Hello! I need help with a few assignments regarding my anthropology class! I have attached all the files with the required assignments and guidelines to each assignments! There are some assignments that require reading an article and answering questions. Thanks!
6.23 ? Listen: "Medical Anthropologist Explores 'Vaccine Hesitancy'" Start Assignment · Due Mar 8 by 11:59pm · Points 0 · Submitting a text entry box or a file upload ? This task should take about 20 minutes of your time. ❗️Please listen to this 3 minute-NPR story (Links to an external site.). ? The transcript on the website is identical to the radio recording; you may choose to listen or read the story. ⚖️ This assignment is part of the "Course Participation" group which is weighted at 20% of your grade. Medical Anthropology is a branch of anthropology that examines the connection between health and culture. Post-modern thought is a movement that questions the absolute knowledge of experts and the infallible truth of science. While modern anthropologists strive ot understand the social construction of the world around us by embracing post-modern ideas, we also recognize the power of scientific research to improve human life. Listen to this 3-minute story (Links to an external site.) to explore how one medical anthropologist is striving to understand "vaccine hesitancy." Your Response Please thoughtfully answer the following questions: 1. What kind of research is this anthropologist doing? What conclusions has she drawn about the way that the media can shape our concept of reality? 2. How does this anthropologist apply her research in a practical way? What problem is she seeking to solve? Guidelines ❗️Please remember: it is your responsibility to demonstrate a sincere knowledge of the reading. Please reply with complete and thoughtful answers that prove – beyond any doubt – that you took the time to complete this important reading. Academic Integrity · The ideas in your response must be your own. Do not take ideas verbatim from any "study" or plagiarism websites. · You're always encouraged to tie in elements from other readings or lessons. If you incorporate ideas from our lectures or other readings, please remember to properly cite the source in-text. If you need help with citations, please refer to Purdue Online Writing Lab (Links to an external site.). Length and Content · For this assignment, quality is much more important than quantity. You only need to write 1-3 sentences for each question. But, please seriously reflect on the work before drafting your response. · Please include at least one in-text citation in this assignment. You can cite this reading, your own outside resources, my lessons, a radio story, etc. Citations need to be academic and reliable. 6.25 ? - Listen: "The Secret Car Horn Language of Port-au-Prince" Start Assignment · Due Mar 8 by 11:59pm · Points 20 · Submitting a text entry box or a file upload ? This task should take about 20 minutes of your time. ❗️Please listen to this 2 minute-NPR story. (Links to an external site.) ? The transcript on the website is identical to the radio recording; you may choose to listen or read the story. ⚖️ This assignment is part of the "Course Participation" group which is weighted at 20% of your grade. Language is not limited to the words that we speak, and, all cultures express meaning in different ways. Listen to this radio story that covers the unique car-horn language in Haiti and strive to connect the topic to this module's material. Your Response Please thoughtfully answer the following questions: 1. How is the language of traffic in Haiti a clear example of the Whorf-Sapir Hypothesis? 2. How might the honking language be confusing to foreigners visiting Haiti? Guidelines ❗️Please remember: it is your responsibility to demonstrate a sincere knowledge of the reading. Please reply with complete and thoughtful answers that prove – beyond any doubt – that you took the time to complete this important reading. Academic Integrity · The ideas in your response must be your own. Do not take ideas verbatim from any "study" or plagiarism websites. · You're always encouraged to tie in elements from other readings or lessons. If you incorporate ideas from our lectures or other readings, please remember to properly cite the source in-text. If you need help with citations, please refer to Purdue Online Writing Lab (Links to an external site.). Length and Content · For this assignment, quality is much more important than quantity. You only need to write 1-3 sentences for each question. But, please seriously reflect on the work before drafting your response. · Please include at least one in-text citation in this assignment. You can cite this reading, your own outside resources, my lessons, a radio story, etc. Citations need to be academic and reliable. 9.34 ? Worksheet: Anthropology and Religion Start Assignment · Due Mar 29 by 11:59pm · Points 0 · Submitting a text entry box or a file upload ? This task should take about 30 minutes of your time. ❗️ You are never required to disclose any information about your life that will make you feel uncomfortable. Please just offer whatever ideas you can. ?. There are no "right" or "wrong" answers here. Please just reflect on your own personal understanding (and practice cultural relativism). ⚖️ This assignment is part of the "Course Participation" group which is weighted at 20% of your grade. The topic of religion is controversial and challenging. Please use this worksheet to critically engage with my lesson, develop your own opinions on the material, and strive to connect the lesson to your own lived experience. Instructions Reflect on this module's material by answering the below questions. For question #1, please give examples from the lecture (do not offer definitions, give examples.) Your Response Part A: Identify one example of each (from your OWN ideas. Do not google this and write "Thai Spirit Houses"): 1. Animism 2. Enchanted Worldview 3. Ritual 4. Death Ritual 5. Magic 6. Meaning Part B - Thoughtfully answer the following questions: 1. If religion is a social construct, can it still also be true? Explain how religion impacts human lives. 