Unit 7. Reading and Writing: Art of Islam and European Middle Ages (click on above link to access reading assignment) Writing Assignment: Summarize the meaning and medium of the illustrated manuscript of Bahram Gur in a Peasant’s House, Ilkhanid Dynasty. Writing Assignment for Unit 7 Reading & Writing should include: ONE summary Paragraph of the […]

TOPIC: Benchmark – Participatory Learning and Action Tools Participatory learning and action (PLA) tools are used to engage communities in a process of shared decision making around their strengths and assets. Action steps are often identified by the group to make social, economic, or environmental changes in their community. Select and practice one of the […]

This week’s readings from Ruggiero’s Beyond Feelings (BF) discuss the nature of opinions and evidence. In BF chapter 2, you have read about the definitions of “uncritical thinkers” and “critical thinkers” on page 21 and the important ways that people rely and depend on opinions and evidence. These readings relate to an important topic: Logical […]

 This week's unit examined the Great Migration and some of the major race riots that materialized from 1910-1945. In 1919, the United States witnessed Red Summer, which was the deadliest summer in American history with 26 urban race riots tied to resentment over black migration. Please select one of the cities that we highlighted in our Red Summer coverage and in […]

 This week's reading centered around Bitcoin Economics.  For this week's research paper, search the Internet and explain why some organizations are accepting and other organizations are rejecting the use of Bitcoins as a standard form of currency.  Your paper needs to identify two major companies that have adopted Bitcoin technology as well as one that has refused accepting Bitcoin […]