Write a research paper. The paper should be 6-9 pages typed, excluding the bibliography. There is no penalty for writing more. You should have at least seven (7) sources cited in the body of the paper and listed in the bibliography. Your research paper should have a thesis (or a statement about the main points of your paper) supported by information from credible (academic, refereed) sources about the topic under investigation. The research paper should be written from a sociological perspective. The paper should be written in an academic manner and all sources of information should be given appropriate credit. Thus, if the research paper itself contains a citation it should also be listed in the bibliography. Double space sentences and use a 12-font. Paragraphs should be indented 5 spaces only. Please do not provide extra space in between paragraphs. Short quotes require quotation marks but long quotes should be indented, single spaced. You may use any formal bibliographic style (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.).
ou may choose to do either an individual or group term project in which you utilize sociological concepts to analyze and explain a social phenomenon.
Aging people
Which lifestyle do you think is healthiest for aging people—activity, continuity, or disengagement theories? What are the pros and cons of each theory? Consider the potential for social problems related to gender/sex, race/ethnicity, social status, and age inequality and how they impact the choices of the elderly. Please use examples from the article and text when you formulate your answer.
intersection of Texas politics and Texas culture
Evaluate the intersection of Texas politics and Texas culture. Briefly describe what you see as the dominant themes within the social/political culture of Texas. Review the Texas on the Brink report discussed in class– how can the elements of Texas culture you see as dominant help to explain where Texas is succeeding and where the state is falling short. Be sure to highlight anything you find particularly surprising or intriguing (good or bad) about Texas on the Brink. Assess the Texas culture — is this a “good” system in your eyes? If not, what could be done to improve it?
There are two general approaches to foreign policy that have long been characterized as "idealism" and "realism" – the first being guided by moral and political ideals, and the second by vital national interests. What are the positive and negative aspects of each of these approaches and to what extent are the two approaches mutually exclusive?
Please answer this question… There are two general approaches to foreign policy that have long been characterized as “idealism” and “realism” – the first being guided by moral and political ideals, and the second by vital national interests. What are the positive and negative aspects of each of these approaches and to what extent are the two approaches mutually exclusive?
Evaluate the intersection of Texas politics and Texas culture. Briefly describe what you see as the dominant themes within the social/political culture of Texas. Review the Texas on the Brink report discussed in class — how can the elements of Texas culture you see as dominant help to explain where Texas is succeeding and where the state is falling short. Be sure to highlight anything you find particularly surprising or intriguing (good or bad) about Texas on the Brink. Assess the Texas culture — is this a "good" system in your eyes? If not, what could be done to improve it?
Evaluate the intersection of Texas politics and Texas culture. Briefly describe what you see as the dominant themes within the social/political culture of Texas. Review the Texas on the Brink report discussed in class — how can the elements of Texas culture you see as dominant help to explain where Texas is succeeding and where the state is falling short. Be sure to highlight anything you find particularly surprising or intriguing (good or bad) about Texas on the Brink. Assess the Texas culture — is this a “good” system in your eyes? If not, what could be done to improve it?
Which system provides a more effective form of government: presidential or parliamentary?
The essay title is;
Which system provides a more effective form of government: presidential or parliamentary?
Requirements for All Written Assignments
All assignments must adhere to the following:
1. 1.25″ left- and right-side margins, 1″ top and bottom margins, and Times New Roman 12-size font.
2. A simple cover page containing a title, the student’s name, student number, course code and section, instructor’s name, and the date of submission.
