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History 1111 cultural features that are common to most civilizations throughout the world
History 1111 cultural features that are common to most civilizations throughout the world
Instructions
Choose one of the following questions and answer it based on the historical evidence. Make sure that you cite your sources and that you have three other sources in addition to your textbook. You will need to cite your sources in Chicago (Turabian) or MLA Style.
Your essay must be at least four double-spaced pages in ten- or twelve-point font. It must be four pages of content, i.e., four pages apart from bibliography and cover page.
Here is your choice of essay topics. Choose one and write about it:
Scholars sometimes argue over whether or not there are certain cultural features that are common to most civilizations throughout the world. In this course, you’ve seen several different cultures and civilizations. Based on what you’ve encountered of them in this course, do you think that we can talk about certain values and beliefs that are common to all people, or do you think that cultures are so different that one can’t talk about values and beliefs that are common to all cultures? Discuss.
Are there any periods that we’ve covered in this course that seem to mark a sharp, fast, and extreme change, causing a culture or people to change dramatically from what it had been before? If so, discuss one of these sharp breaks and how exactly it left a culture markedly different from its predecessor.
The Roman and Han Chinese Empires each experienced centuries of rule by one man, a man whose title we usually translate into emperor. Based on our sources on Rome and China, were ancient Roman and Chinese ideals of an emperor similar to or different from each other? NOTE: This question is NOT “Compare and contrast the Roman Empire and Han China!”
Compare and contrast the Muslim states that formed in medieval West Africa and the Christian states that formed in medieval Northern and Eastern Europe. Are there any factors— geographic, political, or cultural—that might account for the similarities? For the differences?
Compare and contrast the spread of Islam after the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire. What are the differences? The similarities? What are some reasons for those differences and similarities? NOTE: This question is NOT “Compare and contrast Christianity and Islam!”
Pick a religious or philosophical text covered in this course and analyze it. What problems faced by people or societies at the time that it was written does it offer to solve? How well do its proposed solutions seem to have worked?
History 1111 evaluating various kinds of evidence
History 1111 evaluating various kinds of evidence
Instructions
Purpose: This is an exercise in critical thinking about art by distinguishing between and evaluating various kinds of evidence and presenting valid arguments in written and visual form.
Being able to take concepts and terms and 1) research, visualize, and analyze them in writing and 2) apply them to your real-life experience and the world around you are both important skills that are applicable across many fields of study.
The focus of this project will develop your creative abilities to identify context and symbolism in art allowing you to analyze and understand art beyond its form and structure or type.
Background: The process we go through when we look at a work of art to determine if we recognize and can make sense of its content is not just a visual one. It is a mental process as well, largely based on the information within and about the work we can identify and categorize. As we look and think, we may be given clues about what the work means by where it is, when it was made, what culture it came from, who created it, or why it was made – this concept is “context.”
Any information we can gather helps us understand the work’s context, that is, for what historical, social, personal, political, or scientific reasons the work of art was made. And then, using all the contextual information we have gathered, we interpret the work of art’s content to discover what it means or symbolizes.
Task:
Analyze the painting in Figure 5.1 and write a brief description of your observations. Then select at least 10 items from your environment that symbolize who you are (the where, when, what, who and why of “you”) and create a “still-life.” Take a photo of your still life using your phone or a digital camera. Then, using between 400-500 words, analyze and describe the symbolism and context in both the Dutch still life and your still life.
Take the following steps:
Review section 5.3.1 in the text and study how 17th century Dutch still life paintings related to historical events in the Netherlands at the time.
Review the painting in Figure 5.1 and create an inventory list of the objects and their symbolism and meaning in the painting.
Find at least 10 objects from your home environment that symbolize who you are and address as many of the following questions as possible:
Where are you from?
When does your still life take place – past, present, future?
What is important to you?
Why did you select these objects?
Arrange your objects into a “still life,” thinking about how and where the objects are placed. Then take a photo using some of the photographic techniques in the Still Life Photography Tips page to capture an interesting composition.
Create a presentation (in Powerpoint or Google Slides, but saved as a PDF), with the following general slide breakdown (use additional slides if needed):
Slide 1: Insert a screenshot of Figure 5.1, and in 100 or more words discuss the painting’s historical context.
Slide 2: List your symbolism inventory for Figure 5.1.
Slide 3: The photo of your still life, labeled with a title.
Slides 4-6: A minimum of 250 words describing your photo, examining your identity, personal history, and symbolism, and why you selected the objects that give you context. To learn more about symbolism and perhaps gain a new perspective,
research at least one object within your still life and include this new found knowledge into your presentation. For example: a football jersey with specific colors/design and the numbers printed on them defines both the team and the individual; or a passport, an actual piece of paper that identifies you and allows you to cross borders. Elaborate on these ideas on a personal level to better identify yourself.
Slide 7: A brief reflective statement of 50-100 words about how this exercise has enriched your perception of context as it relates to art, and how it relates to you personally. Feel free to use first person here, but check your grammar and use full sentences.
Save your presentation as a PDF and submit it to the assignment folder by the deadline.
Reference this site for guidance on how to build an effective presentation.
File submissions: Please submit your file as a PDF file.
Criteria on which you will be graded for both options:
Your photo essay is clearly written, covers the elements listed above, and provides effective visuals that meet the criteria.
Your accurate descriptions and use of Key Terms and definitions from the text.
Your thoughtful/insightful analysis of the still life you created.
Your photo essay meets the minimum slide/word/image count.
Your insightful and thoughtful reflection statement.
PUMA Company Analysis Essay
PUMA Company Analysis Essay
Requirements
- Between 700-800 words (works cited page is not included in total required word count)
- Double-spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- 1-inch margins
- Proper APA in-paper citations and works cited page required. You do not need to follow APA guidelines for a title page or abstract. You MUST use APA for the body of your paper and works cited page.
- Use at least 4 sources. You may use the company’s website and filings as a source. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source.
For this Paper, you need to analyze the “PUMA” company against two of the three options below.
- Option One: Managing Individual Differences
- Create a profile for the type of employee that would be successful at your company using the individual differences we discussed in the Managing Individual Differences chapter. You should include some of the following concepts:
- Personality (Big 5)
- Self-evaluation (self-efficacy, self-esteem, etc.), or
- Attitudes, emotion, learning orientation, etc.
- How does the company actively recruit for certain traits? Provide evidence.
- Based on employee reviews, news reports, and company press statements, provide an analysis of how well leadership manages and motivates individuals.
- Create a profile for the type of employee that would be successful at your company using the individual differences we discussed in the Managing Individual Differences chapter. You should include some of the following concepts:
- Option Two: Motivation
- In relation to the four major perspectives on motivation, select one of the content theories (e.g., Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, McClelland’s acquired needs theory, Deci and Ryan’s self-determination, Herzberg’s two-factor theory) and apply it to your company. Provide specific examples in your analysis.
- Considering your company’s compensation plans, does your company participate in any of the popular incentive compensation plans mentioned in section 12.6 of our textbook? Provide specific examples in your analysis.
- Option Three: Leadership
- Name three of the top leaders of the organization. For each leader, identify that individual’s source of power (e.g., legitimate, reward, coercive, expert, referent) and justify your analysis.
- Choose one of the top leaders who demonstrates relationship-oriented leader behavior. Analyze which of the four types of relationship-oriented leader behavior this leader demonstrates and provide an example.
- Considering transformational leadership behaviors, do any of the top leaders demonstrate transformational leadership behaviors. Why or why not? Provide examples to support your analysis.