How did they learn their trade and in which kinds of music?

Professor’s request：Artist Profile:Write an Artist Profile on one of the following artists or bands:Bootsy CollinsBuffy Sainte-MarieThe ClashGrand Master FlashWhat are the formative influences for this artist/band? How did they learn their trade and in which kinds of music? If there was a breakthrough moment in their career, when did it occur? Describe this moment. What were the factors in play? Was this artist involved in any major recordings? i.e. songs that are considered “classic” or notable contributions in the history of popular music. Did this artist/band influence future musicians in the field? If so, who, and briefly describe. Your assignment should be roughly 1000 words [2 pages singles spaced]. You must provide three online sources for this assignment. Wikipedia is an acceptable place to begin given current conditions, but there are numerous sources of information. I’ve provided some tips for online research on Brightspace. You cannot use quotes of any kind in this assignment. It is to be written in your own words. However, avoid writing in first person unless you wish to express personal opinion at the end of the report. This is acceptable once you have completed the criteria for the assignment. You cannot submit this assignment in point form. One strategy is to create a point form draft in which you answer all of the pertinent questions.

Are you a Hittite king?

Your job is to pick one of the three and write a 3-5-pagepaper on it.Imagine that this essay is, in fact, your version of an RPG—a role-playing game. Be fictional, be creative.Step into the shoes of the character the topic asks you to be: are you a Hittite king? A Macedoniangeneral? An Anglo-Saxon warrior? Think about what you know about the period and consider what thetopic asks you to do, do some good research, then write.To help yourself, use: your lecture notes, the textbook, the library, and the internet—and, of course,your imagination!Our rough guidelines for such essays are the following:1. a C (passing—but we know that you can do better) essay—presents the basic facts in an organizedfashion—but that’s all2. a B (better—but we know that you can do better) essay—begins with the basic facts, but attempts toturn the essay into a kind of short story, using at least material from lecture and textbook, in which yougive your character/characters a little life3. an A (and that’s what we want you all to work towards!) essay—shows a combination of moreextensive research (you’ve really spent some time on this) plus a detailed attempt to bring this topic tolife—remember what we said about an RPG. Make us believe who you are and what you know andtease us to want to read on! Artwork and maps are optional, but always encouraged.(We do not expect you to be Charles Dickens or Stephen King, but what we are looking for is acombination of research and creativity to present a lively picture to your reader.)1. (1274BC)You are Mursilis VII, king of the Hittites and you want Kadesh, a city on the border of the EgyptianEmpire—the Egyptians say—but really within the area of Hittite domination, as every right-thinkingperson (that is, Hittite) knows. Diplomatic efforts have failed, possibly because the present pharaoh’sfather had once, briefly, captured the city years ago and the Egyptians think that they still own the place.In his last note to Mursilis’ government, the Egyptian pharaoh, Ramesses II, suggested that the Hittitesshould go back to oppressing the Mitanni and leave Kadesh to him—or else. Having gathered an army of40,000 infantry and 2500 chariots, you have marched south and are now camped out of sight on the farside of Kadesh itself. Your spies in Egypt have informed you that Ramesses has prepared an army andnow scouts (disguised as local Bedu) have reported that that army is now approaching the city. Yoursecretary has spread out a deerskin with all of the details painted on it: your camp, the city, the riverOrontes, and the route by which the Egyptians are marching towards Kadesh. Summoning yourgenerals, you make a speech in which you lay out your plan of attack. The Egyptians are good soldierswith about 2000 chariots, but you have more chariots and your infantry outnumbers theirs 2 to 1. Howwill you beat them?2. (335BC)“The Persians have soldiers—lots of them,” Parmion shouted to his troops. “Everything from nobleswhose clothes cost more than their horses down to naked men from burning hot lands whose onlyweapon is a pointy stick. So they outnumber us—that’s the truth. But we Macedonians have twoweapons which are better than lots of troops. We have discipline and brains! And tomorrow, we’ll usethose two weapons to send their hordes with their fancy perfumed robes and silly sticks back toEcbatana or whatever other Zeus-cursed place they came from!”While his soldiers cheered, Parmion went back to his tent, where his attendants helped him change intosomething cooler and poured him a drink of chilled wine.“That was a good speech, Parmion,” said his lieutenant, Androcles, “but what have all those brains ofyours come up with to beat those long lines of perfumed horses and sticks?”Years later, as he was writing his memoirs, Parmion remembered that speech and Androcles’ question,seeing in his mind’s eye the ranks of Persian infantry across the plain, their flanks covered by masses ofcavalry. And that’s all the whole Persian army was: masses. Not a bit of discipline, just crowds withspears and swords. Across from them stood his smaller army: three blocks of infantry with theirtowering sarissas; ready to move in front of them, teams of slingers and archers; and his own cavalry,lightly-armed Thessalians on his left flank, his own bodyguard of Macedonian heavy cavalry on the right.All of them trained, tough, experienced. He had been telling his soldiers the truth: they wereoutnumbered, but he had also been telling them the truth when he said that they had discipline—andhe had hoped that he had the brains…You are Parmion, a Macedonian general who led the original expedition into the Persian empire justafter Philip’s death in 336BC. Now you are happily sitting in retirement under an olive tree at home inMacedon. As you set down this period in your life, describe the mo

