Essay Choices Topic (Choose One) Choose one topic from the list below. Review the essay topic carefully and answer the topic as presented. Review the Essay Grade Rubric and Instructions in your syllab

Essay Choices Topic (Choose One)

Choose one topic from the list below. Review the essay topic carefully and answer the topic as presented.

Review the Essay Grade Rubric and Instructions in your syllabus.

Please be aware the "Essay Submission" contains a plagiarism tool that will scan your document.

The essay submission is due on the date posted in your Course Calendar. You are highly encouraged to submit your essay 1-2 days prior to the due date to allow for any unforeseen or technical complications. 

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Essay Questions (Choose one) 

Essay Question One

How does the Brazilian concept of skin color differ from that found in the U.S.A.? Why are the two concepts so different from one another? What is small-step circularity, and how does it play out in Brazil?  What is undulation, and how does it relate to small-step circularity?

Essay Question Two

What does Robert Lipsyte mean by the phrase, the Church of Football? Do you agree with him?  Why or why not?

Essay Question Three 

Select only one of the cultural metaphors for one of the nations listed and describe two of its major features: Germany, Ireland, Canada, France, the U.S., Malaysia, Nigeria, Israel, or Italy.  Why is it so important to define specifically the major features of a cultural metaphor?

Essay Question Four

The impact of religious views on culture. Support your claims with academic evidences. Help the reader to understand them better and provide insight on important differences between cultures.

Essay Question Five

The effects of coronavirus are having a devastating impact on lives around the world. Please identify your identity and heritage in your answer in terms of race, class, marital status, etc.  Can your culture support your people in Covid-19 isolation? Discuss the socio-cultural implications of Covid-19 globally and locally (communities in your local neighborhoods).