Category: Anthropology

For this assignment, you will be writing a research paper on a topic related to biological/physical anthropology. The paper should demonstrate your understanding of the material covered in class, as well as your ability to conduct independent research and critically evaluate sources. Your paper should be written in a clear and concise manner and should be minimum 5 pages in length (not including title page). This assignment is worth 10% of your total course grade. 
APA Citation Style:
All sources used in the paper should be cited in-text using the author-date method.
A reference list should be included at the end of the paper, listing all sources in alphabetical order by the last name of the first author.
For more information on APA citation style, please refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition) or visit the Purdue OWL website.Links to an external site.
Note: Please be sure to proofread and edit your paper before submitting it. It is important that your writing is clear and concise and that the argument is well-supported. If you have any questions about the assignment or need help finding sources, please feel free to speak with the instructor or visit your school’s tutoring center (linked below). 
Plagiarism: 
This assignment will be submitted to TurnItIn on Canvas. Any assignment uploaded to TurnItIn with a 16% or more similarity report will automatically be required to rewrite and may be subject to a 0/F grade according to instructor’s discretion. You are responsible for checking the TurnItIn similarity report after submitting your assignment. 
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Plagiarism will result in an automatic 0/F on an assignment. 
Cheating will result in an automatic 0/F on an assignment.
Instructor may report any plagiarism or cheating to school officials.
Criteria
Points
Clear and concise thesis statement
15
Argument that is well-supported by evidence
25
Use of a minimum of 3 academic sources, with at least 2 from peer-reviewed journals
15
APA citation style (in-text citations and reference list)
15
Clarity and coherence of writing
20
Proofreading and editing
10
Total Points: 100

Instructions:
For your first essay, you will explore the theory of evolution you were introduced to in Chapters 2-5 further by finding examples of evolution in the world around you.  
Find a recent NEWS article that addresses an example of evolution. Examples include fossil finds, virus mutations, etc. (A news article is an article from a media source like a newspaper or magazine such as the New York Times, FOX, The Washington Post, VICE, National Geographic, etc. that addresses a current event. It does not include general information websites and sources like Wikipedia, eHow, dictionaries, academic journals, online encyclopedias, etc.)
Write a 300-word essay that answers the following questions, referring to the article and course materials, NOT random sources:
What is the modern evolutionary synthesis, i.e how do anthropologists currently explain how evolution works? See Chapter 2.
What types of evidence are used to support the theory?
How does the article you chose exemplify the theory of evolution at work in the world today?
Discuss with details and tie the findings in the article to what you learned in the module.
Your essay should:
Be a total of 300 words or more.
The 300-word limit DOES NOT include the questions, names, titles, and references.
It also does not include meaningless filler statements
Be written in complete sentences and paragraphs.
Be proofread for clarity.
Use factual information from the textbook and/or appropriate articles and websites.
Be original work – your submission will be checked for plagiarism.
Cite all your sources – type references according to the APA Style GuideLinks to an external site..
Essays without proper citations and/or large portions copied from other sources will receive a zero.
Type your essay in a WORD Document, then upload your file by clicking “Browse My Computer” for Attach File.
Essays submitted to the “Comments” textbox or using an unsupported file type (see below) will receive a zero.
View the grading rubric above (Points Possible).

The research term paper is your opportunity to further investigate a topic from this course that really interests you. Like with your event observation topic, you will need to discuss your chosen topic with your tutor before proceeding. Perhaps your event observation assignment inspired you? Or maybe it was something you read or watched in the course? How about something in the news? There are a multitude of possible topics, but remember that this is a course in cultural anthropology, so you will want to look at a cultural aspect of life for First Peoples in Canada. There is a list of possible topics below to help you start thinking.

