In the 1950s acting roles for African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans were few and far between. When roles were offered they tended to be for supporting players and fit negative stereotypes in which the characters where lazy, talked differently, dressed differently, or were domestic servants.

In the 1960s, minority actors were finally beginning to take center stage in Hollywood. In the movies, Sidney Poitier would star in Lillies of the Field (1963), The Heat of the Night (1967), To Sir with Love (1967) and Guess Who is Coming to Dinner (1967). On the small screen, George Takei, Bruce Lee, Diahann Carroll, Clarence Williams III, and Nichelle Nichols made their mark in primetime TV.

Nichelle Nichols’s portrayal of Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek (1966-1969) marked the first time American television viewers got to see an African-American female character that wasn’t a stereotype. Lieutenant Uhura was smart, beautiful, and fourth in command of the USS Enterprise. But after the first season, Nichols decided it was time to move on. She had received a lot of public attention for her role on the show and decided it was the right time to pursue her Broadway dreams.

This is one of those stories in which history and popular culture collide. Nichelle Nichols begins the famous story:

“‘On Saturday night, I went to an NAACP fundraiser, I believe it was, in Beverly Hills. And one of the promoters came over to me and said, Ms. Nichols, there’s someone who would like to meet you. He says he is your greatest fan. And I’m thinking a Trekker, you know. And I turn, and before I could get up, I looked across the way and there was the face of Dr. Martin Luther King’” (Ohlheiser, 2015).

Dr. King tells Nichols he is a Trekkie and that Star Trek was the only show he let his children stay up late to watch. Nichelle Nichols immediately breaks the news that she is leaving the show because she was offered a part on Broadway. Dr. King argues that she could not possibly leave because the world was finally seeing black people on television, not as servants but as beautiful, intelligent people journeying to the stars.

In Pioneers of Television, “Breaking Barriers” Nichols says, “At that moment, the world tilted for me” and “That’s all I could think of, everything that Dr. King said — ‘The world would see us for the first time as we should be seen’ “. Lieutenant Uhura stayed on the USS Enterprise (Boettcher, 2014).

References:

Ohlheiser, A. (2015, July 31). How Martin Luther King Jr. convinced ‘Star Trek’s’ Lt. Uhura to stay on the show. Retrieved from

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/07/31/how-martin-luther-king-jr-convinced-star-treks-uhura-to-stay-on-the-show/

Boettcher, S. (Director). (2014, April 29). Breaking Barriers [Television series episode]. In Pioneers in Television. Arlington, Virginia: PBS.

Written Assignment Instructions:

Select: two television shows (one from the 1950s and another from the 1960s) from the lists below.

1950s: Amos and Andy, The Cisco Kid, Beulah, and The Lone Ranger

1960s: The Green Hornet, Star Trek, Julia, and Mod Squad

Research your shows, focusing on the minority characters. Look for answers to the following questions:

• What is the background of this show? What years was the show on TV?
• Focusing on Civil Rights, what social issues and historical events were taking place at the time the show was being broadcast?
• Focusing on Civil Rights, how do you see specific characters or elements from specific episodes fitting in with these important events and issues of the time? How are they historical artifacts (a reflection of the social, political, and cultural current events) of the Civil Rights Movement?
• How do you think these specific characters helped to shape the popular perceptions of minorities of the time? Please be specific.

Watch at least one full episode each of your TV shows (using YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, or other sources) and be sure to include this episode in your works cited list.

Write an essay using the information you gathered from answering the above questions. Your thesis for this essay should attempt to answer these questions: Given the information you gathered about the background and cultural history on both television shows; explain their cultural relevance of each as they fit into the Civil Rights Movement. How are they historical artifacts of the Civil Rights Movement? How do you think each show and/or specific characters helped to shape popular perceptions of minorities at the time? Please be specific.

