World History II The goal is to identify what you consider to be the most important ideologies we have studied in this section of the course. How did various ideologies change the world between 1800 and 1920?
DIRECTIONS FOR THE PRESENTATION Before you start researching for this presentation, decide on a target group of people or an issue to follow throughout history. Be aware of the level of specificity and breadth here. “Poverty” is a big issue that you can track through time, but it doesn’t allow you to get very deep […]
HSS 102 Social Welfare Policy Research Paper 1. Choose a social welfare problem or issue that interests you from the suggestions above. Please see me if you need help in selecting a topic. 2. Conduct research on your topic. Your research must include 1. at least two (2) professional journal articles and 2. at least […]
One of the purposes of the GE core is to introduce students of different majors to the academic disciplines, or, as one of my colleagues often says about the history GE, “to teach students to think like a historian.” At the most basic level, thinking like a historian requires that we treat artifacts like film […]
Judicial Branch and Administrative Law (US Supreme Court, Toobin and Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight) 1.What is the significance of the oath of office given by Roberts to Obama and how did it reflect the relations of the two men? Please comment on their backgrounds, their political ideologies and make specific reference to the Citizens United case and […]
Populism and Extremism 1.What does Roger Griffin mean by ‘palingenetic ultra-nationalism’? How does this help us to understand current far right groups? 2.With reference to a range of academic writers, provide a working definition of ‘populism’ and then use that definition to assess if two of the following can be accurately described as populist:a. 3.To […]
After reviewing the assigned readings, please address the following questions. Consider a memorable classroom interaction that involved conflict. What values were demonstrated via the interaction and were those values discussed? What are some -implicit and explicit- language ideologies that you have encountered in language classes that you have taken or in your teacher training? How […]
Describe the ideological landscape of a country of your choice by explaining how specific ideologies have shaped, and are reflected in, public policies, political institutions, constitutional frameworks, political parties, and political actors, among other things. In doing so, refer to at least two of the following ideologies: liberalism, conservatism, socialism, fascism, feminism, and environmentalism. Specify […]
