In a four-page, double spaced essay of approximately 1,400 words, write an analysis of THE FITS and explore what it says about race in America in the 2010s.

THE FITS (2015, directed by Anna Rose Holmer) is a unique, multi-genre movie — part mystery, part suspense, part horror. Among other things, it ambiguously examines the supernatural, group psychology, collective hysteria, environmental poisoning, as well as the uncertainties of childhood and the anxieties of puberty. The tone of movie is observation and detached, and until its final moments, almost wholly naturalistic.

In a four-page, double spaced essay of approximately 1,400 words, write an analysis of THE FITS and explore what it says about race in America in the 2010s.

Please site specific scenes or elements of THE FITS to support your connective thinking. Use frame and case as well as analysis rather than summary. Properly introduce all secondary sources. Proof-read well and staple your pages.

 

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Stolen Art & Artifacts

PART I (INTRO TO THE ESSAY TOPIC)

Stolen Art & Artifacts

The next time you’re in a museum, and you see artifacts from Mexico, Africa, Pacific Islands, Indonesia, Native American, and so on, ask yourself—how did it get from “there” (the country of origin) to “here”—in this museum? Did the museum buy it from the native peoples where it is from? In many cases, it was looted/plundered/stolen/ill-acquired by a colonizing nation. It was common practice for the colonialists to collect souvenirs and artifacts of this “new” discovery or newly occupied territory. These artifacts were sent back and displayed in a museum or some other institution. Today it is common practice for museums to sell their artifacts to other museums or private collectors, who then, after some amount of time, sell or gift them back to another museum or collector, etc.

Eventually we find ourselves admiring one of those taken-bought-sold-resold-donated-gifted artifacts and wondering “Is this legitimately here or has it been “laundered” through the exchange of multiple owners?”


This assignment focuses on these issues as well as the excavation of ancient sites (sometimes burial grounds).

PART 2 (RESEARCH)

  • Images
    • You are required to use at least 4 artworks (include: artists, cultures/country, date) NOT from your textbook as examples throughout your writing. Please also include the image into the body of your essay, that way your writing will flow more smoothly. Do not include the images as separate documents.
  • Sources
    • Use at least 4 sources from the links that I have provided. You may use other sources; be sure that they are verifiable sites and not blogs or Wikipedia.
  1. Examples of antiquities/artworks

This is a brief list of some examples of artworks that are under the banner of “acquired by questionable means.” (You do not have to use these works of art- though they should serve as inspiration for research. And besides, there’s a ton more where these came from.)

Examples:

  • The Gates of Babylon taken and distributed in museums throughout the world from Iraq 
    • Marble reliefs from the Parthenon frieze taken by the British in the late 1700’s 
    • Native American artifacts, of dubious origin, in museums donated by collectors 
    • African artifacts from Benin (and countless other places in Colonized Africa) 
    • Incan Peruvian Art taken by Yale scholar in 1911

………There are so many more….

  1. Use these articles to help guide your research.

Museums and looted art: the ethical dilemma of preserving world cultures

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/29/museums-looting-art-artefacts-world-culture (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Native American artifacts tell a story of loss, betrayal and survival

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/native-american-artifacts/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

The Louvre Puts Nazi-Looted Art in Public Eye in Effort to Find Rightful Heirs

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/louvre-launches-new-galleries-nazi-looted-art-180968130/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

U.S. returns huge haul of pre-Columbian artifacts to Mexico

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mexico-artifacts/u-s-returns-huge-haul-of-pre-columbian-artifacts-to-mexico-idUSBRE89P00J20121026 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

From Napoleon to the Nazis: the 10 most notorious looted artworks

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/nov/13/10-most-notorious-looted-artworks-nazis-napoleon(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

The Art World’s Shame: why Britain must give its colonial booty back https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2014/nov/04/artworlds-shame-parthenon-elgin-marbles-british-museums(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

European Summit to Discuss the Return of Looted West African Art
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/european-museums-discuss-returning-looted-african-art-180964555/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

To Return or Not: Who should own indigenous art?

