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Explain how has your understanding of the American Dream changed as a result of this course.
How does Roth use religion as a way to identify the structures/boundaries in American society? How do their characters challenge and subvert these structures?
How does Bulosan engage in how Filipinos/Filipino-Americans are racialized? Provide an example from the Philippines (Part 1) and from the United States.
Discuss the fundamental Buddhist beliefs, then make an argument explaining what specific features of Buddhism fit with our modern scientific outlook.
Really ponder the title's relevance to the story. Titles, character names, and places are often highly significant in story telling.
In other words, what theological themes celebrated on Yom Kippur and Good Friday underscore the main values of, respectively, Judaism and Christianity?
Muhammad is known in Islam as "The Seal of the Prophets." Why is this phrase of great consequence for Muslims?
Look back at Units 1 - 4, at the definitions for religion we've considered as well as the ways religion impacts life globally.
Do you believe that American literature accurately defines the experiences of the average American citizen or simply a select few?
For this assignment, please examine the role of the Belgian doctor. One paragraph. C. 100 words. Lead with a targeted thesis.
Discuss the exile themes/situation in Medea and Ramayana. There were two exile situations in Medea.
Read the Declaration of Independence. Among its listing of self-evident truths, the Declaration holds that "all men are created equal."
How does the "Hymn to the Sun," a seemingly religious praise to Aten or God, help him promote himself to pharaoh of the world?
How do American media (including television and films) reflect the American worldview?
What are the purposes of religious toys and games? Can they be analyzed in the same way as more traditional religious objects? Why or why not?
What rituals are performed at your school? How would you classify these rituals?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of an emic analysis? What are the advantages and disadvantages of an etic analysis?
What is Lula's diagnosis? It seems like she clearly has some mental illness which she alludes to with all the talk about sanity and her habitual lying.
What happens in the remaining parts of the poem, and how does that relate to medieval European history?
Which cultures do you find most surprising, and how were these cultures related to the spread of Islam at the time of the stories' translation in Baghdad?
We have been discussing the notion of culture. How does the author's understanding of this term fit with the definition we have elaborated in class?
Can you think of any examples of magical thinking from your own life? How does magic differ from science? Do non-Western people have science?
According to your own observations, what New Testament elements have shaped or continues shaping American culture?
Discuss the different accents and dialects in your home country. How different, for example, are dialects across different regions?
What are mainstream American funerals like today? How much emotional expression is allowed at the funeral? How long areyou supposed to grieve afterwards?