Make a slide that recognizes the role that Chinese workers played in the building of the first Transcontinental Railroad The slide should have: 1) Brief description of one of the key stories or achievements of the Chinese workers 2) An image either one that you clip from another source or one that you make yourself…
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Choose one film (feature length, not a youtube clip) you viewed in this class (e.g., “Grace Lee Project,” “Good Americans,” “Slaying the Dragon,” “Who Killed Vincent Chin?,” “Clash of Colors,” “None of the Above”) and critically review it. Summarize the intellectual value of the film, feelings you experienced, or points made in various parts of…
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Choose ONE topics from the below: 1. Compare “The Farewell” to “The Wedding Banquet”(1993, 囍宴）; 2. Compare the Hollywood movie “Ghost in the shell” to any of the “Ghost in the shell” anime movies. **The paper should employ research and critical analysis . .**The paper should employ research and critical analysis. •No less than 1,500…
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Write 420 words (minimum) summarizing the main contents of the book “Zen and the Art of Archery” and add a final reflection explaining how Zen is represented and what is the message conveyed by the book. How to Write a Book Review: Before writing your review •Read the book carefully, taking notes on material that…
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Discuss the relationship between mapping and empire. Draw on the chapter on mapping and imperialism by Matthew Edney. Analyze the primary source A Handbook for Travellers. A Handbook for Travellers in India, Ceylon and Burma (London: John Murray, 1894). https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100481838 Matthew Edney, “The Ideologies and Practices of Mapping and Imperialism”, Mapping an Empire (Chicago: University…
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