Category: Religion and Sociology

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• Major Religions of the World

  $12.50

  Major Religions of the World: CHRISTIANITY – EASTERN ORTHODOXY

  Topic:  Major Religions of the World
  Provide an overview of your “assigned” religion.

  include information regarding (at minimum):
  • # of adherents
  • predominant global location(s)
  • origins and history (incl. major changes over time)
  • deity
  • main tenets and beliefs (incl. behavior while on earth; what happens after death; treatment of others of same faith/different faiths; etc.)
  • basis for main tenets and beliefs
  • Format
  – 2-3 pages (minimum)
  – double-spaced
  – Times New Roman
  – 12 pt font
  – 1” margins
  • Assumed audience: Your classmates

  Additional Instructions
  • This is a research paper — references & citations as appropriate.  I do not mind which method you use as long as it is a recognized method appropriate for a college-level paper

  Some tips…
  • Remember your audience and your purpose. You are trying to provide a general introduction to your topic, not make your reader a theologian. Do not get overwhelmed by minutiae — look for and pass on the significant info.
  • Don’t assume what your reader may or may not already know about religion in general or your particular religion. Just because a certain aspect of a certain religion is well-known to you does not make it necessarily so for all your readers. e.g., do not simply reference “the Bible” – be sure to explain that this is the name of the religion’s holy book (or something to that effect).
  • What does “research” mean?
  –Check the appropriateness and pedigree of your sources.
  –Be sure to include specific references in your text, especially when you are presenting facts. If you don’t, your readers do not know whether they should believe you or whether you are simply making stuff up.
  • Be careful using non-English words. Include them for a purpose and be sure to tell your readers what the words mean.
  • Opening and closing paragraphs are critical. At the front-end, give the reader an idea of where you were going with a brief overview of your main topics. On the back-end, provide a brief re-cap of your main points (not simply the topics) and closing sentence. Do not give your reader the impression that you ran out of time and simply stopped — finish delivering your message!!

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• SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN BODY LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN A RELATIONSHIP

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  SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN BODY LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN A RELATIONSHIP

  Pages: 5, double spaced

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• Overcoming Adversity Admission

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  Overcoming Adversity
  Tell us about a time in your life in which you overcame something a serious difficulty or setback. Be sure to detail how you dealt with the situation, and what you learned from the challenge.

  One of the following topics below and write a clear, coherent argument. You will be evaluated on your ability to write clearly, think logically, provide evidence for your assertions, and use proper grammar. (Maximum 500 words)

   

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• Gender and Sexuality are Socially Constructed and Vary

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  Field Experiment: How gender and Sexuality are Socially Constructed and Vary (Draft)

  We’ve been trained since childhood to think of gender as simply male and female, and to think of differences between them as “natural.” In this essay, you will discuss how gender and sexuality are socially constructed and vary, and the various gender possibilities (Hijras, transgender, agender, etc.) and sexuality possibilities discussed in the readings. Make sure to use the ideas of boundaries and groups. Use a field experiment to discuss your position

   

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• The Man Who Was Almost a Man Response

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  Write a strong response of “The Man who was Almost a man” by Richard Wright.

  Pages: 5, double spaced

  Referencing style: N/A

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• Research Proposal: Conflicts between stepparents and stepchildren from a behavioural perspective

  $30.00

  Research Proposal

  A social psychoanalytic examination into the cause of conflicts between stepparents and stepchildren from a behavioural perspective.

  Pages: 12, double spaced

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• The implementation of the Development Regulation 2015 would produce spatial plans that are informed by cultural diversity

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  The implementation of the Development Regulation 2015 would produce spatial plans that are informed by cultural diversity. Discuss your position in relation to the above statement.

  Follow the following examples in writing your responses.

  Example 1:

  I find it interesting that Campbell’s point of view is that poor economic conditions are a barrier to practices that preserve the environment, suggesting the market is the driver of sustainability. This is opposite to the nested model I feel should be considered – that a healthy environment sustains a healthy society, which in turn allows a healthy economy (Giddings et al., 2002). Although I am not trying to suggest that a productive economy is not necessary, it is the primacy with which it has been emphasised at the expense of the environment that has caused many of the planet’s long-term, and wide-ranging problems – ozone-depletion from CFCs, land salinity from over-clearing, loss of biodiversity from monoculture cropping.

  A recent local solution from a WA councillor is to communicate to developers the environment’s value in economic language – to place a dollar value on the environmental cost of removing trees (Young, 2015). Whilst this would not be a negotiable issue for those species of biological importance, a sliding cost could be applied based on the age/ecological-/cultural importance of the tree, with the aim that the specimen would be integrated into a brownfield development, rather than removed. Equally, in a greenfield development, more thought might be given to expanding the urban boundaries of any major city if the environmental cost of removal of tens/hundreds of existent trees were converted to a dollar value? Perhaps if we change from the common model of the triple bottom line elements as equal, intersecting circles, and place environmental health as the driver of social and economic progress, long-term sustainability may a more achievable goal? I would be interested to hear what any of you think.

  Example 2

  Your discussion was excellent and raised an important question. How can spatial planning address the needs of a diverse community?

