Entries by Daphne Hanson

What is transformational learning and why is it important in twenty first century education?

What is transformational learning and why is it important in twenty first century education? Why is transformative education important in the 21st century teaching and learning? Why is transformational learning important? Acquiring rational and emotional skills are the main purpose in transformative learning in order to make a critical reflection by developing new perspectives and meaning […]

What roles will public and private media, and the government, play in sociological, ecological, and informational platforms

How do consumers assess what information is true or not true, and what is valuable? What will it take to maintain and/or regain public trust in the media? What roles will public and private media, and the government, play in sociological, ecological, and informational platforms, and how does it intersect with the First Amendment? Can […]

What are the core principles of International Relation

How does the field of International Relation study the world’s complexity? 2. What are the core principles of International Relation? 3. The levels of analysis and examples of each. 4. The different theories and how they explain the international system. 5. What are the differences between realists, liberals, marxists and constructivists? 6.How did the Westphalian […]

Limitations for understanding the Mongols.

What are the strengths and limitations of these sources for understanding the Mongols? Taking the positions of their authors or artists into account, what exaggerations, biases, or misunderstandings can you identify in these sources? What information seems credible, and what should be viewed more sceptically?

The slavery systems

Determine how the two slavery systems – one in the Americas and the other in the Muslim states-were similar and different. What reasons would account for the differences between the two systems?  Based on the following documents, discuss the two slave trades. What types of additional documentation would help explain the differences between the two […]

Ancient Ethiopian civilization.

Explain the major geographic, political-economic, and social-cultural (including religious) factors in ancient Ethiopian civilization. Be sure to use quotations from the document. Remember that outside sources are NOT permitted

The Atlantic slave trade.

The Atlantic slave trade was first and foremost about money. What were some of the important financial aspects that made this system function the way it did? How were Africans who were not slaves involved in the slave trade? How did the slave trade affect African communities, both in the interior and along the coast?