Category: Cultural Studies

Looking back at this semester, take a look at your family that you have intervie

Looking back at this semester, take a look at your family that you have interviewed in Assignment #2. Taking what you have learned through the text, videos and discussions throughout the course, think about what the next steps are for this family.
There are TWO PARTS to this assignment: Basically, what you do for Part I for the Family you will repeat and do for Part II for the Child. Please pay close attention to the minimum word count per section and please label each part & question number.
Part 1: Analysis of the family (minimum total 550 words- see breakdown below)
Write an analysis of the family’s goals and needs for their family from Assignment #2. (at least 150 words)
What were the goals and needs of the family, the parents?
Include information regarding their socio-economic background, language, culture, values and stresses of their family.
Based off the interview, what goals might you suggest to the family to better help them as a whole?
How would the agencies that you have made flyers for in Discussion Question # 5 help the family that you have interviewed? (at least 100 words)
Consider the families values, culture, family dynamics, etc.
3. Now that you have an idea of what the family needs with the agencies that you have researched, write about how you could personally contribute and help this family out. This is your ACTION PLAN – which has 3 parts: Plan, Do & Review. (at least 300 words)
Use this guide to formulate your Action Plan.
Plan: What are the objectives to help this family?
Example: This family is struggling financially and is lacking food for their family. (Stress within the family) Remember to pull on your already established relationship with the family and be cognizant of how they might receive the support referral the easiest way possible.
Do: What is your action plan to help this objective?
Pulling from resources from your flyer, what are the next step? (Would you need to call? Fill out an application? Make an appointment? Be specific!)
Your contribution: What would you do to help this family with this objective?As an example: Resource: Food Pantry (feedingsandiego.org)
Next Steps: Call Susan to make an appointment to see if they qualify. (Call 000-000-0000)
My Contribution:
Offer to call Susan and help gather information for the application.
Make lunch/dinner for them a couple times a month.
Note: Add in how you would approach the situation and also add in how you would respond if the family is not willing to accept overt help.
Review: Did the action plan help the family?
What are some questions that you could ask the family to assess how your action plan worked? (3-4 Questions)Example:Do you need more food?
Is there enough food for your family?
How else can I help?
Are there any other struggles that I can help with?
Part 2: Analysis of the CHILD (minimum total 550 words- see breakdown below)
Write an analysis of the family’s goals and needs FOR THE CHILD from Assignment #2. (at least 150 words)
What were the goals and needs of the family for their CHILD?
Based off the interview, what goals might you suggest to the family to better help their child?
How would the agencies that you have made flyers for in Discussion Question # 5 help the CHILD? (at least 100 words)This is your chance to bring in your Child Development knowledge. Mention theorists, theories, DAP, UDL, etc.
Now that you have an idea of what the CHILD needs with the agencies that you have researched, write about how you could personally contribute and help this CHILD out. This is your ACTION PLAN – which has 3 parts: Plan, Do & Review. (at least 300 words)
**Use this guide to formulate your Action Plan.
Plan: What are the objectives to help this CHILD?
Example: The child wants to be more physically active.
Do: What is your action plan to help this objective?
Pulling from resources from your flyer, what is the next step? (Would you need to call? Fill out an application? Make an appointment? Be specific!)
Your contribution: What would you do to help this CHILD with this objective?As an example: Resource: YMCA (https://www.ymcasd.org/)
Next Steps: Call Susan to make an appointment to apply. (Call 000-000-0000)
My Contribution:
Offer to call Susan and help gather information for the application.
Help get good running shoes.
Note: Add in how you would approach the situation and also add in how you would respond if the family is not willing to accept overt help.
Review: Did the action plan help the CHILD?
What are some specific questions that you could ask the family to assess how your action plan worked? (3-4 Questions)Example:Did the child enjoy the sports class?
Did the child gain new skills?
How else can I help?
Are there any other struggles that I can help with?

