theater arts

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2 parts 

1st part 

Assignment/Peer Review – Is Oedipus Complex?

Overview

We can certainly believe that theatre was always a part of our human existence and a part of every culture. The mimetic response, ritual, and masks (whether physically or emotionally present) are necessary for entertainment, tradition, and, in some cases, survival. 

In 5th Century B.C. in Athens Greece, Theatre was a part of the culture and many of these stories and styles have been well-preserved. Even William Shakespeare (much, much later and of a different region altogether) dramatized known stories and legends.

A great example of a playwright who was prominent among the Dionysian festivals was Sophocles. He is known for the play, Oedipus Rex (or Oedipus The King), the first part of a trilogy. This play, is one of the oldest plays that has survived from the origins of theatre and well-structured, it is worth knowing.  Plays of this time (as many even now do) were performed essentially to teach a lesson. Call if a parable, or sermon of sorts, we can relate, or may even judge, Oedipus for his behavior. The Greeks often credited fate (in this case the God – Apollo) to determine the outcome of human destiny. 

But, in this play, it was not without a character flaw (hamartia) in Oedipus known as hubris, or excessive pride. 

You may have heard of the “Oedipus Complex” or have heard about this play though other courses. If you haven’t yet become familiar with Oedipus, you are in for a terrific story. 

Instructions

Read and Watch the Play Oedipus Rex. 

View the video commentary

Analyze what was compelling in the story and explain those in a paragraph.

Interact with other students, sharing your throughs through a Peer Review

Prompt

  • Summarize in a paragraph the following, including 2 specific examples from the content:
  • What were the two most-compelling aspects of the play Oedipus Rex for you? Why? 
  • Do you think it connects to the current social and political climate? If so, how?
  • Respond and adjudicate the paragraph of two other persons in the class, providing feedback.

Submission

To submit your assignment, click on “SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT” on the top right corner of the page and provide your response. You may type your response in a word document first and then copy-paste it into the text box. For more information on submitting discussions and other assignments, follow this link: How to Submit AssignmentsLinks to an external site.Links to an external site.

Late assignments are accepted with a penalty. 

Peer Review

  • Review the paragraphs of two persons, assigned to you, after you submit your assignment. 
  • Give feedback, positive reinforcement, or add something for them to consider in 2-3 complete sentences.

Here is a help page on Peer Reviews: How Do I Submit a Peer Review to an Assignment?Links to an external site.

Reaction

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Writing Assignment-Reaction Papers (3 x 65 = 195 points): You will beexpected to watch one assigned video (see below) and two videos fromthe approved list on Blackboard under Course Information and write a 5page papers (APA style) on each video. Each one of these will have a specific question you will answer in the paper See each Video. You are also expected to find a second reference (The first being the video itself) related to the specific question.

Remember to answer the following questions for any and ALL Reaction papers:

How did this video impact your Christian perspective? Are there “life lessons” to be learned from this video?You will turn in your papers into BlackBoard through a designated portalfor each paper. You will also turn in a copy of your article for your second reference into Black Board through a specific portal.

These papers are worth 50 points each. The cover page and reference page do not count as one of the 5 pages. If a student does not use in-text citations and/or is missing a reference that was cited in this assignment a zero will be given for the entire assignment. There will be an example of a Reaction page on BB for purposes of how to format one and the Rubric that will be used to score the paper.

The 2nd reference, which is to be an article from a scientific journal (not People or Psychology Today) is to be discussed also in the paper and how it relates to the subject matter in the video. This is worth 15 points. You are to turn in a pdf or doc of the actual article, OR a link to the article. Do NOT send in the Reference page of your paper!

You will turn in your papers into BlackBoard through a designated portal in the week the paper is due for each paper. You will also turn in a copy of your article for your second reference into Black Board through a specific portal in the week it is due.

Some of you may ask what do I write about in a reaction paper? 

How do I get 5 Full pages? Here are some suggestions: What did you watch that was related to Psychology? What surprised you? What shocked you? Did you learn any new words or phrases (like “McHangover”)? What did you like? What did you find discomforting or disturbing? What did you find funny? Was there anything that the video should have spent more time on? Is this a video that should be “required” viewing in H.S. or college? What did you take away from this video that will influence your future thinking or your out look on certain subjects?

