Discuss how Beyoncé utilizes both material culture (music, film, costumes, dance, set design ets) and Non-Material Culture (ideas about community and isolation, fidelity and betrayal, sexuality and gender, race and class, anger and forgiveness etc) in the densely packed 58 minutes of Lemonade.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

In a minimum of 250 words discuss how Beyoncé utilizes both material culture (music, film, costumes, dance, set design ets) and Non-Material Culture (ideas about community and isolation, fidelity and betrayal, sexuality and gender, race and class, anger and forgiveness etc) in the densely packed 58 minutes of Lemonade.

 

Analyze how Chopin uses the setting Mrs. Mallard’s room and beyond to reflect what Louise is thinking/feeling.

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Kate Chopin — “The Story of an Hour”

  • Analyze how Chopin uses the setting Mrs. Mallard’s room and beyond to reflect what Louise is thinking/feeling.

 

In this discussion post are you going to focus on a particular diet or dieting in general? Are there benefits to children following a diet? Why or why not?

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Nutr (h) children and diet discussion

Task 1- Research

Research the effects that diets can have on children. You can focus on a specific diet (vegan, keto, etc.) or you can focus on dieting in a broad sense.

Task 2- Discuss

  1. In this discussion post are you going to focus on a particular diet or dieting in general? (1 point)
  2. Are there benefits to children following a diet? Why or why not? (5 points)
  3. What are problems with having children follow a diet? Think along the lines of physical, mental, and/or social ramifications. (5 points)
  4. What should a parent do and/or consider if they personally are wanting to go on a diet, but still have to cook for their children? Should their children be involved or not? (4 points)
  5. The post must be at least 250 words. (2 points)
  6. Include at least 1 outside reference, cited in APA format. This reference needs to be cited both in-text and at the end of the post in a reference list. (3 points)

 

Conduct an online search. Choose three research studies from the Cuyamaca College Library Database concerning an aspect of the disease you are researching.

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

  1. Conduct an online search. Choose three research studies from the Cuyamaca College Library Database concerning an aspect of the disease you are researching. Pick a specific disease as there are many kinds of chronic diseases. For example, you will focus on only one type of cancer: skin cancer, breast cancer, or colon cancer, etc., not all of them. The same goes for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
  1. Write a two-page essay, double-spaced, 12 font, and 1-inch margins. Write using an essay format. Do not use lists or bullets. Use the two pages for your essay. Please, only put your name at the top of the page. Include all the following within your essay:
  1. a) A description of the topic you researched.
  2. b) The signs and symptoms of the disease.
  3. c) The risk factors for the disease.
  4. d) What steps you can take to prevent the disease or condition.
  5. e) How to maintain a good quality of life if the disease is already present.
  6. Please include a reference list/Works Cited for your three sources at the end of your essay.

Include all the following: Authors, Date, Article Title, Journal, Publisher, URL. MLA format is acceptable. The Works Cited goes on page 3 and is not part of your 2-page essay.

  1. Use citations within your essay for each of your sources. (Author’s last name, Date) Do not overuse quotations. Be sure to use citations for every quotation. I want you to use your own words. However, even when you paraphrase, you need to use a citation.

 

Why do some people find it harder to exercise? How much does your mental outlook regarding exercise affect your ability to exercise?

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Physical fitness discussion and a reply

Why do some people find it harder to exercise? (2 pts)

How much does your mental outlook regarding exercise affect your ability to exercise? (2 pts)

Describe the “Keep your eye on the prize” philosophy that Emily Balcetis discusses and does it work? (2 pts)

 

What is the conductor’s role in the interpretation of a musical work? What elements does he/she control? What types of music do the various ensembles perform?

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

. What is the conductor’s role in the interpretation of a musical work? What elements does he/she control?

. What types of music do the various ensembles perform?

. How does the makeup of instruments in these ensembles differ?

. How did the Roman Catholic Church influence music in the Middle Ages?

. What was the prevailing attitude toward women in the Middle Ages?

. How did Renaissance thought differ from that of the Middle Ages?

. How did the rise of urban centers and trade affect the development of music?

 

 

Briefly describe in a post below what, if anything, do you like about the Rutgers Land Acknowledgement and what, if anything, do you dislike about it. How would you rewrite the post to make it better or stronger?

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 Rutgers Land Acknowledgement

The Rutgers Land Acknowledgement is copied below.

“We acknowledge that the land on which we stand is the ancestral territory of the Lenape Peopl Links to an external site.. We pay respect to Indigenous people throughout the Lenape diaspora – past, present, and future – and honor those who have been historically and systemically disenfranchised. We also acknowledge that Rutgers University, like New Jersey and the United States as a nation, was founded upon the exclusions and erasures of Indigenous peoples.”

TASKS:

  1. Briefly describe in a post below what, if anything, do you like about the Rutgers Land Acknowledgement and what, if anything, do you dislike about it.
  2. How would you rewrite the post to make it better or stronger?

For additional information please consult the Nanticoke and Lenape Confederation Historical Timelin Download Historical Timeline, excerpts from William Penn’s account Download William Penn’s accountof his intentions toward and relationship with the Lenape, and a recent scholarly summary Download scholarly summaryof the interactions.

  1. Like at least one other post in your Land Acknowledgment group and describe briefly why you liked it.

https://native-land.ca/maps/territories/lenape/

 

How should the United States government deal with the heightened concern about homegrown terrorism and the growing concern for preservation of civil liberties? How can we continue to protect civil liberties as the powers of the executive branch expand during times of crises? What are the political and constitutional consequences of counter-terrorism?

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Terrorism

How should the United States government deal with the heightened concern about homegrown terrorism and the growing concern for preservation of civil liberties? How can we continue to protect civil liberties as the powers of the executive branch expand during times of crises? What are the political and constitutional consequences of counter-terrorism?

 

Which of the definitions is better? Write and post a short paragraph below describing (a) the ways the definitions are different and (b) why the one you prefer is better.

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Definition of democracy

PURPOSE: To clarify our definition of democracy

PRODUCT: A comparison and discussion of two or more different definitions of democracy.

TASKS:

(1) Post your personal definition of “democracy” below. Don’t look the word up in a dictionary or the Internet unless you have to! We want to know what you think, and not what whoever wrote the dictionary thinks!

(2) Then, compare your definition to the following:

(3) Which of the definitions is better? Write and post a short paragraph below describing (a) the ways the definitions are different and (b) why the one you prefer is better.

 

Write a 200+ word response describing the advice that you would give to a family member/friend who is looking to change their nutritional habits. Make sure to address all 5 principles mentioned in Task 1.

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BRAINSTORM

Imagine that you have a friend or family member that is looking to change some of their nutritional practices (this can either be an actual person in your life or it can be fictitious). What advice would you give them? Make sure to consider the principles of adequacy, balance, calorie control, moderation, and variety.

 WRITE-UP

Write a 200+ word response describing the advice that you would give to a family member/friend who is looking to change their nutritional habits. Make sure to address all 5 principles mentioned in Task 1.