Demonstrate ability to think independently and systematically on developing a viable business model
Demonstrate ability to think independently and systematically on developing a viable business model
Understand the place of small business in history and explore the strengths and weaknesses of small business.
Understand the place of small business in history and explore the strengths and weaknesses of small business.
Construct a well-informed and well-written essay (500-1200words) that briefly describes the original minstrel show and the controversies that surrounded it then, and now.
Construct a well-informed and well-written essay (500-1200words) that briefly describes the original minstrel show and the controversies that surrounded it then, and now. You must draw intelligently on and cite at least two of the below resources. RESOURCES
- http://black-face.com
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_show
- https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/links/essays/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpAiYoXnd2Y
- https://youtu.be/kiRSDOBmbx8 – [Warning: contains many expletives, including lots of F and N words]
- Lhamon Jr., W.T. “Ebery Time I Wheel About I Jump Jim Crow: Cycles of Minstrel Transgression from Cool White to Vanilla Ice.” Inside the Minstrel Mask, edited by Annemarie Bean, James V. hatch, Brooks McNamara. Hanover: Wesleyan University Press, 1996.
- Lott, Eric. “Love and Theft: The Racial Unconscious of Blackface Minstrelsy.” Representations, No. 39 (Summer, 1992), pp. 23-50
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the various ways one might respond to religious diversity.
After reviewing the learning resources for this unit of study consider the various ways that one might respond to religious diversity: exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism, universalism, syncretism.
- Select and explain two of the responses;
- provide examples of each
- and discuss what you see as the advantages and disadvantages of each position. Terms to Know:
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Judaism
- monotheistic religions
- missionary religions
- Shi’ite
- Sunni
- Abraham
- Buddha
- Jesus
- Muhammad
- Vishnu
- Karl Marx (Links to an external site.)
- Freud (Links to an external site.)
- Mircea Eliade and Ninian Smart (Links to an external site.)
- Paul Tillich and W.C. Smith (Links to an external site.)
- Schleiermacher, Otto, and James (Links to an external site.)
- Emile Durkheim, totemism (Links to an external site.)
- Max Weber (Links to an external site.)
- Clifford Geertz (Links to an external site.)
- The Academic Study of Religion (Links to an external site.) (instructor essay)
- Some misconceptions regarding the study of religion (Links to an external site.) (from the American Academy of Religion)
- What is the Academic Study of Religion? (Links to an external site.) by Russell T. McCutcheon (Department of Religious Studies, University of Alabama)
- also by Russell T. McCutcheon, Studying Religion: Introduction (Links to an external site.) & Conclusion (Links to an external site.)
- What is the Academic Study of Religion?: A Student’s Perspective (Links to an external site.)(by Tim Davis, 2006)
- Body ritual among the Nacirema (Links to an external site.) by Horace Miner
- Appearances can be deceiving
- Be careful about making assumptions
- Don’t jump to conclusionsrevealing the secret of the Nacirema) (Links to an external site.)
What is the Difference Between Theology and Religious Studies? (Links to an external site.)
How does Understanding and Applying the Four Dimensions of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Maximize Human Potential?
How does Understanding and Applying the Four Dimensions of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Maximize Human Potential?
Discuss the methods that can be used to quell conflict in groups, including negotiation (hard, soft, and integrative), forgiveness and the tit-for-tat strategy, and third-party mediation.
Discuss the methods that can be used to quell conflict in groups, including negotiation (hard, soft, and integrative), forgiveness and the tit-for-tat strategy, and third-party mediation.
Discuss the interpersonal factors that can cause an initial dispute to intensify into a full-fledge conflict, including positional commitment, reactance, misperceptions, influence tactics (hard and soft), reciprocity, emotional contagion, and coalition formation.
Discuss the interpersonal factors that can cause an initial dispute to intensify into a full-fledge conflict, including positional commitment, reactance, misperceptions, influence tactics (hard and soft), reciprocity, emotional contagion, and coalition formation.
How do cultural norms reflect how groups and group members respond to conflict?
How do cultural norms reflect how groups and group members respond to conflict?
Discuss the five basic causes of intergroup conflict: competition for scarce resources (realistic group conflict theory), social dominance processes, aggression, norms, and natural selection (evolution).
Discuss the five basic causes of intergroup conflict: competition for scarce resources (realistic group conflict theory), social dominance processes, aggression, norms, and natural selection (evolution).
Discuss the five basic causes of intragroup conflict: competition (winning), resource allocation (sharing), power (controlling), work-related disputes (working), and dislike.
Discuss the five basic causes of intragroup conflict: competition (winning), resource allocation (sharing), power (controlling), work-related disputes (working), and dislike.
