Students will write a 3-page paper (12 font, double spaced) that reflects upon what they have learned during the course. This is truly a reflection paper in that you are discussing what you know now that you did not know before enrolling in Africana Studies 101. While this is not a research paper, please cite sources to support your statements in the body of your paper and list all references, including your textbook book at the end of the paper on a separate page.
For more detailed instructions and to better understand what I am seeking, please see the rubric for short papers.
adding some course links but use whatever https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history-timeline/
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“Reflections on My Journey Through Africana Studies 101: A Personal Perspective on Learning and Growth”
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Title: Document Analysis: 1964 Presidential Election Commercials
For this week’s document analysis, you are asked to visit The Livingroom Candidate website to view commercials from the 1964 presidential election. Once on the website, select 1964 under election year. Down below, you will see selections of 10 commercials for each of the Democratic and Republican candidates. Most of the commercials last about 1 minute each. Take a look at several of the commercials for each political party. Then write an analysis that includes at least 3 Democratic commercials and 3 Republican commercials. In your analysis, consider the following:
Common themes you notice among the commercials
Which commercials seem most on point and convincing to you
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“Improving Academic Writing: Revising and Editing Strategies”
I attached the corrections needed. My grade was a $65 on it I need to have at least a 90 on this assignment, if you can get a 90% or more I will add 10$ extra after
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“Exploring the Views on Evil: A Comparison of Greek Philosophy and Hebrew Scripture”
In 850-900 words! Greek philosophy, Hebrew Scripture, and Buddhist teachings each have a view about evil. For this essay, select two of these worldviews. Then, compare the two. You might explain what one of them would say in answer to the other’s view about the nature of good and evil. For example, if a Buddhist encountered the Theory of Forms, what might they say in response? You might also simply explain which is more plausible to you any why.
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“Exploring the Vital Process of Photosynthesis: How Plants Convert Light Energy into Life-Sustaining Glucose”
Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy, usually from the sun, into chemical energy in the form of glucose. This process takes place in chloroplasts and is essential for producing oxygen and providing energy for the majority of life on Earth.
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Title: “Exploring the Diversity and Unity of My Community” My community is a vibrant and diverse place, filled with people from all walks of life. It is a suburban area with a mix of residential and commercial spaces, providing a balance between
How would you describe your community?
of at least 150 words
you will need to respond to at least two or more of your classmates. These responses should not be one-word or one-sentence responses – they should be thought-out responses in the 100-word range at least. -
Title: “Exploring Themes, Pivot Points, and Provocations in Only Tired from Pure Fire: A Discussion Introduction”
Presentation Discussions: Discussion is one of the most important components of this class. In this assignment students will introduce the class discussion by opening with no less than a fifteen-minute presentation. Please submit your discussion presentations here. Make sure your discussion introduction presentation includes the following two parts.
PART 1—Theme + Pivot Point + Provocation: For each assigned chapters—In your own words,
THEME: What are some of the central themes in the chapter. Do not summarize the reading—select specific major themes.
Argument: What arguments (claims/premises or in short claim, evidence and conclusion) are being made around these themes?
PIVOT POINT: Identify one of the pivot points concerning History in the chapter—what is a point at which a major issue (problem or question under consideration) turns? Note the page number and explain the issue briefly (2-3 sentences).
PROVOCATION: Note a statement(s) in the text with a page number that was thought provoking for you as a student of History. Explain why this statement(s) was thought provoking as a student of History.
PART 2—Discussion Questions: Based on the whole reading selection (no matter how many chapters), prepare three implication/application questions for use in class. At least two questions should be from the reading, not about the reading. Frame the questions in an “If…, then…?” format OR other format that helps open us to specific “So what?” ways of thinking (e.g., “What are some ways we can make sense of…?”).
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Title: Enhancing Healthcare Practice through Information and Digital Literacy Skills
you are asked to write a 500-word summary about an article. the paper must include in-text citations and references in APA format.
the summary must answer the following questions/ comments: 1 How information literacy skills will help me in the healthcare setting?
-Nurses being able to evaluate information for credibility
-Using resources to inform evidence-based practice
-Retrieving peer-reviewed sources
3. How digital literacy skills will help me in the healthcare setting
-Current and emerging health technologies
-Using technology as a nurse
here is the link: https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12071
here is the reference: Kelham, C. (2014). Health Care Librarians and Information Literacy: An Investigation. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 31(3), 235–238. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12071 -
“Reflecting on Sustainability: A Retrospective of Key Concepts and Insights from the Course”
We’ve read (and seen) quite an array of things relating to sustainability this semester. I’d like you to write a retrospective, no longer than 5 pages, double spaced, in which you “take stock” of what you’ve learned along the way. Proceeding by unit, from “Old Wine, New Wineskins” through to “How We Might Live,” what arguments or topics stuck out and stick with you? (Be sure to treat at least one item from each unit. Feel free to develop points you made in your discussion posts or pursue different ones.) Is it important for the present time to understand how people in the past interacted with and thought about their environments? What new perspectives have you gained on what it means to be “sustainable”? What’s the next step, intellectually, and/or in terms of lifestyle or collective action?
Syllabus:
This course is a foray into the genealogy of ideas. It traces the trajectory of modern notions of ecological and socio-economic sustainability back through time. Through selected readings spanning over two thousand years, you will see old ideas and precepts cropping up again and again over the course of history, up to and including the present day.
We will be investigating parallels between unlikely comparands. This is purposeful. To be able to see similarities between ostensibly dissimilar things is the mark of real insight and intelligence. To recognize differences and to make distinctions is also an important part of critical thinking. We’ll be engaged in both activities. Along the way you will grapple with conceptual and philosophical aspects of sustainability and with sustainable living itself (and the inevitable trade-offs and contradictions therein) with reference to your own experience. Ultimately, this is a course about how to think and how to live. -
Title: Interactions between English, Spanish, and French Settlers and Native Americans Introduction: The interactions between European settlers and Native Americans have been a significant aspect of American history. The English, Spanish, and French were the three major
compare the way English, Spanish, and French settlers interacted with the Native Americans. For each group, answer the following questions: How many settlers were sent? What was the gender ratio? Did the group come with the intention to settle? To trade? How did their intent impact interactions with the Native Americans? Analyze the impact that culture had on these interactions. Remember to use supporting citations from the textbook and online lectures.