What architectural elements distinguish the west façade of Chartres Cathedral from the earlier Romanesque period?

  1. What architectural elements distinguish the west façade of Chartres Cathedral from the earlier Romanesque period?
  2. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History,” how did Gothic architecture succeed in achieving an engineering challenge of spanning in stone ever-wider surfaces from ever-greater heights?  (p. 1)
  3. According to the diagram of the floor plan for Abbott Suger’s interior design of Saint-Denis, what type of vaulting system was used?  (p. 3)
  4. What architectural elements distinguish the west façade of Chartres Cathedral from the earlier Romanesque period?  (p. 5)
  5. Choose one of the stained glass images from the photo gallery and describe it in detail.  (p. 7)
  6. Describe the west façade of Notre Dame as well as its use of flying buttresses.  Why do you think this structure has become one of the most recognizable architectural feats in Western civilization?  (p. 9)

the information you have gathered for your weekly World View Chart Assignments.

FINAL PAPER: World View Chart Writing Assignment

Due Week 10 and worth 235 points

This assignment uses the information you have gathered for your weekly World View Chart Assignments.

Choose ONE (1) category (origin of all things, nature of god, view of human nature, view of good and evil, etc.) from the chart to focus on for this assignment. Consider how the selected category relates to all of the religions covered and to your own social or work experiences.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Select ONE (1) category from the completed World View Chart. Provide a rationale for choosing this category. What is compelling about this category? Why is it important in the study of religion?
  2. Describe the selected content and explain the significance of the selected category across all of the religions studied. Show in what ways the category is significant for each religion.
  3. Give an example of how you have noticed this category in your life, town or country. What impact does this category have in the everyday lives of people who practice religion in your area? (You do not have to give examples of all the religions in your area, just one you have noticed besides any you practice). For example, in Cincinnati, Ohio we have Hindu, Greek Orthodox, Catholic festivals in the summer. So if my category were “Festivals and Celebrations” I could use those events as my example.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality resources as references for the assignment and document your sources using APA Style for in-text citations and references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
  5. Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.

Your assignment must:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Select ONE (1) category from the completed World View Chart. Provide a rationale for choosing this category.

I’m providing a link to a video that shows what is expected of the paper

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just to help with the paper I providing a little information about myself: I am from Alabama and I’m not much of a religious person. reason I’m providing this information is because a couple of the questions is referenced to where i’m from.

FINAL PAPER: World View Chart Writing Assignment

Due Week 10 and worth 235 points

This assignment uses the information you have gathered for your weekly World View Chart Assignments.

Choose ONE (1) category (origin of all things, nature of god, view of human nature, view of good and evil, etc.) from the chart to focus on for this assignment. Consider how the selected category relates to all of the religions covered and to your own social or work experiences.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Select ONE (1) category from the completed World View Chart. Provide a rationale for choosing this category. What is compelling about this category? Why is it important in the study of religion?
  2. Describe the selected content and explain the significance of the selected category across all of the religions studied. Show in what ways the category is significant for each religion.
  3. Give an example of how you have noticed this category in your life, town or country. What impact does this category have in the everyday lives of people who practice religion in your area? (You do not have to give examples of all the religions in your area, just one you have noticed besides any you practice). For example, in Cincinnati, Ohio we have Hindu, Greek Orthodox, Catholic festivals in the summer. So if my category were “Festivals and Celebrations” I could use those events as my example.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality resources as references for the assignment and document your sources using APA Style for in-text citations and references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
  5. Write clearly and coherently using correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.

Your assignment must:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

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The American “policing” role has been exercised primarily to protect vulnerable peoples and regions from powerful oppressors or from regional chaos

The previous assignments focused on domestic matters in US history. This last assignment explores America’s international role in recent decades. By the mid-20th century, the United States had become the dominant force in international relations. Some have argued that the United States’ military functions as the world’s “police.” This assignment covers the manner in which this shift occurred and the consequences the United States faces as a result of its status as “policeman of the world.” One can identify early steps this direction well before World War II, but in this paper focus on the period from the 1940s to the present. Take one of the positions as suggested below, draw from the sources listed, and present a paper with specific examples and arguments to demonstrate the validity of your position.

