Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 3 Lesson Link (online PDF): The Upanishads (Links to an external site.) (Skim the first few chapters or locate a specific section in the table of contents. You are not responsible to read the entire text.) Minimum of 1 scholarly source Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, respond to one of the following options: Identify and describe one of the five (Brahman and Atman, M...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1 Lesson Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (1 for the etic view, and 1 for the emic view. Your source for the emic view should come from someone who writes with authority in the religion you chose. For example, if you chose Buddhism, you could use a quotation from His Holiness, Dalai Lama XIV).  Instructions Make sure to read the lesson this week to learn about etic and emic perspectives so t...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source  Initial Post Instructions Choose one of the following psychological views of religion: Freud, James, or Jung. Briefly describe this theory. Defend this theory as an explanation as to the origin of religions. Follow-Up Post Instructions Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. Respond to one peer who chose a view different fro...

(CO10) Analyze how the end of WWII led to conflict between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East. Identify the factors that gave rise to increased Arab resentment towards Jewish presence in the region, particularly in Palestine. What was role of the US in increasing the tensions in the region? Solution: The conflicts between the Arabs and Jewish communities in the Middle East can be dated many decades ago. The rivalry among these ethnic groups is associated with different factors, including re...

(CO9) Contrast the methods of the Chinese Nationalist government under Jiang and the Communists under Mao Zedong to rebuild China after war with Japan and analyze why the efforts of the former failed. Examine the efforts of the US and the USSR to create peace and stability in China and analyze why these efforts failed. Solution: In 1949, the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China. According to Teiwes (2017), this announcement played a cr...

(CO5) Explain how Italy's experience with WWI and post-WWI conditions provide an environment for the rise of fascism. Identify the techniques Mussolini used to solidify his control of Italy and how these stood in contrast to the principles of liberal democracy. Solution: The experience of Italy with the WWI and post-WWI conditions played a critical role in providing the country with an environment for the rise of fascism.  Taking this into considerations, Paxton (2017) asserts that the ris...

(CO3) Describe the transition of Western nations from autocratic forms of government to liberal democracies. What are three fundamental principles of the "liberal state" and how are these preserved in a liberal democracy? Finally, discuss one shortcoming of liberalism. Solution: The transition of the Western nations from autocratic forms of government to liberal democracies became rampant in the 20th century. As such, more and more western nations possessing basic institutions of liberal d...

For this assignment, provide advice to the next group of students who will be taking this course. What should incoming students be aware of regarding this class? What strategies did you use that they may find useful? What advice can you provide to help them earn an A? There is no format or word count requirement for this assignment. I will incorporate the best two or three entries in this class next term. Complete your assignment in a Word document. Submit your assignment. Solution :...

Read the article entitled “Strategic Collaboration: How the United States Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise.”  Do you agree with the authors’ assertions that the United States needs to engage certain powers to remain safe from present-day dangers?  Elaborate. https://csis.org/files/publication/twq08autumnhachigian.pdf Solution: Taking into account the article Strategic Collaboration: How the United States can Thrive as other powers rise by Hachigian and Sutphen (2008), it is with no doubt...

ntroduction According to Biography.com, "Stanley A. McChrystal led the Joint Special Operations Command in Iraq during the Persian Gulf Wars and was top Commander of American forces in Afghanistan" ("Stanley McChrystal Biography," n.d.). In the following interview, he describes the challenges of fighting terrorist/insurgent forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Link (library article): Generation Kill A Conversation With Stanley McChrystal (Links to an external site.) Instructions Address the...