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Link to Concert: Online UNLV Dance Concert:•    Forward Motion Virtual Concert https://youtu.be/a-XTh-9Yjp8 Dance Critique Requirements: Watch the UNLV Dept. of Dance concert online (links provided above.  Please answer the reflective thinking questions below.  What insights did you gain from this experience?1.    What was the name of the concert that you viewed? 2.    Who choreographed the dance selection you enjoyed most?3.    What particular observations about the elements of dance helped you to enjoy this selection? Be specific. Review the dynamics and subtleties of the piece.  Identify what was intriguing about the piece?  What did I learn today that helped me grow or appreciate how others think. 4.    What changes would you have made to this dance selection to make it more effective? You can include music, costumes, lighting, etc.5.    If you enjoyed the entire concert equally, explain why. If you didn’t like any of the concert explain why, and how you think it could be improved.Write a 1500 word paper.   What was the name of the concert that you attended? Write on each piece presented by name and choreographer.   Reflect on the strength of the theme, lighting, costumes and movement. Give insight to your opinion by using comparison or personal experience as you relate to the content of the dance. You may also analyze the dance as pure dance and motion reflecting on the emotional or kinesthetic sensations produced.   What insights did you gain from this dance concert?How did the piece effect you personally?review the dynamics and subtleties of the piece.Identify what was intriguing about the piece? What did I learn today that helped me grow or appreciate how others think. What changes would you have made to one or more of the dances to make it more effective?  You can include music, costumes, lighting, etc.     

Read the documents on pages 147-152 in your Sources of World Societies book.Here we have two European accounts of two South and Central American cultures, the Inca and the Aztecs (Mexica). Please answer the following questions.Why do you think de León dwells at great length on the Inca language in his report? To whom would this information be useful, and why?Diego Durán gives us a sense of the importance that religious customs held for the Aztecs (aka Mexica). Durán, a priest, was also a man of faith, but of the Catholic persuasion. Think about the details he imparts in this account.Based on his examination of the Aztec religion, where do you think Durán saw possible ways to convert the Aztecs to Catholicism – what aspects of this European religion might appeal to the Aztecs?Relatedly, how might European intervention in Aztec religious practices fundamentally change Aztec religion and culture?Be sure to provide quotes and examples from the text, with proper citation, to support your analysis. All submissions must be at least 750 words in length.I will be sending the readings from the book

