History

Answer the following questions using the textbook only (chapters 7 and 8). Remember to cite your sources–I know it’s only one source this week, but it’s good practice! Foot Notes Only!1) What was Jeffersonian Republicanism? How did it differ from the prior Federalist administrations of Washington and Adams?2) Why did the French want to sell Louisiana? Why did Jefferson want to purchase it?3) What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clarke expedition? What role did Sacagawea play in that journey?4) What were the primary causes of the War of 1812? What were some of the consequences of that war?5) What transportation technologies facilitated westward expansion and economic growth in the early-19th century? In what ways were they important to growth and expansion?6) What impact did immigration have on the national landscape in the first half of the 19th century? What groups came in the largest numbers? How were they generally received by US society?7) How did industrial development impact people’s lives? Give a few examples. How did it impact women’s roles in society?

In this module, you will take the research that you have collected from your sources, your bibliography, and your draft thesis statement and outline and create a 5 – 7 page (1250 – 1750 word) rough draft of your research paper.InstructionsThe purpose of this assignment is to help you organize your argument and the evidence you have to support it, and to receive feedback that you can use to create a polished final draft at the end of the course. **Remember that this must be argumentative. You cannot simply list facts about this topic, but instead must take a position on an issue and prove this position.**A draft is just that, a rough sketch of what you want to say in your final essay. It is an opportunity to receive feedback from your instructor on your work, but it is also an opportunity for you to get your thoughts down on paper, move away from them, come back with fresh eyes and revise. A draft need not be polished or perfect – it should be rough and that’s okay. The biggest mistake you can make with a draft is getting stuck with writer’s block because you think the draft isn’t good enough. Drafts aren’t supposed to be perfect – they are supposed to help you think about your work, and let others give you some ideas on how to improve.Your final historical research paper should include an introduction with a clear thesis statement, at least five paragraphs (probably more) that address topics that support your claims, and a strong conclusion that summarizes your argument. Attach your final bibliography (not annotated) at the end and include a cover page (in all formats) with your name, date, and the title of the paper. The title should be more than the topic, and should give the reader a sense of what the paper is about. Some examples:Paul Revere: Statesman and CraftsmanThe Salem Witch Trials: Fear and Superstition on the FrontierThe Frontier: A Meeting of Cultures and AmbitionsMake sure each paragraph contains at least one quote or other supporting evidence from your research, and that you use all your sources – primary and secondary (including the scholarly journal article). Primary sources do provide the best evidence, and a variety of sources provide event better evidence than a reliance on one or two sources. Always extrapolate quotations. Follow quotes with your own analysis or comments and explain how that evidence supports your argument.Quotations should be no more than two – three lines long. People tend to skip over longer quotes. All quotes must be cited as appropriate for the format you have selected – in-text citations for APA and MLA, or Notes for Chicago Style. Remember quotations also require a page number if available in all the formats. Even though quotations are important as support, the majority of your paper (roughly 85%) should by your own words of analysis.You may use illustrations or photographs as sources, but these should not be included in the body of the paper. If you decide that you must include these images, they should be attached as appendices and those pages do not count toward your page length or word count.The body of your paper should be 5 – 7 pages in length, double spaced, not including the cover page, or the bibliography. This is roughly 1250 – 1750 words. Your rough draft is expected to be as complete as possible as this will also be submitted for peer review, but receiving some feedback is better than none – so make sure you submit what you have completed by the due date noted on the Course Schedule. This should be one document in .docx or .rtf format (no PDFs!).One final reminder – Drafts need not be perfect, as you will edit and revise it. It is better to turn something in for feedback, than to turn nothing in and have no information on how to improve the paper late.

For this assignment, you will imagine that it is now 1796; you are a Revolutionary War/War for Independence soldier or a patriot who was unable to fight.Write a reflection paper that explains the conflicting perspectives on the founding of the American nation during this time period. Discuss events that contributed to the development of the U.S. Constitution during this time period. Are the philosophies that you fought for/advocated for decades ago still represented today, in 1796? What principles and philosophes have changed? What principles and philosophies remain in place?Your paper must be a minimum of two pages in length.Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. APA formatting, however, is not necessary.

Why does Ikenberry think liberal internationalism is still the bestmodel for dealing with contemporary international politics?? What does he mean when he talks about “Roosevelt’s” version ofliberalism? How does it address “realist” concerns”?

