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How are the intersections of gender, race, and social class significant in the housing crisis following Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in Haiti?
Explain the connection between ethnicity and power as evidenced in Sri Lanka. How did this alter the impact of the tsunami on various groups?
How does this expansion help us better understand the social vulnerability of disasters?
Based on these readings, what role does government and public policy play in disaster mitigation and preparedness?
How does social class intersect with gender in regards to disaster vulnerability? Who is most vulnerable, and what are the root causes of that vulnerability?
What are the main components of the social vulnerability paradigm? How does this fit with the feminist theoretical frameworks presented in Women and Disasters?
Define the feminization of poverty, as referenced in Women and Disasters. How does this intersect with age as a vulnerability factor for women?
Discuss whether or not the use of women in factories was an example of women's empowerment or their exploitation. Offer specifics to defend your decisions.
What are the core beliefs of Hinduism? What are the origins of Hinduism? Why do you think such a very ancient religion has survived to the present day?
Analyze whether you prefer the representation of the Last Supper by Tintoretto, Veronese, or Leonardo da Vinci.
What are some of the unique challenges that LGBTQI individuals face in the aftermath of disasters?
Analyze whether it is true that the war itself was an attempt to take advantage of the British when they were involved with the French in Europe.
Describe the Guernica assault as recounted by survivors. Aside from the town's physical infrastructure, what else did the planes target?
Explain how understanding and using the concepts of karma and dharma can inspire more social responsibility and/or reduce conflict.
What was Muhammad's attitude toward Jews and Christians? What was the appeal of Islam that caused it to grow so quickly?
Do you ever foresee a time when America might reach a similar impasse that could lead to another Civil War? What issues would likely create this situation?
Write an Annotated Bibliography about 2011 East African Drought to introduce five scholarly sources that you plan to use to craft your analysis.
If you were a student in China during the May 4th and New Cultural Movement, which thinker or ideas do you imagine would have had the greatest impact on you?
Analyze Alvin Ailey's iconic choreography Revelations within the context of dance history.
What parallels are there between the Ottoman Empire, in the 19th century, and Russia in the 18th century?
Submit a 3 to 5 paragraph Discussion post assessing whether the dominant sport in your area. In what way do sports and religion converge?
Identify the current countries involved in the islands. Debate the likelihood of China's involvement in the spratly islands and why it's important for China.
Discuss the role of science and technology in the shaping of the modern world in the 20th century.
What role did Britain and the United Nations play in the establishment of the modern state of Israel? What was the response of the Arab states?
Discuss the origins of the Crusades. Describe the methods used by the Roman Catholic Church to promote the Crusades.