Diagnosis and Best Practices Essay.

In a 500-750-word essay, select one holistic treatment modality and one conventional best practice that mental health professionals could use for treating a patient with depression. Outline the details of each and how they together would benefit the patient. Include at least two scholarly sources.

Is “Global Citizenship” the best way forward in the 21st century?

DEBATE: Is “global citizenship” the best way forward in the 21st century? Take a stand. Write a 800-900 word essay for or against “Global Citizenship” 1.Define “global citizenship” using one or more of the following: A. Kant’s “Perpetual Peace” B. UN Declaration of Human Rights C. Earth Charter / Singer / Leopold D. “Sustainable Development” E. MacGregor’s Procedural Definition 2.Use one global problem throughout your paper to make your case, e.g. population, war, climate change, poverty, pandemic etc. Draw support for your grasp of the problem from at least one film assigned in the course. 3.Criterion for Argument: Which values will be most likely to help solve the problem you have designated (in 2 above). In other words, which values are best? 4.Briefly distinguish for & against positions according the values in conflict. 5.State your position/thesis/conclusion. (Last sentence of intro paragraph) 6.Make at least one argument for your position drawing support from at least one of the arguments in the course readings. 7.Make at least one argument against your opposition’s best argument. You must select your opposition’s argument from course readings. EXAMPLES of definitions for the paper: ROBUST: “For the purposes of this paper, “global citizenship” means standing as one for the values of respect and caring for life on earth, including ecological integrity, justice, democracy and peace.” MINIMAL:

Describe political sociology.

Gramsci’s influence is far reaching (he has had impact in sociology, political science, anthropology, cultural studies, etc). He is the most sociological of all the Marxist and focuses extensively on the role of Civil Society — those organizations and institutions that exist between state and economy. It is in Civil Society that Hegemony is organized. Hegemony, for Gramsci, is the balance between Force and Consent — where Consent usually prevails over Force, simultaneously the ruling class presents its interests as the interests of all and grants material concessions to subordinate classes. Whereas Lenin is interested in smashing the State, Gramsci recognizes that this is an impossibility in advanced capitalist democracies because of Civil Society (which often comes to defense of the State — and vice-versa). Gramsci asks that we rethink the meaning of revolution and transformative politics. Instead of a War of Movement (smash the State) he advocates for a War of Position (conquer the institutions of civil society and reform capitalism from within). The War of Position is dependent on the balance of class forces in a given society. For Gramsci, class development has three levels: Economic Corporate, Economic Class, Political Hegemonic (a political party that forges a counter ideology and presents its interests as the interests of all). please read all of the articles by Gramsci provided for you and relate his articles to the articles i provided. Answer all the questions below in essay form.

How does his take on the role of the church and Christian leadership compare to or contrast a “societal” take on leadership?

Faith, Theology & Culture Engage with the thoughts of Henri Nouwen. How does his take on the role of the church and Christian leadership compare to or contrast a “societal” take on leadership? Nouwen writes: “The church and Christian leaders of the future must be those who truly know the heart of God as it has become flesh…in Jesus.” Nouwen then writes that “the question is not: How many people take you seriously? How much are you going to accomplish? Can you show some results? But: Are you in love with Jesus?… In our world of loneliness and despair, there is an enormous need for men and women who know the heart of God, a heart that forgives, that cares, that reaches out and wants to heal.”