Category: Social studies

I have posted the assignment instructions in a document and powerpoint please make sure you read carefully and let me know if you have any questions, make sure you do not summarize and actually critically thinking about the pieces.

I also provided the 3 articles you need to use (those 2 sources and one PDF), do not use any other sources.

https://cottagelife.com/general/breaking-the-colour-code-of-the-canadian-cottage-experience/

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17450101.2019.1696038

Explication Assignment: Please title it “Exhibition and Erasure” and follow the instructions (what is highlighted) carefully. What is attached: 1. Tipping the Velvet eBook.2. The passage I picked, which is what the paper is about in: Chapter 13, Part 2.3. Instructions (focus on what is highlighted). 4. General overview of the story for context.PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE NO OUTSIDE SOURCES, ONLY THE EBOOK AND WHAT I PROVIDED. PLEASE VIEW THE INSTRUCTIONS ATTATCHED.

What is the assignment? (THIS IS NOT THE INSTRUCTIONS. JUST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)

An explication is essentially a take apart assignment where you closely analyze the authors language. Instead of summarizing what happens in the scene, the goal is to examine how the language works and why the author chose it. When doing a close reading, you should constantly ask questions about the text: why this word, why this image, why this symbol, and what effect it creates. It is also helpful to think about what other language could have been used instead, and why the author chose this particular phrasing. The purpose is to analyze how the language reveals deeper meanings about power, class, sexuality, and character relationships.

Key questions to ask in a close reading:

• Why does the author use this specific symbol or image?
• What effect does this word choice or metaphor create?
• What alternatives could the author have used instead?
• What does this language reveal about power, identity, or social hierarchy?

Close Reading Example Passage from the Book (Extra optional help with how to write it and ask literary questions):

Passage: I hesitated. Then: No, Diana, I said. She came closer. What? There is a way rich people have of saying What?: the word is honed, and has a point put on it; it comes out of their mouths like a dagger coming out of a sheath. That is how Diana said it now, in that dim corridor. I felt it pierce me through, and make me sag. I swallowed. I said, No, Diana. It was no more than a whisper.

But when she heard it, she seized me by the shirt, so that I stumbled. I said, Get off me, you are hurting me! Get off me, get off me! Diana, you will spoil my shirt!

What, this shirt? she answered. And with that, she put her fingers behind the buttons, and pulled it until it ripped, and my breasts showed bare beneath it. Then she caught hold of the jacket, and tore that from me too all the time panting as she did so, and with her limbs pressed close against my own.

I staggered, and reached for the wall, then placed my arm over my face I thought she would strike me. But when I looked at her at last I saw that her features were livid, not in fury, but in lust. She reached for my hand, and placed my fingers at the collar of her gown; and, miserable as I was, when I understood what it was that she wanted me to do, I felt my own breath quicken, and my cunt gave a kick.

I pulled at the lace, heard a few stitches rip, and the sound worked on me like the tip of a whip, snapping against the haunches of a horse. I tore it.

From her, her gown of black and white and silver, that came from Worths to match my costume; and when it was wrecked and trampled on the rug, she had me kneel upon it and fuck her, until she came and came again.

Then she sent me to my own room, anyway. I lay in the darkness and shook, and put my hands before my mouth to keep from weeping. Upon the cabinet beside the bed, gleaming where the starlight struck it, lay my birthday gift, the wrist-watch. I reached for it, and felt it cold between my fingers; but when I placed it to my ear, I shuddered for all that it would say was: Kitty…Kitty…Kitty….”

Key Analytical Points (Analyzing the text)

Diana as a Sugar Mommy

• Diana financially supports Nan and holds power over her.
• The relationship becomes controlling rather than equal.

Dianas Control

• Diana is domineering and aggressive.
• She ignores Nans protests and continues the encounter.
• Her control shifts from sexual desire to toxic possession.

The What? Dagger Simile

• Dianas What? is compared to a dagger coming out of a sheath.
• This shows:
• sharpness and danger
• emotional harm toward Nan
• a tone of superiority

Possible meanings:

• Diana is threatening and powerful.
• The dagger motion can resemble sexual penetration, linking violence and sexuality.
• The description of rich people saying What? shows a class hierarchy.

Class Difference

• Nan notices the difference in how wealthy people speak.
• Even though Nan lives with Diana, she does not feel truly rich.
• There is still a social hierarchy within the household.

Sexual Power Dynamics

• Diana grabs Nan and tears her clothing.
• Nan protests but the situation continues.
• Nan kneeling during sex shows submission and dominance.

Key point:

• Their relationship becomes purely sexual rather than emotionally mutual.

