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Compare and contrast the beliefs (including the treatment of women) of the major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
Islam spread more rapidly than any other major world religion. Why do you think this was? What aspects of the religion made it appealing? How was the cultural climate conducive to the rapid expansion
Compare the Aztec and Inca societies with those of the Pacific islands. What were the similarities? What were the significant differences?
On the Laws was widely read by generations of Romans. What do you think On the Laws reveals about Roman society?
Why was the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) important for the Roman Catholic Church?
Does ‘geography’, or territory, alone define ‘Arabness’? Is ‘Arab’ an ‘ethnos’? What is ‘ethnos’? How does remapping of the ‘Arab Worl
From your own readings, study, and personal experience, explain how rapid modernization can affect the people of an emerging nation, both for good and for ill. Support your postings with information d
Both Frederick Douglass' autobiographical Narrative and Mark Twain's fictional Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were written in opposition to slavery. Compare thr passages of these two male authors and
During the mid 1800s, slave narratives became an important literary forum for abolitionists. The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave was written in first person, while the N
Essay on the influences of ancient Roman life on our understanding of practices still in existence, such as taxes and prostitution.
Compare a line from one of the romantic poets to one of the romantic landscape paintings. Describe what you think the poet and the painter is evoking about nature with these works.
Women's Roles Then & Now. Scrip a conversation between two notable women from the 18th and or 19th century on the roles women should play in the society. within the dialogue,
Two reading selections from Voltaire's Candide. the story begins by acknowledging the foolishness of the superstitious traditions held by the people in the city of Lisbon but ends by confirming Voltai
Give at least two concrete examples. The examples of aspects of the romantic nature found today need not be of art but may be found in some other aspect of culture, politics, etc. provide citations fo
What were the major contributions of the Second Vatican Council in the areas of: (a) Church as the “People of God” and (b) Dialogue with the secular world? Why was the Second Vatican Counc
How did the WW2 start? what was the US actions prior to entering the war? why did US enter the war?what was the US reaction to WW2 at home? what are the main events during the WW2? how did the war end
Why did the english settlements in what we know now as "Canada" never rebel against the British Rule even after their neighbors in the thirteen southern colonies did?
The first movement of Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor is based on a three- note motif. Explain why you think this Classical music form may be satisfying for both 18th century and contemporary list
Explain whether you think an autobiographical or fictional accont by a slave (such as Phillis Wheatley and Olaudah Equiano) is more persuasive than a biographical or fictional account by a white autho
By creatimg awareness of oppression and arousing sympathy of supporters, the arts can be a form of protest. Identify and describe an example of how either black slaves or white abolitionists used the
Explain whether you think the representations of slavery in the visual arts (such as William Blake's illustrations, William Hackwood's cameo, or John Singleton Copley's painting) were more compelling
Mozart was considered a child prodigy, performing throughout Europe. Cite your view on the notion of the child star and the impact of early success on a person who shows exceptional talent or genius.
Consider that science is concerned with what is measurable,obseeeervable, reproducible, while society is concerned with what is material,useable, productive, ldentify a scientific discovery or inventi
Briefly contrast the connection between mysticism and attitudes to Yiddish among the Pious of Ashkenaz, the later kabbalists, and Hasidism
Describe a specific aspect of a painting by Caravaggio that demonstretes a characteristic of the Baroque style.