As Jared Diamond explains, much of his motivation to write Guns, Germs, and Steel emerged from a question posed to him by Yali, a New Guinean politician. Yali asked Diamond, Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people had little cargo of our own? (Diamond 1997:14). How does Diamond answer this?

There are 2 parts for this assignment.
First part, I want you to comment about what you enjoyed (or didn't understand about the reading) from Amy_Mobilities at Gunpoint The Geographies of Im mobility of Transgender Sex Workers in Colombia.pdf & Robinson _ COTTS_Ch6.pdf. You don't need to discuss all readings.

Second part,
I want you to comment about what you enjoyed (or didn't understand about the reading) from Lopez-Aguado Intro .pdf & Gilmore_Golden Gulag.pdf. You don't need to discuss all readings.

For both part, you don't need to mention all readings  but i want you to be subjective. your response should be based on your opinion.

I want you to spare the equal amount for both parts.
I've attached the examples so i want you to follow the structure.

Topic is from personal story begin as a family in China when I find the plastic how much impact on the environment after began to pay attention to the delivery from home online every day, almost all plugging material packing from filling to the tape, then right now online shopping is very popular in China, but there is no company pay attention to environmental protection in the packing... Extend the plastic problem in China, where all the plastics have goneand how it impact the world, at the end give the solution.

Please follow the outline structure, write a short essay on plastic effect on the ocean.
Please use the articles that I have attached, additional articles are welcome. Please highlight the impact on the ecosystem (food chain, marine species, water circulation..), how they interact with each other, and what negative impact will have. Examples and evidence support is needed.

Formulate an organized, clearly worded, and succinct essay that substantively covers all discussion points stated for your chosen topic. Because your essay will be scored on the degree to which you meet these standards, there is no set minimum word requirement. However, there is a set maximum word requirement confine your essay to 500 words. Remember that we are all reading each others essays, and one that is succinctly written is more likely to be read and responded to, thus furthering our discussion on that topic.
Include at least one graphic, video, or image that visually adds to some aspect of your essay - as they say, pictures are worth 1000 words!

Create a 5-6 minute presentation with 3 PowerPoint slides and a written narrative. You will spend about 1-2 minutes discussing each slide:

SLIDE 1:
Topic: What is your relationship to the people you are matching?

1. Read: Teo, T. (2010). What is epistemological violence in the empirical social sciences? Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 4(5), 295303 (attached)

2. PowerPoint:
a. Include a snapshot of the map you created in Part I
b. Concisely address the following questions (only 1-2 bullet points for each prompt):
-- What is epistemological violence?
-- What is an example of epistemological violence used in the article?
-- How does the map you created for this assignment have the potential for epistemological violence? Towards who?

3. Narrative:
a. Expound on the following questions. Be specific and cite examples.
-- What is epistemological violence?
-- What is an example of epistemological violence used in the articl

1. Download Tableau Public (it works on all operating systems): https://public.tableau.com/en-us/s/

2. Download Excel spreadsheet with data showing the origin locations of folks who moved to Brooklyn in the last 5 years (attached)

3. Watch: Tutorial on how to make the map in Tableau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khzat8kaEjI&feature=youtu.be

4. Create the map in Tableau Public

5. Submit the link to the finished map (this is the logical endpoint of the videos)

1. Read: A model minority: India's Diaspora (attached)

2. Read: H1-B Visas - Who should apply - how to apply: https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations-dod-cooperative-research-and-development-project-workers-and-fashion

3. Explore: Immigration Roadmap - Find your way to a Green Card: https://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart-roadmap-to-green-card.pdf

4. Read: The Other One Percent - Indians In America (attached)

5. Please write a short essay that addresses the following questions:

Part I (it should be between 250-500 words):
a. What is the H1-B visa?

b. How do you apply for it?

c. Why do you think the H1-B visa has recently become under attack?

d. What group(s) has been advantaged by the H1-B visa?

e. Please choose a different visa from this website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/all-visa-categori

1. Read: Conclusion to Foner's Book on Immigration (Attached)

2. Read: NCSL: Snapshot of U.S. Immigration 2017: https://www.ncsl.org/research/immigration/snapshot-of-u-s-immigration-2017.aspx

3. Read: What is Critical Thinking?: https://philosophy.hku.hk/think/critical/ct.php

4. Please create a photo/data essay of some of the major themes in the course:

I. You should collect 10 to 15 snips of photos/charts/graphs/maps that reflect current trends in immigration.

II. Each picture should have a caption

III. Write 500-750 words narrating them. Please address the following questions:

1. Why are these pictures/charts/graphs/maps meaningful to you? Why did you choose them?

2. What themes in the course do they engage with? Please be specific about the weeks/assignments/learning goals? (i.e. push & pull factors, migration theories, measuring migration: census)

3. How does your story reflect changes that occurred over time in

A number of the films that we have watched this term have focused on personal action, such as adopting a largely plant-based diet or becoming a minimalist, as a way of addressing the climate crisis. This week we will approach this as a political issue by considering the most sweeping legislation ever proposed in the U.S. to address the climate crisis: the Green New Deal.
Although Joe Bidens climate proposals differ from the Green New Deal, it is still important to consider just what sort of actions would be required to mitigate the climate crisis as well as to consider the political resistance that this proposal received.
Please watch The Green New Deal, explained, and Why you still dont understand the Green New Deal, which are both short VOX videos, as well as A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. All are on YouTube.
Write a comment about those videos.