Rubric: Online Discussions: 10%    Assignments: 20%              Essays: 30%   Mid Semester Examination: 20%                    Final Examination: 20% Grading details (lettered grades will be awarded reflecting the percentages indicated below):  Assignments (4)(5 % each):20%(representing 20% of the total grade ); Essays (2):15 % each (representing 30% of the total grade); Examinations (2): 20% each(40% of the total grade)(mid-semester-20% of the total grade),(final examination-20% of the […]

◦ Explain the different functions that the U.S. Congress performs as discussed in the film. The Founding Fathers of this country intended for the Legislative Branch to be the most powerful branch of the government because they had an intrinsic mistrust of anything resembling the monarchy and fought hard to dissociate themselves from it. Congress is fabricated with politicians who directly represent the citizens of […]

   Introduction : A great deal of our study of “State and Local Government” deals with the relationship between the central (federal) government and the states. However, local government is considered to be the most basic of government  units, in that it is the closest, both in terms of proximity and emphasis, to its  citizens. Many of the issues debated and decisions made by these […]

Purpose of Assignment The third program learning outcome (PLO) for the Communication Studies major at San Francisco State is that its majors can apply course content to personal, professional, and community contexts. This essay allows you to explain what “application” means in the context of the Communication Studies major and how you applied specific course content within the major.  Requirements Write a 4.5 to 5 […]

Your research paper is a critical analysis paper that substantively documents particular issue, topic or person of interest as it pertains to Afro-Latinx discussions in class. Your work will consist of a six- page minimum paper with references and end note pages after page 6, which will demonstrate original research on an Afro-Latinx topic or area of study of your choice and interest. This is […]

course materials: Textbook David L. Paletz, Diana Owen, and Timothy E. Cook’s American Government and Politics in the Information Age, v. 3.0 A.  Current Issues: Asylum, Caravans and the Southern Border Border Crisis: 1. Watch: “https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/separated-children-at-the-border/(Peabody award winning documentary by Frontline July 2018) Background:https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/border-record-apprehensions-month-migrants-trump?bfsource=relatedmanual.Migrant Caravan: What is it and Why does it Matter? (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45951782) (BBC News Nov. 2018) A Record Number of Migrant Families are Showing […]

writing two different essays and each for 300 words. 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 […]

 -Need it by Friday at 11 pm in Pacific Time Zone Watch the video at The Red Tape Diaries, and review your text, and answer the questions below. After completing the questions, you will be posting your responses as your initial discussion post. This initial post is due no later than Friday at 11:59pm.  Students may NOT edit initial posts once posted.  Discussion scores will be based on the […]

  Write a three to four (3-4) page paper that answers the following three (3) items using headers to separate each item: Discuss either two (2) civil liberties or two (2) civil rights  events. One event must be from within the last two years, and the other  may be from the past. Select events that have influenced a sense of  social responsibility in the American […]

Explain the different functions that the U.S. Congress performs as discussed in the film. There are many functions performed by the United States Congress. One of the most important functions is their lawmaking abilities. According to the video, “The Constitution makes Congress the first branch and reserves to it the national Law-Making power.” (Cook, 2007) The laws that govern U.S. Citizens can be one of […]