Crisis and Trauma: Case Study Module 3

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CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

OVERVIEW

For thisCase Study Assignment, you will interview an adult who has experienced a traumatic event. You can complete the interview either face-to-face or via a video-conferencing application such as Web-Ex or Skype. In addition to listening to the interviewee’s presentation of the situation, you must also note non-verbal aspects of the person’s response, and both of these aspects should be included in theCase Study Assignment.

INSTRUCTIONS

You must use your counseling skills to build rapport with the interviewee and be sensitive and
empathetic as he or she is providing a narrative of his/her experiences. Make sure the interviewee
clearly understands that you will capture an account of their experience for this Case Study
Assignment, but not provide counseling. Ask follow-up and probing questions as needed, but do
not offer feedback or advice.

Structure the interview around these questions (revise as appropriate):

1. Describe the traumatic event you experienced.
2. How did you respond immediately following the event?
3. What coping strategies did you use?
4. What longer-term symptoms or effects did you experience?
5. Did you receive a formal diagnosis?
6. What counseling services and treatment have you receive, if any, and how did these help?
7. How has your life changed as a result of this trauma?

Include the following components when writing your Case Study Assignment:

1. The Case Study Assignment must be written in current APA format and include a title
page, running head, abstract, and a reference page.

2. The Case Study Assignment should be well written, free of grammar, spelling, or other
writing errors, and be well organized.

3. Include at least three scholarly citations to illustrate the nature of the trauma, the
reaction(s) of the interviewee, or other relevant factors discovered or witnessed.
Acceptable sources include scholarly articles published within the last five years, or
academic texts, other than those used in this course.

4. The body of the Case Study Assignment must be 8–10 pages (not including title page,
abstract, or references)

5. In the introduction, provide details about date, time, location, and length of the interview.

6. After the introductory paragraph, organize the content using two subheadings as indicated
below.

a. Interview Findings

Under this subheading, describe what you learned from the interview. If possible, include
short excerpts from the interview to illustrate and support your report, but keep this
section free from literature references and analysis. Note: This section should account for
no more than half of the Case Study Assignment length.

b. Analysis and Discussion

Under this subheading, provide an evaluation and analysis of the case, drawing upon
Levers, Briere and Scott, and additional literature as needed. The interviewee’s unique
situation must be compared to national data on incidence rates, symptomology, sequelae,
and comorbidity for those who have experienced similar trauma. You may use the first-
person pronoun in this section as you offer your own reflections.

Discussion 10 RSH + Discussion 10 BMGT

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Discussion Question 1 RSH 

This week, we wrap up with a consideration of the role of the researcher for both quantitative and qualitative research designs. Please post something to the discussion board related to the content covered this week.

Note: Do not create your post as a reply to the pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig’s Create option to create a new post.

Here are some ideas for your post to get you started:

Review the article, “‘What Am I Gonna Be Losing?’ School Culture and the Family-Based College-Going Dilemmas of Black and Latino Adolescent Boys,” and reflect on what you would need to do as the researcher to shift the study from qualitative to quantitative design. How would this change your relationship to the subject, and what possible benefits or limitations would this change bring to the study?

Thinking over the content covered in this course, what strikes you as most relevant to your own professional or academic career? What key concepts or approaches are you interested in applying to your own research?

Week 10 Discussion: Continue Your Discussion BMGT
Topic Iteration
Navigating Change in Healthcare Environments
 

This week you pull together what you’ve explored and learned into a concept paper that will form the basis of your doctoral project plan. Choose one of the following for your post:

  • Considering the literature and how questions relate to topics, have you modified your question or your topic? Share how you might further develop your question or topic.

Share what advice you’d give to yourself if you could go back to the beginning of the course.

  • As you complete this course, discuss what you’re looking forward to as you continue on your doctoral journey.

As we wrap up the last week of the course, consider the content covered. What was most relevant for you? What key concepts or approaches do you think you’ll apply to your topic?

  • Response Guidelines
    As you respond to your classmates, share your ideas, experiences, and anecdotal feedback regarding their posts. How have your personal experiences resonated with their ideas? What can you add to their ideas, building upon the connections you have made to the material so far? Don’t forget you can love or like their posts as well. When writing your post:

Do not create your post as a reply to a pinned post. Instead, use Yellowdig’s Create option to create a new post.

