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Write an expository essay on Parent’s Foul Means.
An expository essay is writing that explains. You can write a descriptive essay that describes the topic. Or you can write an essay that identifies or acknowledges a problem and offers a solution. Imagine a reader who has not read Parent. How would you you explain his work? Be sure to document your work. You must engage at least four of the chapters we read.
Andy Warhol famously said, Art is anything you can get away with. What do you think that he meant by that statement? Using Warhols Campbells Soup Cans (29.15) or another example, discuss the impact of Warhols work on contemporary art. How could this work be interpreted as a social statement?
Essay about Religion during the Aztec times.
Essay about The economic effect of the Bracero Program.
View the video, Native American Code Talkers.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po9vUB0vV74
2. After reading the text and watching the video, answer the following questions (1.5 – 2 pages):
How did the participation of Native Americans in WWII change the identity of Native Americans and how they saw themselves, their history, and their culture?
Describe how the general public viewed Native Americans and how this changed due to their participation in the war?
JK Rowling has just published a book for adults after the hugely successful Harry Potter series. In what ways do you think that writing for children is different to writing for adults?
Write essay on the auto biography of benjamin franklin
Finish the line President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his speech addressing the attack on Pearl Harbor: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941…”
Lethal Gift of Livestock
Part 1
Include a paragraph discussing the expertise of Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. Google his name to learn about his background and credentials. This part is worth 5 points.
Things to think of:
Does he teach? If so, where?
What does he specialize in?
What are his interests?
What is his educational background?
Part 2
Summarize the main points addressed in chapter 11, “The Lethal Gift of Livestock” (include examples from the entire chapter, not just a few pages). In your closing paragraph, include a few sentences of what you found most interesting in the chapter. Include at least 2 pages. Include in-text citations. This part is worth 20 points.
As a reminder:
Someone who is aiming for a C is writing 2 pages.
Someone who is aiming for a B or higher is writing more than 2 pages (2 and a half pages or more).
Someone who writes less than 2 pages automatically drops to a D or lower.
Part 3
After watching Guns, Germs, and Steel, Episodes 1 – 3, do you agree or disagree with Jared Diamond that the roots of inequality lie within the geography of the land? Why or why not? (You may agree, disagree, or both). Include at least 2 pages to answer this question. Support your response with examples from the assigned films and reading. Include in-text citations. This part is worth 20 points.
As a reminder:
Someone who is aiming for a C is writing 2 pages.
Someone who is aiming for a B or higher is writing more than 2 pages (2 and a half pages or more).
Someone who writes less than 2 pages automatically drops to a D or lower.
1 – How did instrumental music develop during the Baroque era? Discuss 3 baroque composers that contributed to this development and how they contributed. Include 1 piece from each composer that we have discussed in class, from the textbook, or from the Powerpoint only. Do not use other pieces.
2 – Discuss the origins of opera during the Baroque era. What influenced them and how did it start? Give 3 examples of song styles or singing styles used in these operas during this time (use only examples that were discussed in the lecture, book or PPT) and explain what kind of style it is and how those examples are different from one another.