How do these attitudes change over time—what becomes less problematic with time, and what about these works might offend modern readers but wouldn’t have been problems for their original readers? How do we deal with “cancel culture” when it comes to authors and texts, and is it possible to separate an author from his or […]
The Pledge of Allegiance was first written in 1892. It originally read: “I Pledge Allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands; one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The Pledge became part of the US Flag Code in 1942, and in 1954 President Eisenhower and Congress added the phrase […]
“White women never looked at me until I put on that uniform, and then by God I was a U.S. Marine and they came crowding around.” (37) What does it mean to be an American? Do you think the definition of an American is different in 2020 then it was in the 1940’s? Discuss the […]
A research paper on a nation/culture that developed before 1500 – the essay must identify the place in detail and explain its significance to a particular culture at a specific time.
What are some of the positive effects of globalisation? What are some of the issues with ‘outsourcing’ jobs? What is your definition of “culture?”
1. For this assignment, you will interview someone who speaks a language other than English, and elicit linguistic samples from them to analyze the similarities/differences between their language and English (sound system, spelling (symbols), sentence structure/word order, etc.) See guidelines below for the type of data to collect/include in your project. Elicitation (Group/Individual) Answers (14 […]
You will be planning a project for Vernon College. As such you are going to identify some process that is deficient, an area to expand or an area that is missing and you will plan the project to remedy that issue within the college. This is a multi-part project that will be combined into a […]
Description The references don’t count with the essay word also tables and headlines. Discourse, Culture and Intercultural Communication – Assignment (4,000 words). The question ‘Culture is a good excuse for bad behaviour’ Discuss this view of ‘culture’, in relation to: relevant literature; relevant definitions / models of ‘culture’; ways in which the concept of ‘culture’ […]
If modern life is so wonderful then why are people so unhappy? What is wrong with the world? How do the texts seen in class challenge the values of the mainstream? How does alternative culture challenge the mainstream? Do you think that Alternative culture may one day have the day? Use one reference from We […]
DQ 8: Create your initial post on the DQ 8 Discussion Board in response to the following questions: Can the societies of the industrialized world go back to the diet to which humans originally adapted or are we doomed to “eat ourselves to death” given our modern agricultural practices and fast food culture? Explain why […]
