NATURAL RESOURCES ECONOMICS

Policy Position Papers: Each student is responsible for writing a short paper covering some natural resource or environmental legislation. The paper should discuss the impact of the legislation on the public and agriculture. All papers should be no more than 7 pages and should include at least 4 references. Be sure to cite the reference/sources.

Cultural Impact

A. First step. Watch and study the movie and get a sense of the cultural themes. You will probably need to watch the movie again to help with providing supporting evidence.

Paragraph 1: Come up with a thesis, a central idea to discuss and back up with your observations on the various elements of the film. Your thesis should be discussed in the first paragraph of your analysis. This paragraph should explain what the movie has to do with culture and what elements of culture you are discussing. In this paragraph mention the movie\’s title, director, and key actors. Ask yourself the questions to help guide your viewing:
What culture is identified by the movie?
What elements of culture does this movie represent or portray?
Does the film reflect on a current event or contemporary issue? It could be the director\’s way of engaging in a bigger conversation. Look for ways to relate the content of the film to the \”real\” world.
Does the film seem to have a message, or does it attempt to elicit a specific response or emotion from the audience? You could discuss whether or not it achieves its own goals.
Does the film connect with you on a personal level?

Paragraph 2: Give a brief summary of the plot in which you identify the main characters, describe the setting, and give a sense of the central conflict or point of the movie.

Paragraph 3 -5: Write several paragraphs discussing interesting elements of the movie that support your thesis. Use plenty of examples to back up your points. If you make a statement about the movie, back it up with a descriptive example. Describe the way scenes look, the way a certain person acted, camera angles, and so on. You can quote dialogue to help you make your points. In this way you are giving your readers a feel for the movie and continuing to connect elements to your main theme.

Paragraph 6: Ending paragraph–your last opportunity to guide the reader. It should tie back to your original thesis and provide some guidance as to the main thesis, elements related to the chapter or the overall course. This paragraph should explain what the movie has to do with culture and with the course.

B. Final Step-Edit your review. Once you\’ve finished the first draft, read it through and decide whether it flows well and has the right structure. You may need to shift paragraphs around, delete sentences, or add more material here and there to fill out parts that are stunted.

Give your review at least one editorial pass, and maybe two or three, before you consider it to be editorially sound.
Ask yourself whether your review has identified a culture and elements of the culture. Did your conclusion tie back in with the initial ideas you proposed?
Decide whether your review contains enough details about the movie. You may need to go back and add more description here and there to give readers a better sense of what the movie is about and how it relates to culture in psychology.
Decide whether your analysis contributed something original to this discussion? What will readers gain from reading your analysis that they could not have seen by watching the movie?
Do you have a cover sheet formatted in APA style?
Do you have references formatted in APA style?

Personal notes:
A good movie suggestion may be to kill a mockingbird.
Examples of class vocabulary: enculturation and socialization
Textbook: Culture and Psychology By David Matsumoto, Linda Juang

Critique the capability (that associated with intelligence and all other initiatives) of the homeland security enterprise to adequately identify and address future challenges.

In your midterm assignment, you were tasked with writing an essay that compared and contrasted the missions and objectives that define the terms homeland security and homeland defense as identified in the various strategies and policies of the United States. This essay should offer your position as to the capability of the homeland security system to achieve those missions and objectives. In developing your response, you should also address the apparent contrast between efforts to provide for homeland security while maintaining civil liberties. Your position should be fully supported by applicable resources, as well as sound and fair reasoning of the materials and discussions you have been exposed to throughout the class

On Campus Meeting/Event (2-3 Pages)- Attend or view a recorded workshop or discussion panel of the University Taskforce on Human Sexuality or a Windows of the World Seminar. (https://sites.google.com/a/eastern.edu/eu-sexuality/video or see the Eastern University YouTube Channel for past Windows of the World recorded sessions).

On Campus Meeting/Event (2-3 Pages)- Attend or view a recorded workshop or discussion panel of the University Taskforce on Human Sexuality or a Windows of the World Seminar. (https://sites.google.com/a/eastern.edu/eu-sexuality/video or see the Eastern University YouTube Channel for past Windows of the World recorded sessions). In your paper, summarize what was discussed in the seminar or event. Provide details regarding what you have learned from this event about the population discussed. Why is this topic one that is important to the Eastern Community? Is there more about this topic that should be explored by E.U. students? Finally, how did you feel attending the meeting or viewing this video?

Write a 1250+ page persuasive paper on a controversial topic that is documented using at least 4 scholarly (academic/peer-reviewed) sources 2 Pro and 2 Con.

Write a 1250+ page persuasive paper on a controversial topic that is documented using at least 4 scholarly (academic/peer-reviewed) sources 2 Pro and 2 Con.
This is a formal, academic paper that requires formal, unbiased language, and adequate and relevant support for the thesis and each of the key points of the paper. Each body paragraph should closely follow the MEAL plan, with your ideas supported by the work of others, explained/analyzed, and then linked to the next idea/paragraph using appropriate transitions. MLA format is expected throughout.
Banned topics :
Abortion
Affirmative Action
Assisted Suicide (Euthanasia)
Birth control in schools
College sports team members should be paid
Corporal Punishment (spanking)
Creationism/Evolution
Death Penalty
Dress codes (school uniforms)
Driving Limits for Senior Citizens
Drinking Age
Drug Legalization
Gun Control
Gay rights
Offensive Sports Team Names (\”Redskins\” etc.)
Over-medicating children (Ritalin etc.)
Prayer in schools (includes Pledge of Allegiance in schools)
Senior citizen driving rights
Smoking in Public (Includes vaping)
Star (rock, rap, television, or movie) salaries
Video Game Violence

Gothic Literature

See instructions in the uploaded file.
Stories to use:
-The Haunted Palace from Allan Poe
-Spunk from Neale Hurston
-The cask of Amontillado from Poe
-Missing Women from June Spence

Plays to use:
-Oedipus the King from Sophocles
-Othello fro Shakespare
-Fences from August Wilson

Major class theme: Gothic Literature(characteristics, history, examples, details etc.)