Author: chris

How Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Resonate Beyond the Novel

The Awakening was published in 1899, and the plot focuses on several months in the life of Edna Pontieller, a 28-year-old mother of two. As modern-day readers we may not entirely identify with the strict societal expectations of both men and women at that time, yet the theme of self-fulfillment still resonates today. Chopin introduces us to a few key characters who are influential in Edna’s evolution from a traditional mother and wife to a woman who decisively frees herself from a mortal life of “bondage” (i.e. marriage and motherhood).

The novel touches on many social issues, including motherhood, sexuality, socioeconomic differences, marriage, and suicide. Struggles similar to Edna’s thirst for independence, identity, and freedom are also explored in contemporary media. Here are a few film examples of female characters in untraditional roles, and/or characters addressing controversial issues in an effort to find freedom:

Motherhood, Marriage, and Family

A Doll’s House; The Scarlet Letter; He Said, She Said; Muriel’s Wedding; The Age of Innocence; Erin Brockovich; and Mermaids

Sexuality

The Color Purple, The Piano, Frida, Fried Green Tomatoes, She’s Gotta Have It, Out of Africa, Heavenly Creatures, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and The Crying Game

Socioeconomic/Racial Differences

The Long Walk Home, Jungle Fever, Ever After: A Cinderella Story, The Joy Luck Club, Beloved, A Woman Called Moses, and Saving Face

Suicide

The Virgin Suicides, Dead Poet’s Society, The Hours, The Shawshank Redemption, What Dreams May Come, Romeo and Juliet, Full Metal Jacket, The Happening, White Oleander, Seven Pounds, Thelma and Louise, and Girl, Interrupted

Independence, Identity and Empowerment

A League of Their Own, Thelma and Louise, Waiting to Exhale, Bend It Like Beckham,The Wizard of Oz, Norma Rae, Silkwood, If These Walls Could Talk, and Fargo

This is the description of the assignment : ( Please respond to the playlist in writing. Include (1) your overall impression of this collection as well as (2) specific impressions of individual songs. (3) Which is your favorite song, and why does it connect with you? (4) Are there any songs where you can glean what is happening in the show with the characters or plot? (5) Are there any songs you can describe in terms of what you have learned about Broadway Musical Theater? )

(TOPIC)The Writing Assignment:
Write an evaluation of the ideas in the text Writing to Change the World by Mary Pipher and use evidence from Pipher’s text and other sources to support your judgment.

*** Analyze the text and Mary Pipher’s ideas in detail.***
– Research not only other critical reviews of Mary Pipher’s text, but also seek out research that develops ideas about what writing is for, why we write, how we should community, what the best way is for writers to learn, etc.
– Marshal evidence to support your judgment
– Base your judgment on criteria that you explain and define
– Consider possible objections that your readers or others might raise as well as alternative judgments they may have.
– Organize your evaluation of the text and ideas of Mary Pipher clearly and logically.

Write a paper with arguments towards proving an idea that private healthcare practice can help to solve illegal sex trafficking. You should compare look at USA model of healthcare and Nordic Countries Model. You should argue that using private healthcare data can help to create better statistic data about illegal sex trafficking. Paper should also argue that this would be more beneficial for diasporic communities living abroad.

What is cancer? What causes cancer? how does cancer differ from a benign tumor? is there any cure or medications to deal with cancer?

Title: Ravi Shankar and Indian Classical Music in Western Culture
Introduction
– Start by talking about music in south Asia
– Link it to Ravi Shankar as one of the most influential musician and composer who popularized sitar and Indian classical music in Western culture.
1 – History of Indian classical music
– starting point (where, when)
– styles
– development
– How it became popular internationally
2 – Biography of Ravi Shankar
– early life
– musical journey
– include his view on his music according to what he says on articles + interview video (links below)
– later career (include his recognitions + critics)
– death & legacy
3 – Indian classical music in western culture
– influence of Shankar in the West (George Harrison, Philip glass, etc.)

Art Critic, Part II
In Week 1, you identified two works of art from your textbook, one that you liked and one that you disliked. For this week’s discussion thread, you will take the time to formally analyze each work you selected.
Discuss how the visual elements of art and the principles of design  are applied and organized in each of your selected works. What art elements are apparent? Lines? Colors? Shapes? Textures? Space? Time/Motion? Describe what you see. What organizing principles are at work? Balance? Unity and/or variety? Emphasis? Rhythm? Scale or proportion?

addresses Walmarts future potential in the market, its position in the competitive field, and any future trends the company should consider, specifically address changes in all areas:

Market structure
Competitors, including new companies entering the market
Prices
Technology
Productivity (consider the law of diminishing marginal productivity)
Cost structure
Wages and benefits
Fixed and variable costs
Supply and demand analysis
Impact of government regulations

Identify three of your favorite brand pages/accounts on any of the social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr, describe the ways you typically interact with those pages/accounts, (3) explain any benefits from your relationships with these brands, and (4) suggest any better ways for these brands to engage users like you.

Write an essay which identifies the institutions which structure the lives of black women in the works presented. 3 references should come from the book THEORIES OF BLACKNESS ON LIFE AND DEATH edited by Tiffany Willoughby-Herard. Use anything prior to page 153 in that book please.