uses Locke’s Letter Concerning Toleration and Plato’s Republic.
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In “A Letter Concerning Toleration” Locke champions religious toleration in contrast with the restrictive practices of the churches of his day and the states that enforced these. Socrates, by contrast, practices intolerance In constructing his city in speech, suppressing the opinions about the gods prevalent among his contemporaries (Republic 376c-403a). Yet even Lockes toleration has its limits (beginning with intolerant religions, of course). How do Lockes criteria for exclusion compare with those of Socrates? How do their differences on this issue reflect their different political goals?
Category: Chicago / Turabian
I am a sports medicine major with an music class as an elective. Professor asked us to write a concert report on a jazz concert of our Choice. the Concert I’ve chose is The Music of Miles Davis – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. We must answer the following questions: Did this concert include any programic music? if so, what piece and why? Do any other pieces of this program fall into any of the classical music genres? (EX: Madrigal, Moet, Concerto, Sonata, Symphony, Baroque, Dance Sute, ect.) And what style period do they fall into? ( Renaissance, Classical , romantic, Baroque, or 20th century?
Essay 2
On the basis of class lectures and assigned and recommended readings thus far, please present an argument based on the following statement:
The emergence of states represents an extraordinary revolution in human social organization and in the technologies of social control available to rulers.
Your answer should define what a state is, should be cognizant of the range of hypotheses that scholars have put forth to explain the emergence of states, should discuss the relationship between urbanism and state formation, should discuss the significance of the principal changes in human social organization and technologies of social control (labour) that states entail, and should assess how revolutionary those changes and technologies were in terms of the human career as a whole.
Your essay should make use of, and incorporate, pertinent materials from class lectures and from relevant assigned class readings.
Required Reading List:
Week 4. Urbanism in Ancient Civilizations (January 25, 27, 29)
Perspectives from urban civilizations in the Old and New Worlds. Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, China, Mesoamerica and the Andes. High density vs. Low-Density settlement clusters.
Readings: Ashmore and Sabloff 2002; Cowgill 2007; Smith 2002.
Recommended Readings: Algaze 2013; Smith 2007, Flad 2018.
Readings: I Say, They Say: Chap 11.
Week 5: Technologies of Social Organization: The Rise of the State (February 1, 3, 5)
The Birth of Tyranny. The institutionalization of class and social hierarchies.
Theories of the Origin of the State.
J.C. Scott: Cereals and Civilization.
Readings: Haas 1982, pp. 34-85; Scott 2017, pp. 116-149; Hariri 2015, chap. 6.
Recommended Readings: Hariri 2015, Chapter 11.
Readings: I Say, They Say: Chap 5.
PAPER DUE: Final version of Essay 1 due on Friday, Feb 7.
Week: 6: Art as Propaganda: The representation of the King
(February 8, 10, 12)
Ideologies and Iconographies of Kingship in the Early States:
The Case of Mesopotamia
The Warka Vase as Weltsanshauung (Vision of the World)
Propaganda: The Exaltation of Sumerian Kings: The Standard of Ur.
Readings: Winter 2007; Schmandt Besserat 1993.
Recommended Reading: Brisch 2013.
Readings: I Say, They Say: Chap 8.
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Week 7: The Labor Revolution (February 17, 19; Holiday: Feb 15)
Labour in Ancient Civilizations: The Mesopotamian and Incan Examples
Breaking the bonds of kinship in the organization of labour: Slavery in the Ancient Near East.
Readings: Hariri 2015, Chapter 8; Mendelsohn 1948; Snell 2011; Steinkeller 2015, pp. 1-35.
Readings: I Say, They Say: Chap 9.
PAPER DUE: the first draft of Essay 2 due on Friday, Feb 19.
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Thread: After studying the Reading & Study materials, compose a 500-600 word argument that is objective, carefully-constructed, and free of emotion (and hence it should not contain any exclamation points) in support of your opinion about ethical relativism and Christian ethics. Formulate your argument by answering BOTH of the following questions:
Is Christian ethics relativistic or absolutist? Explain your answer.
What, if any, are the differences between ethical relativism and the subjective aspects of Christian ethics?
