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Discuss the effects of globalization on economic

1) Describe power distance, individualism-collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, low context-high context dimensions. Explain if you agree with these categories? Do you think they are useful conceptual tools or do they oversimplify our perception of different cultures?

2) Compare ‘social identity theory’, ‘social categorization theory’ and ‘minimal group paradigm’ in terms of how each explains how identities are formed?

3) Discuss the different dimensions and root causes of intercultural conflict. What are the strategies to manage and resolve inter-cultural conflict? Apply these strategies to the protracted Arab-Israeli conflict. First discuss the causes of this conflict. Then explain how cultural competency can be built and conflict resolution strategies can be applied to overcome this protracted conflict.

4) Discuss the effects of globalization on economic, political and cultural environment and relationships. Make sure to refer to the article discussed in class.

Write an essay on painting of market town in netherlands

the European economy in the Middle Ages. Study this painting of a 15th century market town in the Netherlands. Think about how this painting reflects what life was like in the Late Middle Ages.

You will analyze the painting to complete this assessment activity. Your analysis will focus on discovering three parts of the painting that show evidence of change in Late Medieval European society and economy. Concentrate on the interactions between people and try to determine what activity is going on. How does this activity reflect the changes in European society or the economy that happened as guilds developed?

Steps:

1. Closely study the painting. Consider how it reflects the economic and social changes of the late medieval period in Europe.

2. Identify three distinct features or interactions you see in the painting that relate to what you learned in the lesson.

3. Explain how each feature or interaction represents an economic or social change in Europe during this period. Be thorough in your explanations. Use at least three complete sentences for each one.

4. Each of your three explanations must discuss a unique change reflected in the painting. They should not be the same or significantly similar to each other.

5. Each of your three explanations must use and explain at least one important term or idea from the lesson. Examples include the following:

o Artisan

o Merchant

o Guild

o Wealth

o Crusades

o Money system

o Division of labor

o Usury

o Urbanization

o Middle class

6. Check your work for completeness, clear organization, grammar, and spelling before submitting to your instructor.

Role that china played in the development of korea

How does the role that China played in the development of Korea, Vietnam, and Japan compare to the role played by Greece and Rome in the Mediterranean basin, and that played by Byzantium in eastern Europe and Russia?

Explain art historian who has experienced periods firsthand

Read the following scenario: You are the world-renowned art historian and author with ability to time travel to any period of history. For your new book, you travel to three periods of choice to gain firsthand account of culture and arts of that time. Your book is collection of your analyses of artworks based on firsthand experience in those periods and cultures. While you are time traveling, you choose one work of art from each period to examine in your new book.

Write in the first-person point of view of art historian who has experienced periods firsthand. Explain the following points in your analyses:

Art form (visual art, architecture, literature, or music)

Objectie of the piece

Individual or group responsible for paying for or commissioning piece

How piece was made

Meaning of the work and what it expresses or reveals about its creaton

Aspects of civilization and its cultural development that piece represents

Contrast the militancy of islam and christianity

Students will be asked to provide responses of at least three paragraphs each to four questions that the instructor will choose from the following list:

1. How did Augustus Caesar achieve supremacy and what did his subsequent regime indicate about the nature of power in Rome?

2. Compare and contrast the militancy of Islam and Christianity during the period from 600-1000. Be sure to refer to, among other things, Pope Urban II’s call for a Crusade at the end of the eleventh century.

3. Was the reign of Emperor Charles V successful?

4. Why did the Thirty Years’ War happen, and who were its principal winners and losers?

Explain important things about us history

Write down the two or three most important things you have learned about U.S. history which were new to you? What did you learn about U.S. history which surprised you pleasantly? What did you learn about U.S. history which surprised you unpleasantly or disappointed you? How do you believe course has benefitted? If your answer is “not at all” why do you believe that?

Discuss or debate the importance of constantine the great

Discuss or debate the importance of Constantine the Great to western civilization. Was Constantine wise when he split the Roman Empire apart after building Constantinople? Use of a minimum of 2 total separate sources required for initial posts and appropriate use of sources in all other posts -you are permitted to use your assigned text(s) as one of the 2 minimum sources The use of primary or secondary Scholarly Sources-no other resources are permitted.