Possible position—in each case you can take the pro or con position:

  1. The American “policing” role developed because of the Cold War, but it became primarily a means for protecting and assisting economic interests for itself and its allies as illustrated by recent events as well as earlier ones.
  2. The American “policing” role has been exercised primarily to protect vulnerable peoples and regions from powerful oppressors or from regional chaos, as illustrated by recent events as well as earlier ones.
  3. The American “policing” role has had noble intentions and ultimate success during the Cold War, but in fighting terror it has gotten off track with some severe consequences.
  4. A position you develop on this issue with the approval of your instructor.

After giving general consideration to your readings and your research, select one of the positions above as your position—your thesis. (Sometimes after doing more thorough research, you might choose the reverse position. This happens with critical thinking and inquiry. Your final paper might end up taking a different position than you originally envisioned.) Organize your paper as follows, handling these issues:

  1. The position you choose (from the list above)—or something close to it—will be the thesis statement in your opening paragraph.
  2. To support your position, use four specific examples from different decades between 1950 and the present. (At least one example must be from the last ten years).
  3. Explain why the opposing view is weak in comparison to yours.
  4. Consider your life today: In what way does the history you have shown shape or impact issues in your workplace or desired profession? (This might be unclear at first since it is foreign policy. But, super-power status does inevitably provide advantages in a global economy.)

Length:
The paper should be 600-to-850 words in length. This normally means 2-to-3 pages for the body of the paper. (The title page and Sources page do not count in these calculations.) Double-space between lines. Format instructions are below.

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Research and References:
You must use a MINIMUM of four quality academic sources; the Schultz textbook must be one of them. Two of them must come from the online library—either those library sources listed or others. Your other source should be drawn from the list provided below. This is guided research, not open-ended Googling. You will have a list of Sources at the end, using the SWS form. You will have short, SWS-style in-text citations appropriately placed in the body of the paper. Except as your instructor might direct, don’t use other sources for your paper than those listed here. (Of course, for “starter research” you can read many sources.)

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Source List for Assignment 3:
You must use a MINIMUM of four quality academic sources; the Schultz textbook must be one of them. Two of them must come from the online library—either those library sources listed or others.  Some sources are “primary” sources from the time period being studied. Some sources below can be accessed via direct link or through the primary sources links on Blackboard. Each week has a different list of primary sources. For others, they are accessible through the permalink to the source in our online: Sources below having libdatab.strayer.edu as part of the URL have a permalink to that source in our university’s online library.

How would you account for the religious conversion of regions beyond the military reach of the expanding Islamic states of Southwest Asia and Northern Africa to Islam

 How would you account for the religious conversion of regions beyond the military reach of the expanding Islamic states of Southwest Asia and Northern Africa to Islam

How was it possible for Islam to expand so rapidly after its founding in the hostile environment of the Arabian Peninsula in the early 7th century? Compare the military, political, and religious policies of the early caliphs, the Umayyad dynasty, and the Abbasid dynasty, and their respective contributions to the expansion of Islam as a political, religious, and cultural force. How would you account for the religious conversion of regions beyond the military reach of the expanding Islamic states of Southwest Asia and Northern Africa to Islam, such as West Africa of Southeast Asian? What key roles did Islam play in cultural and economic exchanges?

. Explain what the merchant dilemma was in terms of how networks and hierarchies simultaneously strengthened and challenged each other

According to Stephen Morillo, a common issue that political elites in state-level societies had to manage was the merchant dilemma. Explain what the merchant dilemma was in terms of how networks and hierarchies simultaneously strengthened and challenged each other, and examine the potential risks and benefits of merchant activities for the ruling elites. Compare and contrast the following state-level societies in terms of the relative strengths of the political elites and the merchants, elite strategy for the management of the merchant dilemma, and the degree of success or failure of that strategy: Song China; the Abbasid Caliphate, the states of Western Europe around 1100. What might be the reasons for the apparent absence of the merchant dilemma in Mayan societies before 900 in the ink in empire?

