Cultural Empowerment of the Group Continuing with the same cultural group and health issue for the Session Long Project that you began in Module 1, write a paper to address the following:
Describe the Cultural of the group you chose.
Cultural Empowerment of the Group
Specifically address how each of the PEN-3 model’s three factors within the dimension of cultural empowerment applies to your group, and provide examples.
Use subheadings to clearly show that you have addressed each of the three factors. Support your discussion with references from scholarly and professional references (not just your opinion). Women’s empowerment is an important goal in achieving sustainable development worldwide.
Bible and Western Culture Final Paper Description
MUST HAVE READ: John Collins, Introduction the Hebrew Bible, especially the sections on “Proverbs” and “Job/Qoheleth.”
Bible and Western Culture Final Paper
Style/Approach: The paper is an informed reflection paper. You do not need to cite any secondary works beyond the Bible. But your reflections should take into account the ideas expressed main textbook for the course, John Collins, Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. That is, you do not have to quote Collins, or any other book or video, but please take the time to read Collins’s discussion of Ecclesiastes and other wisdom books very carefully and let them generally shape how you approach the text. If you do quote a writer/book/video lecture, such as Collins, Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, then please use quotation marks and provide a footnote reference to avoid plagiarism.
Bible and Western Culture Final Paper Structure and Purpose
Structure and Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to explain the main idea(s) of the Book of Ecclesiastes and contrast this with the other wisdom books (Proverbs, Job). Here is how I would like for you to structure your paper. (Note: the suggested lengths for each section below are only suggestions; don’t get too rigid with them.)
Spend the first page or so introducing wisdom literature generally. What is wisdom literature about? What are the wisdom books of the Old Testament? What makes these books unique, and what holds them together as a genre? (1 page)
Next, focus on Proverbs for a page or so. Explain how Proverbs sets forth a fairly black-and-white picture of the world where good is rewarded and evil is punished. Give some examples by quoting some proverbs from the Book of Proverbs. This section might take most of a page. (1 page)
Now, transition to talk about the other side of wisdom literature: the dark side. Turn to the Book of Job, and give a paragraph summary. This will start to set the stage for Ecclesiastes by showing the contrast between Proverbs and Job because in the Book of Job the righteous suffer for mysterious reasons. You’ve now got the stage set for Ecclesiastes. (half-page)
Give a brief overview of the structure/outline of the Book of Ecclesiastes. Give half a page or so of introduction. (half-page)
Interpreting Ecclesiastes Bible and Western Culture Final Paper
Then move to talk about the problems with interpreting Ecclesiastes: what’s this book really saying? What the problem with the world according to the author of Ecclesiastes? What’s the author’s solution to this problem? Don’t forget to quote from Ecclesiastes here to make your argument. If you’re brave, you might want to tackle the issue of the second author or final editor of the Book of Ecclesiastes whose voice appears in chapter 12—and what this says about the message of Ecclesiastes as a whole. (3 pages)
Conclude by circling back to connect the message of Ecclesiastes with the message of Proverbs and Job. Compare and contrast. You might also want ever so briefly to conclude with a compare-and-contrast closing paragraph in which you show how Ecclesiastes differs from or (if you think so) adheres to the message of other biblical books. (1 page or so)
Socially Constructed Perception of Reality Recount some instances in which you have realized after interacting with someone from a different culture (or subculture) that that person’s socially constructed perception of reality was quite different from yours.
Socially Constructed Perception of Reality
How did this difference influence the ongoing pattern of interaction?
