Category Archives: History

Discuss how this article relates to your final group project/why you found it useful for this project.

Assignment: Find 4 NEWS Articles that focus on the missile crisis, Russia’s aggressive acts that tend to violate NATO’s laws/sanctions, NATO’s enlargement, and other issues that are big that tend to pop up between Russia and NATO, annotating these to show how these material contribute to your final project–summarizing the content of each article in […]

Pick one of the compelling topics of Greek History and analyze it. What perspective can it give people today?Explain.

Homer and the Iliad and Odyssey, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, The Age of Pericles and the decline of Athens, Greek Philosophy and Drama, the list goes on. Pick one of the compelling topics of Greek History and analyze it. What perspective can it give people today?

How can we, as historians, learn from these sources so that we can understand and help guide similar processes in the world today? What kind of processes of migration, conquest, and change in today’s world could better be understood by reading the words of Chief Joseph and William Hornaday?Discuss.

In reading the primary sources for this week: Chief Joseph on Indian Affairs (1877, 1879) and William T. Hornaday on the Extinction of the American Bison (1889) we are undoubtedly confronted with some of the sadder consequences of this irreversible process. How can we, as historians, learn from these sources so that we can understand […]

What is the author’s premise in the book with regards to economic history and theory in the time period under consideration? What is he trying to accomplish? Deal with the premise or overall element of what is being done within the work. Is the author successful in achieving the purpose or not historically? Be specific and substantiate with elements from the text for support.

1. What is the author’s premise in the book with regards to economic history and theory in the time period under consideration? What is he trying to accomplish? Deal with the premise or overall element of what is being done within the work. Is the author successful in achieving the purpose or not historically? Be […]

Discuss.What has Betros done or failed to do to argue persuasively? What, in other words, are the strengths of his argument? What are the weakness of his argument? Be sure that your body paragraphs begin with topic sentences and present unique and powerful subordinate arguments supported by specific evidence and sound analysis.

Read Chapter Five, “Sabers and Goalposts: The Physical Program,” in Carved fromGranite. (in attached documents) After reading and analyzing the chapter, write a two-page paper that assesses the persuasiveness of Betros’ argument. Is his argument persuasive? Why or Why not? What is the nature and quality of the evidence he provides to support his argument? […]

What is your sense about the best way to move forward to solve some of the issues?

Read Chapters 11-14 (attached) Please use page number with in text citations. Write a brief reflection on the state America as it begins the 21st century. • What are the major issues facing America as a nation? • What are the biggest threats to American security? • Is America’s national foreign and domestic policy morally […]

What does it tell us about the time period in which it was produced? What research questions does it provoke? What does it assume that readers value?

For this analysis, choose a single issue of a film magazine from the 1920s-1940s, using the Media History Digital Library Once there, you can click on the “Lantern” button along the top and it will present a visual array of publications, which you can then sort by date, collection (fan mag, trade mag, etc.), and […]

How did detente and the 1975 signing of the Helsinki Accords change the music scene in the USSR?

Name and discuss in 1-2 sentences each three features of pop music, and especially rock and roll, that made it such an important challenge to the Soviet system. Name three ways that late 1960s Soviet authorities tried to control access to what they deemed decadent forms of popular Western culture. Name three forms of resistance […]

Based on your knowledge of the kidney and the disease of CHF, what factors would be important in selecting a specific diuretic? How would you explain to this patient how it works?Explain.

A 41-year-old obese male patient is diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF). He is told to begin a moderate exercise routine with a healthy diet and is prescribed several medications — including a diuretic. 1. Based on your knowledge of the kidney and the disease of CHF, what factors would be important in selecting a […]