In 1-2 well-developed and well-detailed paragraphs, discuss one of the topics listed below. After you have posted your discussion, make sure you reply to or comment on at least TWO of your classmates’ posts. Each response should be detailed: a comment such as “good post” or “I don’t agree” is not developed; why is it good or why don’t you agree? Feel free to […]

Choose a leitmotif from The Lord of the Rings. In a 2-page paper, describe how it sounds, and identify three places you hear it in the film. Write about why you think Howard Shore decided to insert the leitmotif in those places and how the music interacts with the images on screen. Some Rubric (2) Some Rubric (2) CriteriaRatingsPts 1. This criterion is linked to […]

  MCY131 students are required to view on Youtube (or other platform) one musical performance and write a three – to- five page response to the concert using the information and terminology you have learned in our class. This assignment should be typed and submitted through Blackboard. It is due on or before Friday, May 1st (last day of remote class).  Your chosen concert should […]

  Part 1:  Choose one chapter in Julia Alvarez’s novel How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and write a 2- to 2½-page essay that interprets its meaning, paying special attention to issues of diversity, marginalization or oppression relevant to our class:  e.g., the experience of women and girls in a sexist or patriarchal society, economic inequality or class oppression, racism, the experience of immigrants […]

Please write a response with 1-2 sentences for 2 following discussions: 1.  Troy explains vividly of many stories throughout the play that have had a  impact on his life whether it be exaggerated or not, it still effected  him to a length. He explains in act 1 of the impact that white’s only  being to drive the trucks had on him. He goes on to […]

choose two mythological narratives that we have examined so far in this course, or that you are otherwise personally familiar with. The two myths that you choose should have one or more elements in common, possibly including (but not limited to): Overarching story (e.g., creation, flood) or story elements (e.g., descent into the underworld, establishment of divine rulership, rapture of mortals by gods, divine disguise) […]

Going into Week 2, I want to mention that, while postcolonial theory was developed in the 20th century, that doesn’t at all mean that it can only be applicable to 20th- or 21st-century writings. Of course The Epic of Gilgamesh isn’t about European colonization, but part of the core of postcolonial theory is the idea that people draw the boundaries of their identities (personal, societal, […]

   This week’s reading centered around how Big Data analytics can be used with Smart Cities. This is exciting and can provide many benefits to individuals as well as organizations. For this week’s research assignment, you are to search the Internet for other uses of Big Data in RADICAL platforms. Please pick an organization or two and discuss the usage of big data in RADICAL […]

   Compose a 750 to 1250 word essay in MLA format using this Identify one or more of the dominant themes in Oedipus the King and Othello. Construct an argument about how the relationship between two of the play’s characters allows for development of the theme(s). Successfully completing this assignment will involve constructing an overall thesis for your essay that addresses one of the prompts […]

Learning Resources   Required Resources Note: To open PDF documents, you will need the Adobe® Reader® software (available as a free download at: http://get.adobe.com/reader/).   Course Text: Berns, R. M. (2013). Child, family, school, community: Socialization and support (9th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth. Chapter 1, “Ecology of the Child” (pp. 3–31) Chapter 2, “Ecology of Socialization” (pp. 33–69)   Resources for Action Plan 1   […]