Socially Constructed Perception of Reality Assignment Guidelines
Write a (60 word) reply to each paragraph below:1) In first year, one of the first friends I made was South Indian. While getting to know her over the past four years, I have noticed that we have some differences regarding culture. A big one is that she will be having an arranged marriage in a few years and her parents are responsible for choosing her husband. I had never met someone who is going to have an arranged marriage, so it was interesting to learn the process to choosing a potential husband. Something else that is different is that she celebrates many festivals throughout the year and a lot of them involve giving food to family and friends. Since she has no family in Canada, she always brings me Indian food during those festivals and it allows me to experience her culture’s food, which is delicious. When we have lunch together, we often discuss the different between our culture’s food (I am French) and teach each other about different dishes. Something else that is different between our two cultures is that her family is very close and welcoming to her friends. She lives at home and her mom has mentioned to me multiple times that I could show up at her house whenever I feel homesick and need a home-cooked meal. For my family, we always need a bit of notice before someone shows up at our house. Even though there are many differences in our culture, it has not changed our interaction with each other. Instead, it has allowed us to learn about each other’s culture and share interesting facts with each other.2) When interacting with one co-worker with a different culture I realized that my perception of reality was quite different. Namely, my family and I are Catholic so there are particular customs and traditions that we have followed over the years which have shaped my perception of reality. For instance, the celebration of Christmas over the holidays, which commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, is a relatively strong tradition in our family.
Socially Constructed Perception of Reality Detailed Descriptions
The morals, beliefs, and traditions that I developed from my religion over the years have certainly had a strong influence on my perception of reality. I noticed that my colleague, who practiced Hinduism, had a rather different perception of reality. This was most notable when he discussed how his family ate predominantly a vegetarian diet, practiced fasting on a regular basis, and when he described the traditions at a recent wedding that he had attended. For example, differences in traditions were evident in the dowry system that he described which involved offering gifts to the bride’s parents. Initially, the differences in both of our perceptions of reality led to some incongruence when interacting but over time this lessened as we started interacting more frequently. Ultimately, keeping an open mind and understanding that there are other belief systems, cultures, and traditions helped me to see things from a different perspective and better understand my friend’s perception of reality. Interestingly, I have found that some of my friends who are minorities avoid discussion of their original culture and I sometimes wonder if this is due to the pressure that they experience to assimilate to the dominant culture. This is an unfortunate reality but it is understandable as assimilation can help to reduce potential prejudice and discrimination directed at this segment of the population
The Foods of Newcomers for Various Cultures What to Write?
According to Albala: “Although Americans have willingly adopted the foods of newcomers, we never became a melting pot for these various cultures.
The Foods of Newcomers for Various Cultures
So-called ethnic cuisines naturally changed on foreign soil, adapting to new ingredients and popular taste—but at heart they remain clear and proud descendants of their respective countries. Their origins are also readily recognized; we are all perfectly familiar with the repertoire of Mexican, Chinese, and Italian restaurants, and increasingly now Thai, Japanese, and Salvadoran, to name a few. Eating out at such restaurants is a hallmark of mainstream American culture, and despite the spontaneous or contrived fusion of culinary styles, each retains its unique identity”( 2015, pp. x) .
The Foods of Newcomers for Various Cultures Paper Requirements
This paper focuses on the unique identify of the Korean food culture in the U.S. and its historical trajectory that led to the remarkable point.
Specifically, please consider the following when you draft the post:
Have a brief synopsis of the unique identity of Korean food culture in the U.S.
Briefly discuss its immigration history by tracing the wars, conquests, famine, and/or other factors that led to the mass immigration from Korea to the U.S.
Discuss the rise of the Korean food culture in the U.S. with a focus on the evolution of its unique food culture identity
Describe the contemporary dining options found in the ethnic enclaves and other contemporary expressions such as fusion food.
Identify at least two future trends about the Korean food culture in the U.S.
Memory in Pop Culture Writing Assignment Memory in Pop Culture (MPC) Writing Assignment
Many works of art in pop culture, such as motion pictures and television series, will employ various types of memory phenomena as plot devices.
Memory in Pop Culture Writing Assignment
As a result of taking this course, you are now better equipped to speculate about the causes of these memory phenomena and whether they are accurate portrayals of how our memory systems actually work – or if the artists took some creative liberty.
The Memory in Pop Culture (MPC) writing assignment requires you to write about a work of art from pop culture (e.g., movie, TV series or episode) in which memory has a prominent role in the plot and/or theme.
For this writing assignment, you must summarize and interpret the plot (including adequate descriptions of the main characters), relate the work to course concepts by explaining how it is related to memory, speculate on the relevant brain substrates, and critically evaluate its portrayal of memory phenomena. Your assignment should be written in a less formal style for a general but educated audience, 2-3 double-spaced pages in length, and formatted in APA style.