For question 1, answer whether Christian ethics is relativistic or absolutist. First, you should define relativism and absolutism. Dont simply re-state the reading, but provide an explanation of relativism and absolutism using your own words but also showing that you did the reading and understand the issues. Present the strengths and weaknesses of relativism and how these compare to absolutism. Here you should bring into play the arguments that are discussed in the assigned reading in chapter two of our textbook, Moral Reasoning. You should also incorporate the introduction from our Biblical Ethics textbook. You must read these chapters carefully. Some of the arguments for relativism presented in Moral Reasoning are eventually rejected as fallacious later in the chapter. The more cogent arguments are not presented until the second half of the chapter, where the author sides with the overwhelming majority of ethicists in concluding that ethical relativism is false. You may also read ahead to chapters 8 and 9 in Moral Reasoning, where the author presents a Christian ethic, and you may also consult outside sources. Whichever side you take on the issue, please treat both sides with respect.
For question 2, explain the differences between ethical relativism and the subjective elements in Christian ethics. In addition to the textbooks and academic sources, you are encouraged to incorporate important biblical passages such as Romans 14-15.
You are expected to cite at least one academic source in your DB threads and replies. These sources would include the course textbooks, books, journal articles, periodicals, and similar publications. Sources such as Wikipedia and online dictionaries do not count as academic sources and should not be used. Biblical references are encouraged, but will not count as an academic source.
Write a well-organized essay of 7501000 words on ONE of the following topics. Please be sure to clearly identify your essay topic at the beginning of your essay. You are expected to use relevant evidence from your Canadian History: Pre-Confederation textbook, the video presentations by Canadian historians, and from the readings in Units Six to Ten. Feel free to use other articles from the Recommended Readings lists in the course or textbook.
Write a well-organized essay of 1000 words on ONE of the topics listed below. The purpose of the essay is to compare the research of two scholars on selected topics. When preparing this essay, begin by deciding whether the similarities or differences between their research dominate. For example, if differences are more significant than the similarities, then much of your essay will be taken up with the contrasts between the two articles. In this case, begin with a discussion of the similarities. You should include all the similarities. Once this is out of the way, you can then get down to the major part of your essay, the different approaches the authors have chosen to take. It is key in this assignment to demonstrate that you have thoroughly and carefully read and understood the articles.
Compare the articles by McGhee, and Loewen and Delmas on early European approaches to the northeast.
McGhee, Robert. Vikings and Arctic Farmers: The Norse Atlantic Saga, in The Last Imaginary Place: A Human History of the Arctic World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Loewen, Brad and Vincent Delmas, The Basques in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Adjacent Shores, Canadian Journal of Archaeology 36, no. 2 (2012): 213266.
Research Paper Assignment:
No less than five pages, 250 words per page, double space
Font: Times New Roman, size 12
Cite your sources via the Chicago Manual of Style
Make sure you utilize at least five scholarly sources.
Include primary sources.
Please submit your paper via Turnitin on canvas
You can include the Though Womens Eyes book.
Write a paper addressing women in the American Revolution:
The American Revolution brought independence to American colonists andto their minds freedom from oppression. Examine the impact of this freedom on the lives of women. Consider the impact on different groups of women, including European American, African American (free and enslaved), and Native American women. How was the American Revolution both liberating and confining for women? How revolutionary was the American Revolution?
Suggestions to help you with your writing:
1. Write an introductory paragraph explaining the historical context. Make sure it has a good topic sentence. Add the meat and potatoes ( content) to lead up to your thesis statement. This statement is the last sentence of the first paragraph. Make it a strong one. This is your point for writing the whole essay.
2. Take a seed from your thesis and sow it into the next topic sentence of your next paragraph. Add the meat and potatoes and make a concluding sentence to wrap up the paragraph
3. Repeat paragraphs sowing seeds between sentences and paragraphs until the last one. The last one is the concluding paragraph. Explain how you have proved the point you made in the thesis statement.
4. Throughout the paper support your points with evidence. Find primary sources. Look for peoples voices.
5. Make sure you cite the sources. with the Chicago Manual of Style.
6. It is important to plan your essay before you start writing.
PLEASE READ: Outline for grading your paper:
Check if you can answer yes to each of the following:
Title
Do I have a title? ( A good one engages the readers interest)
Introduction:
1. Do I have a thesis statement?
2. Is this thesis statement a single sentence that clearly articulates my argument at the end of the introductory paragraph?
