Category: Humanities

After you have watched the film, answer the following questions:
According to our readings for class, how accurate was the film? Please provide five examples of accuracy or inaccuracy.
What aspect of the story did the director emphasize? How? Explain using three examples.
What about the modern era has the director brought to the story and why do you think?
Which did you like better, the story as we have read it in original ancient sources, or the movie? Why?
Your paper will be a minimum of three pages, maximum of five NOT INCLUDING A COVER PAGE OR REFERENCES, double spaced, one inch margins, 12 point font; do not double space between paragraphs. Please do not start the first page of your paper with your name and class at the top, just start with your text. You will submit it through Canvas and the paper will be checked using TurnItIn to detect plagiarism.

Directions
For this short answer assignment, first choose a topic that interests you (for example, family, money, climate change, etc.). Next, select three creative works that portray this topic. One creative work should come from each humanities subject area (one work of visual art, one work of performing art, and one work of literary art).
You can find creative works from the three humanities subject areas in the textbook, on the internet, or anywhere else around you that has a creative work that portrays the topic you chose.
Specifically, you must address the following:
Three Creative Works
State the artist and title of each of the three creative works you selected, then explain your rationale for selecting the three creative works. Include the following in your response:
What do you connect to about each creative work?
What emotions does each work evoke in you?
One Work in Depth
Choose one of the works you selected and be sure to clearly state the artist and title, then explain how the work helps the audience make sense of the topic it portrays. Consider the following in your response:
What insights about the topic does the creative work convey to an audience?
How does experiencing this creative work help an audience understand more about this topic?

Read or listen to the the following book:
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Paperback
https://www.amazon.com/Evicted-Poverty-Profit-American-City/dp/0553447459/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524499901&sr=8-1&keywords=evicted+poverty+and+profit+in+the+american+cityLinks to an external site.
You can listen to the book for free through Audible’s free trial. Just make sure to cancel within 30 days so that you don’t get charged.
Write a paper, double-spaced, 12-point, 1-inch margins, and Times New Roman linking the materials in Evicted to each section of the Consumer Economics: Issues and Behaviors. Each section should be a half a page a minimum. Make sure to put a header for each section. In order to get any points, your Turnitin Score must be <15%. 1. Consumers in a Changing World = 10 points 2. The Consumer Movement = 10 points 3. Consumer Theories and Models =10 points 4. Consumer Protection and Law = 10 points 5. Government Protection, Consumer Groups, and the Media = 10 points 6. Brands, Buying Process, and the Product Development = 10 points 7. Decision Making and Advertising = 10 points 8. Food and Water Issues = 10 points 9. Health and Wellness = 10 points 10. Sustainability and Safety = 10 points 11. The Internet, Technology, and Identity Theft = 10 points 12. Being a Better Consumer of Housing and Theft. = 10 points 13. Banking, Debt, and Credit Issues = 10 points 14. Insurance and Investment Issues = 10 points 15. Issues, Ethics, and Globalization = 10 point

View a fiction film that has a political focus. A documentary film may also be viewed, as an alternative. The film may be viewed on television, or computer.(The film may focus on American historical, or current national, state, or local government issues. It may also cover international relations issues, as long as it also has application in the U.S. Write a two page summary. (double space)
2.Complete an internet research of a political issue related to American national,California state or local government. Write a two page summary. (double spaced)
3.Read fifty pages of a fiction, or nonfiction book related to American Government.(contemporary, or historical) Write a two page summary. (double spaced)
4. Complete an art project with an American national, state or local government theme. The project may be a sketch, or other related art form.
5. Write a 3-4 page essay discussing a topic related to American national government, California state, or local government. The essay should include a topic sentence. (double spaced)
6. Student may research the requirements for admission to a graduate degree program that could be considered for a job in U.S. Federal, State or Local Government, such as a master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration, a law degree, or other graduate degree. A Ca. teaching credential program may also be researched. Some graduate degrees may be applied to either public or private sector employment, such as in the medical or business fields.) Write a 2 page paper related to the degree. (double spaced)
7. Students may suggest a related alternative assignment, which requires approval
of the instructor.