The composition’s creative quality: What makes this composition a valuable work of art?

The composition’s creative quality: What makes this composition a valuable work of art?

Renaissance Period

Listen perceptively to “O Magnum Mysterium” by the Renaissance Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria.

play “Kyrie” from Missa O Magnum Mysterium by the Renaissance Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria.

In 5 short paragraphs, describe the attributes of the musical selection, according to the following critical criteria:

1. RECOGNIZE AND DESCRIBE:

At least one example of each musical element—rhythm, tempo, melody, harmony, timbre, texture, and form—that occur in this particular composition. Use precise musical terms learned in the course and descriptive adjectives. Examples of descriptive adjectives might include: a “menacing” melody, “triumphant” dynamics, or a “racing” tempo. Use your imagination!

2. DEVELOP:

Your conclusions about what the composer was trying to represent. [Might a “racing” tempo represent an attempt to escape from danger or dancing at a celebration?]

3. INTERPRET:

The composition’s emotional value, using language that describes emotional states. Does the music express joy, fear, pleasure, optimism, sadness?

4. EVALUATE:

The composition’s creative quality: What makes this composition a valuable work of art?

5. ANALYZE:

The effect that the composition has on you. How does it express aspects of the human condition? Does the music suggest a philosophy for living?

the Augustus Primaporta, the Aeneid and the Res Gestae as forms of propaganda to legitimize his reign as Rome’s emperor?

On this assignment answer part 1 and 2 separately.

Part 1: Review the following four cultural contributions that you studied this s

The Law Code of Hammurabi

The Illiad and Odyssey of Homer

The Roman Colosseum

Carolingian Minuscule Script.

Part 2: Answer the following question in relation to one of the above cultural contributions to human history:

The Question: In your own opinion, which out of the four cultural contributions has contributed to the greatest social and cultural impact on human civilization?

(Make sure to back up your answer with three specific examples as explained in Part 3 of the assignment.)

Part 3: There is no required length for this essay, but you need to back up your answer by finding three specific examples from scholarly sources. These sources cannot include Wikipedia. You can use your course text, other books, videos, academic websites, and journal articles from the library. Particularly good library databases  for this project are Academic Search Complete and World History in Context. You can access them here: Library Databases. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  Remember to cite your sources in your essay and create a Work Cited Page using MLA format.  If you need help with MLA format contact a librarian or visit the guide on the Purdue OWL website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. It is highly recommended that you contact a librarian for help. You can do that on-campus in the Center for Learning Resources (2nd floor). From off-campus, you can contact the library here: Ask a Librarian (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Part 4: Please use Microsoft Word to write your Mini-Essay assignment. Use the following “Rubric” as a guide to writing and answering the Mini Critical Thinking Essay: The RubricPreview the document

Part 5: Once you completed the Mini-Essay assignment you will need to:

  1. Click on Final Exam Essay Quiz 1 on the Course Home-Page or Modules on the Navigation Course Tool.
  2. Type, or Copy and Paste your Mini-Essay with the Work Cited page in the Submission Box for the Final Exam.
  3. Submit your Essay.

Part 6: Remember that there are no right or wrong answers. You will be graded for how well you back up your personal opinion with sources. (Warning: Unlike the Humanities Quizzes 1-10 and the students only have one attempt to submit their answers for the Final Exam.)

Essay Assignment 2: (Worth 20 Points!) Your Humanities Final Exam will consist of two Critical Thinking Essays, which will focus on a student’s ability to use their Critical Thinking skills in evaluating the impact of some specific past human cultural contributions that were covered in this course. Read the following instructions to prepare for the Critical Thinking Essay on your Final Exam. Warning: Unlike the Humanities Quizzes 1-10 and the students only have one attempt to submit their answers for the Final Exam.

Instructions:

Step 1: View and read the following Primary and Seconday source materials:

Primary Sources:

Secondary Sources:

Part 2: Answer the following Question:

The Question: In your own opinion, how did Emperor Augustus use works of culture, such as the Augustus Primaporta, the Aeneid and the Res Gestae as forms of propaganda to legitimize his reign as Rome’s emperor? How do political leaders today use forms of culture, like Augustus, to legitimize their own role in government? (Give three specific examples to back your argument.)