3. Do I ground my thesis in historical context?
Body of the Paper:
4. Do I use my thesis to drive the material in the body of my paper ?
5. Do I write topic sentences?
6. Do I present and analyze evidence?
7. Do I show an understanding of the material?
8. Do I utilize specific references rather than generalizations?
9. Does my conclusion encapsulate my argument?
10. Is my paper free from grammatical errors and typos?
11. Have I cited my material according to the Chicago Manual of Style?
Make sure you use the Chicago Manual of Style.
It is essential to cite your sources:
1. To tell the reader where you obtained your information.
2. To avoid plagiarism
Use footnotes and a bibliography.
You can also check this video for a short tutorial to be sure you have the correct information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hrzz1nAxmY
Deconstructing the Documentary Peer Discussion (Blackboard). Documentaries have long been a source of educational entertainment. However, often there is no connection to the literature spanning the academic field. In this activity, your task is to draw connections between the assigned readings and documentary films. Specifically, you will assess the academic worthiness of the documentary by specifically highlighting segments within the film. You will then explain how the documentary connects to our material.
I evaluate your participation by looking at your overall analysis. I am assessing your ability to analyze and critique the documentary. Do not merely summarize the documentary. I should be able to clearly see the analysis of the documentary through an academic lens. If you only summarize the documentary, you have not completed the activity correctly. You need to share with the class if the documentary is accurate, elaborate on the issues presented, and set the documentary to the current literature on the topic. Think of it this way; answer this question Does this documentary help us and if so, how. If a friend was having a difficult time with one of the books, which documentary would you tell them to watch? Your purpose is to write a discussion post explaining why you believe this documentary best stands for a selected book or why it does not. The discussion submission will be at least 350 words.
video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7w2Gv7ueOc
Your reply must be 500600 words. You will be penalized for falling short or exceeding the word count. Any quotes or information used from sources other than yourself (including your classmates thread) must be cited using footnotes in current Turabian format and will not count towards the total word count.
Within this thread, I will discuss both the Social Contract Theory and the Revelational Christian Ethic. The goal is to define both terms and go in-depth about what is considered the good in each of these. The point I want to pursue, and describe is both the key differences and similarities. I will close my thoughts up with what I feel is the strongest ethical theory.
The Social Contract Theory is an unspoken agreement amongst individuals in a community. Our text says, Social Contract Theory argues that our idea of what is moral is the result of an implicit agreement between the members of a society that facilitates the functioning of that society. Thomas Hobbes spoke about the Social Contract Theory in his book the Leviathan. He says that people are naturally feuding and contesting one another. The U.S. Constitution, in my eyes, is the best-known example of a Social Contract Theory. It sets forth what the government can and cannot do.
The text says that, each society has its own social contract, and that the contract of one society may differ significantly from that of another. Maybe, certain rules in California are unwritten rules that are not relatable to someone who lives in Alaska. Another relatable subject for me is each military service branch has rules and regulations that mirror one another and the wording within each is the same. Even though everyone is serving in the military we frequently see disagreements on how we conduct business, especially within the joint operational environment. It does not expound upon the location of the good in this theory.
The Revelational Christian Ethic can be found predominantly in the Bible. The text says, the best route to a satisfactory ethical system is a reasoned, intelligent study of the bible together with philosophical ethical theory in pursuit. God sent us his son Jesus so that we could learn from his ways. Jesus taught, showed, and revealed the power and wisdom of God while living in our sinful world. His ways and life gave us a living word that is still quite relevant today.
Both theories present various compelling arguments to both believers and non-believers. The faith that I have in my Lord and Savior is great. By no means am I perfect or living without sin in any part of my life. The love God has for us shows through his son. John 3:16 sums that up completely, For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. The stronger ethical theory is Revelational Ethical theory. I say this because God has shown me many wonders and everyday miracles, that He has done not only for me but for others.
There are many other reasons I believe Revelational Christian Theory is stronger, one being the Historical truths that I have discovered from reading the Bible. I have seen those truths firsthand. The current world in which we live will continue to have evil in it. There have been multiple false prophets who have come and gone within my current life span. Daily Bible study and devotions will help everyone educate themselves on the meaning as well as the time that the text was written so that it can be put into perspective of where the world currently is. Rules and guidelines can and do work well within certain social areas but that same set of rules may not work well around other societies around the world.