Directions: Choose four of the following eight questions and answer each in some

Directions: Choose four of the following eight questions and answer each in some detail – quality and not quantity is always preferred, but approximately 250 words per question (or about one double-spaced page) is probably sufficient detail to answer each for full credit. If you answer more than four, I will grade the first four for your exam score.
Please cite all sources you use. Egregious misuse of sources can and often does constitute plagiarism, and can and might include permanent loss of points. If you’re not sure if something is considered plagiarism, please ask before submitting it. In general make sure you’re not copying and pasting from sources – paraphrasing and citing your references is usually sufficient.
This exam will be due during Week 16 at the end of the semester. If you don’t earn as many points as you’d like, as long as you didn’t plagiarize as per above you are entitled to rewrite your exam for additional credit.
1) America has long been a country populated by immigrants, the particular cultural blend changing frequently. For many years, America was the premier destination for immigrants – that is beginning to change, as Canada, Australia, and some countries in Northern Europe become very popular destinations. What do you believe the effects would be if America did become culturally insular – to end immigration policies from other countries? (A complete shutdown of immigration is extremely unlikely in the future, but the trend towards decreased immigration has been common in the past few years.)
2) 2020 has been a grim year, and for many people the worst year in their lives. It has had an effect of helping us appreciate the fragile relationships we have with our family and friends. I have lost two family members this year, one of whom was my son. This essay question has two portions to it:
a) I’d like for you to talk to someone you respect in a socially distant, safe way (this means if you don’t live with them, then call them on the phone or have a video chat with them) and ask them for advice about life in general. You must:
I) Get meaningful, important information from them. Don’t get a “Life, Laugh, Love” speech – get to something you didn’t know before.
II) Get at least two paragraphs worth of advice. Don’t get a single sentence.
I am fully aware this would be very easy to cheat on – to pretend you spoke to your grandpa. You totally could, and I’d likely never know. But here is some pretty crappy advice from an old man to you – everyone has people they love die in their lives, and everyone would do a lot to be able to sit down with them again and have a deep, meaningful conversation – but the opportunity never came up, because it would be weird or awkward. I am giving you this opportunity – tell the person you respect that you have a wacky teacher who is asking you to interview someone you respect. This is your opportunity. If you’d cheat on it and waste it – you haven’t fooled me. You’ve fooled yourself.
I also ask this question of you – what advice would you give to someone younger than you?
3) Think about your life in February 2020 – and think about how it has changed today. How do you think life will be six months from now? A year from now?
4) Abrahamic religions – Christianity, Judaism, and Islam – are similar faiths, but are contrasted often with faiths more common in East Asia, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Shinto. Explain why these faiths are often contrasted with Abrahamic faiths, and discuss similarities you can find with all of them.
5) China and the United States are different countries, and much has been made of this in the recent years. Do you believe China and the United States are destined to be rivals, partners, both, or neither?
6) If you were to look at the world in, say, the year 1000, you’d never guess that it would have been European cultures that would have become the head honchos of the world. China or the Middle East would have likely been the best choices. What was it that made the West come to dominate the economic and cultural rhythm of the world? Do you think this cultural and economic hegemony is breaking down (or has already broken down)?
7) What changes do you think the world will see in the next hundred years? How will the politics, economics, and culture change? Do you think these changes will be beneficial, deleterious, or some of both?
8) Culture can be a very difficult thing to define, as we have seen in our class. How would you define it? Please create a definition of your very own – it need not be verbose or scientific, just one that you would use. When two people come from the same culture, what do they have in common? When two people come from different cultures, how do they differ? NOTE: please follow every detail and do not use AI at all.

Are the characteristics described in this chapter consistent or inconsistent wit

Are the characteristics described in this chapter consistent or inconsistent with your experience/perception of Muslim and Arab American culture? Where do a majority of your perceptions about these groups come from?
Provide a three-paragraph response with at least 2 references within the last 5-7 years. Assignment must be submitted in a word document with a cover page and reference page.
Take a look at the resource packet attached.