Part 3: There is no required length for this essay, but you need to back up your answer by finding three specific examples from scholarly sources. These sources cannot include Wikipedia. You can use your course text, other books, videos, academic websites, and journal articles from the library. Particularly good library databases  for this project are Academic Search Complete and World History in Context. You can access them here: Library Databases. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  Remember to cite your sources in your essay and create a Work Cited Page using MLA format.  If you need help with MLA format contact a librarian or visit the guide on the Purdue OWL website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. It is highly recommended that you contact a librarian for help. You can do that on-campus in the Center for Learning Resources (2nd floor). From off-campus, you can contact the library here: Ask a Librarian (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Part 4: Please use Microsoft Word to write your Mini-Essay assignment. Use the following “Rubric” as a guide to writing and answering the Mini Critical Thinking Essay: The RubricPreview the documentView in a new windowPreview the document

Part 5: Once you completed the Mini-Essay assignment you will need to:

Discuss the benefits and advantages that Islam brought to Black Africa

Requirements for forum responses.

You are to choose one question from the list.

Word Minimum for initial response — 250-300 words.

1.     Based on Locke’s ideology and based on your knowledge of the Declaration of Independence, how much influence does Locke have on Jefferson’s writing? Explain and give Examples.

2.     After reading from Pirie and reviewing the lecture on Political thinkers, discuss Hobbes’ view of the Social Contract. Do we see this type of government today? Give examples.

3.     After reviewing the video and the reading of the Glorious Revolution, discuss why this revolution was not a bloody revolution as we know the majority of revolutions are. What did this revolution accomplish? Could we see a modern day Glorious Revolution? Explain and give examples.

4.     Discuss the term absolutism. What type of government is it, who is given power? Are there examples of this today. Give examples.

5.     Discuss the effects science had on the Enlightenment. Examples.

6.     After viewing the short videos and reading from Maddison, on slavery, discuss the following: What is slavery? How long has it been around? Why were they called Chattal? Are there examples of slavery today? Examples.

7.     Discuss the misconception of slavery as per the video. Also discuss the numbers of slaves that were brought to the New World, Brazil, Haiti and the US. What are your thoughts on the numbers? Give examples.

8.      Discuss the benefits and advantages that Islam brought to Black Africa. Give Examples.

9. Explain Portugal’s effect on Africa. Why were they there, what did they do and how did they change the lives of Africans? Examples.

10. Discuss how Europeans (other than Portugal) and Muslims, with their migration into Africa, effect the people and the continent. Explain and examples.

11. Maddison discusses Islam in Africa; he also gives a brief background of Islam. He discusses the differences between those under Islamic rule and those under Roman Rule. Discuss two of the advantages of being ruled by Muslims.

 Describe the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and the impact of the mandate system imposed on that imperial region following World War I. 

Assignment 04

GE350 World Geography

Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling, and grammar. When called for, sources must be cited in APA format. You can refer to the “Format Requirementsʺ page for specific format requirements. Respond to the topics for this writing assignment using your own words and examples. Design your responses as if you are explaining facts, concepts, and ideas to someone who is not familiar with the subject matter. Be sure to include creative examples wherever they may be appropriate. Also, be sure to provide a title for each of your essay responses. (4 pages total)

This assignment requires you to write essays in response to all of the following:

Part A  In your own words, describe the four physiographic regions of Europe.

Part B Briefly, in respect to the rise of the Russian Empire, outline key events that shaped Russian history between the 15th century and 1904.

Part C  Describe the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and the impact of the mandate system imposed on that imperial region following World War I.

 

Assignment Format

Format Requirements

Use the following format requirements on all submissions.

Writing Style APA (American Psychological Association)   Note: To find detailed information on APA manuscript style guidelines on the Internet, go to www.apastyle.org.   Margins 1” all sides   Paragraphs The entire document should be double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5″ x 11″)   Headings Bold   Type Style and Size Times New Roman, 12 point   Software MS Word