This essay should be at least 2 full pages not including heading and reference page. Paper should be in APA format, in-text citations should be reference. Please use credible sources such as Google Scholar or utilizing library resources. Please do not forget to cite your sources from YouTube, Netflix, etc.

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Discussion 1 relates to religious, ethical, and legal considerations in the earliest Western civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and among the ancient Hebrews.     

    Primary Source Readings and Discussion for Unit One (60 points):     

    Read Spielvogel (our course textbook) Chapters 1 and 2 and:     

    The “Negative Confession” from the Egyptian Book of the Dead:     
http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/literature/religious/bd125b.html

    Read from the Code of Hammurabi laws 134-148 and 172-232 at:     
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp
    Read Genesis, chapters 1, 2, and 3 at:     
http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/KjvGene.html

For the       initial response phase of the discussion board, due 1/12/2018, please post initial answers to three of the questions below.     

    Questions addressing factual issues only are highlighted in       bold print (#1, 2, 3).        Questions dealing with primary source material are not highlighted in bold print. Answer two primary source questions,        (Questions 4-5 relate to The Book of the Dead, questions 6-9 relate to The Code of Hammurabi, and questions 10-14 relate to Genesis).       

Expectations
Three Initial Posts (10 points each). Only one answer to a bold print question (based on the textbook) and one each to two different primary source documents (not bold).  These submissions should be approximately two to three paragraphs in length.     

Replies Phase:
    For the       replies phase of the discussion board, due 1/19/2018, please post at least two responses to other student’s comments and reply to the follow-up question that your instructor posted to one of your initial responses. Locate the question or answer that you wish to respond to, click “Reply”, write an answer, and then click “Submit” to post a response. Responses to other student’s answers should move the discussion forward with an alternate interpretation or tactfully indicate disagreement with some aspect of it.     

Expectations
Two Reply Posts (10 points each). Responses to another student’s initial answer, click on “reply” within the bottom portion of the student’s post.        Â  To completely reply to another student, at least a full paragraph is needed.       
One Reply Post to Instructor’s Follow-up (10 points); the instructor will post an original follow-up question to one of each student’s initial answers.  Same as an initial, two to three paragraphs.     

1. Please assess the geographical conditions that allowed the Mesopotamians and Egyptians to be so successful. What impact did these features have on their culture/civilization?
2. What are two similarities between the religions of ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia? What is one way in which they were different?
3. Please assess the similarities and differences between the religions of Mesopotamia and Egypt and the religion of the Hebrews. What were the major features the religion of the Hebrews that differentiated it from those of ancient Egypt and Mespotomia?
  4. As demonstrated in the negative confession in the Egyptian Book of the Dead, ancient Egyptians had a clear ethical system. What are some of the actions that a righteous person must not commit? By implication, what are some of the actions that a righteous person should do?  What flaws do you see in their system?   
  5. In what ways do Egyptian ideas of right and wrong seem similar to our traditional ideas of right and wrong? In what ways are Egyptian ideas of right and wrong different from our traditional ideas?   
  6. The Code of Hammurabi has several clearly delineated social classes who have defined rights and duties. What does the Code of Hammurabi tell you about the importance of social class in ancient Babylon? Is there a balance between rights and duties, i.e. those with more rights have more duties, or does the system seem arbitrary or preferential in assigning rights and duties?   
  7. Punishments in the Code of Hammurabi are very harsh. What effect do you think similar laws would have on the practice of medicine and the trades today? Should doctors and tradesmen be held more accountable for their failures in the same way as their predecessors? Why or why not?   
  8. How did Hammurabi try to control the actions of government officials within the Code of Hammurabi? Do you believe his regulations for government officials be a good idea today?   
  9. What do these laws show about the relative status of women in Babylonian society? What are their rights and responsibilities according to the Code of Hammurabi?   
  10. In which chapters (1, 2, and/or 3) of Genesis is God shown as transcendent (without human form)? In which chapters is he portrayed in a way that is anthropomorphic (with human form)? Why do you believe the authors chose to portray God in these different manners?   
  11. What relationship does Genesis suggest between humans and plants and animals? Does the Egyptian Book of the Dead make any suggestions about human relationships with plants and animals? If so, how do the concepts of the Egyptians and the Hebrews compare to each other?   
  12. What are the different implications respecting the status of women during the creation as written in Genesis 1:26-28 and that told in Genesis 2:7-21? Why do you believe Genesis 2:7-21 is the more prevalent version of the creation of woman?   
  13. How might someone account for the seeming differences in the status of women in Genesis, Chapter 1 and Genesis, Chapter 2? After reading these sections of Genesis, how do you believe the Hebrews envisioned the proper roles of the sexes in their society?   
  14. What does the story of Adam and Eve tell you about the Hebrew concepts of good and evil? Do those compare favorably or unfavorably with the Egyptian ideas of morality contained in The Book of the Dead or the Mesopotamian ideas of morality contained in the Code of

