In Assignment 1, we ask you to choose one of three topic choices listed below on the subject of diversity then use the Writing Guide located in Blackboard to write a brief paper on the subject. Each topic explores two different approaches to diversity during the 60-year period after the Civil War (1865–1925). The dynamic between […]

After reading Chapter 3 and the material at the websites, and viewing the videos, please make a 250-word initial post that answers the following questions about the primary sources: What values do Plutarch and Confucius promote? What similarities and differences do you see in their moral and educational philosophies? How are those similarities and differences […]

PART 1 Please read the two separate documents with excerpts from the writings of Yukichi Fukuzawa. Answer the following questions in brief (2-3 sentences) paragraphs. 1. What does Yukichi find admirable in Western culture and why? 2. What surprises Yukichi about Western people and culture? 3. What do you think guides Yukichi’s approach to understanding […]

A statement that is considered true before beginning study of some topic is called a(n): According to the “Who believes what?” video, which of the following pairs of origins positions are most similar? A _______________ is a carefully defined and trained way of thinking about something. Peter Lombard had a clear literal view of Genesis 1. […]

In the years between the end of the French and Indian War and the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, 1763-1775, the colonies and the mother country debated the right of Parliament to legislate for the colonies. The British claimed that Parliament held this right without question, while the colonies insisted that only a body which […]