What is wrong with consumerism? Is it hurting our culture? Helping it? Both?

At this point we have read several articles and essays on the topic of consumerism. While they share the same overall topic, they demonstrate distinctly different perspectives on the matter. What’s more, each article has its own idiosyncrasies as a result of each author’s argument style (most notably, the evidence they use to support their claim). We have spent plenty […]

Fear; self-interest; economic imperative; progressive responses to social change. Which of these, if any, drove the Victorian ruling class towards creating a sanitary, democratic, and meritocratic state by 1901?

For this assignment you will be asked to research and write an essay on the following question: Fear; self-interest; economic imperative; progressive responses to social change. Which of these, if any, drove the Victorian ruling class towards creating a sanitary, democratic, and meritocratic state by 1901? Please ensure that you: Analyse the following, rather than just describe [How and why, […]

Discuss how death is presented in the Bible.

On Thursday in class, we considered how the idea of death is foremost in the texts we have read: the Bible, the Quran, Gilgamesh, Dante’s Inferno. So, using two or more of these texts, please elaborate on how a particular theme is presented in the texts you choose. You can look at violence, or lust, or death, or knowledge, or […]

Find a unique area of your life where one variable impacts the other variable (and that are both measurable) and do a regression analysis on it.

Regression analysis can be used to analyze how a change in one variable impacts the other variable, such as an increase in marketing budget increasing sales. Find a unique area of your life where one variable impacts the other variable (and that are both measurable) and do a regression analysis on it. Be sure to include the coefficient of determination […]

How does the trailer for Real Women Have Curves interpret and give meaning to Chicanas in the dominant society?

Chicano Studies- Chicana’s and intersectionality- Chicana Bodies How does the trailer for Real Women Have Curves interpret and give meaning to Chicanas in the dominant society? How are the intersections of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and class (masculinity and femininity as well) represented through Chicana bodies in the trailer