Watch Paul Haggis’ (2004) Academy Award winning film “Crash.” 
Here is the link

Watch Paul Haggis’ (2004) Academy Award winning film “Crash.” 
Here is the link to the feature-length film “Crash”, directed by Paul Haggis, through FLITE:
https://col-fsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COL_FSU/1nonqn4/alma991005490589804773 (Links to an external site.)
Click on “Swank” to view this film online.
Answer the following questions.
Case Study: “Crash” (Haggis, 2004)
The central symbol of American culture in the film “Crash” is the car (or vehicle in any form).
1. Describe three different vehicles featured in the film and the social identity group (SIG)
associated with it.
2. Especially focus on two “crashes” between SIGs involving vehicles that occur during the 24
hours depicted in the film. Understand that the director uses ‘flashback’ technique to re-arrange the events that happen during that day. In what way(s) do these crashes symbolize ‘crashes between cultures’?
3. One critic has observed that these vehicle-centered crashes symbolize an even deeper message of guilt and redemption.
A. What vehicle-centered crash would be an illustration of the “guilt” of cultural absolutism
(“my way or the highway”)?
B. What vehicle-centered crash would be an illustration of the “redemption” of cultural
relativism (“I differ from you but at the end of the day we are both human beings”)?
C. Identify one character who achieves a personal “salvation” as a result of a vehicle-
centered crash? Include evidence from the film that they have changed their racist
attitudes.
4. This film is an excellent case for applying Andrea Rich’s “Intercultural Communication”
model.
A. Identify one character from each of Rich’s race groups: A, B, and C.
(Caution; the diagram former student Penny Troupe contributed to the module may not
be 100% accurate!)
B. Identify one character from each of Rich’s economic/class groups: X, Y, and Z.
C. Describe an interaction between characters from two different spaces on Rich’s model in
which the differences (“crashes”) in their race and class began in conflict but ended in
reconciliation.

Do you think Covey’s approach to organizing your life is consistent with a Chris

Do you think Covey’s approach to organizing your life is consistent with a Christian worldview? Pick just one particular idea from what you have read in this module or last and discuss that. Evaluate whether it is consistent with a Christian worldview. Use citations from Covey and from Scripture to support your point. You should not pick the entire reading as a topic; instead, pick one specific portion or idea. For instance, you could talk about the dichotomy between production and production capability or the idea of having a mission statement, but you wouldn’t want to assess an entire chapter and everything in it. Try not to pick something too obvious. 

Post properly formatted APA references for two journal article sources that you

Post properly formatted APA references for two journal article sources that you will use in your literature review in the next module. Include a quick mention of the topic and a short defense of why you want to use these two sources. Imagine that if you do not defend your use of them well enough, you will not be allowed to use them. How are they relevant and useful to your topic? What value or benefit do they provide your research proposal? Make sure they are both scholarly journal articles. While many books are acceptable sources, this is a good time to practice using the JFL website. Do not include any books, magazine articles, book reviews, or websites. 

Please review the attached documents as they will provide what needs to be in th

Please review the attached documents as they will provide what needs to be in the paper. I will provide background information here for you to use. 
I am a Hispanic male borne here in the FL. with roots that hail from mexico. 
Being hispanic this background influences me with strong beliefs, drive, and ambition. Spanish was my first language, and learning english around the age of 8, now I am bilingual and still speak fluent spanish, I knew I was mexican at a very early age and honestly did not feel anything different. As far as customs and marital roles in the hispanic culture it is custom for the wives to cook, clean, and do all home actions while the males work all day, however my wife and I do not abide by that culture setting. We both cook, clean and share the household  together. Being a hispanic it is often assumed that I am a catholic when in reality I am actually pagan. 
Other cultures that I have come into contact within my region where I live are african americans and other hispanics like cubans, and puerto ricans. 
PLease look at the attached assignment instructions as well as the grading rubric. Also: 
In addition to the five (5) scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources, a minimum of two (2)
Internet/media sources related to your culture should be utilized. These can include (but
not limited to) periodical websites (newspapers, magazine) and organizational websites.
(Online journal databases would be scholarly sources and not internet/media sources.)
Please use the readings that are noted in the instructions along with scholarly sources such as books, articles and journals.  
First person may be used in this paper.
For clarification, the Cultural Background Paper is not a focus on your family 
history, family genealogy, or family biography, but rather a focus on your cultural
identity as it relates to the questions you will address in the assignment.

