Race in Modern America

post is of three assignments

1: Cornell Notes

Order Description

submit thoughtful, engaged, substantive Cornell Notes for Matthew Pratt Guterl’s “Introduction” and “Profiling” from his book Seeing Race in Modern America. Both were required readings at the beginning of Unit 4. This is an opportunity to read or revisit those texts; to learn a new skill for reading, critical thinking, note-taking, and studying; and to prepare for the final exam.
Rules:
? Thoughtful, engaged, substantive notes on the texts in question.
? Cornell Notes Format only. No exceptions.
? Submissions will be your own.
Grading (50 points):
? Your extra credit points are based on 1) your engagement with the texts and 2) your application of the Cornell Notes Format.

2: , The World is Flat by Friedman

Order Description

In his book, The World is Flat, Friedman discusses ten flatteners. Explain the two that you think are most important. Discuss one other pattern in the global environment you think Friedman fails to discuss.

paper should be 5 to 6 pages in length, double spaced, and in 12 point font. Please cite any sources used.

3: Toltsoy and Wiesel

Order Description

A compare a contrast essay. The essay should compare and contrast two masters pieces: Leo Tolstoy, The death of Ivan Ilyich and Night by Elie Wiesel. The essay should answer the following questions:

1. Are the questions and problems raised in the Wiesel’s book acknowledged and answered in Tolstoy’s? How and why or why not?
2. What kind of transformation must the human person undergo in order to be able to perceive God present and at work in the midst of suffering?
4. How does God relate to and acts upon human suffering?
5. Does the narrative theology of suffering proposed in these two literary masterpieces speak human experience of suffering? How and why?

Cornell Notes