400-450 words discussion essay about the Odyssey. (How do you see this theme of identity expressed in the Odyssey? Choose two episodes* from the story and explain how they connect with this theme. (You can discuss Odysseus, Penelope, or Telemachus.) What tension or conflict exists within and between these identities? And how do you relate on personal level with these ideas of identity?)
Must create a NEWSLETTER
Imagine that you work for a family health organization. You have been asked to create a newsletter to hand out to expecting parents. The newsletter should consist of 500-750 words that will inform parents of issues related to prenatal development and infancy. In the newsletter, include the following:
List critical periods of prenatal development.
List teratogens that could impact prenatal development.
List and describe ways to have a healthy pregnancy and to reduce prenatal risks.
Describe infant risks and how to minimize those risks (e.g., SIDS, injury).
Address attachment issues during infancy.
Provide tips for fostering healthy development in the three areas of infant development.
Use two to four scholarly resources to support your information.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Submit an outline of Final Project Part A (Interview Preparation). In this outline, you will begin to define anthropology and its subfields, consider the
anthropological perspective, and write down points about how history influences current issues. This will help you start to think from an anthropological
perspective early in the term. It will also help you identify any areas of anthropology that you find difficult to articulate. Be sure to think of some examples you
could use in your final submission for Part A. You must write in full sentences in your outline, and you should aim to address each critical element listed below in
at least two sentences each. You may use the Final Project Part A Milestone One Template document as a framework for your submission.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in your outline:
I. Defining Anthropology: What is anthropology? Here you will separate the different anthropology subfields you have
This course component requires that you write a 6-8 page paper (excluding title and reference pages) examining a particular aspect of international criminal organizations (e.g., appropriate case studies, comparative international perspectives, a meta-analysis of the extant literature, a new method, technology, or emerging challenge, etc.). Select an aspect that interests you from the course to write the paper.
Requirements
A) 6-8 pages (excluding title, abstract, and references pages);
B) A total of at least seven distinct (largely peer-reviewed) sources used and properly cited and referenced;
C) APA (most current edition) format and style throughout;
D) Paper organized using 5-7 headings (i.e., Introduction, Conclusion or Recommendations, and the 3-4 main aspects of your research).
The grading criteria is based on the below APUS criteria for written assignments.
Content (50%), i.e., essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the r
Senator Daniel Moynihan, once said, "everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not his own fact." This project aims at helping students understand viewpoints and biases in news coverage of global events. It will also help apply the skills so developed in analyzing the fake news/alternative facts.
In this paper students will analyze a global news headline from a major international news event, problem or political issue outside of US, (from last 5 years) from four different perspectives/sources.
An international wire service (eg. CNN, Associated Press, Reuters, BBC etc.)
A correspondent from a major US daily (eg. NYT, WSJ, USA Today)
A correspondent/newspaper in the country in which the event problem or the issue occurred. (eg. Al Jazeera, Dawn, Times of India, El Colombiana)
A correspondent/newspaper in a third country besides US and the one involved. (eg. The Mail and Guardian- South Africa)
Instructions:
Explain why you chose this news headline. Outline
First assignment (for 400 words):
Describe the tool, what it was made out of, and where it was found. Identify the stone tool tradition to which it belongs and the species that used this type of tool. Describe the focal specimen from the genus Homo, its species name and other identifying information, where it was found, year of discovery, discoverer(s), and age. Compare and contrast it with the same bone or collection bones in Homo sapiens using terminology.
-- My unique specimen: Fire-Altered Stone Tools ( https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/oh-8 ) for 200 words,
--My unique genus Homo bone that need to make some comparision with Homo Spiens: OH 8( https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/behavior/hearths-shelters/fire-altered-stone-tools ) for 200 words.
You can see the example of this first assignment in the attached file.
Main Sources:
- https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/oh-8
- https://humanorigin
1. Section on the interview (200-300 words suggested):
* Background on your subject and why you chose her
* How you developed your questions
* How the interview was conducted (where/when/what format)
* What did you learn that you didnt know about your subject?
* What surprised you?
* Was the process easy/difficult? Did she answer the questions you wanted to ask?
2. Analysis of the interview (700-1000 words suggested):
* Direct quotes from the interview itself to support your claims about your subject; think about which answers she gave would be most interesting to an audience interested in Womens Studies scholarship
* Direct quotes from learning resources (course modules, articles, powerpoints, other documents) to relate the topics and answers in the interview to Womens Studies topics. To select these, you might consider which passages from the
Research Essay
Word Count: 2100-2300 words
Task
Write a formal essay discussing ONE of the following questions:
1. Discuss and evaluate the relevance today of the different conceptions of media audiences with reference to a specific medium or communication technology.
2. Discuss the relationship between identity, agency and media consumption.
Indicate clearly at the start of your essay which question you are attempting.
Present your discussion as an engagement with the key debates presented in the readings for this unit. This means identifying if there are competing ideas or positions and giving adequate representation of views that challenge your position (and/or challenge common- sense or widely accepted views). You do not need to argue in support of any particular position, but if you do, you should support that argument with an engagement with the strongest counter-arguments to your positions. Draw on the
Instructions
Task: Identify a news article that discusses a current event or social issue that relates to your field of study. Follow the instructions below to explain the issue, provide an additional example of the issue, connect the issue to your field of study, and pose questions about the issue. See an example of the assignment attached on the uploaded materials.
Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment
As you complete the tasks required for this assignment, you will be working toward several of the course outcomes:
Begin the writing process by exploring a topic
Compose paragraphs that explain an event or issue
Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing
Identify a recent and reliable news source and provide APA documentation
Formatting your assignment
Incorporate these elements of APA style:
Use one-inch margins.
Double space.
Use an easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.
Instructions
Task: Identify a news article that discusses a current event or social issue that relates to your field of study. Follow the instructions below to explain the issue, provide an additional example of the issue, connect the issue to your field of study, and pose questions about the issue. See an example of the assignment attached on the uploaded materials.
Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment
As you complete the tasks required for this assignment, you will be working toward several of the course outcomes:
Begin the writing process by exploring a topic
Compose paragraphs that explain an event or issue
Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing
Identify a recent and reliable news source and provide APA documentation
Formatting your assignment
Incorporate these elements of APA style:
Use one-inch margins.
Double space.
Use an easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.