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150421-who-should-own-indigenous-art (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Mexico Aztec headdress could go home from Austria

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-17878130 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.5 Native American Cultural Sites Looted in San Diego County https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/history/genealogy/5-native-american-cultural-sites-looted-in-san-diego-county/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

PART 3 (WRITING WITH INTEGRATED IMAGES)

  • Write a detailed response to each of the 7 points below.
  • Your essay must be a minimum 2.5 pages, double-spaced, with images integrated throughout.
  • Use at least 4 sources from the links that I have provided. You may use other sources; be sure that they are verifiable sites and not blogs or Wikipedia.
  • A bibliography is required and you may include this in the end of your essay.

You are required to use at least 4 artworks (include: artists, cultures/country, date) NOT from your textbook as examples throughout your writing. Please also include the image into the body of your essay, that way your writing will flow more smoothly. Do not include the images as separate documents.

  1. Can art be legitimately acquired by a colonialist nation? Define what means are legitimate in your response.
  2. What about Native American artifacts? Who owns them? What does the law say if you find something on your property? (Keep in mind, it was circa 1850 when Native Americans in the Southwest were relocated to live in reservations, previously there were no borders and the land was theirs for thousands of years.)
  3. Should artifacts be taken out of museums and returned to the original maker’s cultural place of origin?
  4. Do you think there should be statute of limitationson when a nation should ask for their artifacts back? What if the nation is suffering from turmoil for a long period of time and isn’t stable enough to ask for their art back until 200 years later? What then?
  5. Under what conditions should museums keep their artifacts? Should they even be allowed, ever?
  6. At what point does the artwork become part of human history? And not just one culture’s history?
  7. How does the clash of cultural values affect our perception of artifacts in the graves of other cultures? (Keep in mind that places like the Egyptian pyramids are first and foremost gravesites)

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Make sure to upload your essay in anything BUT a “Pages” file format. “Pages” is not compatible with Turnitin and will not be uploaded correctly. Doc, docx files are best.

 

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Describe the labeling theory of deviance.

400 word essay. No plagiarism please

Question:

Describe the labeling theory of deviance. What basic insight about deviance is offered by this approach? How does labeling figure into the difference between primary deviance and secondary deviance? What is the importance of stigma in labeling analysis?

Book:

Sociology

15/E, 2013ISBN-13: 9780205985609
John J. Macionis

 

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What is an analytical essay?

What is an analytical essay?

The key to understanding its nature is in the word “analyze.” To “analyze” the content of a poem, for example, one must break it into its components or parts in order to get a full understanding of its meaning. This may mean investigating the poem’s structure, its language, its symbolism, and even its historical context. All this will help you as the writer and your reader understand what the poet was trying to say. Your analysis may not be identical to someone else’s idea of the poem, but, if your investigation is logical, believable, and well defended, it will be well received.

What an analytical essay is not

An analytical essay is not a summary of the work. If you find yourself paraphrasing parts of the object of your investigation (an event. a piece of art, a work of literature) or “retelling the story,” then you are not writing an analytical essay.

There is another pitfall that writers new to this type of essay may encounter. Let’s return to the analysis of that poem. If you are merely telling “what” the poem means to you, you are falling short of the goal.

The true analytical essay

A true analytical essay explores “how” the writing emerges with a particular meaning. This “how” is investigated by explaining the relationship of the parts of the writing. The reader is shown how the meaning of the writing emerges from this relationship of parts. The analytical essay then helps the reader understand the relationship of the parts of the work being examined and how that relationship reveals the meaning of that work.

How do I start the analytical essay?

-If you have a choice, always choose to investigate something that inspires, fascinates, or speaks to you. You do not have to fully understand it, but if you are pulled by your interest into the work, you will be more motivated to figure out how the puzzle fits together.

-Do more than one thorough reading of the work. On the second reading, jot down ideas that occur to you in the margins. Don’t be afraid to write ideas that seem to point to some aspect of the work that stands out.

-Read background information on the author, on the historical context of the work, and the genre.

-Write down each of your ideas that seem to point to some aspect of the work that has a bearing on its overall impact. Eliminate any that seem weak after additional scrutiny.

