Humanities

examine San Fransisco, Chicago in depth and gauge their implementation of environmental, cultural and economic principles of sustainable tourism. Final analysis should include any revelations of how the destinations operate and do or do not apply principles of sustainability in their efforts. Remember, focus on the principles of sustainability instead of the term “sustainable tourism.”Minimum seven (7) sources required.  A maximum of two (2) sources can be the tourism office/chamber/city etc. website representing each location.  Scholarly (textbooks or peer reviewed articles) strongly suggested.

How have women’s roles from Egypt changed overtime and does it have anything to do with gender equality today?

Submit a term paper on an important historical person in the humanities (such as an artist, dancer, musician, poet, etc.).Due Sunday 11:59pm (pacific) of Week 71000-1500 written wordsCite 3-5 scholarly resources from Barstow College Library Electronic Resources or Google Scholar (make sure they are scholarly!)Do NOT use internet websitesYour paper should include a 250-word biography of the artist. In addition, the paper should include a description, formal analysis, and interpretation of 2 works of art by that artist.250 word biography of your artist750 word description, analysis, and interpretation of two works of artIn a conclusion, tell me why you chose this artistA Bibliography with 3-5 electronic sources (do not use internet websites): Please contact one of our librarians for assistance in locating appropriate sources: Barstow Community College LibraryDo not use our textbook as a reference.Do not use Wikipedia as a reference.Do not “recycle” an essay from a previous course.Use a Word processing program to type your essay that you will submit by uploading it hereGive me good research, not mythological musings from someone.

Question: How are China and India preparing themselves to take care of the large incoming population of ageing or retired/elderly citizens? Try to find and list sources of data/information (newspaper articles, web pages, reports, etc.) to corroborate your answer with facts.

Brock UniversityDepartment of Communication, Popular Culture and FilmCPCF 1F25MEDIA AND CULTURE: TEXTS AND PRACTICESNEWS ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENTValue: 15% of final gradeDue Date: Due on Sakai, 5:00pm Tuesday. Feb. 23, 2021OUTCOMESUpon completion of this assignment you should be able to:T Understand the concepts and methods of narrative analysis and discourse analysis inmedia studies.T Apply these concepts and methods to examples of television news reporting.T Present your analysis and arguments about narrative and discourse in news in clearand effective written form.FORMATG For this assignment you must choose an example of a news story from a Canadiantelevision network on a recent national or international issue or event.G The news story must come from CBC, CTV, or Global national television news(broadcast or online version) in January or February 2021.G You may wish to record your television news example for detailed analysis. PVR,digital cameras and cell phones can be used to record a TV news segment. Newsstories may be found on CTV, CBC or Global web sites, but these videos may not easilybe saved to your computer and may not be permanently accessible on-line.G Complete and attach the summary sheet provided to give a one-page summary ofyour television news story. You do not need to submit videos or links to on-line newssource.G Your written analysis must be 2000 words, double-spaced, 12-point type.G The title page must include the course code, assignment title, your name, and studentnumber.G No additional research or reading outside course material is required, but key termsand concepts should be defined with reference to Chapters 11,12,16,20-22 inO’Shaugnessy, M., J. Stadler, & S. Casey (2016) Media and society (6th ed.),Melbourne: Oxford University Press.INSTRUCTIONSG Your essay must have an introduction, a manageable thesis statement and aconclusion.G Your thesis statement should explain how narrative structure and dominant discourseare used to create meaning for the events or issues recorded in the news stories.G Use the course text (Chap.11&12) to define and explain the concept of discourse.G Use the framework given on p.239 (Chap.17) to answer the six main questions thatinform the steps of narrative analysis. Applying these six steps, give specific1examples of the narrative structure in your news story, use subheadings for eachstep.G With attention to Step 4 in your narrative analysis, give examples of the hierarchy ofresidual, dominant, emergent discourses (p.183) in your news story.G Identify the dominant discourse and the preferred reading (p.96) in the news storyand explain why it seems to be the most persuasive.G Define and explain the role of binary oppositions and conflict in constructing themeaning of news narratives (Chap.17). Give specific evidence from your news story.G Explain how dominant discourses in the news help construct the audience’sunderstanding of such things as sexuality, masculinity or femininity, naturalenvironments, age, race or ethnicity, economy or class, disability, criminality ornational identity(Chap. 20-22).G In your conclusion, sum up your evidence to make a concluding argument about honarrative and dominant discourse contribute to the meaning and interpretation ofnews in Canadian society.GRADING RUBRICYour essay will be graded on the following basis:Comprehension and application of terms and concepts Grade: /5C Analysis demonstrates understanding of the terms and concepts of discourse andnarrative.C Terms are clearly defined in your own words, with reference to course text and/orlectures.C Terms and concepts are applied to the most appropriate examples of narrative anddiscourse in your news story.Thesis and argument Grade: /5C Essay has a strong thesis statement and conclusion.C Thesis explains how narrative and discourse are used in the story to create meaningfor news.C Argument develops convincingly throughout the essay, using evidence from the TVnews story.C Analysis demonstrates how news narratives are structured and identifies how specificdiscourses are used.C Conclusion supports initial thesis and relates to examples given throughout.Organization, clarity and format Grade: /5C Includes summary sheet and shot list for television news video.C Well written, using correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure and paragraph form.C Well-organized ideas, expressed clearly and in a logical order.C Respects format and word length, gives enough relevant detail and avoids unnecessaryrepetition.C Properly cites concepts and arguments taken from the textbook or course content.2

