Because the Midterm is an assessment of the course objectives for the first four weeks, you may only use the required readings and all in Lessons (Lectures), including the linked resources there. No additional texts are permitted. There will be point reductions if you ignore this request. It means that you should carefully comb through the readings for the first four weeks to find facts that pertain to these questions. I am opening the Midterm earlier so that you can start reading and working on it. Please be sure to answer all three questions.
The required length is 4 double-spaced pages in 12 pt. font, not including the References. Make sure to use the Turabian Reference Style with in-text citations and include a Reference List at the end of your essay. Please write complete sentences and pay attention to your grammar and sentence structure.
Submit your finished essay as a word document in the Assignment window under the Midterm folder. Label it yourlastnam
Watch the PBS documentary Peril and Promise, episode 6:
LINK: https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-6-peril-and-promise/
Takes viewers through the past 30 years, with a second wave of Cubans arriving in Miami during the Mariel exodus and with hundreds of thousands Salvadorans, Nicaraguans and Guatemalans fleeing civil wars, death squads and unrest to go north into a new land transforming the United States along the way. (Links to an external site.)
Write a short essay response to Peril and Promise of at least 300 words:
Give a summary of the documentary: who? what? when? where?
Give your critical and personal reaction to the documentary.
Discuss the struggle for and against bilingualism in Miami and California. What were the main issues involved? Who were the main pro- and antagonists? Back up your argument with examples. (20%)
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Watch the PBS documentary Prejudice and Pride, episode 5:
LINK: https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-5-prejudice-and-pride/
Details the creation of the proud Chicano identity, as labor leaders organize farmworkers in California, and as activists push for better education opportunities for Latinos, the inclusion of Latino studies, and empowerment in the political process.
Write a short essay response to Prejudice and Pride of at least 300 words:
Give a summary of the movie: who? what? when? where?
Give your critical and personal reaction to the film.
Discuss what aspects of 20th century Latin American history are illustrated by the movie? What aspect of current events are illustrated? Back up your argument with examples. (20%)
"Do not forget to proofread your post for grammar, punctuation and verb agreement. Use the spell checker! (20%) "
Watch PBS Documentary The New Latinos, episode 4:
LINK: https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-4-new-latinos/
Highlights the swelling immigration from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic that stretches from the post-World War II years into the early 1960s as the new arrivals seek economic opportunities.
Write a short essay response to The New Latinos of at least 300 words:
Give a summary of the documentary, who what? when? where?
Give your critical and personal reaction to the film.
Discuss what aspects of 20th century Latin American studies are illustrated by the movie? What business did the Cap family start? What role did Cuban exiles play in the economic development of Miami? Back up your argument with examples. (20%)
"Do not forget to proof read your post for grammar, punctuation and verb agreement. Use the spell checker! (20%)"
Watch the PBS Documentary War and Peace, episode 3:
LINK:https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-3-war-and-peace/
Moves into the World War II years and those that follow, as Latino Americans serve their new country by the hundreds of thousands but still face discrimination and a fight for civil rights back in the United States.
Write a short essay response to War and Peace of at least 300 words:
Give a summary of episode 3, War and Peace: who? what? when? where?
Give your critical and personal reaction to the documentary.
Discuss who were some of the Hispanics who served in the war with distinction? What kinds of challenges did they face back home? Back up your argument with examples. (20%)
Do not forget to proofread your post for grammar, punctuation and verb agreement. Use the spell checker! (20%)
Watch PBS Documentary Episode 2, Empire of Dreams:
LINK: https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-2-empire-dreams/
Documents how the American population begins to be reshaped by the influx of people that began in 1880 and continues into the 1940s, as Cubans, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans begin arriving in the U.S. and start to build strong Latino-American communities in South Florida, Los Angeles and New York
Write a short essay response to PBS Documentary, Episode 2, Empire of Dreams of at least 300 words:
Give a summary of Episode 2: who? what? when? where?
Give your critical and personal reaction to the documentary.
Discuss what are some of the different aspects and circumstance of various Hispanic demographic groups seeking a new life in the United States? How do Cubans differ from Mexicans? What is the unique position of Puerto Ricans in terms of immigration to the United States? What role does U.S. labor markets and economics pl
Watch the PBS Documentary Foreigners in Their Own Land:
LINK: https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-1-foreigners-their-own-land/
Explores the period from 1565-1880, as the first Spanish explorers enter North America, the U.S. expands into territories in the Southwest that had been home to Native Americans and English and Spanish colonies, and as the Mexican-American War strips Mexico of half its territories by 1848.
Write a short essay: Foreigners in Their Own Land" of at least 300 words :
Give a summary of the documentary: who? what? when? where?
Give your critical (and personal) reaction to the documentary .
Discuss what aspects of Latin American and Caribbean studies are illustrated by the movie? What elements of Latin American culture are illustrated? How does the documentary present the importance of Latin Americans living in the United States? Back up your argument with examples (20%).
Search online for a news report about an artifact from the humanities involved in a religious controversy, and answer the following questions. Consider searching the religion section of CNN or similar sources.
1.Provide a link to the news story and write a short (1-2 paragraph) summary of each sides position
2.How do you think the controversy was impacted by each party's interpretation of this artifact?
Case study: relations between China and Japan in East China Sea regarding their dispute over the sovereignty of the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senkaku_Islands).
You have to develop an essay of up to 600 words in which you have to establish how Neorealism and Neoliberalism (separately) would analyse/explain this situation.
Very important: this is not an essay about China-Japan relations regarding this conflict, but this is a case study to see how you apply these IR theories to a real context (so please avoid just doing a summary about the IR theories: I will assess how you apply them ideas and concepts to the case study).
The Wikipedia link should be enough background information about the case study for you to apply both theories. That's not an essay that requires you to search for information but to apply the theories, so please don't invest too much time to do it (be practical!).
I ATTACHED MY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA.
CAN YOU PROVIDE A THESIS ONCE YOU READ THE BIBLIOGRAPHY PLEASE.
FOR THE INTRODUCTION, PARAGRAPH HAS TO BE AT LEAST HALF A PAGE.
I ALSO ATTACHED THE RESOURCES USED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
II. Outline and draft of Introduction
Using the knowledge you have gained from researching and preparing your annotated bibliography
on your topic, you will prepare a draft of your introduction and an outline of the body of your paper.
This part of the assignment will help you to formulate how you will support your argument (thesis
statement). In this type of paper, each and every paragraph should contribute to convincing your
reader that the argument you present in your thesis statement is correct. You will do this by
supporting each of your major points with evidence in the form of empirical studies of wild and
captive primates. Assignments should be typed an
