Anthropolgy

Write a briefing document for the Defense Counsel, critiquing the strengths and weaknesses of the botanical evidence submitted by the prosecution

  write a briefing document for the Defense Counsel, critiquing the strengths and weaknesses of the botanical evidence submitted by the prosecution Based on the case study of the murder trial from British Columbia, Canada, write a briefing document for the Defense Counsel, critiquing the strengths and weaknesses of the botanical evidence submitted by the […]

Write a 3-page paper, incorporating course materials and one or more scholarly sources to support your points.

Complete the Human Variation Quiz on the American Anthropological Association’s RACE: Are we so different? website (2011). To navigate to the Quiz, follow the link, then select “Human Variation” then select “Human Variation Quiz”. Identify which question(s) you had the most difficulty in answering and describe why. Why are such misconceptions about race popularized? Write […]

Explain how parents around the world teach children to control their anger.

1. “Towards an Anthropology of Fear: are some things universally terrifying” (This reading can be found here: https://hraf.yale.edu/towards-an-anthropology-of-fear/) 2. “How do parents around the world teach children to control their anger” (This reading can be found here: https://hraf.yale.edu/how-do-parents-around-the-world-teach-children-to-control-their-anger/) 3. Wesch “Love in Four Cultures” pp. 170-189 1 takeaway from each reading. Organize your response in […]

Briefly outline what you think an anthropological approach offers to our understanding of the issue and how anthropologists might assist in addressing the issue.

In preparation for your major essay you will be required to design a plan for your essay. Your plan should be approximately 500 words in length and address the following: (1) What particular environmental issue do you aim to research? (2) Briefly outline what you think an anthropological approach offers to our understanding of the […]

Compare and contrast the work of the neoevolutionists and cultural ecologist.

Compare and contrast the work of the neoevolutionists and cultural ecologists– Sahlins, Service, White- with “Environment and Anthropology Socio-natures in a Politicized Anthropocene” by James Fairhead and Melissa Leach, and with “Toxic Life in the Anthropocene” by Margaret Lock. Cite using AAA style.

Evaluate contrasting scientific viewpoints regarding the process of evolution.

Tempo of Evolution: Evaluate contrasting scientific viewpoints regarding the process of evolution. this essay will require you to apply critical thinking to evaluate some aspect of evolutionary theory. The essay should cover the topic and be at least 10-15 sentences in length. Details about the topic and essay: There continues to be a debate in […]

Describe ethnographic methods and the problems anthropologists might face during their research.

12 point font, double spaced, Time New Roman, one inch margins. Include at least two sources from in-class texts (lectures, readings, etc) to support your argument. Feel free to use more than two sources. For this assignment you do not need a Works Cited Page. You should NOT include outside research. I c. Prompt: Describe […]

What was the most horrific prospect of being a newly acquired slave on a sugar plantation in the Caribbean? Provide reasoning to support your answer.

Analyze the effects of sugar on Caribbean slavery. What was the most horrific prospect of being a newly acquired slave on a sugar plantation in the Caribbean? Provide reasoning to support your answer. Analyze the effects of sugar on Caribbean slavery. What was the most horrific prospect of being a newly acquired slave on a […]

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