2. How have monotheistic and polytheistic trends occurred over time? Give a brief historical description. 3. Explain a similar theme that occurs across the major religions discussed today. Is this a universal theme? Why or why not? 4. Chose any major religion discussed today and briefly explain how it met the historically specific needs of the people. 5. Why do you think many major world religions strive to empower the downtrodden? 6. What was the most interesting fact that you learned today? Guidelines ❗️Please remember: it is your responsibility to demonstrate a sincere knowledge of the course. Please reply with complete and thoughtful answers that prove – beyond any doubt – that you took the time to complete this important reading. Academic Integrity · The ideas in your response must be your own. Do not take ideas verbatim from any "study" or plagiarism websites. · You're always encouraged to tie in elements from other readings or lessons. If you incorporate ideas from our lectures or other readings, please remember to properly cite the source in-text. If you need help with citations, please refer to Purdue Online Writing Lab (Links to an external site.). Length and Content · Please write 1-3 complete and thoughtful sentences for each question (as appropriate). · Please include some citations in your responses. You can cite this reading, your own outside resources, my lessons, a radio story, etc. Citations need to be academic and reliable. 10.13 ➡ Listen: "Slave Bible From The 1800s Omitted Key Passages That Could Incite Rebellion" Start Assignment · Due Apr 5 by 11:59pm · Points 20 · Submitting a text entry box or a file upload ? This task should take about 20 minutes of your time. ❗️Listen to this NPR story (Links to an external site.). ⚖️ This assignment is part of the "Course Participation" group which is weighted at 20% of your grade. How might a religious text be used to justify human rights abuses? How might religious excerpts be manipulated to reflect a political agenda? A Bible from the 1800s was heavily edited to remove anti-slavery language in order to prevent enslaved people from advocating for their liberation. Your Response Please thoughtfully answer the following questions: 1. What types of material were removed from this Bible? What portions were left in? What does this tell you about the way that myth was used to shape behavior and worldview within these colonies? 2. Have you seen something like this in your own life? How do people include or exclude religious excerpts in order to meet a political agenda today? Guidelines ❗️Please remember: it is your responsibility to demonstrate a sincere knowledge of the reading. Please reply with complete and thoughtful answers that prove – beyond any doubt – that you took the time to complete this important reading. Academic Integrity · The ideas in your response must be your own. Do not take ideas verbatim from any "study" or plagiarism websites. · You're always encouraged to tie in elements from other readings or lessons. If you incorporate ideas from our lectures or other readings, please remember to properly cite the source in-text. If you need help with citations, please refer to Purdue Online Writing Lab (Links to an external site.). Length and Content · For this assignment, quality is much more important than quantity. You only need to write 1-3 sentences for each question. But, please seriously reflect on the work before drafting your response. · Please include at least one in-text citation in this assignment. You can cite this reading, your own outside resources, my lessons, a radio story, etc. Citations need to be academic and reliable. 11.18 ? - 13th Start Assignment · Due Apr 26 by 11:59pm · Points 0 · Submitting a text entry box, a media recording, or a file upload ? This task should take about 2 hours of your time. ❗️ Please watch 13th (Links to an external site.) and then connect the film to our course. ⚖️ This assignment is part of the "Course Participation" group which is weighted at 20% of your grade. This important film reflects much fo the work of the Black Lives Matter movement. I highly recommend watching this film and reflecting on how you understand race and incarceration in the United States. Your Response 1. Define: incarceration: 2. Which country has the highest rate of incarceration in the world? 3. What is the 13th amendment of the constitution? What does it guarantee? 4. What is the exception within the 13th amendment? 5. What is the difference between incarceration and rehabilitation? 6. To what extent is “bail” a social privilege? How is bail an obstacle to some communities? 7. What imagery is frequently used to portrayed black males in the media? 8. Which types of drugs were attributed to which communities? 9. What is “mass incarceration”? 10. Who was being targeted by Nixon’s “war on crime”? Explain. 11. During the civil rights movement, how were civil rights leaders portrayed in the media? Why is this important? 12. How did civil rights leaders transform the idea of being arrested? What is the cultural significance of this transformation? Guidelines ❗️Please remember: it is your responsibility to demonstrate a sincere knowledge of the film and course material. Please