Semester Long Journal (50%)

Students will be required to complete a journal of one-page overviews of selected course readings assigned during the semester. Each one-page review will outline the key themes identified in the readings and your analysis of the reading based on class lectures and the required textbook. These assessments should be no longer than one-page, 12-point font, … Read more

Discussion #7 Current Events

Do a summary of a news event. The event must be related to countries in Latin America and it must be a current news event. For example, if you do an event on the United States it will not count towards the participation grade. However, if the news event is on US-Latin American relations, then … Read more

U.S. African Development Foundation

U.S. African Development Foundation (Additional research required) Statement of the ProgramPurpose (what is the objective of the program? What does it try to accomplish?)History of how the need was identified (How did the need become known? What is the story?)Political context (Is this program supported by both major parties or identified with one? Did the … Read more

Free and fair trade

Find a recent article (less than one month old) from a reputable news source concerning a Free and Fair Trade issue between at least two countries. Summarize the article.What is the issue?Explain why this issue is important to the global community.Evaluate the source.What is your opinion? Writing Requirements:Length: 3 full pages (not including the title … Read more

Essay

Develop an essay (one for each of the three philosophers) discussing the contributions of Du Bois, King, and Malcolm X in the struggle for equality, political equality, industrial equality, and social equality in the American political system.  In your discussion of Du Bois’ contributions to the struggle for equality in the United States discuss the … Read more

Any topic (writer’s choice)

www.aljazeera.com/ (Links to an external site.) (Al Jazeera English) www.bbc.co.uk (Links to an external site.) (BBC British news site) www.economist.com (Links to an external site.) (The Economist) www.larepublica.pe/ (Links to an external site.) (La Repblica – Peruvian news site) www.latimes.com (Links to an external site.) (Los Angeles Times) www.thenation.com (Links to an external site.) (The … Read more

State and local politics

Chapter 16 Would a combination of FBI crime statistics, victimization- and self-report surveys be a better indicator of16: Criminal Justice, then post to the discussion board as promptedthe crime rate than any single measure? Why/why not? Consider white-collar crime and severelyunderreported crimes (like rape, incest, sex trafficking, etc.). What are some of the new technologies … Read more

short essay 7 geo

Despite successful information campaigns and the known dangers of AIDS, there are still 36,000 new infections reported each year. After the witnessing the horrors of the 1980s and 1990s, why in the United States are we still seeing this many new cases on an annual basis when the disease can be basically snuffed out? Be … Read more

discussion 8

Discussion Board Question 8:   After the BLM marches in the wake of the death of George Floyd this summer and the Capitol insurrection in January, many concluded that there were two sets of policing and justice standards in the US, one for whites and one for non-whites. Do you think this accusation has any truth … Read more