Key Concepts
Colorblindness
Critical Race Theory
Hypodescent
Jim Crow
Black Lives Matter
Model Minority Myth
Eugenics
Japanese-American Incarceration during World War II
Requuired Readings
Concepts About Race in America Sp24.pdf
Japanese-American Internment_Incarceration PPT Sp24.pdf
Read or listen to this article about Anthropologist Franz Boas: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/03/747909534/how-one-anthropologist-reshaped-how-social-scientists-think-about-race
video to watch. Race: Power of an Illusion – House We Live In (57 minutes)
Click on Bellevue College Library
Under “Search for Bellevue College Resources,” put “Race Power of an Illusion”
When it comes up with multiple links, look for “video” and click on “The House We Live In – Race: Power of an Illusion”

This essay is for an anthropology class, draft is due this Saturday 5/25 and final is due by 6/25. The topic can be on cultural differneces int he healthcare field and how some patient are treated differently than others based on their cultural background. OR it can be written on exploring the condition of racism theories. Must be APA style. Please see attached instructions and example essay. 

Write a 3-4 page double-spaced essay, 12 point font + references. The essay should address this prompt: 
Ethnography, as Renato Rosaldo argued, is produced by positioned subjects. What is “positionality” and how does it shape the practice of ethnography?
Writing Instructions for the paper
The  introduction should include a thesis statement and a clear roadmap for the paper. The thesis statement should address the prompt and you should develop and support it based on your fieldwork (fieldnotes I took while sitting in a public cafe) and course readings.
To support your thesis, substantively engage with at least two course texts and your ethnographic exercise (I WILL ATTACH ALL MATERIALS BELOW).
Unless something is common knowledge (“cats don’t like water”), you should include a citation. Outside references are welcome but not required. 
Use author-date style when citing within your text (Perez 2017: 4) and for your reference list at the end of the essay.

For the final project in this course, you are making recommendations for a museum exhibit on human evolution. As the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document explains, you will step into the role of a biological anthropologist who has been asked to consult on a museum exhibit geared toward younger patrons, specifically high school students. The museum exhibit is entitled “Understanding Humans: How Did We Get Here?” Before you start on Milestone One, be sure that you have read all details of the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document.
The final project has four total critical elements that will be covered throughout the course. They are titled Impact of Primate Evolution, Hominin Evolution, Impact of Culture and Environment, and Deconstructing Race. For this first milestone, you will work on the first critical element, Impact of Primate Evolution. Your specific goal in this milestone is to teach museum visitors about the impact of Primate evolution on modern Primates.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
Impact of Primate Evolution
Identify prominent examples that illustrate major trends in non-human primate anatomical evolution and provide a detailed explanation as to why you recommend the museum exhibit these primates. How do your chosen species demonstrate the major events of primate anatomical evolution?
Analyze the anatomy of your chosen primate species and discuss the relationship between anatomical evolution and modern primate behaviors. What connections can you see between the primate anatomy and modern primate behaviors?
Identify examples from the fossil record that illustrate evidence of the evolutionary split between apes and monkeys and, later, between apes and humans. How do these examples illustrate the major differences between apes, monkeys, and humans today? What are the behaviors of these extinct species?
What ethical considerations are involved in deciding what information or items to display? For example, would it be better to use captive live animals to demonstrate primate behavior versus videos of primates in their natural habitat? Why? Are there any ethical considerations related to how the museum might obtain Primate anatomical specimens or replicas?

Drawing on case studies and readings attached (you do not need to use all of them, you may use as many as you want to), provide evidence for how race and gender are socially constructed ideas rather than “natural” (biological) differences. How have ideas of race and gender come about?   
Videos about race:
The myth of race, debunked in 3 minutes 

What is Good Hair? Tyra (7 min) 

Preconceived Notions about Race, Tyra (7 min)

The Problem w/ White Beauty Standards

Aamer Rahman – Reverse Racism 

Videos about gender:
India’s Third Gender Movement (14 min)

The Third Gender: Muxes (10 min) 

She is My Son: Afghanistan’s Bacha Posh, When Girls Become Boys (26 min)