The Analytical Essay Introduction

-The purpose of your essay’s introduction is to hive a brief explanation of your topic and to give your paper direction that will be developed in the body. You should:

  1. Include key information about the work (name, author and so on) in the first sentences.
  2. Lead logically into your reaction to the work ending in a claim or assertion which is your thesis statement. Your thesis statement should contain a specific and well articulated point of view that will be defended in the paper.
  3. Include direction/topic sentences which will explain to the reader how you will defend and support your point of view by explaining the parts of the work and their relationship to the while work.
  4. The thesis should be long enough to give the reader confidence that he/she knows where your argument is going. This may be eight to ten sentences.The Body of the Analytical EssayThe claims that you have presented in your thesis will be argued in the body of the paper. Make an outline using your direction/topic sentences to be sure the body develops all the points mentioned in the introduction.
  1. Take each point mentioned in your directional sentences and develop it into a topic sentence. This topic sentence will be the main idea around which you will build your body paragraph.
  2. Use supporting points, at least four or five, to underscore your main idea in this paragraph. Use quotes and brief paraphrasing from the work or facts from outside sources to further support your point of view. Use proper MLA documentation.
  3. Conclude with a sentence that wraps up the discussion of this point and do not return to discuss it again until your conclusion.The Conclusion of the Analytical EssayYou’ve made your arguments and now you want to tie them to your thesis. The purpose of a conclusion is to stress the correctness of the positions you have taken and to summarize your arguments as you affirm the conclusions you have drawn from your analysis.
  1. Always express your points in different words than you have used earlier.
  2. Be sure your conclusion gives the reader a sense of finality and completeness.
  3. Leave the reader with a clear picture in his/her mindWriting the analytical essay is challenging, but it can be one of the most rewarding forms of writing to master. It demands that the writer look deeply into the relationships between the parts of a work and decide how those relationships bring meaning to the entire piece.

Requirement:

I want you to read MLK’s letter thoroughly and write an Analysis of this letter. And I would like you to argue whether or not we can apply his ideas to current day by using a current event(s) as an example.

I want you to analyze the text itself but also connect it to a current event. Can his argument apply to today? Does this letter have a sense of timelessness to it?

Remember, the writer of an analysis should keep in mind the following:

*To find patterns of meaning
*To trace causes and effects
*To determine significance

Remember each of these points as you read through MLK’s words.

It may be a good idea to incorporate a source or two outside of MLK’s document to further develop the argument(s) in your paper.

This essay should be 750-1,000 words and be written in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font. Please double-space your paper as well (Standard MLA Format applies here). You may include an outside source(s) if you think it will help your reflection. If you do include a source(s), please include a Works Cited page at the end of your paper.

 

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General in nature

What do we mean by an original, arguable claim? Ah, That’s pretty difficult to describe. Here’s what it’s not:


1. General in nature

A professor of mine used to put it plainly: do not reinvent the wheel. If it’s been said a million times, is evident in nature, and does not further the academic conversation . . . leave it be.

2. A direct reflection of your scholarly research

If you do not have your claim already formulated, it’s easy to fall into the trap of allowing the research to argue for you! Strong essays have their claim already in hand and set out to find the research that can bend to their will, rather than the other way around. And: you need not exhaust yourself searching for the exact statement. After all, if you find it, you need to drop your argument. It’s been done!

3. Devoid of theoretical perspective

Consider first your original, super-cool argument, then choose the most effective tone. Logic? Ethics? Passion?

4. Written in the first person

Just don’t–personal narratives are long over.

5. Unsupported by textual evidence

Without direct quotes, your argument asks the reader to just trust you and your interpretation of a scene or the scholarship. Paraphrasing should always be minimal. These quotations are called textual evidence: they are the support beams of your argument. That being said: always, always contextualize your quotes before moving on. They cannot do the work for you! 🙂

6. Outside of MLA standards

All quotes need to be situated in a larger sentence–even block quotes! Quotations that stand alone (SAQs) are MLA faux pas and injure the flow of your work. Block quotes must be introduced and do not have quotation marks around them, such as:

Dr. Privett-Duren tried to send out help on a Sunday. As she typed,
she hoped that the students would read it–but knew that, as weekends
usually went, there was very little hope in that area. (Privett-Duren)

See? It was simply too long to include on the text line, but is still part of a larger sentence. Psst: I am now contextualizing this quote. 🙂

I’m including a hyperlink HERE to an amazing source on this subject from Harvard University. As we craft along, remember that writing is a process and that revisions are what makes the result worthwhile. You can do this! (And if you feel as though you can’t, call me.)

