As Jared Diamond explains, much of his motivation to write Guns, Germs, and Steel emerged from a question posed to him by Yali, a New Guinean politician. Yali asked Diamond, Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people had little cargo of …
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Geography
There are 2 parts for this assignment.First part, I want you to comment about what you enjoyed (or didn’t understand about the reading) from Amy_Mobilities at Gunpoint The Geographies of Im mobility of Transgender Sex Workers in Colombia.pdf & Robinson _ COTTS_Ch6.pdf. You don’t need to discuss all readings. Second part, I want you to …
The environmental impact of plastics produced by Chinese express delivery
Topic is from personal story begin as a family in China when I find the plastic how much impact on the environment after began to pay attention to the delivery from home online every day, almost all plugging material packing from filling to the tape, then right now online shopping is very popular in China, …
Plastic effect on ocean
Please follow the outline structure, write a short essay on plastic effect on the ocean.Please use the articles that I have attached, additional articles are welcome. Please highlight the impact on the ecosystem (food chain, marine species, water circulation..), how they interact with each other, and what negative impact will have. Examples and evidence support …
Humidity and Human Discomfort
Formulate an organized, clearly worded, and succinct essay that substantively covers all discussion points stated for your chosen topic. Because your essay will be scored on the degree to which you meet these standards, there is no set minimum word requirement. However, there is a set maximum word requirement confine your essay to 500 words. …
Signature Assignment Part II – Map Analysis
Create a 5-6 minute presentation with 3 PowerPoint slides and a written narrative. You will spend about 1-2 minutes discussing each slide: SLIDE 1: Topic: What is your relationship to the people you are matching? 1. Read: Teo, T. (2010). What is epistemological violence in the empirical social sciences? Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 4(5), …
Signature Assignment Part I – Interactive Map
1. Download Tableau Public (it works on all operating systems): https://public.tableau.com/en-us/s/ 2. Download Excel spreadsheet with data showing the origin locations of folks who moved to Brooklyn in the last 5 years (attached) 3. Watch: Tutorial on how to make the map in Tableau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khzat8kaEjI&feature=youtu.be 4. Create the map in Tableau Public 5. Submit the …
International Migration – South Asian Migration and H1-B visas
1. Read: A model minority: India’s Diaspora (attached) 2. Read: H1-B Visas – Who should apply – how to apply: https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/h-1b-specialty-occupations-dod-cooperative-research-and-development-project-workers-and-fashion 3. Explore: Immigration Roadmap – Find your way to a Green Card: https://immigrationroad.com/green-card/immigration-flowchart-roadmap-to-green-card.pdf 4. Read: The Other One Percent – Indians In America (attached) 5. Please write a short essay that addresses the following …
Story Time: A Photo Essay on Immigration and Critical Thinking
1. Read: Conclusion to Foner’s Book on Immigration (Attached) 2. Read: NCSL: Snapshot of U.S. Immigration 2017: https://www.ncsl.org/research/immigration/snapshot-of-u-s-immigration-2017.aspx 3. Read: What is Critical Thinking?: https://philosophy.hku.hk/think/critical/ct.php 4. Please create a photo/data essay of some of the major themes in the course: I. You should collect 10 to 15 snips of photos/charts/graphs/maps that reflect current trends in …
Any topic (writer’s choice)
A number of the films that we have watched this term have focused on personal action, such as adopting a largely plant-based diet or becoming a minimalist, as a way of addressing the climate crisis. This week we will approach this as a political issue by considering the most sweeping legislation ever proposed in the …