For this discussion please read the following:  "What is Ethnohistory?" and Suny - "Back and Beyond: Reversing the Cultural Turn?" --> both of these pieces will give you an excellent introduction to the emergence of the New Cultural History.  Then, turn to the example of the New Cultural History as used by a historian --> Clendinnen: "Yucatec Maya Women and the Spanish Conquest - Role and Ritual in Historical Reconstruction". Also review the link in the Week 4 introduction to the Pittock Mansion (in Portland, Oregon) to see an example of the Social History approach used in a museum setting.

As many of you are starting to realize, getting at the historical experiences of non-elites is essential for a fuller understanding of the historical past.  This week we look at a new approach that sought to illustrate the historical experience of the "common person" - the Cultural History approach (but keep in mind that you can also use the Cultural History approach to l

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In co-operation with the instructor, you will conduct research to find out what kinds of professional certification may be needed in your career.


First, you will conduct research using the internet and resources available in your major such as professors, your advisor, and written materials.


You should do this research as a team, though, with instructor approval, you may work individually. Your team must be made up with other students from your college only (business, engineering, law, or information technology). Teams should be no more than five students. Ideally, you should work with students who have the same major and specialization as you.


In your research, you must find the answers to the following questions. To prepare for your presentation, you should put that information related to each question on its own slide.


1. Is there a professional certification that will be required for your career?


2. If there

Social Identity Reflection Paper
Assignment Overview:
All of us have multiple identities that are steeped in different cultures. Remember, culture is not bound to a particular place in the world. Each individual is the sum of different types of culture, thus multicultural. The purpose of this assignment is to help us think ourselves as multicultural individuals. Because this is a new class, I do not have a sample to show, however, you will find instructions below that will guide you.
Instructions:
Pick at least three identity elements from the table on page 2. In a well-written, thoughtful, and reflective paper (no more than 3 pages), discuss how your chosen identity elements both strengthen and complicate your leadership practice. In other words, how do these parts of your identity impact how you practice leadership and are perceived as a leader? This paper will be enhanced by discussing your particular experiences around your identity elements and giving detail and conte

How do the Grimm Brothers Little Red Cap, Angela Carters The Company of Wolves, And Tanith Lees Wolfland function as differing tales of empowerment? You may take into consideration Charles Perraults Little Red Riding Hood as well, but this is not required. Who (or what) is empowered in each tale? How?



Your essay must include a discussion of the titles, the first sentences, and the final sentences of all three tales!

In developing your analysis, you may wish to consider some (or all) of the following:



Pedagogical agenda of each tale
Structure and tone of each tale
Language of each tale
Gender roles in each tale
The role of nature in each tale


Essay length: 1500-1750 words total: approximately 5 pages, typed, double-spaced, 11- or 12-point font, margins 1.25 inches (300-350 words per page, 1500-1750 words total). Do not use wide margins, large headers, or large font to fill up space! We will look at word counts, rather than n

    Task:  You write a report that does the following:
o    defines a problem persuasively and accurately
o    proposes a solution or solutions to the problem or issue
o    presents that solution to a decision-maker or group of decision-makers who can implement the recommendation
    Components of the report: 
o    title page
o    letter to the decision maker (this can be a business letter OR a memo)
o    executive summary
o    table of contents
o    introduction
o    body of the report to include headings and subheadings
o        conclusion stated as a recommendation for implementation of the solution
o    References page, with references listed in APA format
o    Any appendix (or appendices if there are

    According to the study, Understanding differences in sexting behaviours across gender, relationship status, and sexual identity, and the role of expectancies in sexting, what is expectancy theory? Answer this question by defining and fully explaining what expectancy theory is. Additionally, what did the study reveal about expectancy factors for sending and receiving sexts?
    What is mobile intimacy? What did the study Mobile Phones or Pepper Spray? reveal about how people think of the mobile phone?
    According to the study, The socio-sexual circuit: How porn moves among us, what is the socio-sexual circuit? ? Answer this question by defining and fully explaining what the socio-sexual circuit is. Additionally, state and fully explain the nodes that make up the socio-sexual circuit.

This Competency Assessment assesses the following outcome:

MT302M1-1: Describe the impact of individual behavior on business outcomes.

Read the Scenario and respond to the checklist items in a 23- page paper:

Scenario: The following four employees have different attitudes towards their jobs and different levels of job satisfaction which impacts their behavior on the job. You are the HR Director who is becoming concerned regarding the behavior of some employees at work. Read the following background information on each of the four employees and address all the checklist items.

Employee #1: Social media marketing administrator: He experiences cognitive dissonance every time his boss tells him to expand on the results from test results in the lab when posting to various social media sites to promote the instruments the company makes to other businesses. He is frequently late to work and his boss gave him several warnings as a result.

Employee #2: Enginee

Answer first question using words and ideas from text.



this is the text: Wood, J. T. (2016). Interpersonal communication: Everyday encounters (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 9781285445830


CH. 6

Q 6.3. Describe an experience where someone was displaying poor listening skills when you were trying to communicate an important message and explain what kind of listening was occurring (listening for information or listening for support).  Describe the behaviors of this person using terms from Chapter 6 of your textbook.  Do you think they were displaying any of the barriers to effective listening?  Were they displaying any non-listening behaviors?  How did this persons ineffective listening behavior make you feel?  What was your reaction to their behavior?

In this discussion, you get to be the lawyer. Choose one of the three case scenarios below to discuss. Then pick a side. Decide whether you want to represent the employee alleging discrimination or the hospital defending the claim.

Case 1: Read The Case of Janet K. and Epilepsy found on p. 177 of the textbook. Assume for the purposes of this question that Janet did not die of a brain tumor but has consulted an attorney to see what her rights are and what her options might be for bringing a claim against the hospital.
Case 2: A management position has opened up due to a recent retirement in the medical staff office at the local hospital where you work. You and your pregnant coworker Melissa are talking about it at lunch one day. Melissa is very excited because she has been told several times by different senior managers that the next management position available would be hers.
The next day, however, it is announced that a male coworker with less experience, education, and

In 300-500 words, briefly outline the key messages you hope to convey in your communications plan. How will you word them, according to the nature of your target demographics? How will your message vary from paid media advertisements, to news placements through a media relations campaign? (Tip: you may want to review the Communication Appeals and Tactics lecture in Week 3)