Ideologies and political-intellectual trends have had their rise and fall across the Arab region, since early 20thcentury. Discuss the reasons behind the rise and decline of Arab Marxism/Socialism over time.
compare and contrast the use of the media in the two cases of conflict: Palestine/Arab-Israeli conflict and the Gulf conflict (The blockade on Qatar from Saudi-UAE-Bahrain and Egypt). What are the similarities and differences of how various parties have used the media in these two conflicts, to project their respective cases?
Daily fantasy sports have taken off in recent years, but the industry has been met with much resistance from state governments claiming that the sites equate gambling. For examples, both the states of Nevada and New York have classified daily fantasy sports as gambling and shut down sites from the two major players, DraftKings and FanDuel.
What’s your stand on the argument? How should daily fantasy sports be classified?
Addiction has long been a concern in digital gaming in general how do you think games such as this contribute to that reputation? Do you think this industry will be able to survive the public scrutiny?
What does the future hold for fantasy sports?
Explain the challenges of a fast growing world population in general. Illustrate this with specific examples and suggest – with clear examples – at least two ways in which governments can slow down population growth.
Battle At Versailles: The Competition that Shook the Fashion Industry
1. What was the Battle of Versailles really? When did it happen? Why did it happen?
2. Who organized it? Who was she? Why is she important? What major events did she create?
3. Who were the designers featured? Name them all, where they were from and what they were known for—what kinds of clothes did they create?
4. Who were the models? Name them. What made them different? Which ones stood out to you? Why?
5. What was the French attitude towards the American designers? Did it change after this event?
6. What was the French half of the show like? what happened on stage? What was the American half like? What happened on stage? Be specific.
7. A lot of things happened-tell me 3 things that happened behind the scenes—be specific.
8. According to this documentary, how was the fashion industry changing at this time?
9. How important was dance-to the event, to the models, to the designers, the show?
10. Why didn’t the French Designers want Anne Klein’s designs in the show?
11. What made Stephen Burrows’s moment in this show so important?
12. How were the French fashion shows described? How were they different from what we see today