Clothing Symbolism

• Clothing is repeatedly torn and destroyed.

Possible interpretations:

• The destruction reflects the deterioration of their relationship.
• Clothing represents class and gender identity.
• The clothes become sexual props, similar to the dildo used in their encounters.

Predator Imagery

• Diana appears predatory and takes pleasure in domination.
• Her behavior shows enjoyment of control over Nan.

The Watch Symbol

• The wristwatch is Dianas birthday gift to Nan.
• Instead of simply reminding Nan of Kitty once, the watch ticks Kitty, Kitty, Kitty.

Possible meanings:

• Symbol of time passing.
• Symbol of Nans new financial stability with Diana.
• Reminder of Kitty and the safer emotional relationship Nan once had.

Key idea:

• Even though Nan has wealth now, she realizes she may have lost something emotionally.

EXTRA CLASS NOTES:

Nan vs. Zena Relationship

• Nan and Zena have more balanced power dynamics.
• Their relationship has more intimacy and mutual exchange.
• They come from similar economic backgrounds.

Zena as a Character Foil

• Zena contrasts with Diana.
• Diana treats Nan as an object.
• Zena treats Nan more like a partner.

Discussion of Underground Sexuality

• Class discussion mentioned how repression can lead to alternative expressions of sexuality.
• This relates to ideas from Foucaults repressive hypothesis.

Key idea:

• When sexuality is suppressed, people create new identities and labels to express it.

I hope this example can be of some help, thanks so much :).

There have been 16 interviews conducted the data will be provided by the client.

I would like to inform you about my thesis titled Experiencing Hedonic Pleasure: How Gender Shapes Emotional Engagement in Everyday Personal Care Routines.

The main focus of this thesis is the exploration of hedonic pleasure in everyday beauty and skincare routines and how gender influences this experience. The research examines the consumption of beauty products not only as a functional practice related to improving appearance, but also as an emotional and sensory experience that contributes to personal well-being.

Through qualitative interviews, the study explores how men and women experience, interpret, and integrate personal care routines into their daily lives. The findings suggest that these routines function not only as practical habits but also as moments of self-care, emotional regulation, and personal attention.

At the same time, the research highlights the role of social perceptions of gender and digital media in shaping how individuals perceive and experience the pleasure derived from beauty practices.

The thesis is approximately 15,000 words and is based on qualitative research involving 16 semi-structured interviews.

The submission deadline is April 1st.

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Immigrant status has a profound impact on the lives of immigrants (duh!). After watching this news segment from earlier this year and reading the article from the sociology journal Context, discuss this topic through the lens of Critical Race Theory. Make sure to choose at least one specific example that supports your application of CRT.

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Chapter 6 – Exercise 2 ANSWER THE 5 QUESTIONS AND LABEL THEM (Door Opener, Paraphrase, Reflection of Feeling, Reflection of Meaning, Summary). Background – Jennifer is 15, sophmore, lacks motivation and failing Social Studies. Her goal is to pass and you are helping her as her counselor. 1. What is an OPENING question to start the conversation? _____________________________________________________________________ JENNIFER: ” You probably already know that I am failing. That’s all my Mom talks about. I’m not studying hard enough but I also can’t sleep. So I sleep in class. Class is really boring too. I’m not going to need Social Studies anyway since I want to be a flight attendant. I can’t wait to get out of high school so I can run my own life for a change.” 2. PARAPHRASE ____________________________________________________________________ JENNIFER: “It’s like this all the time. People tell me what to do. I just want to pass but I can’t sleep. Maybe if everyone would leave me alone, I could sleep. Everyone is class is having trouble with this teacher. I bet everyone in the class is failing his class.” 3. REFLECTION OF FEELING ____________________________________________________________________ JENNIFER: “Yeah, that’s how I feel. But why can’t I be treated like an adult? At home, my Mom is always after me. She and my Dad are divorced. When I go to his house, he doesn’t pressure me. He lets me do what I want. I want to go live with him but when I bring it up, he changes the subject. If they make me go to summer school I will be really hard to live with. They have no idea” 4. REFLECTION OF MEANING _____________________________________________________________________ JENNIFER: The main thing is that I have to pass this class because I can’t handle the whole summer school thing again. The summer is supposed to go to the mall and the beach. If they make me go to summer school I will probably just sleep in class. 5. SUMMARY

1. Provide a definitional framework for stratification and the stratification systems.
2. Choose at least three stratification systems. One must be the class system.
3. Define and describe the social mobility of each stratification system.
4. Define what a sorting process is, then explain how individuals are sorted within the systems.

Part Two – Answer the research question: Which racial group in America has the most SES power?

