What event or events do you think is the most significant in the short history of the internet and Why?

What event or events do you think is the most significant in the short history of the internet and Why? Please visit the following websites to access the history of the internet for this question: http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/ http://www.library.yale.edu/div/instruct/internet/history.htm

How are modes of production related to exchange? Compare and contrast at least two examples of either birth rituals, death rituals or techniques of fertility control. Discuss specific examples of ways the advertising industry influences identity formation in American culture.

1. How are modes of production related to exchange? Discuss examples of changing patterns of exchange and consumption and consider what the causes of these changes might be. You may use globalization as a theme (for example McDonald's, Starbucks, Wal Mart or any other example to illustrate the concepts) Use these 3 concepts, "minimalism, consumption fund, and market exchange.” 2. Research online and then compare and contrast at least two examples of either birth rituals, death rituals or techniques of fertility control. Describe the examples in terms of anthropological meaning. Be sure to cite your references to receive credit on this board. 3. Discuss specific examples of ways the adv... click for more

WORLD LITERATURE: "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight".

I read the classic tale "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". I'm having trouble incorporating the story into these following questions. 1. Describe how the classic tale focuses on the importance of chivalry. Is there such an explicit code of behavior that we honor today? What role does this code play in society that mandates them? What are the dangers of having or not having such a code? 2. Do we still believe in such conventions? What parts of our society exist? Does such culture together create problems such as racisms, classicism and so on. 3. What can you understand about the King Arthur Legend. How does this legend, its grand ideas about Camelot, manifest in our society tod... click for more

Various History Social Questions

1. Discuss folk wisdom in regards to illness and healing. Please provide at least two specific examples of how cultural anthropology can contribute to improved health care delivery. You may even wish to share a family "cure" or remedy that was passed down to you through generations as an example of folk wisdom (i.e. chicken soup, etc.) 2. Discuss and compare two different types of kinship systems and/or domestic life styles as portrayed in the popular media (movies, television, magazines, internet) or as found in anthropological research. Attach a visual representation if you can. 3. Go to the Fight Hate and Promote Tolerance web page http://www.tolerance.org. Link to "Explore Your Hid... click for more

British poetry is included.

Poems by William Shakespeare, John Donne and John Dryden are exemplified.