Be sure to adhere to the following guidelines for writing your reflection. Your reflection must have a length of one page (300-350 words), it must be organized in introduction, development and conclusion, use correct grammar and spelling, be written on a computer, using double space (2.0), Times New Roman font number 12, with one inch […]
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What American tactic of ACTIVISM had the Inchoate citizen already used?
The New York Draft Riots were the most destructive domestic riots in American History. Although the Draft Law had many diverse opponents, it was also supported by countless and diverse people. One of the New York Times articles available at the end of Module 11 with the primary sources, entitled “The Conscription Grievances of the […]
What were some of the different issues that motivated protests for change-Who were some of the different people who got involved?
Background: As we saw last week, a new American generation born after World War II (Boomers) had aspirations for peace, prosperity, and technological advancements (remember the 1964 World’s Fair). The Cold War rivalry between the nuclear-armed Superpowers (US and USSR) put these lofty aspirations in constant doubt. Diplomacy in the nuclear age set the world […]
What did WWII, the Cold War, and conflict in Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East have in common?
What did WWII, the Cold War, and conflict in Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East have in common? Be sure to FULLY support your argument with historical information in a multi-paragraph essay with a minimum of 300 words (include introduction, body, and conclusion paragraphs.) Follow English grammar standards and rules, use Times New Roman size […]
Who is the author writing it for (that is, who is the audience)-Does the audience affect the content or style? If so, how?
Read the two sources and analyze them and write answering the following: • Who is the author? Is the author a man/woman, rich/poor, powerful/not powerful, foreign observer/member of the society, young/old, first-hand observer/secondary writer, some with something to gain/someone with something to lose? These are just categories to think about that might tell us something […]
What did you learn, or did not learn, from this book that makes it a valuable, or not valuable, contribution to our understanding of the historical topic? Why?
Jacoby, Karl. Crimes Against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation (2014). A summary of the author’s primary argument: What is the author’s main idea – what is the topic? What is/are the most important question(s) the author is asking? The author wants to teach you something, to convince you about […]
How useful for historians, students of history, or history buffs-There is a set format for writing book reviews.
Book Review: If you wrote “book reports” in your younger days, this is a good place to begin defining a book review. In a book report, you typically wrote about a novel (fiction): you summarized the plot and then explained whether you liked the book or not, and why. You responded to the book as […]
What we can learn from it beyond just the incidents of Yang’s life, and what questions the book raises for us.
Analysis of Rae Yang, Spider Eaters. As a memoir, Spider Eaters is a primary source. In your analysis of the book, again provide a brief summary of the book’s contents. Then explain what Yang wants to convey about her life and how she supports this “argument” in the book. Analyze the book’s strengths and weaknesses, […]
Discuss the arguments they used to defend or promote the new theory, in their reviews of On the Origin of Species.
Essay 3 The question: In addition to analysis of the empirical data, Darwin’s supporters framed their arguments in light of the principles, ideals, and norms of modern science that had been developing since the1600s. Discuss the arguments they used to defend or promote the new theory, in their reviews of On the Origin of Species. […]
Compare and contrast political structures and governments that took shape in Europe and Asia.
Analytical essay 2 Compare and contrast political structures and governments that took shape in Europe and Asia. What appears to have been the most important influence on how societies in these areas governed?