Label your post with the hashtag for the week (#Week 10) so others can sort posts by the week’s topic.

If you wish, include links to credible professional or scholarly articles, videos, images, or other Web resources to support your post or provide examples.

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Can you write a nice reply 

The specifics and QUESTIONs that an individual can encounter in their daily life—details they can see or feel—are the components of a “realist” book. In this sense, the elements resemble a narrative account of a person’s daily activities, but they are altered in the text to represent the character’s daily activities. Since these facts relate to a non-fiction style that does not romanticize the real raw reality, but rather views it as the best it can be. In “The Lady with the Dog,” Chekhov used realism to depict the story of Dmitri Dmitrich Gurov’s life. It is evident from reading the book that it goes into great detail to describe Dmitri’s daily surroundings. The fact that “there were a great many people strolling about the landing-place; some, with bunches of flowers in their hands, were meeting friends” (Chekhov) describes the outdoor cafe Dimitri visits to see Anna makes this clear. But in addition to giving thorough QUESTIONs of everything in Dimitri’s immediate environment, his thoughts and opinions would also be interpreted as representative of how everyone else sees and interprets the universe. When Dmitri and Anna had their affair, it was thrilling for them to cheat on their own lovers, but it was also evident that Anna was grieving and ashamed of her own behavior, demonstrating this real human emotion. Therefore, rather of romanticizing the behaviors of the protagonists, this novel emphasizes realism in how these reflections and actions actually occur in the real world, particularly after an affair.

and can you write a nice

The concept of realism holds that everything is real if it exists without the need to be experienced. It is the notion that, whether or not we can see it, the life that surrounds us is grounded in reality. Chekov uses world QUESTIONs to create realism in his work. The water was roaring now and would continue to do so when we were gone, he writes, “just as indifferently and hollowly, as it had long before there was any Yalta or Oreanda.”This perspective on life is realism-based. The ocean exists regardless of the human being viewing it, as the author concedes. Subsequently, the author states, “Perhaps this is the primary reason that all cultivated individuals insisted so strongly on the respect due to personal secrets—every individual existence revolves around mystery.”This intrigues me since their predicament is really real. The fact that they are both married to other people will never change, no matter how much they try to hide or alter their viewpoint. Because Chekov depicts how substantial, hard, or unyielding life can be, his story is realist.

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Anthropology Question

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Term Paper

FORMAT:

Introduction – Body – Conclusion – Works Cited

3,000-word minimum (10 – 12 pages, double spaced)

Title page

12 point Times New Roman font

One-inch margins

Double spaced

  • Subtitles for each section

In-text citations as well as a separate Works Cited/References/Bibliography page

PROMPT:

  • The avenues in which we understand cultures from the past can be convoluted. Through doing intense research, we can see how history, archaeology, and oral histories only provide a smaller part of a larger story. For this term paper, you will choose a culture from the past to further investigate. Research online and using our college library to find out the ways in which this particular culture has been documented, paying particular attention to the DISCUSSION QUESTIONS below. Any culture chosen will need to have had some sort of archaeological intervention. You are free to choose any of the cultures we have gone over in class or find one of your own!

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

  • Introduce this past culture. Who were they? From what time period? How did they fit into the global timeline? How far did their boundaries reach?

In what ways have their history been documented (historical documents, archaeological resources, oral histories, etc). Do these research avenues complement or contrast each other? How?

  • What particular archaeological methods were used in the archaeological analysis of this site? Specific dating techniques? Survey? Excavation? GPR? Faunal analysis? How many archaeological sites are you discussing in your term paper to get a better understanding of this culture?

What interpretations we  can we make of the past culture based on the archaeological resources found? Provide concrete reasons.

  • What are some pseudoscientific theories surrounding this particular culture? How mainstream/underground is the theor(ies)? In other words, is there a large following? What are some of the things that make these theories attractive? What are some of the ways these theories are a detriment to the understanding of the past culture? To human ingenuity?

Are there any present-day descendent communities associated with this past culture? What are their views of their ancestors? What are their views of archaeological research (for or against)?

