Sample Essay Questions

This Assignment assesses the following course outcome: PP630-3: Assess the social value of nonprofit or public organizations in partnerships that provide public services by analyzing a real-world scenario of public-private partnerships (PPPs). Preparing for the Assignment: Go to the Harvard Business Publishing link from the Syllabus or shared with you from your professor and register as a […]

What are the measurement focus and basis of accounting of governmental funds? What is the traditional rationale for basis of accounting (used in governmental fund statements) as opposed to, for example, either a full-accrual basis or a budgetary basis?

For the final Portfolio Project, write a paper about an event in a period of U.S. history up to Reconstruction. This paper must be written from the perspective of a specific historical figure from an under-represented population. Use this assignment as an opportunity to create an account from your subject’s perspective, to tell a history that […]

According to the British King and bureaucracy, the colonists were acting like spoiled children. According to the colonists, the British were overbearing, over-taxing, and ignoring their grievances. Take the perspective of American colonists, and explain why the British colonies in North America revolted. Below are some of the items to consider: The colonial relationship to […]

Imagine you are cultural anthropologist searching for a hidden time capsule from both the Renaissance and the Age of Baroque. In each capsule it is rumored that there is at least one example of each of the following items locked inside: Art Music Descriptions of drawings or architecture Philosophy Literature Write a 1000- to 1200-word paper describing […]

2-3 page paper. Each paper should include at least four paragraphs, including an introduction, a body with at least two fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion. Choose one side of the Bank of the United States debate, and defend this stance. Below are some items to consider: Economic privileges and social inequities The role of […]

Farmers and workers joined together for mutual aid and eventually mounted a resistance to the overwhelming concentration of power in the hands of “the Men of Industry”. George Pullman “Testimony before the U.S. Strike Commission”, 1894 [Document 17.6] is representative of the voice of wealth and power. Mr. Pullman was jealous of his prerogatives and refused […]

Some see Asian immigration into the United States over time primarily from a functionalist perspective, while others explain their experiences in the United States more from a conflict theory viewpoint. What are some specific factors that might be used to affirm or refute each paradigm in explaining the immigration and assimilation process of Asians in […]

While reading Chapter 1, become familiar with the three major sociological perspectives because you will be asked to use them repeatedly throughout the course. Try to think of these theoretical perspectives, not as true or false, but as useful or less useful for a particular circumstance. You can think of them like lenses. You would […]

Imagine you are cultural anthropologist searching for a hidden time capsule from both the Renaissance and the Age of Baroque. In each capsule it is rumored that there is at least one example of Philosophy locked inside. Write 100 word paragraph for each example of philosophy (one from each epoch of Renaissance and Baroque). Text […]