American History

Essay.  Write a detailed answer to the question below in essay form. Your response should be detailed and use specific material from all parts of our class to support your answer. I especially want you to use material from our primary sources (GIVE ME LIBERTY! “AN AMERICAN HISTORIC VOL 2. 5e). 5 full pages, double-spaced (1200-1500 or more words and normal times new roman 12-point font with regular margins), but you may have a longer answer. Use specific examples from the readings and class when answering the essay question.  Do not use outside sources and just use material from part 3 of the class (Primary Source: GIVE ME LIBERTY! “AN AMERICAN HISTORIC VOL 2. 5e, Chapters 24 through 28 by ERIC FONER).   1.      From 1950 to the 2010s, explain and describe how and why many groups made strides toward social and legal equality and more freedom for the ‘pursuit of happiness.’ Why did some groups have more success than others? What challenges did these groups face in this process? What setbacks did they face and what problems remain? Explain.   The groups are: LGBT Women Black Woman All Immigrants African Americas White Man White Women Latinos Mexican Be sure to support your answer and use class material and examples.

1.       Critique the author.  Provide a background history of the author.  Where is he/she from?  What is his/her background as far as education, other publications, and any awards?  You need to determine whether the author is qualified to write about the subject and if he/she shows any biases in the presentation of the material.   2.       Critique the book.  What is the author’s topic?  How does he present the information?  What is his thesis?  How effective is he in presenting his thesis? What evidence does the author cite to support his/her thesis?     3.       Critique the sources.  What sources, if any, does the author use?  What type of sources are used, primary or secondary?  Does the author utilize all the available sources?

As you consider a potential thesis for your research paper, it might be helpful to begin with asking yourself the question, what should people about this topic, and why is it important for them to know it? the thesis of your essay should be an answer to this question. And the paper must include at least three reliable, appropriate sources that you locate using the research and information literacy skills covered in the library sessions.

Histories of science and medicine often paint their subjects as stories of progress with humanity moving from darkness into a state of enlightenment. On one hand, the fight against polio certainly bears some resemblance, in that a frightening disease came to be understood and effectively conquered by modern technology. On the other hand, as Oshinsky shows, progress isnt always  the story of knowledge overcoming ignorance. For this essay, I ask you to put the novel, Polio; An American Story, in conversation with both Rosenberg’s The Cholera Years and your own experience and/or observations of the covid-19 pandemic. In an essay of 700 words or so, address the following; First, how might these pandemics complicate the story of progress? Why might it be difficult to draw a straight line from cholera, through polio, to the coronavirus? Second, consider whether or not medical or technological progress can be understood in isolation from other contexts (legal, political, social, cultural, etc.) Finally, explain which public response to one of these diseases might be considered the best or strongest. In your explanation, be sure to offer a clear rationale as to why you think one set of responses is better than each of the other two.  A good response contains; A discussion of at least 700 words (more than two pages), divided into an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. A clear thesis (preferably in the introduction) that addresses the essay prompt. A general explanation of the argument (in the introduction) that outlines your response. Several body paragraphs, each with its own topic. Specific historical evidence from Oshinsky’s book Polio; An American Story, but feel free to incorporate any of the other readings, primary sources, or videos. A concluding paragraph that ties the body paragraphs together and covinceingly restates the thesis.

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity:  Textbook: You may want to browse forward in the class to pick a topic. Lesson: You may want to browse forward in the class to pick a topic. Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook/lesson) Introduction Throughout this course, you will be working on a final project. There will be a few weeks where your assignment will revolve around this project. The Course Project culminates with an original research presentation based on your historical research due in Week 7. Review the full instructions in located in Week 7 so that you are aware of the final requirements. The purpose of this presentation is to identify and analyze a significant historical event using concepts learned in class. The event must take place within the time frame of 1492 to 1990.   The following schedule will help you plan your time for the project: Week Due Activity Week 1 Topic Selection Week 3 Annotated Bibliography Week 4 Outline Week 5 Practice Research Presentation

Please write a six sentence paragraph for each of the terms listed below. Each paragraph should contain two sentences of identification and four sentences of historical significance. The historical significance sentences explain why we are studying the term. Scoring for each term: Identification Historical Significance How do you correctly structure an identification and significance paragraph. Below is an example from my world history course. Term: Fertile Crescent In the study of ancient history, the term fertile crescent describes a vast flat plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The region is also called Mesopotamia, a Greek term meaning the land between two rivers. Humans established the first agricultural societies in this region, also known as the cradle of civilization. In this region, with fertile soil created by flooding rivers, humans developed farming methods to increase food production, such as plowing and irrigation. Surplus food allowed for the specialization of work, which led to a need to trade. As people in different specialized jobs exchanged goods and services, and an economic system developed, which enabled urbanization, the forming of governments, and the need for taxation.   Textbook I, Chapter 2, Early Globalization of the Atlantic World, 1492-1650 Textbook II, Chapter 4, The Establishment of the English Colonies Before 1642 and Their Development Through the Late Seventeenth Century Week One: Terms Joint Stock Companies and Jamestown, Textbook I, Chapter 2, pages 46-48 Separatist: Puritans and Pilgrims, Textbook I, Chapter 2, pages 48-49 Encomiendas, Textbook I, Chapter 2, pages 52-54 Columbian Exchange, Textbook I, Chapter 2, pages 55-59 John Rolf, Textbook II, Chapter 4, pages 138-139 French Colonization, Textbook I Chapter 2, pages 49-50 Dutch Colonization, Textbook I, Chapter 2, pages 50-51

Please read the requirements of the assignment in detail and very carefully.I will be attaching another files shortly for the references since this is the part 2 of the project.If you read the learning resources and the requirements of the assignment very carefully you will know that this 100 points assignment is in continuation of the previous work I submitted.Also, they are asking to use the critical thinking as well.So please go through each and everything and let me know if you need anything.I will be checking the chats every hour.Thanks.

Pick 4 or more items to define and discuss   Pick 2 or more items that look inside the Soviet Union or China during the Cold War.   Also look into what was actually going inside the Soviet Union and China-often people say the Cold War was overblown. It did take time but the US did learn about atrocities inside the Soviet Union and China and those countries manipulation of many smaller countries. Look into Gulgs and forced labor inside each country, look into famines in each communist country, look into the Cultural Revolution inside China and what the reaction was in the US. Also look at religious persecution in these Communist states as well.

Please write a two pages essay that describes the major social and political crisis in the colonies in the late 17th century citing FONER at least twice.  This was a time of great upheaval as the land was being transformed, the social landscape was changing and the political dynamics took on a strict racial overtone. Even among Europeans, race and class origins determined the outcome of people’s lives.  The Black Lives Matter movement, slavery reparations, Native American rights, and Anglo nativist sentiment are hard to ignore on a daily basis still to this day and as we find out, there is a long history to these topics.

Please follow these guidelines and right a rap Research lots of information about your colony (don’t go past 1763) Write your rap.  Be sure to include all of the required information. Extra Credit if you send video of Rapping Performance.  Can dress up like a rapper (49 cents, Skittles, Drake) If you choose not to perform, Mr. Rankin and/or Nyquist could use your colony rap to become famous and rap for you. (Are you going to include background music??) Your rap must include: At least 20 lines (it can be over 20 lines) I will send you an example of Puff Daddy Rankin’s Virgina Colony Rap.  Puff Daddy used 4 line stanza’s and rhymed the 2nd and 4th lines. Reasons why the colony was founded Information about the early government, religions, and economy New England, Middle, or Southern colony? Name drop (at least 1 important person to the start of that colony) Additional information about the early colony