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Explain the complexities in the Rakhine state in Burma and the Rohingya people.  Are the actions of Aung San Suu Kyi justified in a nonresponse?

By now you should know who the Rohingya are as a people. This persecuted group has had a profound impact in both South and Southeast Asia over the course of history – and even very recently.  Explain the complexities in the Rakhine state in Burma and the Rohingya people.  Are the actions of Aung San […]

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what impact would global change have on the multitude of populated islands in the Pacific Ocean? 

For our next in-class discussion, research the effects of global change on  California . There are a number of different topics you can address for  California , for instance, what impact would global change have on the multitude of populated islands in the Pacific Ocean?   2 page write-up: • Page 1: 1 paragraph reflection and

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What questions came up for you that you want to continue dialogically talking about?

Post a video, article, poem, visual, podcast, original art (drawings, photographs, poems, etc.) that relates to the readings and conversation from Monday’s reading assignments. Part 1: You Post. By 1pm MST on that Wednesday, write a post where you include your chosen rhetorical act (video, article, etc.) with a brief summary (1 paragraph, 3-4 sentences). Then write

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Is there a danger that the relatively stable climate we now enjoy can shift unpredictably to another state if we somehow push the climate system too far from its pre-industrial state?

1.      There is a significant atmospheric greenhouse effect on Earth that results in the surface temperature being much warmer than it would be without the atmosphere. This greenhouse effect is mainly the result of greenhouse gases. 2.      The atmospheric concentrations of several greenhouse gases are increasing due to human activities.� The most important of which

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Write an epilogue to ” The Cask of Amontillado” in which a case against Montresor comes to trial.

Write an epilogue to ” The Cask of Amontillado” in which a case against Montresor comes to trial.  In your epilogue, provide the prosecuting attorney’s closing argument, reminding the jury of any evidence that proves Montresor’s guilt.  Then provide the defense attorney’s closing argument and describe the jury’s final verdict. Assignment Requirements: Your submission must:

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Explain why skylight is typically blue when the air is “clean” or has a low concentration

1. The dominant type of radiation energy emitted from the surface of the sun is classified as what type of radiation (e.g., microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-ray)? The dominant type of radiation energy emitted from the surface of the Earth is classified as what type of radiation? 2. In your own words, describe what it

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Describe nutrient cycling of carbon (i.e., the steps of the carbon cycle) using examples of living things specific to the ecosystem you have chosen.  

In this assignment, you will investigate the biotic and abiotic structure and function of an ecosystem. You will also investigate how ecosystems recover from disturbance naturally and through human restoration. Choose 1 of the following ecosystems: Tropical rainforest Grassland Coral reef Estuary Desert You will write an APA-style research paper about your choice of ecosystem,

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Develop a timeline showing the historical relationship among Judaism, Christianity and Islam’s beginnings.

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 10 (Review Chapter 8, 9) Lesson Minimum of 6 scholarly sources – at least 2 for Judaism, 2 for Christianity, & 2 for Islam (in addition to textbook/lesson) InstructionsIn a well-composed essay, complete the following: Introduction: Clarify briefly what this essay will accomplish. Develop a

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Discuss the effects of your own enculturation or group identification that may have influenced your biases.

  When looking for information about a particular issue, how often do you try to resist biases toward your own point of view? This assignment asks you to engage in this aspect of critical thinking. The assignment is divided into two (2) parts.For Part I of the assignment (due Week 2), you read a book

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what is the host of the web site (Stanford University, US Geological Survey, a private company or an individual person)?

The World Wide Web (also known as just ‘the web’ or ‘the internet’) is a network of several million web ‘pages’ written in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Web search engines such as Google are designed to help us find exactly what we are looking for. Using the full extant of the web, determine the meaning/definition/description of the

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