Author: chris

Write an analysis of the culture of the family in which you were raised. Interview an older family member such as a grandparent about family culture in a previous generation. Consider such questions as:

1. Who was the established head of the family and who was the actual head?

2. What were the gender roles? Who paid the bills? Who cooked? Who did laundry?

3. If a teacher requested a meeting, who went?

4. Who was the disciplinarian? Who was the breadwinner?

5. What was a major faux pas to commit in the household?

6. What home remedies were administered? Name beliefs which were held about maintaining good health.

Topic choices (pick 1):  • Office Art Memo. Memorandum. Your boss, who knows you’ve been taking a humanities class since he pays for your tuition reimbursement, has tasked you with managing the art budget for your company, expecting you to choose various pieces of art for the new corporate offices.  (Note: Replicas of the works are acceptable since they are more cost-efficient and you are working on a budget.)
Include the following:
1. Identify three examples of 19th century Impressionist painting or sculpture and three Post- Impressionist works. Explain how the six pieces of art fall into these two styles.
2. In a memo, describe the appearance of your six choices to your CEO so he or she will know what the art looks like and where it would be placed in the corporate offices.
3. Explain why each piece is considered to be historically significant.
4. Explain how each piece “fits” your company’s overall (or desired) corporate image. Keep in mind that a piece of art is supposed to “say” something about the owner, so describe what would these pieces of art say about your company.

• New Composition. Speech. Your uncle’s birthday is in two months, and everyone knows that he loves almost all kinds of music. As a birthday gift for him, you want to have a special piece of music composed in his honor which will be played at a family birthday celebration. Write a speech that you will make to the composer’s agent. Include the following:
1. Narrow your choices down to three composers you’ve studied in this course. Choose one of the composers and explain why you want him to write the “birthday present” music.
2. Explain why the other two composers were ultimately not selected.
3. Specifically identify the musical elements in the composer’s style that you would like to be included in the new music written for your uncle.
4. Describe what sort of emotion is generated by listening to the works of your selected composer; in other words, what do you want your uncle to “feel” as he hears the music, and why is this composer so perfect for this composition?
HUM 112
• Harlem Renaissance Poets. Essay & Poem. Choose two poems by different authors from the Harlem Renaissance. Write an essay that:
1. Describes each author’s role and importance within the Harlem Renaissance.
2. Identify the elements in each of their poems in which you see evidence of the “double- consciousness” being expressed by each author.
3. Describe the primary themes you see in the poetry written during this time period, referring to specific lines in each of the poems.
4. Write your own poem that expresses these identified themes of the Harlem Renaissance.  • Women’s Roles Then & Now. Script. Script a conversation between two notable women from the 18th and/or 19th century on the roles women should play in society.
Within the dialogue, include:
1. Biographical information for each woman,
2. The historical status for women in general during the time period in which each woman lived.
3. What opinions each of the women might have on the role the women should play in society during their lifetimes.
4. What each of the women might think about women’s current roles

Watch “12 Years a Slave” and write an essay, C

The first section of your essay should discuss 3 periods of Mr. Northrup’s life (freedom, enslavement and post slavery.
The second section of the essay explains how the movie 1). shed light on the resilience and character of African Americans(free and slaves), Southern plantation owners, the white community, and Northern abolitionists during this time period, 1830-1865.
The third and final section is your personal reflection and the movie’s impact on your mental psyche.

1. Access the “Financial Literacy Center”
http://www.rand.org/labor/centers/financial-literacy.html
Watch each of the five investments and retirement funding videos.
Write a paragraph about what you learned.

2. Log on to the New York Stock Exchange website: https://nyse.nyx.com/
Below the main title is the category “Financial Literacy,” scroll over and click on that title.
Reference the following areas to read. Be sure to read all the material related to each topic, including the “More About ______” sections.
Investing Basics
Stocks
Bonds
Funds
Certificates

drugs and marijuana
what does it do to developing minds
and long term use
who is it legal for in Washington state
what are the rules behind it for it being legal in Washington
what are the consequences of  it being a minor and having it on you, being caught with it in your system and also what are the fines (all this is about being a minor)

Pick two tribes in the same cultural area that have not been covered by the book or a lecture case study.

Origin – select an origin or other mythology story from the tribe or area you choose that illustrates the world view or belief system of that tribe or area.

Subsistence – this area should include a description of the geography of the land the tribe inhabits, their seasonal patterns, foods, housing, clothing, etc.

Social/Political – describe the tribal government, their kinship patterns, societies, child-rearing practices, warfare issues.

Religion and Language – describe the tribe’s ceremonials medicine and healing practices, art, and language use.

Current status of the tribe today – Describe how they are doing and what they are doing. Where do the people live in relation to their traditional homeland? What is their population? What is their political status and/or their economic status?

Compare and Contrast: What are some common features the two tribes share? What are the major differences?

Thesis
History
was it sucessful
impact on society

 

• Abandoned mines and quarries / mine drainage / mining hazards
• Deforestation / Desertification
• Ground-water quality / Surface or marine water quality
• Nonpoint-source pollution
• Waste treatment and disposal / Oil spills
• Biotechnology -moral and ethical aspects
• Business, the economy and the environment
• Free Trade Agreements and the Environment
• Demography, transnational perspectives on population controls
• Sustainable development / architecture
• The changing face of epidemiology / Health and Disease
• Aerosols, Effects on the Climate
• Agricultural Intensification / Pesticides and herbicides
• Animal Production, Feedlots, and Manure Problems in the US
• Anthropogenic Metabolism and Environmental Legacies
• Art and the Environment
• Biological diversity / Biological Invasions
• Biomass Fuel Power Development
• Biomass Use for Urban Fuels in Developing Countries
• Cattle Grazing: Impacts on Land Cover and Methane Emissions
• The limits and benefits of CBA (Cost Benefit Analysis) / Discounting
• Circulating Freshwater: Link between Climate, Land, Ecosystems, and Humanity
• Climate Agenda / Climate Change Assessment, United States
• Coastal Zone Management / Biodiversity in Freshwaters
• Consumption Patterns: Economic and Demographic Change
• Role of Environmental Assessment of Major Development Projects
• Eco-engineering to Promote Ecological Sustainability (in China in an Era of Global
• Environmental Change)
• Models of Energy Balance and Climate
• Civil Wars and Climate Change
• Wildlife Management (National Parks, Urban Areas, etc.)
• Bottled Water
• The high cost of cheap meat
• Electric, Hybrid and other type of automobiles
• Bottled Water
• “The Commons”, what does the concept mean today, how has it changed?