How might a realist and a postcolonial theorist criticize Ikenberry’svision of an international order? Please discuss one criticism from eachposition: realism and postcolonialism. Use the course readings by Kaufmanand Loomba as your primary resource for these theories

Write a five page (1,250-1,500-word) on either topic #1, or on topic 2A, 2B, or 2C, below.The best papers for this project will include not only an expository component, but willmake use of the best relevant scholarship in order to enhance whatever argument youressay is making.1. Write a descriptive and evaluative essay on a song by Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, orBillie Holiday (except “Strange Fruit”), recorded in the years before 1945. You may to write 1about two songs released as two sides of a record originally released as a “single.” In that case,your essay should consider both songs, devoting appropriate space to each one. Your aim is to 2describe what it is you hear and to evaluate the song as a performance work by concentrating onthe characteristics outlined in this prompt. Focus on a commercially released recording availableto the public in the United States during this period. Describe the artist’s singing style and assessit comparatively to other songs she recorded around the same time. Describe the singing and theaccompanying music as clearly, vividly, and precisely as you can. What’s your reaction to theartist’s singing style? How does this particular record help you understand audience tastes duringthis period? Can you relate this song to an aspect of social thought? Does the “social” import ofthe song operate solely on the song’s narrative or rhetorical plane? Or does it “enact,” as it were,a socio-utopian set of values or concerns on a sonic, aesthetic, symbolic, or other dimension? BeThe reference page of your essay on a song must include full discographical data, e.g.: Holiday, Bill. 1 “Strange Fruit.” Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra. Frank Newton, trumpet; Tab Smith, soprano, alto sax; Kenneth Hollon, Stanley Payne, tenor sax; Sonny White, piano; Jimmy McLin, guitar; John Williams, bass; Eddie Dougherty, drums; Billie Holiday, vocals. Commodore 526. Rec. New York City, April 20, 1939.This means that you would be writing, e.g., about both sides of Commodore 526, including “Fine and 2 Mellow.”specific. Write about instrumentalists and their solos, if any. Consider these questions in light ofcomparable records made during that year.2. Write about character, place, or time in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. By choosing tofocus on one of these aspects of the play, your aim as a writer is to discuss your topic in such amanner as to give the reader insight into the play as a whole.a. When thinking about character, consider such features as the individual’s nature,training, disposition, age, fortune in life, sense of morality, the trajectory of the actionthe character takes during the play, how and in what manner does the character expresshim or herself in speech, and how the character fares at the end of the play.b. Considerations of time might include the setting of a discrete action, or of the playas a whole. Other considerations include the relationship between past, present, andfuture as expressed by the action, a character, or by the play generally; theappropriateness of the action in terms of the historical time period in which that action isset; how the characters or the play express the relationship between public life andprivate life; or the relationship between time and circumstances.c. A discussion of place will take into account size of both the theatrical and thefictional space within which the action takes place, that is, the fact of the stage and theportrayal of the play’s fictional lifeworld, including questions of micro and macro space;issues of distance, urban versus rural settings, whether the play treats place as revered orunimportant; how the play shows the relationship between place and the ownership ofplace; and what bearing, if any, the materiality of the place has on the action of the play.

In this 3-part discussion, you will (1) compose a 3-paragraph original post, (2) compose ONE response post to a classmate, then (3) write a reflection to your own original post about this aesthetic experience.1. Carefully view the excerpts of the Swan Lake and Night Journey dance selections (in Required Online Exploration).2. Find and read TWO research sources (BEYOND your text book – try Google scholar or the SPC Library) concerning the two selections and be prepared to integrate them in your essay. Be sure to cite these research sources as well as your textbook.3. Write a new thread using the following instructions:In the FIRST paragraph (at least 150 words):Using at least three terms from the Dance Elements & Vocabulary Guide, identify the dance elements in the Swan Lake excerpt.Identify Swan Lake as either Classical Ballet or Modern Dance.Then, using at least three terms from the Dance Elements & Vocabulary Guide, evaluate the choreography. Is this a good example of this type ofart? Is it well presented? What are its points of value?In the SECOND paragraph (at least 150 words):Using at least three terms from the Dance Elements & Vocabulary Guide, identify the dance elements in the Night Journey excerpt.Identify Night Journey as either Classical Ballet or Modern Dance.Then, using at least three terms from the Dance Elements & Vocabulary Guide, evaluate the choreography. Is this a good example of this type of art? Is it well presented? What are its points of value?In the THIRD paragraph (at least 150 words):Compare and contrast the styles of Classical ballet and Modern dance.Identify how both of these dance compositions (Swan Lake and Night Journey) are “interdisciplinary” (i.e. are related to one or more of the disciplines in humanities we have studied so far).