  • You must search out at least 5 scholarly sources to inform your analysis paper. The video short and textbook can also be used, but they will not count toward this minimum. Visit the Simplify Your Research! Video Series page to learn how to search for and choose the best scholarly sources.

Applied Natural Sciences Speaking Notes Draft

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Overview

An effective presentation includes a summary of the main points in  the slides, but the presenter should add additional content in the  speaker notes to help explain each point. Some presenters have the the  ability to memorize the details through cues in the outline of the  presentation, and some can even speak off the cuff. However, for this  project, you will create speaker notes for the slides in your  presentation, which is due in Module Eight. This will help you consider  the outline of your presentation and the content you want to include on  each slide.

Prompt

For this assignment, you will be drafting the speaker notes that will  accompany your 5- to 7-slide presentation. The speaker notes can be  bullet points related to each item on the slides, or more developed  paragraphs that help you fill in the details you wouldn’t include on the  slides. This choice is up to you, but either way, the speaker notes  should contain substantial details that address each of the required  parts of your presentation.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

Provide a brief overview of the scientific background of your issue and question. How does the issue relate to the natural sciences?

Explain how the issue impacts the audience. In  other words, how is the issue relevant to members of the audience? Why  should the audience care about the response to your question or the  outcome of your hypothesis? Support your response with specific examples  from your research investigation.

Describe the empirical evidence you have to support  your conclusions about the impact of the issue on you personally and on  your audience. Support your response with specific examples from your  research investigation.

Explain why this issue is important to you personally. In other words, why did you select this issue to investigate?

  1. Illustrate how your investigation of the issue  impacted the way you thought about the issue. In other words, how did  thinking like a scientist to research, develop a question, and formulate  a hypothesis affect what you thought about the issue you selected? How  did scientific thinking change the lens through which you viewed the  issue? Support your response with specific examples from your research  investigation.

Communicate your message in a way that is tailored  to your specific audience. For instance, you could consider your  vocabulary, your audience’s potential knowledge of current natural  science (or lack thereof), and what is specifically important to the  audience. This element will not necessarily be a separate slide or step  in the process. In your notes that address the previous six prompts,  note word choices or pieces that are specifically tailored for your  audience.

Short presentation

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See attached as an example. This is a very short work. Only 5 pages of short slides.

You’ve been hired by Disney to create a 1920s-themed amusement park. Your task is to design an immersive and educational amusement park centered around major themes of the 1920s.

Step 1: Select TWO 1920s Theme to Research and Incorporate

  • Prohibition, Speakeasies, Organized Crime
    • The 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which came into effect in 1920, prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol. This led to the rise of illegal bars known as speakeasies and a surge in organized crime.
  • Flappers, Fashion, and Changing Gender Roles
    • The “flapper” was a new, liberated female archetype characterized by shorter hair, fashionable clothing, and a more independent lifestyle. This era saw significant shifts in gender roles and expectations.
  • Jazz Age & the Harlem Renaissance
    • Jazz music exploded in popularity during the 1920s, becoming the soundtrack of the era. Jazz clubs and dance halls boomed. The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement centered in Harlem, New York City, where African American writers, artists, musicians, and intellectuals made significant contributions to American culture.
  • Technological Advancements
    • Innovations like the automobile, radio, and motion pictures revolutionized American life and culture during the 1920s. The availability of credit allowed more Americans to purchase cars, radios, and other consumer goods.

Step 2: Design Your Park Using Google Slides, you will be responsible to generate the following for your park proposal: 

  • Title Slide: Introduce the new park…pick a name and logo
  • Rides – Create exciting rides and attractions that reflect your chosen theme. These should be authentic and appropriate for the period of study, NOT 2023. Limit yourself to the architectural/engineering achievements if the 1920s. If they didn’t have it in the 1920s, you can’t pitch it.
  • Accommodations: Where are the visitors staying? Make them look and feel authentic to the frontier era.
  • Food: Plan a menu featuring frontier-inspired cuisine. Consider vegetarian and vegan options for modern park-goers.
  • Mascots: Create mascots that represent your chosen theme. These could be historical figures, animals, or even fictional characters. Make them fun and memorable!
  • Theme Song: Think of a song that replaces it’s a Small World. You can parody an existing song or write an original (don’t’ use ChatGPT…that’s just not fun). If you are parodying an existing song, identify which one. Song should have 1 verse and a refrain.
    • Example:
    • Verse
    • It’s a world of laughter
      A world of tears
      It’s a world of hopes
      And a world of fears
      There’s so much that we share
      That it’s time we’re aware
    • Chorus
      It’s a small world after all
    • It’s a small world after all
      It’s a small world after all
      It’s a small world after all
      It’s a small, small world

