Any learning or observation you can tie into the class learning will work. It would be a topic with a minimum of 1-page write-up with usual formatting. Example: FCC’s Asian Fest events and how it might relate to what you’re learning through the class.
Write a 1 page experience on something that you observe tying it to your learning in this course. For example when visiting historical places where are they located and where have the people gone to. Choose up to 5 topics. Five points for each topic and up to 25 points of extra credit.
Category: Cultural studies
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“Exploring Cultural Diversity Through Visiting a Local Ethnic Market” As a student in a cultural diversity class, I have been learning about the importance of understanding and appreciating different cultures. To further my understanding, I decided to visit a local ethnic market
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Title: The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health: A Critical Analysis
PLEASE DO NOT PLAGIARIZE OR GHOST WRITE THROUGH AI. USE YOUR OWN WORK. I WILL BE USING 2 PLAGIARISM CHECKERS TO CHECK THIS AND WILL KNOW IF AI IS USED. THANK YOU!
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“The Impact of Modernization on Traditional Cultural Practices in the Islamic Culture: A Critical Analysis”
What is culture? How does it impact various established cultural practices? Please choose one culture and hone in on one cultural practice. Consult four [4] critical resources, or more, from the FDU Library (not simply Wikipedia or Google) to consider ONE SPECIFIC element of a chosen culture in a deeper context. Do not present a broad general essay on the topic. Specific information must be included in the research thesis-driven paper that explicitly addresses some of the topics from the following list:
Religious and spiritual practices
Medical treatment practices
Forms of artistic expression
Dietary Selections, planning, and culinary practices
Nature—Conceptions and Relations to Nature and Natural Resource Management
Housing – Planning/Living Organization and Construction
Childcare practices
Conflict resolution
1. Where does the information for this cultural practice come from? Direct observation,
interviews, research databases with restricted access, and so on?
2. How has this cultural practice, event, or object changed over time, and what
circumstances or pressures have caused this change?
3. How does this cultural focal point relate to other unfamiliar or seemingly very different
parts of the same culture and different cultures?
4. How would you critique or limit the scope of the source of your information about this
cultural practice? [For instance, how do interviews limit the scope of your commentary?
How does a scholarly academic resource face constraints? What does each kind of source
overlook or fail to consider?]
CURRENT THESIS (MAY ALTER: Specify which culture in the thesis. I was thinking about the Islamic culture. If you don’t know much about the Islamic culture it’s fine. Any culture works)- The advancement of modernization has led to significant alterations in traditional cultural practices, impacting societies worldwide
MUST USE SOURCES FROM FDU LIBRARY- https://library.fdu.edu/library
CONTACT IF NO ACCESS TO LIBRARY OR HAVE QUESTIONS