Politics and Wars

  Question 1 – Political Parties? Hamilton’s economic proposals helped start the formation of political parties in America.  Do you think that political parties are good or bad for America?  If so, why or why not? Do you think America needs more than two political parties?  Why or Why not?  Question 2 – War? Based … Read more

Economics

 Define statistical discrimination.  Then watch What People Miss About the Gender Wage Gap.     Discuss which video interests you most and how it relates to microeconomics.  Then identify strategies and methods employers can use to minimize discrimination gaps.   https://youtu.be/13XU4fMlN3w   https://youtu.be/b_gx2Uc95os  150-200words

Unit 7 Art

Instructions For this assignment, select five objects from your home that have graphic design elements on them. For example, you could select five food products, five consumer product packages, or five articles of clothing with different branding on them. Take a photograph of the five objects and answer the following questions. Please write in complete … Read more

Unit 6 Art

Instructions This assignment includes one photograph or one video. Please respond to one of the options below: Option 1: Photography For this option, select a current news article from AP News (you may use their website or an article from the World News section of your newspaper) that contains at least one photograph that is … Read more

RELIGION

   Read Balswick, Fifth Edition, Part 6 (Social Dynamics, chapters 14-17) and answer the following questions.  1. Describe the difference between Family and Work as spheres of life. Pages 259-262 2. Summarize the problem of work and family conflict relevant to burnout.  Pages 262-264 3. The authors have stressed the importance of self-differentiation. How do … Read more

Introduction to Criminal Justice

  Policing in America In this course, we have been learning about the different time periods of policing. Based on the current climate, there is a level of distrust today between the police and the public. Riots, marches, and protests in response to high-profile police shootings have eroded the relationships that were built through community … Read more

The Gender Pay Gap

declared March 24, 2021 was declared Equal Payday. Over the years, women with the same or higher qualifications have been doing the same jobs as men, but they have been continually been paid less than men. The first Equal Pay Act was signed into law in 1963.  The second, the Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay Act … Read more

Very often studying race and ethnic relations becomes the study of minorities as the social problem of the society. This assignment requires you to flip the topic. Write your analysis along these prompts:

What is whiteness according to the Commonwealth of Virginia Statutes?   https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/racial-integrity-laws-1924-1930/ Provide a brief critique of the definition. Identify and explain 2 specific problems whiteness and/or white privilege present to minorities (pick any 2 groups of your choice) in the U.S.? Link your analysis to one scholarly article. It is important that you cite and … Read more

Module 10 Discussion

After reading the following article(s) or watching the following video(s), use this forum to contribute to the discussion. Just What’s Happening with the Metaverse? (Links to an external site.) Writing Prompt/Question: Based on the article, what is going with the Metaverse?  200 words. Only write about information from article