Category: Culture and Ethnic Studies

For your initial post, complete each of these steps.
Select two of your sources that have different perspectives on a controversial aspect of the technology you selected for your course project.
Discuss one source’s the perspective on that controversy. Include one brief quotation illustrating that perspective. Put any copied words from the source in “quotation marks.” Cite quotes and any source information that you paraphrase or summarize. Most of the writing should be your own words, not quotations. This APA Style In-Text CitationsLinks to an external site. page shows how to cite sources used in sentences and paragraphs (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations).
Discuss the contrasting perspective shared by a second source. Be sure to include one brief quotation and cite appropriately.
Compare the arguments and evaluate the sources overall, indicating which you feel is more credible and has a stronger argument. Explain your evaluation.
Provide complete references in APA style for both sources. This APA Style ReferencesLinks to an external site. page shows how to write reference list citations (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references).
For your second post, describe an aspect of your chosen technology on which there is widespread agreement. Show how two or more of your sources have common perspectives on this aspect of the technology. While discussing that commonality, include a brief quotation from each source that illustrates the similar views expressed in each source. Cite both quoted and paragraphrased source information in your writing. End your post with a full reference citation for all sources used in this post.

What does AAPI Heritage Month mean?
Importance of cultural practice or tradition on one’s family heritage.
What are some ways one can participate and engage in AAPI Heritage month festivities?

For your initial post, complete each of these steps.
Select two of your sources that have different perspectives on a controversial aspect of the technology you selected for your course project.
Discuss one source’s the perspective on that controversy. Include one brief quotation illustrating that perspective. Put any copied words from the source in “quotation marks.” Cite quotes and any source information that you paraphrase or summarize. Most of the writing should be your own words, not quotations. This APA Style In-Text CitationsLinks to an external site. page shows how to cite sources used in sentences and paragraphs (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations).
Discuss the contrasting perspective shared by a second source. Be sure to include one brief quotation and cite appropriately.
Compare the arguments and evaluate the sources overall, indicating which you feel is more credible and has a stronger argument. Explain your evaluation.
Provide complete references in APA style for both sources. This APA Style ReferencesLinks to an external site. page shows how to write reference list citations (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references).
For your second post, describe an aspect of your chosen technology on which there is widespread agreement. Show how two or more of your sources have common perspectives on this aspect of the technology. While discussing that commonality, include a brief quotation from each source that illustrates the similar views expressed in each source. Cite both quoted and paragraphrased source information in your writing. End your post with a full reference citation for all sources used in this post.

What does AAPI Heritage Month mean?
Importance of cultural practice or tradition on one’s family heritage.
What are some ways one can participate and engage in AAPI Heritage month festivities?

Imagine you are a tour guide and your job is to provide your classmates (i.e., tourists) with a virtual tour of The Marshall Islands.
include all of the following:
Name of the country and brief explanation of how and when this name came to be
Overview of country’s location in the world and key geographic features of the country
Explore how culture influences and is influenced by the 7 dimensions covered in our course. Using your previous Research and Share assignments, summarize your country’s culture in all of the following areas:
Politics
Food
Art
Religion
Language and Dialect
Music and Dance
Technology
Consider three additional, new dimensions of culture to share with us about your country. These three areas should not be previously discussed in your prior Research and Share assignments.
at least 5 sources are required
show your audience (i.e., the “tourists”) large and clear images that allow us to “see” what you are saying about your country and its rich, vibrant culture.
References In APA format

Please follow the instructions, I attached the rubric, example of the assignment and my collage to use as well.
My typed collage descriiption:My collage shows my identity and representation growing up as an Egyptian. Firstly (picture of the cross) I practice Christianity (Coptic Orthodox) and this is something I’m proud to be a part of. Being a Coptic Orthodox Christian holds immense importance to me for several reasons. Firstly, it’s about the profound spiritual connection I feel with God through our church’s teachings and rituals. The Divine Liturgy, prayers, and hymns all play a significant role in nurturing my faith and guiding my spiritual journey. Secondly, being Coptic Orthodox is not just about religion; it’s about embracing a cultural identity deeply rooted in Egyptian heritage. The next picture is the pyramids.The pyramids are incredibly important to me for a multitude of reasons, each deeply ingrained in my sense of heritage and identity.They stand as monumental testaments to human ingenuity and craftsmanship. The sheer scale and precision of their construction leave me in awe of the remarkable capabilities of our ancestors and their ability to achieve such feats without modern technology. Swimming, gardening, and fashion hold immense importance in my life, each contributing to different aspects of my well-being and self-expression. Swimming not only keeps me physically fit but also provides a sense of freedom and tranquility in the water. Gardening connects me to nature, allowing me to nurture and witness the beauty of life firsthand. Fashion, on the other hand, is my creative outlet, where I can express my personality and style through clothing and accessories. Together, these passions enrich my life, bringing joy, balance, and a sense of fulfillment
The collage is attached down below.