Students will get the chance to research Amazon Web Services and learn how this company is now revolutionizing how many of our favorite companies are collecting and storing massive amounts of data.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is making huge steps with data and analytics, just to name a few areas. Choose a customer of AWS and, in 500 words or more, describe how AWS has provided data, information, analytics, and knowledge to this company. How would/does AWS manage big data for the company you chose? What service does the Internet of Things of AWS provide?

This assignment requires the use of at least two additional scholarly research sources published within the last 5 years. Include at least one in-text citation from each cited source.

Ashford 4: – Week 3 – Assignment

Final Paper Proposal
 

For detailed information regarding outlines, introductions, thesis statements, and an APA references list, visit the Ashford Writing Center.
 

Review the assignment instructions for the Final Paper in Week Five. Submit an outline for your Final Paper that includes the following:

1. Develop an introduction with a thesis statement for the      Final Paper.
2. Create an outline of the major headings with a two- to      three-sentence description of what you will discuss under each heading.
3. Provide a references page for the sources used in the      Final Paper (the Final Paper has a minimum requirement of five scholarly      sources).
   • State the complete bibliographic citation for the       scholarly source following APA guidelines.

Your outline must be two to three pages (excluding title and reference pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
 

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

/************************************************************************************

* Program:  PRG/420 Week 5 

* Purpose:     Week 5 Coding Assignment

* Programmer:  TYPE YOUR NAME HERE        

* Class:       PRG/420       

* Creation Date:  TYPE TODAY’S DATE HERE

*************************************************************************************

* Program Summary:   

* This program converts a given date to a string.    

*      The code includes exception handling for a ParseException. 

************************************************************************************/

package prg420week5_codingassignment;

import java.util.*;     // wildcard to import all the util. classes 

import java.text.*;     // wildcard to import all the text classes   

public class PRG420Week5_CodingAssignment {

    public static void main(String[] args){

    // The getInstance() method returns a Calendar object whose calendar fields have been initialized with the current date and time.

    Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); {

    LINE 1. BEGIN THE TRY BLOCK.

                String str_date=”01-Nov-17″; // Declare a string that we will use later to format a date like this: ##-XXX-##

                DateFormat formatter;  // Declare an object of type DateFormat so that we can call its parse() method later

                Date myFormattedDate; // Declare a variable of type Date to hold the formatted date

                formatter = new SimpleDateFormat(“dd-MMM-yy”);    // Assign a specific date format to the formatter variable

                // The given date is taken as a string that is converted into a date type by using 

                // the parse() method 

                 myFormattedDate = (Date)formatter.parse(str_date);       // setting up the format

                System.out.println(“The formatted date is ” + myFormattedDate);

                System.out.println(“Today is ” +calendar.getTime() );

        LINE 2. WRITE THE CATCH BLOCK TO CATCH EXCEPTIONS OF TYPE ParseException (TO HANDLE EXCEPTION, SIMPLY PRINT THE EXCEPTION)

    }

  }

}