Week 3 Module 1 Assignment

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This assignment has two parts. First, you will identify your Massachusetts State Legislators (Representative & Senator). Second, you will identify your Federal Legislators (Representative & 2 Senators).

-To find your state legislators, click this link. (Links to an external site.)
-Click here to find out who represents you at the federal level. (Links to an external site.)

Provide a brief summary of each of the legislators that represent you. You will have one representative and one senator from the state level, and one representative and two senators for the federal Congressional side.

Include in your summary or each:

.Party affiliation (i.e. Republican, Democrat) 
.Bills they support
.Committees they serve on 
.Brief biographical data about them

Readings- Files are attached*
1-Review MNA (a nursing union) Legislative agenda and issues (Links to an external site.)
Click on the link and review the top issues website

2-Review ANA Massachusetts (a professional organization) Legislative agenda (Links to an external site.)
Click on the link and review the bills listed on the website.
Be sure to click through all the pages under the tab Legislation/Advocacy

3-Review House of Representative’s website (Links to an external site.) on the Legislative Process
Click on the link and explore the website.
Be sure to click through all seven subpages on the left side column

reflection for ch. 7

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1. Submit a business-related article
2. Find the article using a reputable source 1) WSJ, CNN, MSN, Yahoo Finance, etc.
3. Provide 1) Name of the firm or even 2) Relevance to corporate strategy & relevant strategy topic (by Chapter) 3) For example, if we are discussion, Chapter 1 Mission & Vision, speak to the Mission and Vision of your company and how that relates to the article topic
4. Brief Summary of the key points in the article (1 or 2 paragraphs)
5. Source of the Story
6. PLEASE BE CLEAR AND CONCISE! These are very short and fast-paced presentations. You can use any topic from Chapters 1-4 for this article.

Please follow the format example material “ARTICLE TEMPLATE” to write.

Compare how one of the five themes weve studied (religion, violence, inequality, chivalry OR filth) is depicted in Robin Hood versus A Knights Tale. What is the overall impression of the Middle Ages the filmmakers are trying to leave viewers with? Is it

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For this assignment, you will write an essay exploring how the Middle Ages are depicted in
popular culture, based on the five major themes found in medievalist fiction: religion, violence,
inequality, chivalry, and filth.
Your essay will be four to six double-spaced pages (1000-1500 words), using 12-point Times
New Roman or Arial font.
It will include a minimum of three sources, one of which MUST be an academic source (journal
article or scholarly book). You must cite your sources using APA. Please see the Conestoga
guidelines for correct APA formatting.

Book Analysis: Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center

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Critical Questions for Book Analysis

LINK TO BOOK!! https://funceji.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/bell_hooks_feminist_theory_from_margin_to_centebookzz-org_.pdf

What is the main subject matter analyzed?

socio-historical context:

time, place & people
political economy & technology
power, politics & the state
culture & ideology
social life
popular struggles

What is the main theory used for analysis?

Are other theoretical perspectives discussed & how are they evaluated?

What does the theory used bring to the analysis?

What are the problems or issues root causes & immediate context discussed?
What solutions are proposed? [see organizing models chart]
Is social change reform or revolutionary (anti-capitalist) part of the solution?
Who/what are the agents of this change?
How are they organized?

Who is the main intended audience for this work?

Through the lens of the scholar & academic:

What is most useful about this work?
What could be different?

Through the lens of the activist & movement builder:

What is most useful about this work?
What could be different?
Personal reflection:
How does this work help you shape your own intellectual & political worldview?
How does it help you shape your theoretical perspective & your practice your action orientation?

BOOK/VIDEO/MOVIE ESSAY

(use supplementary readings or other pre-approved books/videos/movies/events):

Concise, well-written, analytical, critical essays on books (or videos, movies, or events pre-approved) that includes concepts/arguments stated in the assigned textbook (be sure to cite throughout the book analysis). You must answer critical questions above as the framework for the book analysis. The essay should be 4-6 typed pages with citations embedded in the body of the essay and include a reference page, using American Sociological Review – ASR format.

Essays will be evaluated in terms of content, organization and style.