write a summary about session 26 and 27's video and article. the summary would included with basic summary(main points) of all these content and criticism and one question. the video link of each session are as following
(i also attached a model summary from a former student of this class but summarized different articles )
Session 26
In this session we will discuss the role of the arts in preparing the ground for political rebellion. Before the session I am asking you to watch the video on how the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin and read the piece by Elena Kornetchuk (uploaded below)

Reading: Elena Kornetchuk, "Soviet Art under Governmental Control."

Additional source: https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/sites/daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/files/davis_center_art_in_context_module.pdf

video link
https://www.thirteen.org/beatles/video/video-watch-how-the-beatles-rocked-the-kremlin/





Session 27 (April 28): Secular rituals. The role of r

Harold Cruse:
The Integrationist Ethic as a Basis for Scholarly Endeavors
Competency Worksheet #4

Discuss how Harold Cruse defines and/or understands each of the 8 categories below in his essay, The Integrationist Ethic as a Basis for Scholarly Endeavors. Provide quotations and examples from his work to support your responses to each question.

1. Democratic Ethnic Pluralism
Lack of diversity our society have in religion, ethnicity, education, etc
This failure demands that another set of cultural and political values be extended into our society to fill the void.
For example Cruse belief that both black and white have once supported the ideal of the American creed and fail.

2. Anglo-Saxon Political Ideology (racism, Americanism, industrialism, nullification of competing subcultures)

A group of whites

3. Black Philosophy Black Cultural Nationalism

4. Protestant Ethic

Hard work

5. WASP Cultural Nationalism (Cul

3 page reflection on your thoughts about the lecture and how it relates to other material we have engaged in this course.
Our W.E.B. DuBois Distinguished Lecture Series is usually held in the Spring.  Given the realities of COVID19, the Africana Studies Department has opted to use an alternative format to deliver this lecture focused on our theme for the year: The History and Future of Black Los Angeles.  Please see the link included to view and listen to the lecture.
The Speaker
Our speaker is Mr. Lawrence Ross, the author of the LA Times Bestseller, The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities as well as Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America's Campuses.  Mr. Ross has written seven books, lectures across the country and is also co-founder of The Metaphor Club, the largest Black creative co-working space in California.
The Talk
South Central to South LA: Past, Present, and Future  is a lecture a

Describe the central political ideology discussed in each article.

Identify one national and one international policy affected by one of the political ideologies discussed.

Assess which political ideology discussed is the most accurate in describing todays world.

Sources:
    Kotkin, S. (2018). Realist World: The Players Change, but the Game Remains. Foreign Affairs, 97(4), 1015.

Varghese, R. (2018). Marxist World: What Did You Expect from Capitalism? Foreign Affairs, 97(4), 3442.

Historians and scholars of American society observe a redefinition of the American Dream after WWII--one that placed home ownership at its center.  In the post-War era, owning a home, suburbanization and consumerism drove the economy, built a new (and mostly white) middle-class AND became the new markers of the American "way of life." 

In a five page double spaced essay, discuss how race shaped access (or lack of access) to this new Dream.  Make sure to discuss post-War social developments and the role of federal policies in the  EXPANSION of racial inequality by the end of the twentieth century.  (In other words, why did whites benefit in this era and people of color did not; What does race have to do with access and lack of access to this newly defined Dream?)

Make sure to support your thesis and paragraph topics with evidence from course materials.  Cite scholarship, statistical evidence and primary source material as evidence and make su

Please follow the research paper prompt 10 sources must be used i have all the sources with their references too i will upload them too. use cite chapter 1 and 2 once in the paper please and the 8 other sources are in the sources folder. one of the sources in a notepad file called "buhari website" it contains a website link "newsletter" also use that in the paper please thanks. Please don't use any complex words my english isn't really good its my second language. Please only use the sources i provided and use all 10 of them thanks. If there are any questions please ask me. also the position essay is the essay that i did earlier in the year it could help you with this paper but please dont copy anything into it. thanks IMG 117-125 are chapter 1. IMG 126-133 is chapter 2.

provide a one-page outline and list of the references. The length of
this assignment is two pages in total , The outline should  specify the key issue that will be the Israel's border, and if relevant, the time-period or the specific area of cooperation or conflict or global challenge. In addition, the outline could already contain information about the introduction (background). This background information has to be directly connected to the key topic of the presentation and relevant for the understanding of the rest of the presentation.
As it is an outline,, use bullet points to indicate the main ideas to be discussed in that section. The list of references must contain relevant academic texts (e.g., journal article, expert organizations report, or book chapters), besides relevant and reliable websites. The list of references must be written using the APA style

Please use first person to answer these 2 questions:


Question 1:
What is the nature of man? Is man fundamentally good or fundamentally evil?

Please answer the following questions representing Zhu Xi's Rational School of Neo-Confucianism.
(in other words, answer in the first person, e.g., "I,Zhu Xi, believe"....).


Question 2:
What is your prescription for solving this problem in the political realm?
(This question is also representing Zhu Xi's Rational School of Neo-Confucianism. )



Also,
Remember, that your answer to Questions 1 and 2 should provide your "noble lie" or "myth" that legitimates the ideal political system that you are advocating in response to this question.

Write a 1100 to 1500 page essay on this question:

In the government system of France, does the executive branch of the government have more power than than the legislative branch?


How to write the essays :

1.      Write an introduction to explain the relevance of the subject (why it is important, why answering the leading questions may present difficulties)
2.      Write 3 chapters:
Chapter 1 the thesis: present your basic opinion, your general view on the subject; provide some arguments
Chapter 2 the anti-thesis: identify any possible views that could criticize what you explained in the previous chapter; anticipate how someone would disagree with you and imagine what arguments your opponent could bring against the view you expressed
Chapter 3 the synthesis: compare the evidence and the arguments presented in chapters 1 and 2. If you wish to maintain the view you expressed in chapter 1, present counter-arguments aga

5 short answer identifications will come from the list of terms below.
You must not only define the term but also explain its significance in the context of this class. Explaining the significance of the term will account for the majority of points so make sure you dont just define the term!

Will give you reading section of what to put for each term

NO CITATIONS NEEDED. will send example