Responses typed, using a standard font, 12-point type size, double-spaced, with

Responses typed, using a standard font, 12-point type size, double-spaced, with overall neatness and readability.
Restatement of the question.
Student used standard essay format: Introduction/Body/Conclusion.
Student demonstrated an understanding of course content and key concepts, as discussed in the text.
Student was able to examine, assess, evaluate, and/or analyze course content and key concepts.
Student provided a clear and well-developed response to the question.
All work must be free of any form of plagiarism. Put written answers into your own words. Do not simply cut and paste your answers from the Internet and do not copy your answers from the textbook.
Please site the textbook if possible. 
(S) Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach
James Neuliep, 2020
Sage Publication 
ISBN.13: 978-1-544-34870-4

Watch Paul Haggis’ (2004) Academy Award winning film “Crash.” 
Here is the link

Watch Paul Haggis’ (2004) Academy Award winning film “Crash.” 
Here is the link to the feature-length film “Crash”, directed by Paul Haggis, through FLITE:
https://col-fsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COL_FSU/1nonqn4/alma991005490589804773 (Links to an external site.)
Click on “Swank” to view this film online.
Answer the following questions.
Case Study: “Crash” (Haggis, 2004)
The central symbol of American culture in the film “Crash” is the car (or vehicle in any form).
1. Describe three different vehicles featured in the film and the social identity group (SIG)
associated with it.
2. Especially focus on two “crashes” between SIGs involving vehicles that occur during the 24
hours depicted in the film. Understand that the director uses ‘flashback’ technique to re-arrange the events that happen during that day. In what way(s) do these crashes symbolize ‘crashes between cultures’?
3. One critic has observed that these vehicle-centered crashes symbolize an even deeper message of guilt and redemption.
A. What vehicle-centered crash would be an illustration of the “guilt” of cultural absolutism
(“my way or the highway”)?
B. What vehicle-centered crash would be an illustration of the “redemption” of cultural
relativism (“I differ from you but at the end of the day we are both human beings”)?
C. Identify one character who achieves a personal “salvation” as a result of a vehicle-
centered crash? Include evidence from the film that they have changed their racist
attitudes.
4. This film is an excellent case for applying Andrea Rich’s “Intercultural Communication”
model.
A. Identify one character from each of Rich’s race groups: A, B, and C.
(Caution; the diagram former student Penny Troupe contributed to the module may not
be 100% accurate!)
B. Identify one character from each of Rich’s economic/class groups: X, Y, and Z.
C. Describe an interaction between characters from two different spaces on Rich’s model in
which the differences (“crashes”) in their race and class began in conflict but ended in
reconciliation.

1) Topic #1: Anglo-Americans
Analyze cross-cultural conflicts related to time or

1) Topic #1: Anglo-Americans
Analyze cross-cultural conflicts related to time orientation, values, worldview, and communication, as well as health and illness beliefs. Compare the roles of healthcare providers, from a cultural perspective, as they affect the needs of patients and healthcare delivery.
2) Topic #2: African-Americans
Analyze cross-cultural conflicts related to time orientation, values, worldview, and communication, as well as health and illness beliefs. Compare the roles of healthcare providers, from a cultural perspective, as they affect the needs of patients and healthcare delivery.
3) Topic #3: Asian-Americans
Analyze cross-cultural conflicts related to time orientation, values, worldview, and communication, as well as health and illness beliefs. Compare the roles of healthcare providers, from a cultural perspective, as they affect the needs of patients and healthcare delivery.
All three (3) posts/topics are required to be at least 300 words each. More words are acceptable.
Each posting must contain a minimum of two (2) citations. One citation must be a peer-reviewed scholarly article. 
The two (2) references used for each section/topic are to be placed under the specific topic they refer to. References are not to be all put together at the end of the document.