3. Excluding the title page, all pages must be properly numbered.
4. Assignments must be printed on only one side of each page.
5. Proper citation and a bibliography conforming to the MLA style of referencing.
6. Use either parentheses or endnotes when citing sources. Footnotes are not permitted.
7. Meet the minimum page requirements of 2-3 pages.
8. At least three sources
9. The sources must be from the university of Ottawa website as following:
https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/find/search-plus
The below criteria is how the paper will be marked:
1. Does the paper contain a central research question? (/1 mark)
2. Does the essay clearly state its thesis? (/4 marks)
3. Immediately after the thesis statement, does the essay state how its argument will unfold? E.g., “First, the essay will examine X. Second, it will look at Y. Third, the essay will explore Z.” (/1 mark)
4. Is the essay well organized, which enables its arguments to flow? (/3 marks)
5. Does the essay demonstrate conceptual understanding and variety? (/5 marks)
6. Does the essay engage with other arguments? Strong essays take arguments seriously, even those they may not necessarily like. (/5)
7. Is evidence provided to support an essay’s arguments? What is the quality of that evidence? (/5)
8. Are arguments properly developed as opposed to being rushed and/or presented as self-evident? (/5 marks)
9. Is the essay free from grammatical and/or spelling errors? Poor grammar and spelling immediately create a negative impression. More important, poor grammar and spelling prevent the clear communication of an essay’s arguments and ideas. (/4 marks)
10. Is the research adequate and relevant? (/1 mark)
11. Did the essay use proper citation and bibliographical form? (/1 mark)
Using Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others, analyze the value/use of images depicting war or pain in either Full Metal Jacket (1987, dir. Stanley Kubrick) or Hotel Rwanda (2004, dir. Terry George.)
Choose one of the options below. Cite the class texts to build support for your analysis of the film you have chosen.
1.) Using Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others, analyze the value/use of images depicting war or pain in either Full Metal Jacket (1987, dir. Stanley Kubrick) or Hotel Rwanda (2004, dir. Terry George.)
2.) Using Elaine Scarry’s The Body in Pain, analyze the depiction of torture in V for Vendetta (2005, dir. James McTeigue) or Hard Candy (2006, dir. David Slade).
3.) Using Stanley Cavell’s The Claim of Reason, analyze the depiction of other-mind skepticism and our relation to the other’s pain in Warm Bodies (2013, dir. Jonathan Levine) or Inglourious Basterds (2009, dir. Quintin Tarantino).
Songs and poetry were interwoven in ancient Egyptian culture, and today they are found on the walls and in the scrolls of ancient elaborate funerary monuments. Discuss how music, poetry and even dance worked together in this context.
For this unit, select and respond to one of the following writing assignments. Write a three to five-page (1,250-word) essay for your response. Please be sure to cite all your sources. Please upload your essay to this dropbox.
1) Songs and poetry were interwoven in ancient Egyptian culture, and today they are found on the walls and in the scrolls of ancient elaborate funerary monuments. Discuss how music, poetry and even dance worked together in this context. You will want to discuss the introduction of lyric poetry in New Kingdom Egypt, analyze one short example of ancient Egyptian poetry that best characterizes the style, and describe some of the visual records we have today of the related musical instruments. You may find examples of poetry online or in your local library or bookstore.
2) The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered the world’s first epic, which is a long, verse narrative poem that was recited orally long before it was finally written down in Sumer in the late third millennium. Discuss in detail the significance of the work, and explore the images of Gilgamesh on the Lyre from Ur, c. 2600 B.C. (British Museum, London). Discuss how this lyre reflects the musical and literary connections found in ancient Mesopotamian culture.
3) Please examine how the Bhagavad-Gita reveals the fundamental teachings of Hinduism. You will find an overview of the Bhagavad-Gita in your Fiero textbook, but please consult a more complete version of the text. The Bhagavad-Gita is available Online here (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. How is this poem written to express its ideas in a lyrical format?
4) What is Daoism? Daoism is discussed in your textbook as the “most eloquent expression of the natural order as it relates to humankind…” Please discuss these principles of natural order as first established in ancient Chinese philosophy, and how the style of poetry conforms to the basic ideals of the Daoists.
how social and political developments in the United States influenced the debate over the origins of segregation
how social and political developments in the United States influenced the debate over the origins of segregation
The essay is based on the Chalberg biography, Emma Goldman
The essay is based on the Chalberg biography, Emma Goldman. The essay should be 4-5 pages in length, double spaced and typed. Your essay will not be accepted if it contains more than five (5) spelling errors. Your thesis is completely up to you. If you want to know what your essay should “look like” (structure, citations etc) you should follow a basic academic essay structure (introduction, thesis, body paragraphs, conclusion + parenthetical references to the text, e.g., (Chalberg, 47), (Nash, 45), etc. You should include citations from both Nash and the biography itself (Chalberg) in support of your analysis. You may also include citations from Zinn and the Biography of America series. Please also include in-text citations from these sources as well, e.g., (Zinn, ch 4, par 5) and (BOA, 12, 4 mins).