The objectives of the MPC assignment are for you to:
• view, summarize, and interpret a work or art from pop culture (e.g., movie, TV series or episode) that is somehow related to learning and memory phenomena.
• explain how the work of art relates to behavioral and neuroscientific concepts from class.
• critically evaluate the portrayal of learning and memory phenomena in pop culture.
After claiming an appropriate work of art from pop culture and composing your MPC writing assignment in Microsoft Word, you must first upload the file (Word document) as an assignment on Sakai, where it will be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin. This step is required to receive a grade for your MPC writing assignment. Then, you will post what you wrote to your group’s MPC discussion forum and comment on at least five other posts in the forum.
Memory in Pop Culture (MPC) Writing Assignment
Memory in Pop Culture Writing Assignment MPC Rubric
Unsatisfactory (0 pts.)
Poor (5 points)
Good (10 points)
Appropriateness of selected work of art from pop culture
Work of art is otherwise inappropriate or the full APA-style reference citation is not provided
Connection to memory concepts in weak or not made explicit in the assignment
Work of art has a clear connection to memory concepts that is made explicit in the assignment
Plot summary
The summary is incomplete or absent
The summary is inaccurate, unclear, or too verbose
The summary includes a description of the plot, structure, and/or characters that is accurate, clear, and concise
Connection to memory systems and principles
No connection to relevant memory systems and principles is made whatsoever
Relevant memory systems and principles from the work of art are mentioned, but not well-discussed
Relevant memory systems and principles from the work of art are clearly discussed, with supporting evidence
Brain substrates
No consideration of the neural basis of the memory phenomena from the work of art
The neural basis of the memory phenomena from the work of art is mentioned, but not adequately supported and/or likely to be incorrect
Reasonable speculation about the neural basis of the memory phenomena in the work of art, supported by referring to course concepts
Critical evaluation of the portrayal of memory phenomena
No critical evaluation of the portrayal of memory phenomena in the work of art whatsoever
A brief assessment of the portrayal of memory phenomena in the work of art is provided, but without clear rationale or sufficient discussion
An assessment of the authenticity of the portrayal of memory phenomena in the work of art is provided, with clear rationale and sufficient discussion of why or why not the portrayal is authentic
Sexuality Gender and Pop Culture Students will write a 4-page blog/essay (1000-1200 words; not including bibliography) analyzing/critiquing a pop culture text of your choosing using feminist theories/debates presented in class.
Sexuality Gender and Pop Culture
This text can be anything in popular culture – a film, a television show or character, a commercial, a podcast, a music video, a comic, a meme – you choose what to write about. You are writing a blog so be accessible and personal (you can use “I”), situating yourself in relation to the text. Why did you choose this? Why is it important to you? What are your thoughts about it? Why should your reader care about this?
-You will be marked on the construction of your argument, use of class materials, and writing style.
-Your blog must draw from and cite a minimum of 3 class readings. Additional sources may also be used. Your writing should demonstrate a significant engagement with the concepts and themes covered in the course.
Sexuality Gender and Pop Culture Referencing and Formatting Style
Please include a works cited page and format your references using either MLA or APA style.
In the blog you will need to:
1. Identify and describe the popular culture text you have chosen. Assume that your reader is not familiar with this text, so provide enough contextual details for them to follow your arguments.
2. Identify and outline what definitions/theories of feminism you are using to structure your argument.
3. Make your argument using specific examples from the text you have chosen, being sure to make connections across class readings, presentations, discussions, articles, etc.
Personal Feelings about Race and Ethnicity Putting aside your personal feelings about ethnicity, what are the implication of ethnicity for different members of society? (i.e., despite race being a social construct, how may ethnicity effect individuals?
Personal Feelings about Race and Ethnicity
How may this apply to the development of the self and social institutions? )
To help with this Essay: watch the documentary True Colors (it is available on YouTube.) Here, Diane Sawyer and her news crew stage what is basically a “match study” experiment by pairing John, a white male, and Glen, a Black male. She follows them with a series of hidden cameras and exposes racism in a variety of settings.
