sociology
Desire in devotional traditions.
Choose a concept we’ve discussed in class, and compare different approaches using two or more primary texts. What do you think changed and why? For example: caste [varna/jati] and its depictions; gender norms; sacrifice and violence; ideas of dharma; conceptions of the soul; desire in devotional traditions.
A culture’s values, beliefs, and understanding of the world.
Reflect on the epics that we have looked at in this class and how those narratives reflect a culture’s values, beliefs, and understanding of the world. Choose a passage from one of the epics we’ve learned about and discuss what beliefs and worldviews this might be demonstrating. Is the idea you’ve identified something current (and …
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“Mexico will poison us”
What did Emerson mean by “Mexico will poison us”? Was he right? Why or why not?
Race was the key to the history of nations and the rise and fall of empires.
John O’Sullivan declared that race was the key to the history of nations and the rise and fall of empires. How accurate do you think that statement was? Why?
Immigration and Citizenship: Presentation
This week, we focus on the controversial topic of immigration and citizenship. As you learned there have been several distinct waves of immigration in U.S. history, beginning with the conquest of Native Americans by Europeans. From 1840 to 1860, 4 million immigrants entered the United States mainly from northwestern Europe, followed by …
Establishing an effective Asian policy
Why was establishing an effective Asian policy much more difficult than creating a similar kind of stability in Europe? Analyze America’s wartime China policy. Why did Chiang Kai-shek fall? Why was the United States unable to capitalize on the traditional antipathy between China and Russia?
The success of Racial Reconstruction
The success of Racial Reconstruction would lay a foundation of racial equality that continues to benefit the modern day US
The Mesopotamian empires
Study each of the Mesopotamian empires further. Determine at least three categories that would help you describe each of the empires. Draw a conceptual map that would include the categories and explain how the category was exemplified in each empire.
Reflective narratives
Students are required to submit weekly reflective narratives throughout the course that will culminate in a final, course-long reflective journal due in Topic 10. The narratives help students integrate leadership and inquiry into current practice. This reflection journal also allows students to outline what they have discovered about their professional practice, personal strengths and weaknesses, …
