how the population has changed in Texas and how it is projected to change in the future. In what ways might Texas’ politics change in the future based on its racial and ethnic makeup? Based on the population growth, urbanization and economic transformation of the last two decades, how might Texas change in the next two decades? Which areas will grow in population, and what might Texas’ government have to do to respond to that growth?
Category: Arts
The idealism of French landscape painting by Nicolas Poussin
Discuss the idealism of French landscape painting by Nicolas Poussin and Claude Lorrain during the Baroque period and compare two of their paintings. Discuss the similarities and differences in their work.
Memories And Creativity
As individuals attempt to recall memories from the past, they filter those memories through their present lives. Does this process then taint their memories? Remember to explain and cite educational sources to support the ideas within the post. 75-100 words only.
Question B
What is creativity? How would you define creativity in your everyday life? How would you operationally define it so you could conduct research? Would the definition of creativity differ depending on the type of creativity (e.g., music, literature, visual arts) or would there be a common definition? How could you define creativity consistently across cultures? Remember to explain and cite educational sources to support the ideas within the post. 75-100 words only.
Memories And Creativity
As individuals attempt to recall memories from the past, they filter those memories through their present lives. Does this process then taint their memories? Remember to explain and cite educational sources to support the ideas within the post. 75-100 words only.
Question B
What is creativity? How would you define creativity in your everyday life? How would you operationally define it so you could conduct research? Would the definition of creativity differ depending on the type of creativity (e.g., music, literature, visual arts) or would there be a common definition? How could you define creativity consistently across cultures? Remember to explain and cite educational sources to support the ideas within the post. 75-100 words only.
Video games
An essay about video games and here are instructions again : 1) Read for content/ organization
First paragraph
Is there a hook? (an interesting sentence to grab the reader’s attention)
Is there background information/context to set up the thesis?
The thesis very clearly takes a position on an issue
First 3 body paragraphs
Each body paragraph needs a clear topic sentence that states a distinct reason why the thesis is correct.
Each body paragraph needs evidence from sources (cited paraphrases/cites quotations). At least two per paragraph. Each piece of evidence needs an
explanation/analysis (don’t end the paragraph with a citation).
any quotations longer than 4 lines needs a block quote format
evidence should be introduced with some context (article title, author, type of source). If you use the author’s name in the sentence, you should use the full…
AFRIC Cobra Art movement.
There are many resources in this module that provide examples of art of activism. Please choose the ONE that interests you most from this module, OR if you know of another artist who would belong in this category, you can choose an artist on your own. Your response paper should be 3 paragraphs long and a minimum of 2 pages.
Paragraph 1: Describe this artist or artistic movement to someone who has never heard of it. I would like you to use only your own words in this paragraph.
Paragraph 2: Do some extra research on this artist or art movement. Use two reputable outside sources other than the one(s) on Canvas and not Wikipedia. Please do not simply copy and paste from the internet or simply copy a source you found. This assignment will go through the TurnItIn plagiarism detection program. Please cite your sources in your paper and on a Works Cited page (MLA style) at the end.
AFRIC Cobra Art movement.
There are many resources in this module that provide examples of art of activism. Please choose the ONE that interests you most from this module, OR if you know of another artist who would belong in this category, you can choose an artist on your own. Your response paper should be 3 paragraphs long and a minimum of 2 pages.
Paragraph 1: Describe this artist or artistic movement to someone who has never heard of it. I would like you to use only your own words in this paragraph.
Paragraph 2: Do some extra research on this artist or art movement. Use two reputable outside sources other than the one(s) on Canvas and not Wikipedia. Please do not simply copy and paste from the internet or simply copy a source you found. This assignment will go through the TurnItIn plagiarism detection program. Please cite your sources in your paper and on a Works Cited page (MLA style) at the end.
Five basic elements of the police mission
What are the five basic elements of the police mission? How do they complement or conflict with each other at various times? Which element do you believe to be the “most important” in the police mission?
Reconstruction The Second Civil War
Review and identify relevant information on the linked PBS American Experience site, Reconstruction The Second Civil War
White Men UniteLinks to an external site.
State by State: Reconstruction timelineDownload State by State: Reconstruction timeline
This link will direct you to the full transcript of the Wade-Davis Bill.Links to an external site. What does it suggest about the prevailing Reconstruction sentiments in Congress?
Read the section in Chapter 17 which discusses the Black Codes, and the linked site on the Black Codes.Links to an external site.
Read the linked document, a selection from The Ills of the South, Download The Ills of the South, written by Charles H. Okten, a Mississippi Baptist preacher, and schoolteacher, in which he describes conditions for Black Americans under the sharecropping and crop-lien system.
After you have completed your readings, post your response to ONE of the following questions:
Were the Black Codes another form of slavery?
Based on Okten’s statements, discuss how the sharecropping/crop lien system created a vicious cycle. Was this system simply another version of slavery? Why or why not.
Consider the following statement: “The persistence of racism in both the North and the South lay at the heart of Reconstruction’s failure.” Agree or disagree, and explain your position.
Profiling and Consent: Stops
Reflection on
Fagan, J. and Geller, A. (2020) Profiling and Consent: Stops, Searches and Seizures after Soto. Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law 71:1(16-57)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/2657
Skim sections III and IV (the math); Focus on section V.
In up to 3 pages (double-spaced), reflection papers should:
Identify the “big picture problem” that the paper addresses
Define the specific questions that the paper seeks to answer
Summarize the data and methods used
Summarize the author’s findings
Reflect on the analysis, findings and conclusions:
How convincing do you find the analysis?
If you’re skeptical, why?
Can the findings be generalized? To whom?
How should these findings inform policy and practice?