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Questions of personhood animate a number of the course texts. You might consider how notions of personhood intersect with ideas about gender and maternity in Herland, with race and gender in Kindred, across species barriers in Pym and The Martian Chronicles, and so on. How do ideas of personhood influence these novels ‘treatments of ideas […]

Have you selected your topic yet for next week’s assignment? Which of these two ancient mysteries—King Tut and the Pyramids of Giza—interests you the most? Why? Share two reasons why you find your choice interesting. What is it about these two mysteries that have captivated us for centuries? The topic for my assignment will be

Week 7 discussion – Haiti and the Dominican Republic: In your response (300-500 words) answer the following: What does the current situation in Haiti have to do with globalization? Where do Haiti and DR fall into the global model of core-periphery? How does Haiti’s history relate to their current geography? What types of interventions might

1. Calculate the best estimate of the total radiative forcing from the provided figure of individual radiative forcings from the IPCC (see slide 37 of Lecture 8). Hint: You don’t need to include the “net anthropogenic” term when conducting this calculation. Please show your work. (3 points) 2. Calculate the range of possible values for

In your opinion, is there one fundamental difference which separates people of the wold? What is the primary division of the world? As global citizens vs citizens of somewhere? As the winners and losers from globalization? As a clash of civilizations? There is no necessarily correct answer for this assignment – points will be given

List the four terrestrial planets and a unique characteristic about each. List the four Jovian planets and a unique characteristic about each. What three conditions must an object meet to be considered a planet? Which of these conditions do Pluto and Ceres fail?

1. If volcanism was to increase over thousands of years, how would atmospheric CO2 concentrations change? Why? 2. If the oxidation of organic carbon was to increase, how would global temperatures respond? Why? 3. If the silicate to carbonate conversion process was to increase over a period of millions of years, how would this affect volcanism?

4. The ” Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world” by conducting public opinion polling and other research. They recently published “Worldwide Optimism About Future of Gender Equality, Even as Many See Advantages for Men,” an article presents results of a recent global

* In terms of its physical landscape, where is the region that is experiencing a devolutionary process located and what type of climate is prevalent? (use Figure 2.5 and 2.4 of the textbook). * According to the sources you have consulted, do these physical/natural characteristics have played any role in the historical background for this

Instructions: A key theme we have covered thus far is the uneven geography of the Anthropocene. We have emphasized how infrastructure systems are socially and spatially uneven: not everyone can access infrastructure systems, and the costs and benefits of these infrastructure systems are uneven distributed throughout the population. This uneven geography of infrastructure in the Anthropocene