Final Project

Hello class,

I hope this note finds you all well..

You have all been working hard and have been diligent with your course work and the work load that has been assigned.

For this Final I would like you to consider the areas of history and rise of Multiculturalism in Theatre, Film and T.V. that we have studied and covered this semester. I would like you to think about and consider how these areas of study have impacted your point of view overall about the power of the Arts generally, and Theatre, T.V and Film more specifically to bring our society away from the trenches of racism, ethnic class systems, the politics and culture of American “Jim Crow”, ethnic and cultural xenophobia, gender inequality, poverty, crime, upward mobility and all of the other topics and issues that you researched and thoughtfully spoke to during this course.

Consider for yourself, which of our areas of study: African American Theatre, Asian American Theatre, LGBT Theatre, Latino Theatre, Women in Theatre, Urban Theatre, did you feel you learned or were impacted by the most? Which area of study did you feel most passionate about? Perhaps the question is which area of study was closest to you? Perhaps one of these weeks of study led you to discover a more specific Theatre group, play, playwright, or specific artist(s) that inspired you, challenged you, touched you or perhaps, even provoked you?

For your Final – I would like you to choose an area of study from our course work that you would like to do further study and research on.

Consider:

Why does this specific topic interest you?

What about the topic struck you when first studied?

Why do you believe this specific area of study should be research further?

What do you hope to learn more about with this study and research?

– THE FINAL PROJECT-

With your topic now decided, I would like you to choose an artist that works within the topic (if you have not already done that) and do further research.

1. Please research an Artist in the relevant topic and provide a one page biography on the life and work of the artist you chose and what their impact has been on your topic of study.

2. Please choose an example from the artist’s body of work that exemplifies the artist in their craft and the furthering of what you believe to be the relevant issue to your selected topic of research. Your choice can include A FILM, OR A PLAY. The artists are of course the actors, directors, writers, producers, entertainers etc. that have furthered Multicultural diversity in the Arts as we have studied and as you now see it.

3. Please work up the analysis to your example as was practiced for our midterm this semester with All My Sons. See the instructions provided below. (Part A)

4. Please consider your conclusions to the film/play using the same format as has been practiced in this course. See the instructions provided below. (Part B)

5. Please write up a one page review/ reaction to your research. See the instructions provided below. (Part C)

PART – A

Answer the questions below to the best of your ability. Your answers should explain how well you understand the story, the plot, its structure, the characters and the relevant action of the film/play.

TITLE OF FILM/PLAY: ___________________________

PLAYWRIGHT/WRITER__________________________

A. Geographical location, including climate:

B. Date; year, season, time of day:

C. Economic environment (What is the ECONOMY like for the Characters? How does it affect them?)

D. Political environment (Who is IN- CHARGE in the relationships? Who or what has the power?)

E. Social environment (what are the characters SOCIAL NORMS? How/who do they CONDUCT themselves with? How does that affect the story)

F. Religious environment (what effect does RELIGION/ FAITH or the LACK OF RELIGION/FAITH play and affect your story?)

1. Who is the Protagonist_________________________________________

2. Who is the Antagonist__________________________________________

3. List the Inciting Event (the event before the story starts that sets up the action.)

4. List the Stasis (how does the world of the story open and exist?)

5. List the Intrusion (that moment or event that provokes the present action into motion // breaks the stasis)

6. List events in the story of the Rising Action. (The dramatic events leading to climax)

7. List the major Crisis moment(s) 6-8

8. List the Climax

9. List the Falling Action (The Events that lead to Resolution/Return to Stasis)

10. List the Resolution // The Return to Stasis ( the way the world is now)

PART – B CONCLUSIONS: (one-two pages)

(The thoughtfulness of your answers in part B&C will be taken into consideration for your grade.)

Please flesh out your conclusions and explain how your conclusions affect the overall idea and intent of the film-maker(s), play-maker(s).

1. How does the clash of desire, will, and objective between the Protagonist and the Antagonists help provide the dramatic conflict for the story and shape the overall idea of the film and the film/play makers intent?

