1) Describe Paleolithic life. Was it complex or simple? Make arguments for both positions. Equal or unequal? Make arguments for both positions. How would you rate the capabilities of early humans? Do you think they represent the "normal" or natural state of human beings?2) Explain and compare the lives and roles of women in the Paleolithic World, the Neolithic World, and the cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt in particular. What is different? What is similar?2 different questions. Each one should be answered with a 1-2 page response.

Chapter 1 005 Take a look at your favorite news source, find an event that made headlines that's of interest to you.  Determine if an "ideology" was a factor in either making this a newsworthy event or a factor in the event itself.  In other words, answer one of the two sets of possible questions:  Is this event important and newsworthy because of an accepted ideology in our society?  Why did it make the news?  Should it have? What ideology is at play to make it newsworthy? Or... Did this event happen because of an individual or a groups ideology? Did the individual or group believe in an "ideology" and then act on it?  What was the ideology?  What are your thoughts? In order to answer this, you'll need to ensure you understand the textbook's working definition on an "ideology".  We will spend a lot of time this semester  talking about various ideologies, so it's important that you are able to identify not only in historical reference but in contemporary everyday events.   **Reminder: I have high expectations for all of you and expect quality work.  Here are a few reminders about getting the most points on these discussions: You must post an answer first before you're able to read your classmates posts.  Be sure to review the orientation module for the requirements for discussions.  Your response should well written and researched, and your response to your classmates should be just as substantial as your initial post.  One or two sentence responses will not receive credit.  Remember these are graded assignments, correct spelling, punctuation and grammar are taken into consideration.  Please do not use color, bold, special font or headings. There's no need for a header (do not include your name, my name, class name, date etc.) simply click "reply" and start typing. Your response should be in paragraph form.  No need to retype the questions, I know what they are.  And lastly.... don't forget to cite your sources.. Chapter 1 007 Write down your definition of power. List at least two examples of power in your own personal life and then two examples of power in world politics. Discuss your findings and relate them to power in the international system.  How does this power affect your life?  How does it affect international politics?  Should there be limits to power?   You must post an answer first before your able to read your classmates posts.  Be sure to review the orientation module for the requirements for discussions.  Your response should well written and researched, and your response to your classmates should be just as substantial as your initial post.  One or two sentence responses will not receive credit.  Remember these are graded assignments, correct spelling, punctuation and grammar are taken into consideration.  Please do not use color, bold, special font or headings. Cite your sources.

Develop a presentation that could educate the community on a social issue that impacts children and their families. You can choose any of the following social issues that impact children and their families: Child abuse and neglect, teen pregnancy, drug abuse among youth, bullying, teen dating violence, and suicide among youth. The presentation should be developed for students in a school setting, or for individuals in a community setting. The presentation needs to include the components listed below. Introduction slide that includes a description of the audience of your presentation. Be specific and include details such as the age of the children the presentation is intended for if in a school setting and the types of adults in the community setting (teachers, community members), etc. Please include the specific details in the Notes section of the PowerPoint slide. This slide should also include a justification about why community education is important with regard to the social issue you chose, and the role of community education with the topic. Background on the social issue that your presentation is covering including some statistics about how many people are impacted by the issue, risk and protective factors related to this issue, and so on. Make sure this information is appropriate to the audience you have chosen. Information about what your audience can do about the social issue you are discussing (for example, behaviors that people may be able to address). Discussion of the different ways in which the topic that you chose is a public health issue. At least two resources (websites, articles, etc.) that your audience can refer to on the topic you are discussing if they want to get further information.