While CNN, FOX, ABC, NBC and other major news outlets spend countless hours reporting on the conflicts and atrocities of the Middle East, Lebanon, and Asia, the continent of Africa rarely makes the news. There are currently nearly 30 conflicts on the continent that have led to the deaths of over 5 million people since 2000 and displaced at least as many. Yet, our media […]

No unread replies.No replies. This is your last discussion in the class and it deals with the French and Indian War, the American Revolution and the War of 1812. You are to read Chapters 14 and 15 in the text, read the lecture on early wars, and watch some of the videos on these early wars.  For this assignment you are going to go back […]

What impact did Mikhail Gorbachev’s ideas of glasnost (openness), perestroika (restructuring) and demokratizatsiia (democratization) have on Communist society? Were these principles compatible with collectivization and a command economy? Did Communist leaders favor these principles, or did they feel that their hands were tied once they were introduced into Communist society? It would be easy to dismiss the Cold War simply as proof that Capitalism was […]

Write an abstract that describes the society that you have decided to investigate.  In 3-5 paragraphs (about 500-600 words), provide the historical and cultural environment for the society of the time, as well as a general overview of the major mythic elements. Next, you will create an annotated bibliography. Instructions for the Anotated Bibliography (In other words, exactly what I am looking for in this […]

This essay will explore the coming of the Civil War by examining two speeches given just prior to the start of the Civil War: John Smith Preston‘s speech to the Virginia state legislature, and Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address. Both represent two very different perspectives about the nature of the Union and who is responsible for dividing the nation.  Your goal will be to read […]

– read the african creation myths attachment – read the Greek Myth (Theogony) attachment – read Hebraic Myth (Genesis) from online instructions Write a paper in which you discuss the similarities and differences between the creation myths that you will have in the attachment. the paper should discuss no less than three (3) similarities and no less than three (3) differences. obviously, a similarity or […]

Topic 1: The Language of Preservation 1. How many Secretary of the Interior’s Standards are there? Name one of the Standards? 2. What are the 5 R’s in preservation; name them? 1.2. 3. 4. 5. Topic 2: The History of Historic Preservation 1.How did the preservation movement start in America? 2.Name one of the most significant individuals in the history of Historic Preservation in America […]

39Monotheism and Mosaic Law / The Book of Exodus ing, I brought relief to their dilapidated housing, putting (thus) an end to their (main) complaints. Marduk, the great lord, was well pleased with my deeds apd sertffriendiy blessings to myself, Cyrus, the king who worshipshim, to Cambres, my son, the offspring of [my] loins, as well as to all my troops, and we all [poised] […]

Consumerism As you have learned in this section, there are several differences between socialist and capitalist economies. Among the most significant of these differences is the high level of consumerism that exists in capitalist countries. Americans, for example, spend 3 to 4 percent more of their time shopping than Europeans. This consumerism in the United States dates back several decades, when it reached new heights […]

In this class you are being introduced to the formal elements of visual expression as well as its content across cultures and time-periods. This paper is meant to be a personal expression of what you have learned in the first chapters we have studied (5-9). Find something personally relevant, (a passion, a major, career, etc) and apply what you have learned to that. Select 3-5 […]