2. In your opinion, what is the major social, political, cultural, Multicultural or relational issue that this film/ play is speaking to and why?

PART – C Review/ Reaction for your film/play

Please write a one page review/reaction to your research.

1. What you believe you have learned or gleaned in a more specific way about your chosen area of multicultural research?

2. What are your overall personal reactions to your chosen Artist in light of your research, analysis and review? Was this research, analysis and review helpful in furthering your understanding of your chosen topic of Multiculturalism? Why or why not?

YOUR FINAL ASSIGNMENT SHOULD BE 6-8 PAGES LONG IN TOTAL – DOUBLE SPACED.

INSTRUCTIONS

Using only the sources provided, primary and secondary, compile on essay (3-4 pages) discussing Humanism in the Renaissance.

Theses sources include and are limited to:

• Petrus Paulus Vergerius, The New Education
• Francesco Petrach, Letters
• Jacob Burckhardt, “The Humanists,” The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
• Carol Everhart Quillen, “Humanism and the lure of late antiquity,” Italy in the Age of the Renaissance

-Advance an argument based on the source readings that pertains to the events under review.

-3-4 pages double spaced

-Include a separate works cited page, required for grading, if not included a score of 0

-Chicago Style Notation and References Only, see the HIST 201 Course Guide for guides and videos

-Submit the assignment here and the Unicheck link below to receive credit.

SOURCES

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/vergerius.asp

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/petrarch1.asp

https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pointpark-ebooks/reader.action?amp;ppg=156&docID=3117753

https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/pointpark-ebooks/reader.action?docID=422931&ppg=54

Read the Strategic Management Project Background document.

Review the resources listed at the end of this assignment along with the terms and concepts discussed this week to prepare for this assignment:

• strategic management
• competitive advantage
• strategic plan
• mission statement
• vision statement
• core values statement
• AFI

Create a Word document and title it Strategic Management Research Journal Part 1. (Be sure to download and follow the template that I provided for you in your welcome message. Use a Title page and a References page with at least three references. No running head is required, but do use headings to separate portions of your paper, and remember to cite your sources in the main body of your paper).

Write a 500- to 700-word response to the following prompts as your journal entry:

1. Justify the guiding principles required for preparing effective statements that describe the mission, vision, and the core values of an organization as covered in the assigned reading.
2. Compare whether Caterpillar Inc.’s mission, vision, and core values conform to the guiding principles in the text and support organizational strategic planning principles as justified in prompt #1. Refer to the Caterpillar Inc. website listed in the Resources section below.
3. Assess what Caterpillar Inc.’s current competitive advantages and disadvantages are by considering their business partners, allies, and general operations. Research the assignment resources listed below. Based on your research, evaluate Caterpillar’s current competitive advantages and disadvantages.

Note: You will use information from this entry in your Strategic Management Research Project Presentation due in Week 5.

Submit your assignment.

Resources

• Strategic Management Project Background (see attached)
• Caterpillar Inc. website (https://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/)
• Research Caterpillar’s Annual Report
• Research CATERPILLAR public information, such as news releases, financial reports, and marketing analyses.
• Center for Writing Excellence
• Reference and Citation Generator
• Grammar and Writing Guides

Reference –

Rothaermel, F. T. (2019). Strategic management: Concepts (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill.

Please provide several sentences for each question set to earn full credit.

1. Recall an event or activity that you’ve planned and conducted in the past year. What kind of research, if any, did you do? How could evaluation of that effort help you next time you do a similar event or activity? What kind of research would you do next time?

2. Name an organization that’s facing an issue trending in the news. What are the organization’s internal and external publics? Who are the latent, aware and active publics for the issue? Who are primary, secondary and tertiary publics?

3. Have you ever conducted a survey, focus group or other types of social research? Aside from the cost, what are some advantages and disadvantages of doing the research yourself versus pay for research services?

4. What is a utilitarian argument for why you would make a decision? Is utilitarianism an ethical principle for public relations research? Why or why not?