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What can movies and television shows communicate to people about gender roles and identities?

What can movies and television shows communicate to people about gender roles and identities? If you were to put on your cultural anthropologist “hat” and analyze a program, you would think about the messages it conveys regarding gender roles and identities. For example, “Leave it to Beaver” and other shows of Post-World War II America […]

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Which of the literary terms orcharacteristics of modernist fictiondid you find in your chosen story?

Write a 2-page literary analysis of one of the short stories from the assigned readings for Module 02, explaining how the author used characteristics of modernist literature or dystopian elements to create the dominant theme of the short story. You should include two of the terms used in your Module 02 literary terms exercise, and

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How do hunters and gatherers view rights to property, such as tools or personal possessions?

Use this Hunter-Gatherers resource pageas a starting point. There, you will find an in-depth examination of the hunter-gatherer society as well as additional sources to explore. Make sure you use and refer to at least two sources in your presentation. Use this template to create a presentation of 10–14 slides, with speaker notes. A title and reference slide should be

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What’s the knowledge level of the narrator: objective, limited, or omniscient? Is the narrator reliable? How do we know?

Read and/or listen to Chapters 3-9 of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and then select a passage that establishes a point of view in the story. Who is telling this part of the story? What person is it told in: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd? What’s the knowledge level of the narrator: objective, limited, or omniscient? Is the narrator

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Thinking as a cultural anthropologist, how would you argue for the preservation of these sites? 

Please visit the UNESCO World Heritage List of world heritage sites. Click on different sites within the United States and all over the world.  Pick 2 sites (at least 1 should be from outside the United States) that you find particularly interesting, and focus your discussion of the following: Identify the sites you have chosen and why you

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Discuss how the depopulation and fractured familial relationships inherent in the slave trade have affected your chosen country.

Though colonialism may have officially ended, the effects of colonialism are still very much present today. This is true in modern-day Africa.  Review the following resources for additional information on the slave trade in Africa. Select 1 of the following countries from which the most slaves originated: Democratic Republic of the Congo Ghana Ivory Coast Use

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What are some of the problems exporting energy oil and natural gas from Central Asia?

1. Which of the environmental challenges for Asia do you think is the most difficult to overcome?Which Soviet policy had the most lasting and damaging effect on Central Asia. 2.  What are some of the problems exporting energy oil and natural gas from Central Asia? 3. Do you think the Taliban would have risen to power

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What (if any) tensions still exist today [hint: think about Kashmir and other contested areas] and how can both governments find common ground to deescalate the situation.

Detail the history of conflict relating to religion in South Asia (specifically Hinduism and Islam). What (if any) tensions still exist today [hint: think about Kashmir and other contested areas] and how can both governments find common ground to deescalate the situation. What are the risks if they cannot? Your essay should be written with

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How has the Russian government continued to interfere in Eastern Europe (e.g., Crimea, Georgia, Ukraine) and democratic elections around the world (e.g., United States, France)?

How has the Russian government continued to interfere in Eastern Europe (e.g., Crimea, Georgia, Ukraine) and democratic elections around the world (e.g., United States, France)? What are their incentives for doing so and what are their goals? Your essay should be written with focus, attention to detail, and free of grammatical or spelling errors. Please see

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