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Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1-16 Minimum of 4 outside scholarly sources in addition to the textbook/lesson One personal interview of another adult of your choosing Introduction As you learned in Week 3, for your Socioautobiography Narrated PowerPoint assignment, there is a strong tradition of creating both sociologically-informed biographies and sociologically-informed autobiographies in the discipline of sociology. The socioautobiography is a “disciplined, systematic exploration of one’s life from a sociological point of view” (Hill, 2009, p. 3). Also, the sociobiography is the systematic exploration of another person’s life from a sociological point of view. For this assignment, you will be building upon the work you began in your Week 3 Socioautobiography Narrated PowerPoint. For this week’s assignment, you will interview an adult person of your choosing and complete a sociobiography of that person, and present that in a narrated PowerPoint. You will also compare and contrast that person’s sociological characteristics with your own. To begin this assignment, consider the sociological concepts you focused on for your Week 3 assignment about yourself and consider what sociological concepts you would like to compare and contrast with the person you interview. Link: Questions to Consider  Reflect Just as you did for your Week 3 assignment, and now, as you create questions to ask the person you interview, consider the following questions for potential use in your interview: How might a sociologist introduce you? How have social influences shaped you? What were the social forces that constructed your life or lifestyle? How have you negotiated the crisscrossing pressures of autonomy and conformity? Who are you in social context and what does it mean to understand your life using the “sociological imagination,” or utilizing a sociological perspective? What sociological concepts would be most helpful in understanding and interpreting your life experiences, whether class, or reference group, conformity, agents of socialization, gender socialization, racial socialization, norms, roles, significant others, total institutions (particularly if you were in the military), achieved status, ascribed status, deviance, subculture, culture, culture shock, ethnocentrism, folkways, mores, peer groups, and any others described in the textbook chapters, to interpret your life experiences? What events, moments or relationships in your life have impacted you significantly? Interview Locate an adult willing to be interviewed about their life story. The person can be any adult you choose, whether in your family or outside your family. Be sure to inform that person that you will be writing up your observations from the interview in a presentation for your Society and Culture course. Present In a narrated PowerPoint, compare and contrast your sociological observations about yourself that you shared in your Week 3 assignment with your sociological observations of the person you interview. Address the following 2 important sections: Explore the interconnections between the life story of a person you interview and the larger social structure or culture. Compare and contrast the sociological themes and concepts related to your own personal story with the sociological themes and concepts related to the story of the person you interviewed. Apply the sociological imagination in the analysis. Include the following in your analysis: Quotes or paraphrases and citations from 4 outside scholarly sources and assigned readings (online Lessons or textbook readings), to support your observations in your presentation. 6 different concepts, keywords, or vocabulary words from Chapters 1-16 in your analysis and observations on your slides, formatted in boldface and underlined on slides. You may repeat these 6 terms throughout the PowerPoint presentation if you want to, but you are not required to. Link: Writing Tip Writing Tip: Focus As Kanagy and Kraybill (1999) wrote in their book, The Riddles of Human Society, the socioautobiography is “not a diary” or a “point-by-point account” of life since birth (p. 287), and, similarly, the sociobiography for this week’s assignment is not a “point-by-point account” since birth of the person you interview, either. Feel free to focus on only a part or parts of your life story and of that of the person you interview. Instructions For this comparative case study project, you are required to create a narrated presentation. The audio/video must be part of the PowerPoint file. Audio/video may not be external to the presentation and you must submit a .ppt file extension PowerPoint file. The presentation must include the following: Part or Parts of the Life Story of the Person You Interview: Explain and analyze the life story of the person you interview, or parts of the life story of the person you interview, as a sociologist might, examining sociological categories relevant to that person’s life story. Include details of family, culture, and background. Consider what types of categories a sociologist might use to describe the person. Comparison and/or Contrast of the life story of the person you interview with your own life story that you presented in your Week 3 assignment Audio Narration: Allow the audio narration to serve as the main explanation of the presentation. Do not use blocks of text on slides. If you want to add additional written explanations, in addition to the audio narration, you may add that in presentation notes for slides. Engagement: Be sure to deliver the presentation in a professional and engaging manner. Visual Aids: DO NOT include a photo of the person you interview, to maintain confidentiality of the person you interview, but images or symbols as visual aids should still be included. Include photos or symbols that represent the sociological concepts you are analyzing in your presentation. You may include a photo of yourself, if you wish, in your comparison. If you use any images from the Internet or from any sources other than your own personal photographs, you must include citations for those and those citations are *not* part of your required 4 outside scholarly sources plus the online Lesson or textbook. Key Words in Bold and Underlined: Be sure to include 6 different concepts, key words, or vocabulary words from Chapters 1-16 in your analysis and observations on your slides, formatted in boldface and underlinedon slides Visual Appeal and Organization: Do not include slides with large blocks of text. Use bullet points, brief text, and clear organization to create an organized and visually appealing presentation. Citations:Include parenthetical in-text citations in the slide presentation citing at least 4 outside scholarly sources and assigned textbook/lesson reading to support observations made in the presentation. Remember, cite sources for all images, too, that are not your personal photographs and those sources do *not* count as part of your 4 required outside scholarly sources plus the textbook/lesson. Presentation Requirements (APA format) Narration Length: 5 to 10 minutes (you will miss credit if the presentation is too short or too long, so adhere closely to presentation length requirements) Slide Length: 8 slides (not including title slide and references slide) APA-style parenthetical in-text citations on slides for a minimum of 4 outside sources plus the textbook/lesson Title Slide At least one Comparison/Contrast Slide; though you are welcome to include more than one slide comparing and contrasting your life story characteristics with those of the person you interview References slide (minimum of 4 outside scholarly sources in addition to the textbook/lesson) Link for textbook: https://www.amazon.com/Sociology-Our-Times-Diana-Kendall/dp/1337109657

Research paper on diversity in Hollywood and tv shows.MLA Format, double spaced, 7 pages minimum, must have a counter argument.Why is it important to have more diversity in American films? Main research question.Sub-questionsWhat is the brief history of diversity in American films? Many groundbreaking American films have a history rooted in racism. Think about films that push forward the white savior mentality, films with actors in blackface, many Disney films from 1950s-1990s. Check out some of the films from the silent era like The Birth of a Nation, which is considered the most racist film ever produced.How can American films be more diverse? Such as color blind castingWhat are some of the impacts that more diversity in films can have on American culture?

