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Cause they all die. Cause Othello dies. Cause everyone is sad and they all die. Death doesn’t make something tragic…2) Shakespeare demonstrates a sense of Humanity, and Justice in most all of his plays… except for this one it seems. It is also hard to watch this play and keep in mind what the concept of “Race” was in Shakespeare’s time. Scholars say about Othello:”The play is unique in featuring a Muslim black man as the main protagonist, thus making the work highly relevant in response to the Elizabethan era’s racial policies towards the Moors. Although blacks were not yet regarded as slaves during that time, they had been recently deported after having just been granted diplomatic rights by Queen Elizabeth in 1601. This was due largely to fears of overpopulation, and despite the slave trade not yet being established, the black race was considered inferior during the writing of “Othello.” For this reason, “Othello” is considered a groundbreaking cultural work for its time, as a black Moor is depicted as a civilized, noble, Christian protagonist, which forced its audiences to reconsider racial status during the early 16th century.”https://www.reference.com/art-literature/did-shakespeare-write-othello-f1fa59fdd93f1aabThat being said… Why do you think Shakespeare wrote this play? Was he standing up for a different race? Was it an observation about humanity around him? Equality? Equity?(1-2 Paragraph min.)DO NOT SAYHe was Racist. He wanted to scare people. He liked death and White Women.

You choose the one you like and post a response of 125 words or more. You also need to respond to another post from one of your fellow students. This second post should be at least 60 or so words long and should not just agree with or repeat what has been said.Please use an example that has not already been used in the discussionWhat is Fascism? Is it the logical pattern of government that resulted from the Industrial Revolution? What countries fell to Fascist leaders? Why? How did these leaders use art to show and increase their power?How did the movies become such an important part of American culture during this time? Who were some of the people who made this happen? How did the movies become the huge business it became during this time?After WWII, Western art entered a period in which a new sort of art developed. Called “abstract” this form of art is often puzzling to new viewers, yet it says something about both the people who created it and the culture and world that inspired it. What is “abstract art” and why do you think people chose to express themselves this way in the middle of the 20th century? Use one artist who created abstract art and tell us why you think they did that sort of art.What was the Beat Generation? Using two examples of American writers who were “Beat” artists, tell us what their work says about America in the 1940’s and 1950’s.The”Blues”is a uniquely American art form. Using the examples in the document below and any examples you find from the same period, choose one blues artist whose work has influenced another artist of your choice from the Rhythm & Blues or Rock and Roll artists of the 50’s and 60’s. Use one song from each artist and show the influence of the blues artist in the work of the R&B or R&R artist you choose and discuss the influence of the Blues on modern popular music in general.Robert Johnson to Elvis _1_.doc

Is warfare an effective means of resistance? Why or why not? Explain your rationale.

Your task this week is to write a research paper discussing the concept of risk modeling. Please also evaluate the importance of risk models. Lastly, construct an approach to modeling various risks and evaluate how an organization may make decisions about techniques to model, measure, and aggregate risks. Your paper should meet the following requirements:Be approximately four to six pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.Follow APA7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

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This task asks you to build on your ability to apply a social issue/concept to a popular music of your choice. By completing the writing task below, you will organize your thinking in order to write P2.In your first paragraph, write a statement that:Explains how one social issue/concept lends a particular meaning to the popular music that you have selected for analysis.This statement must explain the issue/concept, mention the musical topic, and use at least two scholarly sources beyond course readings that enhances your analysis. Make sure that the connections between the issue/concept, musical topic, and scholarly sources are clear, so that other readers understand the connections you are making.Your statement should be 50-100 words.

Choose (1) of the following, and write a well-organized essay with well-chosen historical examples, and of course, in your own words. 30 pointsA. Discuss the importance of geography and the environment in early African history. Your discussion should include two regions in Africa.B. Discuss the importance of Islam in early African history, and, the importance of Africa in early Islamic history. Your discussion should address both parts of the prompt.C. Discuss several ways that early African history demonstrates historical connections of Africa with other parts of the so-called Old World. Your discussion should include 3 ways.Extra Credit:Formatting, organization, following directions. Up to 3 points.

