History
Portrayal of vampirism
How does Dracula’s portrayal of vampirism as a disease reflect humanity’s fear of contagion and our current pandemic?
This essay will require substantial research, which may include scholarly sources that specifically address themes in Dracula, historical research that puts the book in context, and research on contemporary issues. You must include cited information (quotation and paraphrase) from at least 2 sources + Dracula. Your research will involve both primary and secondary sources.
Primary Sources include original literary texts and works of art (novels, short stories, poetry, films, etc.), as well as any historical documents from the time period in which the work was created (letters, diary entries, news articles, etc.), and contemporary news articles.
Secondary Sources include scholarly books and articles about the literary work, historical information written after the time period in question, and any work that includes researched material in its writing.
Labor migrations
Write a formal paper reviewing the readings and relating them to the course themes.
This course name is Race & Disease in the Americas
The theme is
This seminar considers race from a transnational perspective, with a focus on the Americas. We examine broader historical developments, including the emergence of global empire and colonialism, that gave rise both to concepts of race, racial difference, and hierarchy and to concepts of nation and nationality. As slavery, labor migrations, and the establishment of settler colonies brought peoples from different regions of the world together, racial difference justified unequal exceptions to otherwise equal rights of national citizens. This semester we will explore, in particular, how disease – both its medical and social understanding – shaped racial ideas and affected racialized groups.
Objectives
Transnational perspective
This seminar considers race from a transnational perspective, with a focus on the Americas. We examine broader historical developments, including the emergence of global empire and colonialism, that gave rise both to concepts of race, racial difference, and hierarchy and to concepts of nation and nationality. As slavery, labor migrations, and the establishment of settler colonies brought peoples from different regions of the world together, racial difference justified unequal exceptions to otherwise equal rights of national citizens. This semester we will explore, in particular, how disease – both its medical and social understanding – shaped racial ideas and affected racialized groups.
National Strategy for Counterterrorism
Question Description: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Using the following links, read:
• The United States’ National Strategy for Counterterrorism (NSCT)
• Combatting the Terrorist Threat Through Agility, Persistence and Resilience
After reviewing and assessing the National Strategy for Counterterrorism, perform a brief analysis of the NSCT and detail your key takeaways. In your opinion, do you think this strategy will be successful
Cultural and theological
No common intro, separate part one and its refs from part 2.
HISTORY PAPER
Organize your answers carefully. Provide Examples and chronological references. Do not
be reluctant to voice your own opinion. Your answers have to be more than a memorization
of your textbook or class notes.
YOUR ANSWERS MAY NOT EXCEED 2,000 WORDS.
Part 1: Short essay 3-4 pages
Part 2: Short essay 3-4 pages
Remember you are making an argument. You are not narrating or describing the authors’ works. You are expressing your ideas which you support with references to the authors.