Formulate a thesis that addresses the major characteristics of the style, both technical and artistic.Summarize the historical period, discuss its major contributions, directors, and films.Focus your discussion on ONE DirectorCite a minimum of 4  examples from the films listed to support your assertionsCite 4 research references other than your text.List references on a separate pageAddress the questions:What were the main contributions of the period?How did the films of this director influence the development of the cinema as a  artistic influence?Ex: George Melies developed a series of special effects relying on trick photography that introduced the aspect of Fantasy into filmmaking. This departure from the recording of real events, known as ‘Actualites’, incorporated creativity and placed dominance on the fictional film at the very dawn of cinema history.German ExpressionismFW MurnauNosferatu (Links to an external site.) (1922)The Last Laugh (Links to an external site.)  (1924)Sunrise (Links to an external site.) (1927)Fritz LangMetropolis  (Links to an external site.)(1927)M (Links to an external site.)  (1931)GW PabstThe Joyless Street  (Links to an external site.)(1926)Pandora’s Box  (Links to an external site.)(1928)

Compare and contrast the adjacent style periods in jazz of Bebop and Cool. When and where did each style come into significance? What are the ‘characteristics’ of each style? Who were the most important figures in each style (and why)? How was the music received by consumers? How do each of these style periods reflect what was going on in this country at the time? Give specific events/occurrences that reflect symbolize what the music was all about. Written assignments must be submitted in 12 point type, Times New Roman, double spaced, with 1 inch margins on each side. Minimum of 4 sources. Personal perspective… For example, you may find ‘modern day’ parallels to the historic information you have researched.  You might choose to play “What if…”, where you take a different perspective than what you discovered in your research. Submissions must include a bibliography, citing the sources used in your research and writing. It is suggested that you go to the following website to  both generate your bibliography and to check your work for plagiarism:

choose one artist, then do two paragraphs; the first paragraph is talking about the artist life, then the second paragraph talking about his work and .. as answering the questions insert four images of his work and add them  Some of the research you may want to implement in conjunction to each artist/architect: 1) Identify artist/architect in conjunction to the movement/style 2) Explain why you have picked this particular artist/architect from the list? 3) How does your interest in this particular artist/architect apply to your own work? How does he/she inspire you as an artist/designer? 4) How does his/her work relate to the time it was/is made? 5) Please make sure to include biographical information such as place of birth, family background, education. Further research could involve looking into the artists & movements that have influenced his/her work, etc. List of artists/architects: 6) Gaughin 9) Wassily Kandinsky 10) Walter Gropius (architect) 11) Paul Klee 12) Corbusier (architect) 13) Frank Loyd Wright (architect) 14) Mies Van der Rohe (architect) Assignment: Please seek images online for each artist/architect (at least 4 images). Save these images on your computer and print them in color for your sketchbook. Begin working with an image, drawing inspiration from one work or several, so that you can become better acquainted with the artist and draw your own inspiration from their work. Moreover, please select 1 artist/architect per week (a requirement), and make sure to research each artist, thus a biographical outline should be listed in your sketchbook as well as your own observations, studies, sketches.

Write a short research paper (300 words) on any of the following topics.   1.     How can adoption of renewable energy preserve life? 2.     Analysis of electric vehicle in reducing carbon emission. 3.     Adoption of solar energy in minimizing climate change. 4.     Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy 5.     Comparison of LED (light emitting diode) to CFL (compact fluorescent lighting) for domestic lighting

This research paper is entitled: Harry Potter Fandom: How fan produced projects in convergence culture is utilized, their socio-cultural historical use, and function.  -What is new media and it’s evolution? (Provide examples and in-depth explanation. (examples: internet, social media platforms, fan sites, fan produced short films, discussion groups)  -What is “convergence culture” and how does it relate to Harry Potter Fandom? -What is “convergence media” and how does it relate to Harry Potter Fandom? -What is “participatory culture” and how does it relate to Harry Potter Fandom? (Use a detailed account of “Harry Potter Wars” as an example) -What are “paratexts” and how do they relate to Harry Potter Fandom? -This research paper has to be well supported by existing academic disclosure. – Must exhibit an understanding of present conversations happening in this field and how I can contribute to that discussion.   Material- Please include these 2 books as part of the 12 (peer reviewed, books or journals) 1. Potter Head book 2. “Convergence Culture Updated” by Jenkins 3. “Always Ready Always New” by Gitelman 4. “Show Sold Separately” by Gray