Part II: Short EssaysChoose (3) of the following, and write a brief but well-organized essay for each that answers the prompt, using the textbook and your lecture notes, and with well-chosen historical examples, and of course in your own words. 10 points each; total of 30 points1. There is a growing consensus among scientists that all humans are descended from ancestors who lived in Africa. Explain.2. Explain how the speakers of Bantu languages became the dominant population in the southern half of Africa.3. Explain the ways that Ancient Egypt succeeded in maintaining its culture for some 3,000 years4. How do oral traditions enrich our understanding of West African history?5. How (and when and why) did Ghana, Mali and Songhai become wealthy and powerful empires in West Africa?6. Briefly explain how the Swahili Coast gold trade encouraged independent trade-towns rather than regional empires.

• Conclude with a particular point of view: your insights about how globalization has evolved over time and how it is impacting your life today and in the future.• Make a connection between some particular part of history and globalization we have studied in the course (the book, the class lectures and presentations) in a personal way.CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContentThe conclusions show the learning and development of personal views based on the materials studied and researched in the course. References to the textbook and presentations especially important.70 ptsFull Marks0 ptsNo Marks70 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting qualityThe notes are written in professional academic language, avoiding slang and colloquial expressions. The text is without major grammatical errors (eg. names are capitalized, and sentences are written with proper punctuation). The document is named and saved using the convention required. References to the source material are in the APA format.60 ptsFull Marks0 ptsNo Marks60 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganizationThe responses are organized using a logical structure and sequence that make it easy to follow the presenter’s/writer’s thinking and points they are making.60 ptsFull Marks0 ptsNo Marks60 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePersonal developmentA description of the development of the student’s personal views (and learning) about globalization includes a reflection of the impact of the course: 1) What changed (or not) as a result of the course? 2) How they will take the learning from the course to their work or future work or lives.60 ptsFull Marks0 ptsNo Marks

The greatest source of Machiavelli’s reputation is, of course, his book The Prince (1532). The main theme of this short book is that all means may be resorted to for the establishment and preservation of authority — the end justifies the means — and that the worst and most treacherous acts of the ruler are justified by the wickedness and treachery of the governed. Therefore, using whatever means necessary to protect the stability of the state was perfectly logical.So…..read the quote below about Machiavelli and his groundbreaking political theory, and then answer the question below it. (You may wish to read other sections of The Prince – it is fairly short and you can Google a complete copy online, or try http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publications/machiavelli.html (Links to an external site.).)”It has been a common view among political philosophers that there exists a special relationship between moral goodness and legitimate authority.Many authors (especially those who composed mirror-of-princes books or royal advice books during the Middle Ages and Renaissance) believed that the use of political power was only rightful if it was exercised by a ruler whose personal moral character was strictly virtuous. Thus rulers were counseled that if they wanted to succeed—that is, if they desired a long and peaceful reign and aimed to pass their office down to their offspring—they must be sure to behave in accordance with conventional standards of ethical goodness. In a sense, it was thought that rulers did well when they did good; they earned the right to be obeyed and respected inasmuch as they showed themselves to be virtuous and morally upright.It is precisely this moralistic view of authority that Machiavelli criticizes at length in his best-known treatise, The Prince. For Machiavelli, there is no moral basis on which to judge the difference between legitimate and illegitimate uses of power. Rather, authority and power are essentially coequal: whoever has power has the right to command; but goodness does not ensure power and the good person has no more authority by virtue of being good. Thus, in direct opposition to a moralistic theory of politics, Machiavelli says that the only real concern of the political ruler is the acquisition and maintenance of power (although he talks less about power per se than about “maintaining the state.”) In this sense, Machiavelli presents a trenchant criticism of the concept of authority by arguing that the notion of legitimate rights of rulership adds nothing to the actual possession of power. The Prince purports to reflect the self-conscious political realism of an author who is fully aware—on the basis of direct experience with the Florentine government—that goodness and right are not sufficient to win and maintain political office. Machiavelli thus seeks to learn and teach the rules of political power. For Machiavelli, power characteristically defines political activity, and hence it is necessary for any successful ruler to know how power is to be used. Only by means of the proper application of power, Machiavelli believes, can individuals be brought to obey and will the ruler be able to maintain the state in safety and security.” (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/machiavelli/What implications did Machiavelli’s idea of the end justifying the means have for both Renaissance politicians and what implications for politicians today?*Keep in mind that Machiavelli’s ultimate goal for any “prince” was to keep the state safe and secure.Remember your paper must be a minimum of 800 double-spaced words of text, with in-text citations or footnotes. You also need a cover page and a reference page. Check the syllabus for specifics regarding the formatting of papers.