• The paper begins with a brief overview of the plot. Briefly summarize the plot and describe the beginning, middle, and end. This should take no more than one paragraph. • Select at least 2 of the following topic to include in your review (You’re certainly welcome to talk about as much of the production […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Discuss and compare the impact the historical figures had on modern public health systems.
Review the learning resources provided in this module and think about the challenges that each historical figure experienced and the contributions each person made to social change. It is recommended that you start with the resources that are provided, as there are many available on these figures, some of which may not be of suitable […]
What local or global factors caused the lynching in Shubuta in 1918? How did whites (in Mississippi and elsewhere) respond to the lynching? How did blacks (in Mississippi and elsewhere) respond to the lynching? Who was Walter White and how did he fight against racism and lynching? How did African Americans challenge lynching and racial violence in the 1920s-1940s?
Be sure to include material from the lecture, from The Hanging Bridge,(page 3-87 only) and from the primary source (“Estill Springs”)”The Estill Springs Lynching” (pgs. 16-20 of The Crisis). ONLY. Topics/issues/ and themes to consider include: Why, according to Ward, was the Shubuta bridge an important symbol? What local or global factors caused the lynching […]
