Describe the central tendency and variability of each of your measured (that is, continuous) variables.

Describe the demographic characteristics of your sample here, including the total sample size and proportions by gender and ethnicity. For variables that were manipulated in the study, indicate how many participants were in each condition or combination of conditions.
Descriptive Statistics and Correlations
Describe the central tendency and variability of each of your measured (that is, continuous) variables. Choose appropriate descriptive statistics for each variable and report the exact values you obtained, rounded as always to 2 decimal places.
Include a table in which you report the means, standard deviations, and correlations among all measured variables in the study. Discuss this table and any trends that are apparent in the data at this point (e.g., relationships as expected or not, outliers, variables with more or less variance than you anticipated), but be careful not to overinterpret these very preliminary analyses!

Explain what C. Wright Mills meant by the term sociological imagination.

Explain what C. Wright Mills meant by the term sociological imagination. Build on the social issue you identified at the beginning of the semester (part one of this essay) and what you learned this semester. Do you still feel the same way about your identified issue/problem? Explain why you take this position. Reference the textbook and any other peer-reviewed resources to support your position.

Compare and contrast with the objective of discovering how and WHY the story has changed.

How stories travel over time.

The purpose of this essay is to examine how individual stories travel over time.

Select one or two episodes from Monkey (Journey to the West) OR Twelfth night. Examine the same episode/s from a 20th or 21st century adaptation (suggestions follow). Compare and contrast with the objective of discovering how and WHY the story has changed.

nb. You may examine one episode over three different works, if you choose.

In what way has the post-Cold War benefited the United States? In what ways has it created new problems?

What is terrorism and how should we think about it as a problem in the United States and globally? Can we combat terrorism the same way we combat belligerent state actors? Why or why not?

What draws someone to become a terrorist? What measures, if any, can be taken to reduce membership recruitment?

Does it surprise you how women and children are involved? In what ways are they different compared to their male counterparts? This week we discussed the post-Cold War era. Choose one of the prompts below to post your own response.

1. In what way has the post-Cold War benefited the United States? In what ways has it created new problems?

2. In your opinion, does Liberalism and the liberal world order have credibility, or do you side with the realists? Why?

3. In what ways have non-state actors had more influence in the post-Cold War era? How does this impact or change the system, or not?

The environment greatly impacts global politics. Pollution and global warming do not stay within state borders, making it a transnational issue. In your opinion, what are the most significant issues today that are related to, or affected by, environmental factors? How should states address theses issues cooperatively? What incentives do states have not to cooperate and why are these issues so challenging?

Evaluate four successes and four failures in Texas history from Reconstruction through the 1920s.

Evaluate four successes and four failures in Texas history from Reconstruction through the 1920s.

Please be sure to show change over time and cause & effect. WHY did these events happen?

Once you have written your essay, please submit it to the dropbox for EXAM 2.

Students will write original responses to provided essay questions for each section. Do not use the internet. All essays will be checked for similarities by turnitin.com. Any plagiarism will receive a zero. Clearly state your four successes and four failures.

Essays should use normal margins, 12-pt Arial or Times New Roman font, and double-spaced; your essay should be about 1000-1300 words in length; your essay should be in paragraph form with an introduction paragraph containing your thesis statement (or argument), body paragraphs, and a conclusion. All general statements must be supported by facts and include analysis of the material. Please remember to stay on focus and defend your thesis rather than just listing events. Please leave your feelings out, instead, use facts to make your point. Please do not include numerous quotes in your essay – they are just fillers.