  ’..spatial planning is understood and practised differently because it is strongly rooted in and restricted to the specific traits of a society’ (Othengrafen 2012, 23)

  Friedmann (1967) introduced the notion of ‘nonbounded rationality’. This aimed to achieve environmental protection, social equity, economic growth and embrace cultural diversity (Othengrafen 2012, 37). The prescriptive nature of this approach embraced the ‘technical knowledge’ of planners and failed to acknowledge culture (Othengrafen 2012, 37). During the same period the Town Planning Regulation 1967 was introduced in Western Australia.This regulation manages ‘local planning strategies’ and ‘planning schemes’          (WAPCa 2014, 7). The Perth Metroplan with the Peel and Greater Bunbury scheme are both directed by the Town Planning Regulation 1967 (WAPCb 2015). Friedman’s theory of ‘nonbounded rationality’ may have also influenced the development of this regulation (Othengrafen 2012, 37).

  Currently a draft Planning and Development Regulation 2015 has been issued by the Western Australian Planning Commission  (WAPCc 2015). The draft regulation will amend the current Town Planning Regulation 1967. (WAPCa 2014,1). The Development Regulation 2015 was prepared in consultation with a number of stakeholders and groups (WAPCc, 2015) This process has enabled the flow of heterogeneous and diverse perspectives to guide spatial planning and is consistent with the post-modern collaborative approach. Through ‘ethnographic interviews’ planning practitioners and stakeholders in Hamburg and Helskini also practice post-modern methods of planning (Othengrafen 2012, 39).

  Sources
  

  Othengrafen, F. 2012. Uncovering the Unconscious Dimensions of Planning : Using Culture as a Tool to Analyse Spatial Planning Practices. Farnham, Surrey, GBR: Ashgate Publishing Group, Accessed 23 December 2015.

  http://site.ebrary.com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au/lib/curtinuniv/reader.action?docID=10556662

  http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/Region-and-local-planning-schemes.asp

  Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPCa). 2014. Introduction to the Western Australian Planning System. Perth, Western Australia, February. Accessed 23 December. 2015.

  http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/dop_pub_pdf/intro_to_planning_system.pdf

  Western Australian Planning Commissionb. 2015. (WAPCb). Regional planning schemes.

  http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/Region-and-local-planning-schemes.asp.

  Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPCc). 2015. Planning and Development Local Planning Schemes Regulation 2015 A Regulatory Impact Statement. Perth, Western Australia, August.  Accessed 23 December 2015.S

  http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/Region-and-local-planning-schemes.asp

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• Fasting in Islam – Ramadan

  $25.00

  Fasting in Islam – Ramadan

  1. First choose a religious or secular ritual that you have an opportunity to attend as a participant-observer during this course. For example: Mass/Holy Communion or some other church service, Muslim Friday prayers, a wedding, a baby shower or bridal shower, a funeral, a tangi, an unveiling, a christening/baptism/naming ritual, a kava ceremony, a stag or hen/bachelorette party, a 21^st birthday, some other major birthday celebration, an engagement party, an important sporting event or award ceremony, or some other ritual.
  2. Observe the ritual closely and make detailed field notes about it. If it is not appropriate to make notes at the time (perhaps because you are participating fully), write up the notes as soon after the event as you can.  Use these notes to help you write and hand them in with the hard copy. The notes can be hand-written and do not have to be written in perfect sentences, because they are supposed to be recorded during or immediately after your field observation of the ritual.
  3. Write approximately3,000 words describing and analyzing the ritual. (Field-notes are not counted as part of the 3,000 words)

  • Describe the setting, the reason for the ritual, who was there, what happened.
  • Describe the structure of the ritual, the order of events.
  • If the ritual was a rite of passage, identify and discuss the various stages (pre-liminal, liminal, post-liminal).
  • Discuss the symbols associated with the ritual and their meanings and functions in this ritual.
  • Discuss why this ritual was important for the people who participated.
  • What did it mean for them?
  • What is the socio-cultural or religious significance of the ritual?

  NOTES: 

  • You need to spend about half describing the ritual and about half analysing the ritual’s social and cultural importance, especially for the participants. Both description and analysis are important elements of anthropological research.
  • You need to attach a list of references used in writing. Some of these references will be specific to the particular ritual you choose, and some will be anthropological sources which discuss ritual. There is no set number of references you need to use (but fewer than five is too few).  Some useful readings for analysing rituals are included on this Stream site above under ‘Extra Resources’. The course textbook is also a useful reference.
  • Use ‘I’ (not the third person)

  APA reference :

  should be more than five resource

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• Understanding communication theory future professions

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  Communication Theory

  Topic 1

  1. Understanding communication theory can help students in their future professions. Do you agree or disagree? Relate this to your future profession if you wish.

  Please read the following before starting. Note: These readings should be a starting point for your research.

  • Chapter 5, Kossen, Kiernan & Lawrence
  • Module 1 – Communication theory

  For this planning assignment you will need to think about the topic. You will need to decide what your viewpoint on this topic is. In other words, do you agree, disagree, or perhaps think there are two sides to the question. What you think about the topic will be your thesis statement.

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