Write two o more paragraphs answering the following questions: Share your reaction to the YouTube film "Nickel and Dimed: From the American Ruling Class." Who is Barbara Ehrenreich? Describe her research methodology. What research method did she used?    Can her research methodology be considered sociological? Can her research method be considered scientific? Why?  After submitting your answers, please reply to at least three (3) of our classmates' posts, pointing out their good points as well as any limitation you see in their arguments.  Your original answer to the questions as well as your reply-comments to other students must be of substantial quality  in order to get points. Substantial quality includes a demonstration that you have completed the required readings and videos and thought critically about them. Your answers and reply-comments must be original, use your own ideas and words. Do not copy from any website or written material from another person.  You must post your original answers first, in order to see other students' answers.   Discussions Rubric Discussions Rubric CriteriaRatingsPts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQuestions answered 2.0 pts Excellent A minimum of two thoughtful paragraphs directly answering the questions. 0.0 pts No Marks Less than two paragraphs and/or comments did not answer the questions. 2.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRequired readings/videos 3.0 pts Excellent Submission demonstrates comprehension of required readings and or videos. 0.0 pts No Marks Submission provides no relevant reference to required readings and videos. 3.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOriginality 3.0 pts Excellent Original ideas using student's own words were presented to the class. 0.0 pts No Marks No original idea presented. 3.0 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReply to classmates 2.0 pts Excellent Thoughtful reply to 3 classmates 0.0 pts No Marks Replied to less than 3 students and/or replies have no substantive value. 2.0 pts Total Points: 10.0

Select any four questions of your choice and ensure that you answer all parts of the question. Below are the question: 1. Compare the voyages of non-European people before 1500 to those of the Portuguese and Spanish from 1400 to 1550.   Why were the Spanish able to establish a territorial empire in the New World? Was technological superiority a major factor in the conquest of the Americas? 2. What were the long-term political effects of the Protestant Reformation? Discuss the significance of the Catholic-Reformation and the politics of religion. In what ways did the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment challenge the intellectual and political status quo in early modern Europe? 3. What were the demographic effects of the Columbian exchange? Compare and explain the reasons for differences or similarities between the European colonies of North and South America. State and justify your position on the role of the Catholic Church in regard to relations with the Amerindian people in either the Spanish or the French American colonies. 4. Describe capitalism and mercantilism and explain their roles in the development of the Atlantic system. What factors led to the development of the African slave trade? What effects did slavery have on economic and social life in Africa? 5. How was the Ottoman Empire administered under Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566)? What were the roles of the Portuguese, Oman, and the Dutch in the development of trade in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia? What factors led to the decline of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires? 6. What did the Russian and Qing Empires have in common, and how did these common features affect the relationship between the two? Discuss the significance of the Opium War and the Opening of China. Both the Qing and the Tokugawa governments were in decline by 1800.  What reasons lay behind the decline of each government? 7. Discuss and compare the course of the American, the French, and the Haitian revolutions and analyze the reasons for the significance of the difference outcomes of these three revolutions. What roles did Enlightenment thought and folk cultures play in the making of the eighteenth century revolutions? Was there a relationship between the ways in which the British and French monarchs approached the ideas of the Enlightenment and the outbreak of revolution? 8. Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain rather than in continental Europe or the United States? What exactly is meant by the Industrial Revolution? What were the economic changes that revolutionized manufacturing in the eighteenth century and led to the factory system? How did the technological innovations of the Industrial Revolution change societies in the industrialized countries? What role did liberalism and nationalism play in Latin America (Venezuela, Mexico and Brazil between 1800 and 1850s? How did the task of abolition vary between the different nations of the Western Hemisphere? What factors account for the success of the abolitionist movement? How did Britain secure its hold on India, and what colonial polices led to the beginning of Indian Nationalism? How did British policy in India change as a result of the Sepoy Rebellion? How did imperialism contribute to the growth and globalization of the world economy?