Cities & Communities in the Global Economy

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Urban Anthropology class

1. State the main topic
2. State conclusion of author
3. Identify 2 important points
4. Give one thought or comment after reading the article

Article is attached below it is the second article in the attachment.

“CITIES AND COMMUNITIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY”
from American Behavioral Scientist (1996) Saskia Sassen

Agencies that address mental health concerns

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For this assignment, prepare an assessment of social service agencies that address the current social problem/issue you developed in Week 1 and Week 6 that are relevant to your community today. Develop a paper in which you indicate which agencies might be best equipped to work with individuals/families affected by the problem. Include examples to support your findings.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

Media Analysis

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Sociology 201: Social Problems
Writing Assignment: Media Analysis

For this assignment you will pick one U.S social problem. You will then find at least three news sources and analyze how the social problem is constructed (what claims are being made) by those media sources. Note: this is not an opinion piece supported by media. This is an analysis of how the media discuss a problem. This paper should be 12-point font, one-inch margins, double spaced, and around 4 pages in length (no more than 5 pages).

Your paper should include all the following aspects:
    Define the social problem.  Why is this issue considered a social problem?  This should be discussed in your introduction, which should also map out where the paper is going from there.
    Are the views of the problem objective or subjective?  In what way? Provide proof to support your answer.
    Do the sources approach the problem using a sociological lens?  How so? If so, what makes them more than just journalistic?
    What solutions are offered? Do these vary by claims makers?  Use proof to support your answer.
    Overall, how is the social problem constructed in the media?  What rhetorical devices are used to construct the problem (e.g., data, emotion, anecdotes, etc.). Are these constructions the same throughout each source?  How do different claims makers attach different meanings to the social problem at hand? This last paragraph will likely be the longest and most nuanced.
Each paper should have a formal introduction (that maps out where the paper is going) and a conclusion.  Use quotes from the media sources throughout to support your answers and cite properly.

The writing assignment will be graded according to the following rubric:

    Clearly written introduction where the problem is stated and why the problem is a social concern. The introduction also sets up where the paper is going from there (4 points)
    Concise conclusion that wraps up the paper and major points. (3 points)
    Correct citations, both internally and in works cited page. (3 points)
    A good use of quotes from your news sources to support your ideas throughout the paper, and the proper number of news sources. (4 points)
    Fully addressing each question of the prompt (16 points- 4 per question)
    Are the views of the problem objective or subjective?  In what way? Provide proof to support your answer.
    Do the sources approach the problem using a sociological lens?  How so? If so, what makes them more than just journalistic?
    What solutions are offered? Do these vary by claims makers?  Use proof to support your answer.
    Overall, how is the social problem constructed in the media?  What rhetorical devices are used to construct the problem (e.g., data, emotion, anecdotes, etc.). Are these constructions the same throughout each source?  How do different claims makers attach different meanings to the social problem at hand? This last paragraph will likely be the longest and most nuanced.

Total: 30 points

Jerzy Grotowski

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PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND BE CREATIVE ABOUT THE PRESENTATIONS.

Theorist Presentation about Jerzy Grotowski.
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The target audience for your presentation is a group of actors about to embark on performance work requiring them to understand how to construct performances or plays using a particular technique of performance.
Each group is responsible for researching and presenting one model for developing stage as defined by the theorist that is chosen. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
    REQUIRED ELEMENTS
Foundational Focus:
Purpose: artistic and socio-political (if applicable);
Cultural influence and/or historic background; and
Language and terminology necessary to understand the techniques or methodologies.
Examples:
Audio and visual images to support work i.e. influences; and 
Examples of works:  plays, video excerpts, audio excerpts.
Technique:
Skills required of the actor. Be specific and distinguish from other acting techniques or methodologies;
What training is necessary to create performance work as defined by the theorist you have researched? Be specific and distinguish from other techniques or methodologies;
What process is defined or emphasized in rehearsals and how would an actor prepare for this?
Exercises:
present a minimal of  two exercises that would be of benefit to actors developing a familiarity with the techniques and/or methodologies that you are presenting
exercises must be clearly and carefully set up in they are to be successful

Additional Notes:
Each group is responsible for preparing a one page handout outlining key points of their presentation as indicated in Required Elements. This should be sent to me a day before the presentation and I will send a group email to the rest of the class with that information.
The presentation is to be 40-45 minutes long. Allow approximately five minutes at the end of the presentation for your colleagues to ask questions about the topic you have presented and the presentation itself.  Presentations shorter than the minimal time requirement will be penalized.
Know the material well enough to talk about it.  You may read quotes or refer to cue cards but do not simply read notes.  Immerse your colleagues in the world of the theorist as much as possible.
Presenters are required to email me their notes in the state that they were used and a bibliography of research sources used in the presentation. Notes and bibliographies will be submitted individually.
There must be evidence of a solid range of research sources beyond the chapter in the Hodge book and evidence of primary sources. Minimal of five sources Wikipedia is not considered a research source.
FYI: Any student who fails to participate adequately in both preparation and presentation of the group project will be required to write an essay on the theorist featured in the presentation. Peer evaluation and visible evidence of participation will serve as the determining factor for this requirement. An outline and deadline will be provided if an essay is assigned.