 

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Historical Analysis Essay Submission

Question Description

8-4 Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay Submission

We are using the Lincoln assassination. and describing the impact that it had on the country in that time period and after.

 

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Analyze the political and economic transformations which occurred as a result of industrialization from the late 19th century to the present with some evidence of understanding the principles of democracy and capitalism.

Final Take Home Exam Instructions

CHOOSE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW

  1. Analyze the political and economic transformations which occurred as a result of industrialization from the late 19th century to the present with some evidence of understanding the principles of democracy and capitalism.
  2. Trace the social movements for labor rights, racial equality, gender equality, or civil rights from the 19th century to the present
  3. Appraise the role that immigration has played in the history of the United States since 1876, explaining how government regulations and popular support have changed up until the present.
  4. Evaluate U.S. foreign policy and its role in the world since the 1800’s, explaining why the U.S. became involved in the wars and conflicts of the 20th and in the beginning of the 21st centuries.
  5. Examine the importance of popular culture and technology in the lives of all Americans, tracing this growth since the 1870s.

GENERAL ESSAY GUIDELINES:

  • Essays must be double-spaced in Times Roman 12 point font.
  • Essays must be between 800 and 1200 words (three to four pages).
  • Essays must NOT have extra lines between paragraphs.
  • Essays must have one-inch margins on all sides.
  • Essays must include the student’s name, course number, and date submitted in the upper right hand corner of the first page of the essay.
  • In the Essays, students must cite all ideas, quotations, paraphrases and summaries that are not the student’s original thoughts. Failure to cite sources constitutes plagiarism and may result in a zero (0) or in disciplinary action depending on the circumstances.
  • Students should use Chicago format for their citations.
  • All Essays must have a Works Cited page.
  • Essays must be the student’s original work and must be original for this class. Submitting someone else’s work as the one’s own work constitutes plagiarism and may result in a zero (0) or in disciplinary action depending on the circumstances.
  • Essays must use material from the class – in other words, primary sources that have been assigned, textbook readings assigned, readings assigned for essays, lecture material images presented to the class. Students are not to do additional research to complete this assignment.
  • Essays should use a minimum of two primary sources.
 

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Contrast the musical styles of the Baroque and Classical eras, including a comparison of either

Instruction: you need know music knowledge and write a well- ordered and elegant essay answering the question. 350words. No plagiarism accept !!

Contrast the musical styles of the Baroque and Classical eras, including a comparison of either ( choose one of the question for essay topic )

(1)Bach’s Fugue in C minor and the Mozart Sonata in C Major or (2) Vivaldi’s Concerto in A Minor and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3.

 

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Describe why the behavior is considered deviant.

Question Description

  • Length: Approximately 500-700 words, and should be very specific about the terms and concepts mentioned in the textbook.

Textbook: https://cnx.org/contents/AgQDEnLI@6.14:TrIRM88K@3/…

  • Font: 12 point Times New Roman
  • Citation Style: APA, a minimum of two sources is required (in-text citation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. AND a list of references (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). No title page, abstract, and methods.
  • Document format: WORD or pdf

Prompt:

By this point in the course you should have acquired an understanding of the sociological bases of deviant behavior. The paper gives you an opportunity to demonstrate this understanding. Please keep in mind that this assignment is intended to allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of course material.

By submitting this assignment, students will be able to apply one or more of the theoretical perspectives on deviance to one of the following topics: Deviance in the military, Drug user/addicts, Young offenders, Prostitution, White-collar criminals, School cheaters, Organized crime, Terrorists, Police deviance.

1) Describe why the behavior is considered deviant.

2) How do these deviants view their own behavior? For example, do they regard their deviance as a one-time aberration or see it as a deviant career? Justify your answer.

3) In your view, what impacts (both positive and negative) does the deviant

behavior have on society?

4) In what ways has society responded or reacted to the deviance?

5) Provide an analysis of the deviant behavior from the perspective of ONE OR MORE of the sociological theories on deviance set out in the text and discussed in lectures.

 

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