]

I have suggested that we should engage and be engaged by those persons who see and understand the world differently from those who sit comfortably within a dominant we society so that we might (re)imagine or discover a new place for democratic politics. And as film-goers who find ourselves more susceptible emotionally to the stimuli presented in a movie theatre, we can at times experience […]

What’s new(ish) and interesting isn’t that environmental processes have gone global, it’s that efforts to respond to them have become much more organized. While the greatest global environmental challenge of the day—global climate change—has inspired considerable pessimism, global environmental governance has some notable successes under its belt. In the 1980’s, international agreements were made that led to a couple of global problems—acid rain and ozone […]

One of the most common questions the general public asks about intimate partner violence (ipv) is “Why does she stay?” Several important factors need to be mentioned in this regard. First, women do leave abusive relationships. In fact, they leave and return multiple times. (Be wary of any resource that quotes an exact or average number of times that survivors leave. The reality is that […]

Select one (1) composition by Tchaikovsky that you enjoy. Describe the music and subject matter of that work, and explain why you enjoy it. Explain the key reasons why you believe that compositions by Tchaikovsky continue to be popular with contemporary orchestras and audiences. Passionate nationalism, like Tchaikovsky’s for Russia, could be a feature of Romantic art and music and in the arts of the […]