Spanish and Portuguese

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These are the professors instructions below.

You need to choose ONE option below:

1. The goals and effectiveness of Spanish vs Portuguese settlement overall

2. The effectiveness of administrative vs church authority in Spanish settlements

3. The effectiveness of administrative vs church authority in Brazilian settlements

4. The effectiveness of administrative OR church authority in Spanish and Portuguese settlements.

5. The ways in which language, religion, and economic changed the very nature of native life and society. – Again, you can look overall, at Spanish/Mexican settlements or Portuguese/Brazilian settlements.

6. You may also take a broad view of Empire in the New World- the overall attempts to control and exploit the native population, the resistance from the Natives, and any short or long-term results of these conflicts.

Once again, your essay needs to be a FULL four pages of text at a minimum, Double spaced, and standard font size.

Latin American Studies: Foreigners in Their Own Land

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Watch the PBS Documentary Foreigners in Their Own Land:
LINK: https://www.pbs.org/video/latino-americans-episode-1-foreigners-their-own-land/

Explores the period from 1565-1880, as the first Spanish explorers enter North America, the U.S. expands into territories in the Southwest that had been home to Native Americans and English and Spanish colonies, and as the Mexican-American War strips Mexico of half its territories by 1848.

Write a short essay: Foreigners in Their Own Land” of at least 300 words :

Give a summary of the documentary: who? what? when? where? 

Give your critical (and personal) reaction to the documentary .

Discuss what aspects of Latin American and Caribbean studies are illustrated by the movie? What elements of Latin American culture are illustrated?  How does the documentary present the importance of Latin Americans living in the United States? Back up your argument with examples (20%).

In his R epublic, Plato offers a philosophical argument against the realism and cynicism of the sophists (represented in the person of Thrasymachus). This philosophical position – realism/cynicism – is presented by Plato as a corrupting influence in anc

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In his R  epublic,  Plato offers a philosophical argument against the realism and cynicism of the sophists (represented in the person of Thrasymachus). This philosophical position – realism/cynicism – is presented by Plato as a corrupting influence in ancient Athens, and is summarized in Thrasymachuss belief that the unjust life lived in secret goes best.
You are to write an essay for or against Platos famous conclusion that the just or moral life  always  is the best life, even if lived in secret. First, explain what sophists such as Thrasymachus and Protagoras meant by such a provocative statement that the unjust life lived in secret is the best life. Second, drawing on specific examples from our chapter in Soccio on the archetype The Philosopher-King, carefully explain what you take to be the central points of Platos argument against the sophists. In other words, why does Plato think it is false that the unjust life is the best life, and how does he think he can prove such a thesis? Finally, be sure to raise at least two serious objections that someone who disagrees with your own conclusion might offer and respond to each objection in order to show why these objections fail.

Multicultural / diversity issues

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This is a research assignment. Your assignment is to write an 8-10 page research paper (to be turned in to the instructor) and present your research findings to class using a power point presentation as a summary of your research.
The research paper should be eight (8) to ten (10) double spaced pages of text. Please use 12 point font. Paper should be written in APA style. You must use at least twelve (12) references (academic) for the paper. Please include reference page(s) for the paper.
Paper and reference page (s) should be in APA style.
You must email a written proposal of your research to the professor (no more than one typed, double spaced page of text). Topics should focus on multicultural/diversity issues. In the proposal, discuss the scope of your research and how it connects to concepts studied in this course. Topics must be approved by the instructor. Research proposals are due no later than the date indicated on schedule of activities. Each individual is required to research and present a unique topic. No duplication of topics please.