It is 6 short essays that each have 4 paragraphs. There is one extra credit opportunity that can add up to 10 points. The assignment is pretty specific on content.In general:You do research on one important period in history from the textbook, you compare it to a film of the same period, you illustrate the way that the film represents an essential concept from the period, and you wrap it up with a few comments on historical significance. Please complete the following 6 short answer responses in less than 500 words. ( less than 500 word each essay ) Your answers will be graded on content, BUT grammar and spelling will count towards your grade. Unit on RomeHere are the concepts from the Roman wordlist:Virtus: Means courage, strength, valorPietas: Means loyalty to family, gods, and stateFides: Means faithfulness to oaths and agreementsGravitas: Means dignity, self-control, appropriate comportmentConstantia: Means constancy, perseveranceDignitas: Means reputation, family and social esteemPotestas: Means legal authority to direct justiceImperium: Means the ultimate power of state to rule its citizens and confer and direct Military authorityAuctoritas: Means the inherited and personal prestige that translated into social and political influence1) Spartacus: (late Republic): Four paragraphsWhat are the relevant dates for this historical subject matter and how does the textbook and the introduction to the Punic War (week 7) describe 3 important tensions that emerged in late republican Rome in the aftermath of the Punic Wars?How does the documentary on Spartacus illustrate these tensions in the slave revolt?How do these tensions each relate to a concept on the Roman wordlist?Comment on 1) the overall historical significance of the topic and 2) what Americans could learn from thinking about these ideas and 3) how the film enhances or compromises out understanding of the past.2) Gladiator (mid-Imperial Rome): Four paragraphsWhat are the relevant dates for this historical subject matter and how does the textbook and the “World’s greatest Roman Empire Summary” illustrate the new ideology of empire and the divine nature of the Roman emperor?How does the film illustrate 2 different tensions between the senatorial class and the imperium of the emperor?How do these pertain to two ideas from the Roman wordlist and why?Comment on 1) the overall historical significance of the topic and 2) what Americans could learn from thinking about these ideas and 3) how the film enhances or compromises out understanding of the past.3) Agora (Late Empire): Four paragraphsWhat are the relevant dates for this historical subject matter and how does the “Introduction to Agora” and “Hypatia, cosmopolitan Romanitas, and Orthodox Christianitas” describe the tensions that affected the Late Roman Empire with the rise of monotheism?What are two ways that the movie illustrates the violent tensions between the cosmopolitan Roman past and the rise of a new religious intolerance created by orthodox Christianity?How do these pertain to two ideas from the Roman wordlist and why?Comment on 1) the overall historical significance of the topic and 2) what Americans could learn from thinking about these ideas and 3) how the film enhances or compromises out understanding of the past.Unit on Middle AgesHere are the concepts from the Roman wordlist:The Middle Ages still valued these Roman virtues:Virtus: Means courage, strength, valorPietas: Means loyalty to family, gods, and stateFides: Means faithfulness to oaths and agreementsAnd added these:Humilitas: Christ-like humilitySanctus: sacredBeatus: blessedNobilitas: noble/nobilityDominus: lord/lordshipRex: king/kingshipRegnum: realmSpiritus: divine breath of lifeAnimus: Christian soulCaritas: loving Christian charityObedientium: sworn obediencePhilosophia: love of wisdomScientia: empirical knowledgeConvivium: The Feast!!!! (and there are more than 60 feast days...)Trinitas: Trinitarian orthodoxy4) Dark Ages: an Age of Light (Early Middle Ages): Four paragraphs (one for each work of art and a conclusion)What are the relevant dates for this historical subject matter and how does the documentary describe 3 different examples of barbarian art that creatively depicted three concepts from the medieval wordlist? Remember to conclude with a paragraph that comments on 1) the overall historical significance of the topic and 2) what Americans could learn from thinking about these ideas and 3) how the film enhances or compromises out understanding of the past.5) Marketta Lazarova: Four paragraphsWhat are the relevant dates for this historical subject matter and how did the textbook reading for week 13 illustrates the fractured nature of power and the chaotic competition for authority between sacred authorities and powerful magnates, their allegiances, and divisions within families?How does this movie illustrate 2 ways that monastic and ecclesiastical institutions attempted to create moral order for a society that was fractured by self-serving magnates that constantly battled to maintain order?3.How did these attempts to create moral order reflect a concept from the medieval word list and how did the film represent this concept?Comment on 1) the overall historical significance of the topic and 2) what Americans could learn from thinking about these ideas and 3) how the film enhances or compromises out understanding of the past.6) Arn Magnussen: The Knight Templar: Three paragraphsHow does the textbook reading from week 14 illustrate the ways that religion influenced warfare during the time of crusades?How did the film illustrate two ways that the religion was conditioned by war and two ways that warfare was conditioned by religion?3.compare and contrast the difference between the army of Knights Templar and the local army raised at the end of the film in terms of training, tactics, and religion.Comment on 1) the overall historical significance of the topic and 2) what Americans could learn from thinking about these ideas and 3) how the film enhances or compromises out understanding of the past.Extra Credit (worth 10 points towards your final exam grade) El Cid: Two Paragraphshow does the textbook description of medieval Al-Andalus demonstrate the fluid and tolerant nature of “Muslim” Spain.how does the movie illustrate the multi-ethnic nature of the “Christian” conquest?Comment on 1) the overall historical significance of the topic and 2) what Americans could learn from thinking about these ideas and 3) how the film enhances or compromises out understanding of the past.

