The principles of justice and equality

How do health care, education, and other social programs support section 7 of the Charter, which guarantees the “right to life, liberty and security of the person” and promotes the principles of justice and equality, especially in regard to marginalized and under-represented groups such as people with disabilities, and racialized groups?

What are the characteristics of Gothic sculpture?

What are the characteristics of Gothic sculpture? Select one image to discuss and include the image with additional information in your first post. Please respond in your second and third posts to your classmates’ images.

Different interpretations of the role of technology in society

There are different interpretations of the role of technology in society. Some scholars argue that technology is a separate sphere that augments human ability and helps solve real-life problems. However, it is not correct to treat them as inseparable. Others insist that human civilization starts with the emergence and subsequent evolution of technology, thus it is impossible to think about society and people as separate entities. In other words, humans are equal to technology and the development of technology and society is one indistinguishable process. Which point of view do you agree with and why?

What is the difference between sex and gender?

What is the difference between sex and gender? What different conceptualizations of the concept of gender do you know and how do they differ from each other? Can you bring concrete examples of how gender affects the development of technology and how technology affects gender?

What different conceptualizations of the concept of gender

What different conceptualizations of the concept of gender do you know and how do they differ from each other? Can you bring concrete examples of how gender affects the development of technology and how technology affects gender?

Development of technologies among indigenous peoples

During the course, we discussed the development of technologies among indigenous peoples in America and Africa. What different trajectories did Indigenous technologies have and how they were different from Western technologies?

Explain how industrialization happened

The 19th century was a long period of peace marked by massive internal change within Europe that shaped today’s world.  From that period, explain how industrialization happened, the social problems and social theories that industrialization produced, and the rising tide of nationalism and how it shaped nations like Germany and Italy.  Conclude by arguing which of the three had the smallest impact on the modern world.

Discuss the significance of the Silk Roads in facilitating the sharing of new technology

Discuss the significance of the Silk Roads in facilitating the sharing of new technology. ( where the technology originated, by what means it made its way to the silk roads, and what effect it had when it arrived in a new region.)

Response to the coronavirus pandemic

The varied response to the coronavirus pandemic across the fifty states of the Union has prompted some political commentators to reassess the balance of power between the states and the national government. Using the pandemic as your case study, evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of a federal system of government as practiced. In your opinion, should the balance of power shift toward the national government, the states, or remain as is?

What are the pros and cons of the incredibility of diversity in the news media today

Do you think that the transition from three major television networks in the U.S. (ABC, NBC, CBS) to an unlimited supply of online news suppliers is good or bad? What are the pros and cons of the incredibility of diversity in the news media today?