Write an essay in response to ‘The Great Tang-Song Transformation Convention describes the Song dynasty as a “turning point” in Chinese history.”

This is anessay. If you are knowledgeable and willing to use course materials, please make an offer. Topics: ONE of the following three topics: TOPIC 1: The Great Tang-Song Transformation Convention describes the Song dynasty as a “turning point” in Chinese history. Prior to this era, an aristocratic culture placed more value on bloodline than ability and the apex of society embraced only a small number of old families. In addition, economic activity and urbanization were rather modest in the Tang while government institutions were also limited in this time. However, compared to the Tang, the Song had become a brilliant and innovative age characterized by rapid economic growth as well as social and cultural changes. These changes include the expansion of civil-service examinations, the rising prominence of scholar-officials, the rise of Neo-Confucianism, re-definition of gendered space, thriving artistic and literary achievements, and an affluent urban culture. Please write an essay to elaborate some of the above-mentioned aspects to illustrate the new developments during the Tang-Song Transformation. TOPIC 2: The Encounter with Fox Spirits Fox stories such as the Tang story “Miss Jen” (posted on BrightSpace) provide an important clue to the history of Chinese views of sexuality and the sensual side of love. However, in his Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio, Pu Songling presents a memorable portrait gallery of individualized fox characters. Apparently, sexuality is not the entirety of the fox tradition: under Pu’s writing brush, foxes play important role as popular deities, aspiring immortals, romantic heroines, and intelligent friends. Based on the three fox stories you have read this semester (Miss Jen; Ma Jiefu and Hengnian), examine how the portrayals of Ma Jiefu and Hengniang (by Pu) as “fox-spirits” differ from the Tang fox-fairy Miss Jen? What might account for some of their differences? TOPIC 3: Our discussion of Dream of the Red Chamber follows a survey of nearly two thousand years of Chinese cultural tradition. How do you view the novel, particularly Chapter 22, in relation to some of the important themes (family; gender relations; love and perfidy; the cult of talent; religious syncretism; self and society …) we have discussed in class this semester? What points of similarity or difference do you see as reflected in the novel if compared with earlier texts you have read? What might account for some of the similarities and/or differences?

Read The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and discuss how the description of perception used in the lecture (base example) can help explain a particular perceptual problem described in the book (the target example).

The Organized Mind by Daniel Levitin Link to view lecture notes to https://www.dropbox.com/sh/be8r7mnb78p1fli/AAAAjWhkHkqb73sVPm-jpeCVa?dl=0 What your essay should be like: This is not a book report! The essay will either a) explain something mentioned in one of the lectures and readings with reference to information in the book or b) explain something mentioned in the book with reference to information from the lectures and readings. The rubric is on the next page. To understand it, know that what you are trying to understand better is the target example and what you are using to understand it is the base example. You should emphasize what is not clearly understood about the target example, and how you will use the base example to fill this gap in our understanding of the target example. So, for example, you might read in Riveted that primarily doctrinal religions take advantage of semantic memory and imagistic religions use episodic memory (the target example). In your essay, you describe in more detail how religious thought is represented differently in episodic versus semantic memory (what you learned in class in this case would be the base example). Or you might read The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and discuss how the description of perception used in the lecture (base example) can help explain a particular perceptual problem described in the book (the target example). The target example is a concept that you’re interested in and the base example is the information helps you to understand the target example. The target example can come from either the book or the lecture, but the base example has to come from the other source. Crucially, the base example gives you more information on the target example. Ideally, you should be able to identify a few main ways of how the base example explains the target. Using the sample essay on Riveted, the target example was temporal discounting from the lecture, given as definition (“greater value placed on the present when compared to the future”) . The base example was temporal discounting from the book, which provides more information beyond the definition of the concept: 1.) “people do not see the future clearly” 2.) “why people think about the future the way that they do” 3.) “how people see their future selves as different people”. The books are long and complicated. You do not have to summarize the book, only pick one idea from it, and one idea from the lectures to write your essay. You can actually use the terms base example and target example if you wish; in fact, I encourage this. It makes it easier as a TA grading your papers to see that you actually understand what it is you are trying to convey in your paper. It is important that you also clearly emphasize what it is that is not particularly clear about your target example, and how you are going to use the information provided by the base concept to fill this knowledge gap.

Discuss these six topics in relation to your company and discuss how the economic situation of today influences the strategic decisions your company is making.

Strategic Analysis file:///private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/C25F8303-2850-4771-ACF9-38A9FE88E7AD/APUS%20Mobile.app/www/access/content/attachment/416480/Assignments/468f96b2-af5d-47e8-a697-850a9d13f59f/Managerial%20Economics%20_2_.pdf file:///private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/C25F8303-2850-4771-ACF9-38A9FE88E7AD/APUS%20Mobile.app/www/access/content/attachment/416480/Assignments/d64f1e15-ecc6-435b-a5c9-422db41647c6/Updating%20Managerial%20Economics.pdf After our readings over the past five weeks, you should have an understanding of the types of strategy, organizational culture, the pros and cons of different organizational structures, the elements of internal and external environments, and the types of risk a company may take. After reading the attached articles below, you then can incorporate how the strategy decisions affect the company. Read the two articles attached about managerial economics. Your essay will address these items: A. Select a company from the 35 listed at the end of our text (Case Studies – pages 540-541). Do not use any company that you previously wrote about in previous classes. This must be original research. In addition to the information in your text, research this company using at least (2) outside scholarly articles. Do not use a website as a reference. Your reference source must have an author. Discuss six selected topics from our studies throughout weeks one through five. Discuss these six topics in relation to your company and discuss how the economic situation of today influences the strategic decisions your company is making. Each of the six topics discussed should be in bold print. For example, one topic you may choose may be how your company handles competition (Five Forces Framework). Another topic may be your company’s organizational structure and why they have the structure they have. You may choose to discuss your company’s strategic grouping or value chain. Choose your topics and explore them in detail throughout your paper. Give examples using the terms and concepts in your textbook readings and your research articles. B. What is the importance of each of the six topics within your company? C. What is the usefulness of understanding this topic in today’s corporate structure? D. Through what strategies does your selected company choose to excel over other strategically grouped companies. For example, what strategies does Apple choose that keeps it on top?

Why would someone from the South who followed the ideological discussions around the question of slavery have reason to be concerned about Lincoln’s opinions as stated in this address?

1) Summarize the main points of Lincoln’s House Divided Speech. Why would someone from the South who followed the ideological discussions around the question of slavery have reason to be concerned about Lincoln’s opinions as stated in this address? Would this speech satisfy an ardent abolitionist? Why or why not? How do the ideas of this speech reflect the times in which it was given? What other main events in the march towards Civil War have influenced Lincoln’s thinking on slavery and the part it plays in the union at this point in the disintegration of the Union? From what he says in this speech what are Lincoln’s thought on the founders of the United States or rather those who wrote the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia? Address at least two of these issues in your initial posting.