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Essay Instructions: I want it to be about why sparta was reluctant to accept other cultures other military tactics and forms of government which could have help them. Please use the following as one of the sources:Ancient Greece A Political, Social, and Cultural History by Pomeroy, Burstein, Donlan And Roberts. Also it has to be Chicago/Turabian Style.

Essay Instructions: Comparison of the Social Sciences: This paper should be aimed at a critical comparison between the human behavior disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and sociology. The paper should include empirical research from scientific sources. The paper should emphasize the importance of cultural diversity and reflect the values of Respect and Community for people of other cultures. The paper must be written in APA style.


Research Paper Requirements:
The research paper should include a minimum of 7-pages of text (double-spaced .11 point font with 1-inch margins), a Title page and a Reference page. Your paper needs to conform to APA Style regarding text citations and the reference page. Direct quotes are not to exceed 15% of the paper.

Must include at least 8 references of which four are book and four are academic journal articles. These references must be scientific journal articles and books. Articles from recognized scientific journals that may be accessed on the internet are acceptable. No more than half of the references can be from Internet websites. Do not use magazines such as People, Psychology Today, books such as Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus or websites such as Wikipedia or About.com.

Essay Instructions: The question to address in the essay is: Why is cultural diversity a desirable thing in the US and why should we encourage knowledge of others' cultures in our citizens?

Please include a definition of cultural diversity in the essay and take a position regarding this question. The position could be like, "Cultural diversity is desirable in the United States because_______, and it should be encouraged because_______.

Present one argument for your position supported by evidence from a cited source.

Present an opinion that opposes it and then address that opinion with a counter-argument. (very important part of the argumentative process)

The goal of the essay is critically explain why it is a desirable thing to encourage the knowledge of other cultures across American life.

Essay Instructions: Your task is to interview someone that meets the following criteria:

• Was born outside of the U.S. and Canada
• Who is at least 18 years old
• Who has been in the U.S. for not less than six months and not more than eight years

The interview should be conducted on a face-to-face basis (i.e. not by email)

Part 2: Questions to Ask Interviewee

Interview Questions:

Please report on the responses to the interview questions. It is expected that your answers to Questions 1 & 4-8 will be a paragraph of at least seven single-spaced lines (about 80 words), answers to Questions 2 & 3 will be at least 40 words in length, and answers to Questions 9 & 10 will be at least 160 words in length. Therefore, you will need to “probe” the interviewee for complete and interesting answers. Answers that are too terse will not be accepted, so you might need to find another interviewee if you cannot obtain complete and thorough responses. Here are the questions:

1. Please describe the expectations you had of the U.S. before you left your country. Specifically, what did you expect to find here in terms of the people, the culture, and the lifestyle of the United States?
2. What were some of the things that you most looking forward to prior to coming to the U.S.? (E.g. seeing or experiencing something).
3. Were you anxious or nervous about anything at all before you came to the U.S.? What?
4. What aspect of the U.S. culture most surprised you?
5. What aspect were you least comfortable with? (People, situations etc)
6. In what ways are your own culture different from that of the United States?
7. Have you ever been offended by someone while in the U.S.? Briefly explain what happened.
8. If you were to offer advice to a resident of the United States about how to more effectively deal with foreign-born visitors, students or citizens, what would it be?

Part 3: Reflection
These two questions are to be answered by the person conducting the interview:

9. Did anything surprise or concern you about what you were told?
10. Any “lessons learned” about other cultures?

Note: The last two questions are the most important part of the paper. These answers should be comprehensive, thorough and insightful. An answer like “nothing really surprised me” won’t suffice.