#Please follow the question prompt exactly as it states and follow the required rubric below. #Question: Modes of Entry: The modes of internationalization (aka "modes of entry") include importing/exporting, licensing, franchising, greenfield ventures, and acquisitions. Select two of these modes of entry and for each one you've chosen, find a company that has expanded globally using this strategy (that's a total of two different companies). Provide specific examples of how these companies have used these modes of entry. Have they been successful? Why or why not? What are the risks and rewards of each strategy and why did the companies you've selected choose the approach that they did? RUBRIC:Please post what you view as the appropriate responses to the above prompt. Your initial post should be 250-300 words (three good paragraphs). Please provide a response with a clear, well-formulated thesis; sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and spelling count. Support ALL posts with appropriate rationale and citations from readings; document sources using APA format.

First and foremost, remember to go very carefully through all of the required materials before starting this assignment. There are two short videos and two short articles, plus two in-depth book chapters to go through. There are also some optional readings in the background materials that you can use for your paper. It is important to make sure you understand the ins and outs of Open Space Technology and Future Search before starting on this assignment, so make sure to go through the readings and videos carefully before you start on this paper.For this assignment, you will be going through four scenarios. For each scenario, cite at least two of the readings from the background readings to support your answer. You need to cite at least four of the readings total for your paper—these can include both required and optional readings listed in the background materials. Your paper should be 4–5 pages in length:The XYZ Corporation has been growing rapidly for the past 10 years but recently has hit a plateau and is not growing much anymore. The CEO wants to make some large-scale changes, and senior managers of the major departments all agree that major changes should be made. However, there are large differences of opinion among the senior managers of the different departments about what changes should be made . The CEO would like to get the top senior managers to agree on some specific changes, and there are about 50 total senior managers that she would like to involve in the process. Should the CEO use Open Space Technology, Future Search, or neither? Explain your reasoning and justify your answer using at least two of the readings from the background materials.The new CEO of a large and successful Internet company has just been hired. This CEO is highly experienced, but being new to this company he really wants to get everyone’s opinion about a large range of issues. The CEO is humble and doesn’t want to make any key decisions until he’s heard a wide range of opinions and knows what employees think. The CEO would like to have input from all 500 employees. Should the CEO use Open Space Technology, Future Search, or neither? Explain your reasoning and justify your answer using at least two of the readings from the background materials.An accounting company has three main divisions: tax, auditing, and accounting information systems. Employees in all divisions are hard-working but quiet. They always give thoughtful answers whenever they are asked a question, and usually provide a lot of data to support their answers. However, they rarely give an opinion and usually stay quiet during meetings unless they are directly asked a question. The CEO would like employee input on what major strategic initiatives to take and would like input from a wide range of employees and managers, and is planning a large group intervention. There are about 40 senior managers and 300 total employees. Should the CEO use Open Space Technology, Future Search, or neither? Explain your reasoning and justify your answer using at least two of the readings from the background materials.A CEO initiates an Open Space Technology conference. At the start of the conference, the CEO provides a list of topics he wants covered and also gives his opinion on what kind of outcomes he wants from the conference. He also makes attendance at the conference mandatory. When the conference starts, participants all volunteer to give sessions on the topics proposed by the CEO. A few participants propose to give sessions on other topics not mentioned by the CEO, but very few employees come to these sessions and instead go to the sessions covering topics suggested by the CEO. At the end of the conference, the CEO is presented with a carefully worded summary of the conference and given conclusions that the CEO wanted to hear. However, after the conference ends and employees go back to work they are very slow at implementing the recommendations from the conference. What do you think went wrong? Which major principles or concepts of Open Space Technology do you think the CEO violated? Explain your reasoning, and cite Leith (1996) and at least one other source on Open Space Technology to support your answer.References:Pashley, S. (2012). Open Space. NHS Research and Development Forum. Kaapz. (2010). Kaapz and Future Search Nixon, B. (1998). Creating the futures we desire - getting the whole system into the room: Part I. Industrial and Commercial Training, 30(1), 4-11. [ProQuest]Leith, M. (1996). Organizational change and large group interventions. Career Development International, 1(4), 19-23. [ProQuest]Norum, K. E. (2005). Chapter 15: Future Search conversation. In Dialogue as a Means of Collective Communication (pp. 323-333). Springer Science & Business Media B.V. / Books. [Business Source Complete]Rogers, J. (2010). Large group interventions. Facilitating Groups. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education. Pp. 98-104