INSTRUCTIONS: Please respond to the prompt in the form of a critical thinking and reflective essay. ...

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INSTRUCTIONS: Please respond to the prompt in the form of a critical thinking and reflective essay. You should address all questions in the prompt, providing a unique perspective based on the class materials and readings, and using thoughtful examples to explore the themes and issues covered in class. If necessary, you may incorporate your previous responses from Week 1 to Week 3. Your response will be evaluated based on its originality. While you may use other sources, such as critical essays or quotes, to support your response, it is not required. Be sure to cite all sources used. PLEASE CHOOSE ONLY ONE PROMPT AND ANSWER IT TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITIES. PROMPT 1: Based upon the readings, examine the role of the Spanish Inquisition in determining gender and sexuality for the New World. Explain how the conquest creates new ways of understanding gender while erasing ways of understanding gender before colonization. Explain what were some of the areas of transgression based on readings that discuss the position of the Spanish Inquisition. Provide specific examples and details of how gender and sexuality were defined, restricted, and ultimately punished. Explain why Gender is a social construct and the connection between sexuality and power dynamics in modern society. Why are institutions of power more interested in policing female bodies than male bodies? Why are the Biological complexities that go beyond the Gender Binary? Based on your personal experiences and knowledge up to this point, please share your perspective on how your understanding of gender and sexuality would differ if the Spanish Inquisition had not occurred. PROMPT 2: Looking at Trexler and Crompton discuss how gender and sexual practices in the Old World (Europe) and the New World (The Americas) were encountered. Explain the encounters of the Europeans in the New World and how they viewed and responded to the distinct gender and sexual practices of the Natives in the Americas. How were two-spirit people treated and understood? Provide examples and details from the readings and generate an understanding of this encounter and make an argument that shows if the response to the European Conquest was just or unjust. Make a contemporary analysis of how the Conquest impacted the current understanding of gender and sexuality and explain how these encounters have influenced our current understanding of gender and sexuality, and analyze how this benefits or affects minority groups. Please answer the following question: How do race, language, gender, and citizenship benefit certain individuals while having negative effects on others as a result of the Conquest? PROMPT 3: Please explain why One of the most controversial and enduring figures of the Conquest of Mexico is Doña Marina, or, as she is, pejoratively regarded as La Malinche. Make sure to answer in your response the following: 1-What was Doña Marina's role in the Conquest of Mexico? 2-Why is she viewed with disdain as a historical figure? 3-How does Adelaida del Castillo recuperate Doña Marina's legacy? Create a strong argument that illustrates the impact of Malinchismo and Marianismo on Latina sexuality and discuss how Latinas are perceived in terms of sexuality in US society. How do these stereotypes compare to those of women from other racial backgrounds, such as white, Asian, and African American women? It is preferred that you choose to compare the experiences of Latinas with women of your own race. What is the purpose of the intersectional analysis of experiences with the gender binary established in society? How do Juana Maria Rodriguez and Sandra Soto's arguments on gender and sexuality relate to your personal experiences? Is there any possibility of finding solutions or alternatives to the current gender binary system that challenge the norms established after the conquest? Here are some guidelines, formatting tips, and a sample to help you with your midterm essay exam paper. Your thoughts and reflections should be 3-4 pages. (You are allowed to go over the page count by one page) 1. Include an Introduction Make sure your Thesis Statement stands out by BOLDING IT. 2. Respond to every component of the Prompt. BOLD your parenthetical citations. Ex. ( Hernandez 18) 3. Conclusion includes a personal reflection on your main takeaway from this course