Anthropology

Compare and contrast any ancient myth of your choice (except any Greek myth) with any contemporary one, particularly in terms of the structures and contents of both myths. Ideally you should be using any of the myths described and analysed by Levis-Strauss in the Raw and the Cooked.

REQUIREMENTS: Your assignment is to produce an original piece of research on a topic of your choosing. The end product of this assignment will be no less than a five (5) page paper on this topic. Your research will include the analysis of at least four (4) reputable (i.e. peer reviewed) academic sources for this […]

After you have answered the questions for the Cultural Immersion Project Part 1, you will share some of your experience in this forum. Discuss some of the most interesting things you found in your reading and internet/media search. Also, describe any challenges you anticipate in the remainder of the project (Parts 2 and 3). Do […]

1.  Think about the war between the United States and Iraq. To what degree, if any, did political culture play a role in the decision to go to war, the public’s support of the war, and how public officials discussed the war? Looking at this example, reflect back on historical events and provide another example […]

Write a 2-page analysis connecting the three “Classical Theories of Morality” and those are of Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle (384–322 BCE), The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), and Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill (1806-1873). To your own cultural identity. Explain how the theories align or do not align with your […]

In your chapter about culture, there is information on page 43 about “You are what you eat?” Please, read this (you should be reading everything anyway). Tell us about the foods you eat on a regular basis. How is it that you have come to eat these foods and see them as normal? Then, identify […]

“For your Synthesis Essay, you will use a secondary text as a lens for developing an analysis of a popular culture primary text of your choice. Select a scholarly analytical secondary source that analyzes your primary text or a similar kind of primary text or a scholarly theoretical secondary source that offers an interpretive framework […]

Resources: Review Ch. 1-2 of Oxford History of Art: Twentieth-Century American Art, the Week One Electronic Reserve Readings, and your Video Reflections Write a 350- to 700-word paper on how art reflects the culture of its era that responds to the following: What image of America was communicated by the innovations and buildings presented at […]

To complete this assignment, you need to understand the premise of the final paper. The following flow chart will walk you through each part of your paper. Your Final Paper will consist of: Use the introduction to set up the topic of your paper, giving a preview of the information you will present in the […]

The purpose of this assignment is to illustrate recognition of your own cultural background and how your worldview has been shaped by your family, role models and life experiences. This autobiography will help you express an appreciation for your own cultural identity and discover potential areas of development. Begin by defining individuals that you consider […]