art exhibition project

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If you have not read the PDF of the Sylvan Barnet chapter on writing an exhibition review on the previous page, go back and read that now.

The arts are all forms of communication, so they need audiences. The conventional way visual artists have shared their work is to collect it and put it on display in one or more rooms, using walls, pedestals, the floor, or any manner of framing device. Once a member of the public becomes familiar with the conventions of museum or gallery display, they can begin to evaluate the way particular collections of artworks have been put together for their gaze. In this first Exhibition Review assignment you will take your new knowledge and analytic skills to a local gallery or museum exhibition, and compose an informed review.

Instructions

Select one of the free local exhibitions listed below to attend, then follow these steps:

Take a selfie at the exhibition in front of the title wall to prove you’ve attended. 

Take careful notes while walking through. How has the curator organized the space for your gaze and movement? Is there information about the concept of the show or the individual works? Too much information or too little? Note where the curator seems to have put works in conversation with each other. What works stand out or play supporting roles? Consider the lighting, the color of the walls or other staging elements, and the physical relationship you have with the works of art, which has been carefully created for you to experience.

Draft an exhibition review that has the following elements:

  1. A title that engages the reader
  2. An opening paragraph that informs the reader on the premise of the show
  3. A thesis that consists of your argument about the value of the exhibition as a whole (not whether it was good or bad)

Body paragraphs explaining the significance of what is on display (What stands out and why? Are the objects telling a story? Are they rarely seen by the public? etc); QUESTION of the installation, The setting; High points in the exhibition and weaker choices (if there are any); 

response dissc

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Respond to this post:

Moore and Kreth’s characterization of the workplace as inherently political resonates with certain aspects of rhetorical theory, particularly the role of language and communication in power dynamics. From a rhetorical perspective, scholars such as Kenneth Burke and Michel Foucault have explored how language and discourse shape social relations and influence power structures.

Kenneth Burke’s concept of “identification” is relevant to understanding Moore and Kreth’s QUESTION of the political nature of the workplace. Burke argues that individuals use language to create and negotiate their identities, values, and beliefs and that persuasion occurs through the identification of shared experiences and interests (Burke, 2020, p.1269). Employees and managers engage in persuasive communication to advance their agendas and interests in the workplace, often leveraging language and discourse to establish connections and exert influence.

Similarly, Michel Foucault’s theories on power and discourse shed light on the complex political dynamics within organizations. Foucault argues that power operates through discursive practices that shape and regulate behavior and that individuals and institutions use language to exercise power and control (Foucault, 2020, pp. 1450, 1453). The term ‘discursive practices’ relates to spoken or written language ranging from everyday interactions to institutional practices like an institution’s established norms and procedures. Basically, it is a fancy synonym of discourse. In the workplace, power relations are negotiated through communication practices, with specific individuals or groups exerting influence through their ability to shape discourse and control the flow of information. I have included a video link in the references that explains Michel Foucault’s theories if you still need help understanding his ideas.

With these theoretical perspectives in mind, I agree with Moore and Kreth’s assertion that the workplace is inherently political. Communication in the workplace is not simply about conveying information or solving problems through persuasion; it is also about navigating complex power dynamics and negotiating competing interests. I have seen teachers turn on teachers to get a leg up with the administration or essentially ‘play the game’ of telling their bosses what they want to hear to get in favor. As Moore and Kreth suggest, technical communicators play an essential role in this process as communication strategists who must navigate and shape political situations to achieve their goals.

However, it is crucial to recognize that the extent to which the workplace is perceived as political may vary depending on factors such as organizational culture, power structures, and individual experiences. I have noticed this in my career after working in several schools and under many different administrators.