This assignment uses a rubric based off of the attached outline. Please review the outline prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You must use a minimum of three scholarly sources including the textbook.

1. Introduction to the Paper – Statement of content

Part One

1. Introduction to Part 1.
2. Purpose and Direction

II. Definitional Framework

1. Stratification Systems

a. Define social stratification (citation needed).

b. Define and explain three stratification systems (citation needed).

• One of the stratification systems must be the class system.

2. Social Mobility

a. Define social mobility (citation needed).

b. Describe the social mobility of each stratification system.

3. Sorting Process (organizing principle) for the stratification system.

a. Define and explain the sorting process of stratification systems.

b. Explain how individuals are sorted within the three selected systems.

III. Conclusion what the reader should remember.

Part Two

Research Question Which Racial Group in America has the most SES Power?

1. Introduction to Part 2.
2. Purpose and Direction
3. Definitional Framework for SES and class stratification.
4. State statistics (statistics with citation and at least one chart in the body of the paper) that demonstrates SES power at the intersection of race (Race categories of Hispanic, Black, White, and Asian are to be used).
5. For SES data one needs to look at Income, Wealth (Net Worth), Homeownership, and Education (Educational Attainment) and compare racial groups (need all four groups Black, White, Hispanic, Asian), by each of the SES indicators.
6. State the research results and conclusion to the research question — Which U.S. Racial Group has the most SES power by SES statistics? This section will use stats from the previous section to prove your research conclusion. (A one-sentence answer is incomplete and will not be accepted.)
7. Conclusion What the reader needs to take away after reading your report

Though you may write on multiple, you only need to choose ONE historical topic. As you choose, ask yourself: What historical event or person shaped my experiences, my familys story, or the opportunities available to me today? Below are some topic suggestions and guiding questions, though you do not have to choose from this list: Immigration Laws or Migration Events What historical event or law led to migration? Why did you or your family migrate? What made immigration easier or more difficult at that time? How did this history shape your or your familys path to the United States? If you choose immigration, you must discuss the historical event and/or law that caused or shaped the migration. Spanish Conquest of Mexico How did the conquest shape Mexican culture, religion, language, or identity? How do those historical effects still appear in your life today? English Conquest of North America How did English colonization influence U.S. culture, language, or systems? How do those historical influences affect your daily life? The Columbian Exchange What foods, products, or habits in your life came from this exchange? How did the Columbian Exchange transform societies on a global scale? The Mexican-American War & the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo How did the United States come to claim the land you live on today? How has this historical event shaped life in California or the Southwest? How does this history connect to your identity or community? Careers What historical events, movements, or figures influenced your career path? How did history open (or limit) opportunities in that field? Womens Liberation How did women before you pave the way for opportunities you have today? How do your experiences compare to those of women in earlier generations? Race and Racism What has your personal experience been? What historical systems or events created those conditions? How does understanding the history deepen your perspective? Gender Norms What norms exist today? What historical events or movements created or challenged those norms? How have these expectations affected your life? Inventions How did an invention (light bulb, automobile, internet, etc.) change society? How has it shaped your daily life or opportunities? Hobbies, Music, or Cultural Interests What are the historical origins of this hobby or genre? How does its history connect to your identity or community? Specific Historical Events How did a major event (World War II, the Mexican Revolution, etc.) shape your familys story? Would your life be different if that event had not occurred? The options are endless! Example Papers: Below are a couple of examples of prior students’ Historical Autobiography papers. Example 1: Example 1 Historical Autobiography.pdf Example 2: Example 2 Historical Autobiography.pdf Important Notes: You must upload your document as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf. Other formats will not be accepted nor graded. Converting from Mac pages: Go to File > Export to > then select the format as a pdf or Word document Converting from Google docs: Go to File > Download > then select the format as Microsoft Word (.docx) Any amount of plagiarism of use of AI, including Grammarly, will result in a grade of zero and be reported to the college. Please see policy and examples in the syllabus. Do not submit a paper (or any portion of a paper) written for another class, including any previous course with me.

Watch the video. A sociologist would say that race is “socially constructed”. Using information from the video to support your position, would you agree or disagree with this statement?

This is a Letter of Intent for the Trkiye Scholarships program (Medicine field).

The scholarship is highly competitive, and the letter must clearly explain:

• Why I should be selected
• My motivation for studying Medicine
• My academic background and relevant achievements
• My future goals in the medical field
• Why I am a strong candidate compared to others

Character limit: 3,000 characters (approximately 500 words).

The tone must be authentic, personal, and not robotic.
I would like a writer with a strong background in Medicine who can communicate with me about structure and content before writing.

The letter must be compelling, well-structured, and aligned with scholarship selection criteria.