History and literature of race relations in america

Read entire assignment, essay must include from three of the required readings and the question asked highlighted

Required Readings

The Dispossession of Native Americans:

Howard Zinn:A People’s History of the United States, Chapter 1: Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress (1980/2005)
Slavery:

Howard Zinn:A People’s History of the United States, Chapter 2: Drawing the Color Line (1980/2005)

Frederick Douglass: Selections from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845)

Read these chapters: 1, 2, 4, and 7

“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” (July 5, 1852)

Robert Hayden: “Runagate Runagate” [note: the speaker in this poem is a runaway slave]

Confronting Segregation and Its Legacy:

Langston Hughes: “I, Too, Sing America” (1932)

“Harlem” (“What happens to a dream deferred?” (1951)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (1963)

Dudley Randall: “Ballad of Birmingham” (1969)

Malcolm X: “The Ballot or the Bullet” [full audio and text of the speech delivered on April 12, 1964, in Detroit, Michigan]

Shelby Steele: “The Double Bind of Race and Guilt” (2001)

Compose a brief essay of at least 400 words but no more than 600 words (not including your references list) on the following topic, referring to and critiquing relevant ideas from at least three of the above readings as you develop your thoughts:In a conversation, a friend says to you that the reading of the history and literature of race relations in America is no longer necessary since everyone enjoys equal rights and opportunities today. Having immersed yourself in this history and literature this week, would you agree or disagree with your friend, and why?

Write in essay form (that is, in paragraphs, not in bullet points). Write in Arial font, size 14 (chosen from the drop-down menus on the create thread box in the Discussion Board forum), unless otherwise directed by your instructor.

1. Always name the author whose ideas you are discussing (use the author’s full name the first time you refer to him/her; after that, identify authors by their last names).

2. Provide in-text citations for all ideas, opinions, and facts derived from the course readings, whether you simply refer to them, paraphrase them (put them entirely into your own words), or quote them. Place the in-text citation at the end of your sentence but before the period that ends your sentence. The in-text citation should give the author’s last name (unless you’ve used it already in your sentence), the year of publication (if known), and the appropriate page number(s) from the reading (if page numbers are used in the online text of the essay). Do not use the title of the reading unless it does not have an author).

Here’s an example of a citation for the Thomas Paine reading: (Paine, 1776).

4. Provide a References list at the end of your essay that includes bibliographic references for every reading cited in your essay.

Note: Your references list does not count toward your minimum word count.

Center the word References (do not underline it, place it in quotation marks, or place it in bold or larger size font).

Present your references, listed alphabetically by author’s last name.

Follow APA formatting guidelines for your list.

Create a powerpoint on a day in the life of colonial america

Create a PowerPoint on A Day in the Life of Colonial America.

Create an advertisement! Using Microsoft PowerPoint you will create an attractive and informational commercial which encourages people to come to the colony that you choose to work on. Your advertisement must include all of the aspects mentioned in the “List of Ingredients” outlined later in this sheet. Background music is optional, but would be a nice touch. Definitely would like the music!

Middle Colony – Deleware!

When you walk into class on Tuesday November 26th you must have your completed projects ready to go. That means that BEFORE then you will need to print it, save it on a thumb/flash drive, color it, practice your presentation, and anything else that you need to do to be sure that you are ready to present it to your class on TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26.

“List of Ingredients”

To receive full credit on your project ALL of the following ingredients must be in your final “recipe”. Rubrics for the various projects can be accessed on the class page.

1. Name of Colony

2. Year (must be between 1650 and 1750)

3. 5 geographic features

4. Impact or importance of religion (mention the correct religion(s) for your colony)

5. System of government

6. Role of men

7. Role of women

8. Fashions for men, women and children

9. Style of home (architectural design)

10. Population

11. Industry (how they make money).

Imperialist policies and goals of the western powers

After viewing the film Blood and Oil, describe and analyze in three(3) to four (4) double spaced pages, the imperialist policies and goals of the Western powers in the Middle East during and following World War 1, and then explain how these policies and goals established the foundation of many of the conflicts affecting the region today. Include in your discussion specific references to the key individuals, groups, places, events, and issues featured in this study.

Any research used needs a works cited page, citing sources in M.L.A format.