MAT 2051 Unit 3 DQ1 Networking and Probability Question MAT 2051 Discrete Mathematics Probability and statistics allow us to make decisions when dealing with uncertain variables. For example, assume you are the network administrator of a large firm and have ordered 100 RAID (redundant array of independent disks) devices. You would like to make sure […]
HUMN 303 Week 1 DQ1 APPROACHING THE HUMANITIES HUMN 303 Introduction to the Humanities How is studying the humanities beneficial to you as a person and as a professional? Why does thinking and writing about history require a different approach than we’re accustomed to? What are some of the conventions (the rules and expectations) of […]
HUMN 303 Week 1 DQ2 EARLY EASTERN MORAL SYSTEMS HUMN303 Introduction to the Humanities The Chinese moral order (much like that of the Greeks) “depended not upon divine decree or authority, but instead upon the people’s own right actions” (Sayre, 2016, p. 106). Please discuss the development of China’s religious texts from Chapter 3: […]
HUMN 303 Week 3 DQ1 GOTHICISM, NATURALISM, AND HUMANISM HUMN 303 Introduction to the Humanities How did Gothicism and naturalism in the late medieval period lead to the defining characteristic of the Renaissance—humanism? Consider the ideas explored in both Chapters 6 and Chapter 7 as you plan your response and include specific examples from the […]
HUMN 303 Week 2 DQ1 Judaism, Christianity and Islam HUMN 303 Introduction to the Humanities Last week, you discussed two of the five major world religions: Hinduism and Buddhism. This week, you will examine the rise, spread, and development of the remaining three in particular: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Please review this week’s lesson, Chapter […]
HUMN 303 Week 4 DQ2 SPANISH COLONIZATION OF THE AMERICAS HUMN 303 Introduction to the Humanities We’ve spent a great deal of time discussing the events of Europe the last few weeks. Now it is time to turn our attention to other parts of the world and how the European invasion and colonization affected these […]
HUMN 303 Week 4 DQ1 THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION AND ART HUMN 303 Introduction to the Humanities This week, you’re reading Chapter 8: Renaissance and Reformation in the North, which is about the Protestant Reformation in Europe and the ripple effect this event had in art and religion. What were the events leading up to the […]
HUMN 303 Week 2 DQ2 Capellanus and Courtly Love HUMN 303 Introduction to the Humanities In Chapter 5 of your textbook as well as in this week’s lesson, you began reading about the medieval period (also referred to as the Middle Ages or the Dark Ages). To get started, briefly discuss the feudal system of […]
HUMN 303 Week 5 DQ1 ART AND THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION HUMN 303 Introduction to the Humanities In your textbook reading this week (Chapters 10 and 11), you’ll be reading about the Scientific Revolution, as well as looking at several styles of art. Please begin by discussing the Scientific Revolution. What was it? How did it […]
HUMN 303 Week 5 DQ2 ABSOLUTISM AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT HUMN 303 Introduction to the Humanities Religious and monarchical absolutism were the hallmarks of the periods you’re reading about this week. What is absolutism? How did the social theories of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau call absolutism into question? Remember to use concrete examples from the […]