To help eliminate this year’s $966 billion deficit, would you raise personal income taxes? If not, then why not? If so, who would you raise taxes on? If you say rich people, define rich. How much annual income to do you consider rich? If you believe everyone should pay more in taxes, how much do you believe everyone’s taxes should be raised? See the inserted table below for the federal income tax rate that everyone currently pays depending on how much money they make. For example, if your household’s annual taxable income (after allowed deductions), either as an individual or combined with a spouse, is $85,000, then you pay 22% federal tax (meaning you pay $22 of federal tax for every $100 you earn).Do you believe corporations should pay higher taxes on their profits. Corporations currently pay 21% tax on their profits, but many don’t pay any federal income tax at all because of certain tax laws (called loopholes) that benefit them. The companies include some of the biggest and richest in the United States like Amazon, General Motors, Netflix, Chevron, IBM, and Goodyear. Some believe shielding corporations from paying taxes is a good thing because it makes them more profitable, which protects jobs. What do you think?Do you believe expenses should be cut? If not, why not? If so, the areas of expenditures that would make the most difference in reducing the $966 billion deficit are defense, Social Security, Medicare, and various other entitlement programs. Questions to consider include: Can U.S. national security be adequately protected by spending less than the current annual level of over $600 billion? Should Social Security and Medicare retirement benefits for older Americans that total over $1.8 trillion each year be reduced? Should entitlement programs for low-income Americans that cost hundreds of billions of dollars each year be reduced such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, family & child welfare, etc? If you favor reducing programs for low-income Americans, what should be done to address the needs of the approximately 40 million citizens considered to be living in poverty? Address all of these questions in some fashion in your initial post. Support your positions, where needed, with explanations or evidence.

You are expected to:Lead a discussion for one of three disciplines of art: literature, art, or theater. (Consider leading a discussion on a discipline that has fewer discussion threads.) In your leading post, describe an artwork from The Art of Being Human and your reaction to that artwork, making sure to apply the proper language of art in its discipline. (Choose an artwork that is not yet mentioned by your peers.)Use the questions from the corresponding chapter in Writing about the Humanities as the prompts to guide your writing about and reaction to your chosen artwork.End your post by raising 2-3 engaging or challenging questions to invite your peers to continue analyzing the artwork.Label your post with a concrete and meaningful title, which may include key words or name of the artwork you intend to study. “Module 2 discussion” or “Theater” is not a meaningful title.You are encouraged to attach an image of or a link to the artwork. Make sure to include a citation or a caption which can be composed by following this format: Lorna Haughton in Pecong by Steve Carter. 2010.

Select one current or past Nobel Peace Prize winner in chemistry, medicine or physics (https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/all-nobel-peace-prizes/ , first drop down menu on the left). Please use the name of the winner and chemistry, medicine, or physics as the title of your initial discussion post. (This is a “you have to post first in order to see other students’ posts” discussion.)Your initial post has to be a minimum of 100 words in length.  Please briefly describetime and place of the winner’s life, and how advanced chemistry, medicine, or physics were during that time (2 pts), the winner’s background (2 pts) ,his or her Nobel Prize winning discovery (2 pts) ,effects of that discovery on society (2 pts) , andwhy you have chosen him or her as your discussion topic (2 pts).  (You do not have to be a subject matter expert — the goal of the discussion is to investigate how science contributes to our lives!)

Visit the link below of the fact-checking site. read article and in a 250-word essay, explain what the story was, the techniques the organization used to investigate its veracity and the sources it uses. link below-https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-peacefully-and-patriotically/

Week 2 Culture and Conflict AssignmentChoose one of the following topics and discuss how cultures caused or resolved their conflicts1) Jews vs Babylonians @ 600 – 500 BCE2) Egyptians vs Hittites @ 1274 – 1259 BCE3) Romans vs Carthaginians @ 264 -146 BCE4) Greeks vs Persians – 490 – 442 BCE5) Huns vs Romans @ 420-460 CE6) Akhenaten vs Egyptian Religious establishment @ 1353 – 1336 BCE)7) Roman mos maiorum vs. Pan-hellenism (ideologies during Roman imperial period) @ 100 BCE – 300 CE8) Trojans vs Greeks @ 1260 – 1240 BCE9) Achaeans (Mycenaeans) vsMinoans @ 1500-1300 BCE10) Athens vs Sparta @ 431 – 404 BCE11) Marius vs Sulla (1st Roman Civil War) 88-82 BCE12) Any conflict between cultures prior to 500 CE (with teacher approval)InstructionsAnswer the following questions in numerical format (#1-7). 2-3 pages. MLA format. 12 Font Times New Roman only.All work must be properly cited and unless otherwise noted; do not include pure opinion.1) Outline the basic history of the event(s). You can use a timeline or write it out.2) How do the culture’s values relate to the conflict?3) How do the cultures beliefs relate to values?4) How did ways of communication and identity relate to the conflict?5) What were the basic causes of the conflict?6) Was the conflict resolved, if so how? If no, why not?7) In what ways, directly or indirectly, did these conflicts influence ideas, values and beliefs in contemporary America?