This is my Historical Archaeology Class. For my final research paper, I need to do 10 pages.
This is my introduction/thesis:
The transatlantic slave trade is one of the most dreadful chapters in human history, with millions of Africans forced to flee, brutalized, and exploited over centuries. While historical documents are crucial for understanding this time period, they frequently miss or downplay enslaved Africans’ agency and resistance. However, modern scholarship has increasingly recognized the need of looking into incidents of resistance and insurrection on slave ships as critical components of comprehending the lived experiences of those subjected to the horrors of the Middle Passage. Through an examination of archaeological evidence, this research paper aims to demonstrate that instances of resistance and revolt by enslaved Africans on board slave ships were pervasive and multifaceted. By analyzing material culture recovered from these ships, this study seeks to illuminate the lived experiences of enslaved individuals, the strategies they employed to resist oppression, and the broader implications of their resistance within the context of the transatlantic slave trade. Ultimately, this paper argues that archaeological evidence offers unique insights into the agency, resilience, and collective action of enslaved Africans during one of the darkest chapters in human history.
Must use fact checked scholary sources. I have added some sources that I would like to use.

This project will consist of a research paper derived from library research on the topic of your choice. But, naturally, the paper should have an anthropological approach appropriate to the area of study you will undertake.
The objective of this project is for you to improve your research, writing, and analytical skills. Although you may have already written papers for other courses, we will pay particular attention to the way anthropological papers are written. This includes a rather stereotypical structure, citation style, and the critical use of information derived from academic journal articles. In terms of structure and style, in the social sciences, we have particular values which include:
Clear expository style rather than use of symbolism, allegory, or metaphor
Concise expression of ideas
Repetition of information in the abstract, introduction, and conclusion
Attention to formatting, proper citations, and robust bibliography
Your research paper needs to present data and information drawn from your sources. However, a vital part of the paper is your analysis and interpretation based on the material you have read. Your paper needs to answer a question that you pose to the literature. A review of the literature in your paper should organize and summarize what is known about your topic. Then, you should interpret the data by providing a critical discussion of the topic and research question already covered. Using your own cognitive powers, analytical skills, and critical thinking, evaluate the issues revealed from your bibliography research. You should provide the reader with a new interpretation of the data, expose biases in the literature, or suggest areas for future research.
Do not merely “report” on what you have read. You must subject your bibliographic information to a careful study and think about the deeper meaning of the topic to the construction of anthropological knowledge.
Nuts and Bolts
An acceptable paper will be at least 2000 words in length (base line for a C). An excellent paper will be detailed, yet concise. You should aim for 3000 words at least for an A grade.
Use the Chicago style guide to format citations and the bibliography (link below)
Scholarly journal articles are the gold standard for bibliographic research. A solid review of the literature is required. This may require as many as 20 sources.
Paper sections
Abstract – a short overview of the paper
Introduction – present your thesis/research question posed to the literature. Here you are going to tell the reader what they will be reading.
Subsequent sections will present the information from your literature review and provide the context for your thesis. These sections are the “meat” of the paper. This is where you tell the reader what the issue/problem is in detail.
If you present competing theories, be sure to provide the evidence for each. Then evaluate the evidence. This is the creative element of the paper. This distinguishes the write as a researcher rather than just a reporter.
Discussion – in this section you should present your interpretation of the data/theories/issues. Suggest limitations of the data sets, alternative models, or perspectives.
Conclusion – wrap up the paper with summary points. No new information should be introduced here. The conclusion tells the reader what they just read – tell them what the major takeaways are from the paper.
End notes. Do not use bottom of the page footnotes. I don’t like them.
Bibliography with full information in AAA style.
Appendices: images, graphs, charts.
Source material
As indicated above, you need to rely on scholarly journal articles. These are peer-reviewed and vetted by the scholarly community. You are already familiar with the main peer-reviewed journals in anthropology:
American Antiquity
Current Anthropology
American Anthropologist
American Jn of Physical Anthropology
Annual Review of Anthropology (this is a good place to start since you will be crafting a paper similar to the kinds of articles found in this journal).
Evolutionary Anthropology
Of course, there are numerous journals that peer-reviewed and focus on more specific topics, such as:
Human organization (by Society for Applied Anthropology)
Feminist Anthropology
Sexualities: Studies in Culture and Society
Religion and Society