Inherent Elitism in Culture Industry Is there inherent elitism in Adorno’s critique of ‘culture industry’?
Or is it that all that is ‘Popular’ is necessarily democratic and egalitarian?
Inherent Elitism in Culture Industry
Critics of Adorno’s critique of jazz have often alluded to his inherent elitism leading to his dismissal of jazz. I argue here that critics of Adorno’s essays on jazz are mistaken since they fail to read his critique properly through the lens of his entire social and aesthetic theory. I will argue here that Adorno’s emphasis on the formal dimensions of art works is the only way to begin to understand his critique.
Participant Field notes for Food and Culture Coffee Shop Observation
PART 1: PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION FIELDNOTES (12 points)
Copy and paste your formalized field notes here. They should be at least two pages (12-point font, 1-inch margins, single-spaced) in length.
Food and Culture Coffee Shop Observation
PART 2: DIRECT OBSERVATION TABLE (12 points)
ID Gender Age Race/Ethnicity Appearance Behavior Coffee/Food Order
Example Man 20s White Wearing khaki shorts and a plain blue polo. Dark brown hair cut short. Clean-shaven. No glasses. Talking to ID2 while in line. Playing with phone while waiting for order. Said “Thank you” Grande pumpkin spice latte
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Food and Culture Coffee Shop Observation Part Three
OBSERVATIONS (20 points)
Look through your notes and look for similarities (themes). You need to identify two themes from your participant observation notes and two themes from you direct observation notes. At least three of your themes need to be related to topics we have covered in the course in some way and you need to cite the course material in your discussion. Each observation write-up needs to be 50-100 words.
a. Observation 1:
b. Observation 2:
c. Observation 3:
d. Observation 4:
PART 4: REFLECTION (15 points)
e. Discuss the merits of using participant observation vs. direction observation. Which method was more fruitful for this type of research? Why? (100-200 words)
f. In what ways do you think your own cultural identity and background affected how you ”saw” and understood the environment and activities you observed? We all have biases. What are some actual (or possible) biases that you bring to this research? (100-200 words)
g. How has completing this assignment and the coursework (lectures, readings, videos, discussion boards) changed the ways that you view coffee and the large categories of food and eating? (100-200 words)
WORKS CITED (6 points)
For this assignment, you were required to cite at least three course sources. You can use any accepted citation format (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago). Each source listed here needs to have a corresponding in-text citation.
FORMATTING (10 points)
Correct spelling and grammar are expected in this assignment. Additionally, you are expected to use this template to provide your answers, which should all appear in sentence and paragraph form. Please adhere as closely as possible to the provided word counts.
The Culture of Consumption and Everyday Life of Consumption and Everyday Life What we would like you to consider in this essay:
The Culture of Consumption and Everyday Life
In his book Consumption and Everyday Life, published by Routledge in 2006, Mark Paterson considers the idea that there are important links between ‘lifestyle, choice and identity as performed through the consumption and display of particular purchasable goods’ (Paterson, 2006: 49).
What are the links between consumption (and identity) in relation to your design discipline and your own practices of consumption (or non-consumption)?
The assessment is in part to prepare you for the dissertation next year and will focus on some key skills:
Primary research and Secondary research for The Culture of Consumption and Everyday Life
Writing an annotated bibliography
Primary research
in week 3 of the miniblock we will conduct a visit to a department store as an exercise in the gathering of primary research data. You do not have to use this in your essay, but you should consider it as an example of how to do primary research. In particular, we will focus on observations and analysis and material culture analysis.
The Culture of Consumption and Everyday Life Secondary research
crucial to this assignment will be secondary research (a review and discussion of academic literature). This will underpin your analysis with material from recognised academic sources (books, articles from academic journals and the databases held by the library). A library induction is offered in week 4 and is intended as a development on what you did at L4, so please ensure that you attend.
For this assessment we expect you to use at least five academic sources. Of these, at least two should be journals. You should be consulting books and using the databases you were shown in library inductions. Please note, that if you do not use academic sources then your grade will be affected. (Please remind yourself of the CCS Grading Scheme which is on Weblearn.)