Final Reflection Prompt:
Based on your understanding of the discussions, readings and videos, films, and documentaries since the start of the semester, and a particular emphasis on the final two modules, address the following questions in your response:
Consider & Discuss:
1. Consider and discuss, to some extent, specific ways that you will apply what you have learned in your own personal life and, why?
2. Consider and discuss, to some extent, ways in which you can apply your knowledge within your own family, social circles and/or community.
3. Consider and discuss, to some extent, ways in which you can apply what you have learned in this class to your educational and/or careers.
4. Consider and discuss, to some extent, the ways in which your consumption of popular culture may change or be influenced by the knowledge gained in this course.
Short Essay Paper Requirements:
This essay should be a minimum of 3 pages.
Please make sure to have clearly responded to the entire prompt.
Please format your essay with: 12-point font, double-spaced and with 1-inch margins.
Please use the MLA citation format and include a Works Cited Page.
Use MLA Header – Only on the first page
Example:
Name
Professor Name
Course Name & Number
Due Date
Title of Essay
**** Avoid using “Short Essay 3”; “Paper 3”; “Ethnic Studies Essay” or similar generic titles
Create and Use your own original title
This is a critical reflection paper
I am more concerned with what you have to say about what you have learned and how you will apply it moving forward.
You are not required to cite any course-assigned or independently researched materials, but you are held accountable to write based on the scholarship, evidence, and facts that has been shared in this class. Opinions must be supported by the reality that has been shared in the readings, videos, discussions and lectures of this class.
Please do not simply type in a conversational manner or as if you were simply texting and/or posting in social media. Type/write as is commonly expected in an academic paper.
Please make sure to PROOFREAD, EDIT and SPELL CHECK.
My strategy is to read the essay out loud to myself or to someone else. This really helps to spot errors in my writing.
Cite any sources that you are directly quoting or are borrowing a bulk of ideas, statistics, definitions, etc. from. You are asked to write about your understanding, perspective and arguments related to the topic. Your use of course materials should be used as supporting evidence and reveal synthesis and connections between them. Please make sure to cite the work of others. Proper citation avoids any confusion about suspected plagiarism. If you cite others, be sure to include a Works Cited page.
Basic Rubric for Success:
Essay presents clearly articulated and organized responses to all parts of the prompt above.
Essay has proper citations, and appropriate integration and synthesis of course materials. (if/when relevant and necessary)
Essay follows MLA format.
Essay meets and/or exceeds the minimum page requirement (3 pages).
Essay meets the assignment submission requirements and deadline.
Essay cites, references or draws connections to at least 4 course readings and 4 course videos
Write in first-person; make “I” statements; this is to express and highlight your own understanding, analysis, and arguments based on what you have learned in this class. You are just asked/required to use course reading and audio/visual materials to help you do so and provide supporting evidence.

Do you have any questions or responses to the screening of Ixcanul? or our readings by Córdoba, Castillo (optional), or Rigoberta Menchú’s testimonio? Feel free share your reactions here. Or feel free to respond to one of these prompt:
1. What is the significance of the question “Can the subaltern speak” in postcolonial studies? What is Córdoba’s opinion – can María speak? what do you think? (optional, how does Castillo’s first few pages change your opinion)
Your post should be fairly brief but long enough to develop your thoughts, approximately 250-400 words, or the length of a long paragraph. Points for your post will be based on assessment of your careful consideration of the week’s course material, clarity of your writing, and the time and thought that you appear to have put in. Feel free to include links to images or video clips, but this is not required. writing, and the time and thought that you appear to have put in. Feel free to include links to images or video clips, but this is not required.

I want to talk about the Black girl experience in the USA and how it hasn’t changed since slavery using books from the class I took. I want you to explain why Black women hate their skin, hair, and how features like our body are over sexualized by White men (slave owners). I want you to use text from books the book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, The Long Song Novel by Andrea Levy, and Homegoing Novel by Yaa Gyasi (the last book could be tricky just use one or two examples). You can also talk about colorism and how light-skin the Black girls view themselves in these novel compare and contrast. You can use the essay I have already written to help you.
Here are my professors’ instructions:
Analyze and make an original argument about one or more of the assigned literary works, bringing in secondary historical, critical, digital, and/or theoretical sources and providing a new critical lens for others to read/understand the literary work(s);
• Place your argument within larger social, political, and historical contexts for the feminist revolutionary imagination across the Americas;
• Be solidly researched, with a Works Cited page listing at least 7-10 secondary historical, critical, and/or theoretical sources (ok to use texts from other MA classes);
• Be 12-15+ pages, double spaced, with one-inch margins, 12-point font (note that most journals are looking for a maximum of 5000-10,000 words); and
• Use MLA format for citations and the Works Cited page: https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/researchtoolkit/citing

This research proposal needs an introduction, methods and conclusion section along with resources used. The literature review is already written and attached as a file please include this lit review in the proposal, you do not need to write one. Please use the 12 sources from the matrix excel file attached. I have also attached a sample proposal written so that you have a guide as well as a rationale to form ideas in this research question