Discussion #2Hold on to your socks, because this Discussion is weird.I am going to try something new and we will see how it works out. Basically, I want you to summarize an argument for the Midterm Essay (Option #1) and then reply back to a student with whom you disagree. If you chose Option #2 on the Midterm, you need to review the info on the New Deal. This Discussion only covers the Great Depression and New Deal.Here’s how I want you to do it:Start your initial reply with one of the following statements:-The New Deal did not go far enough-The New Deal was just right-The New Deal went too farThen, give a brief summary of reasons for your position. Just highlight the key points to summarize your statement. Maybe back your points up with a fact or two.After that comes the tricky part. Find a response that does not agree with yours (has a different opening statement) and, in a civil and respectful manner, explain why you disagree with counterpoints. Class, it is okay if people disagree! Hopefully we are not so partisan that we can understand people will look at the same issues with a different perspective. Be open to explaining and arguing your perspective. At the same time, be open to the fact that others might look at it differently.In this Discussion more weight will be added to the reply than the initial response (20/30). Still, make sure both are clear and well stated.Hopefully a few students will post their thoughts earlier so there can be some responses before then. Also, you may always post more than the two times that are required (initial response and reply). You only need to post twice, but if you are interested in the debate you may post more.Have fun with it and relax if someone disagrees.Or get pissed… just don’t let it show.

On August 6, 1945 the US B-29 bomber, Enola Gay, dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki by Bockscar. The question remains: was the use of atomic weapons on Japan in 1945 justified? In a detailed essay using the supplied sources, discuss the origins of, the use of, and the reasons for dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In your own educated and well-formed opinion, discuss whether you think the use of the two bombs was justified. Be detailed and give good explanation to support your reasoning. Make sure you only use the textbook and the three supplied sources for your reasoning.Requirements:- 3 – 5 pages (it cannot go over). The minimum and maximum are firm rules.- Double spaced, 11 or 12pt font, full citation of sources-You may only use the three sources I provided and the textbook. You must use all four sources at least once in your essay. You must cite these sources in your paper. No other sources are acceptable!- Fully answer the question and support your argument with fact.-You must use the three supplied sources somewhere in your essay. If your argument goes against what the evidence in the source, use it as a counterpoint that you can contradict.Sources:- The only sources you may use for this assignment are listed below. You must cite the material you use and you must use all the sources at least once..1) The textbook, Give Me Liberty. Chapter 22 covers WWII and the atomic bomb. Still, you may use other sections from the textbook if they fit your essay. In fact, it is possible to find good material in Chapters 23.2) Statement from Truman on using the atomic bomb:https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/public-papers/93/statement-president-announcing-use-bomb-hiroshima (Links to an external site.)3) The decision to use the atomic bomb- arguments in favor:

Argumentative EssayThere are 2 options for the Argumentative Essay. Option #1 covers the New Deal and Option #2 covers the use of atomic weapons at the end of WWII. Pick the option you feel you can best answer.Option #1During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt radically changed the relation of the US government to the American people by promoting aid, relief, and government intervention in the economy. These changes had enormous benefits but also came at a huge cost. In a detailed essay, describe the actions of FDR during the New Deal and argue its successes and/or failures. In your own educated and well-explained opinion, did the New Deal either go too far in providing aid to Americans or not far enough (make sure to use the provided sources for specifics)?Requirements:- 3 – 5 pages (it cannot go over). The minimum and maximum are firm rules.- Double spaced, 11 or 12pt font, full citation of sources-You may only use the two sources I provided and the textbook. You must use all three sources at least once in your essay. You must cite these sources in your paper. No other sources are acceptable!- Fully answer the question and support your argument with fact.-You must use both of the supplied sources somewhere in your essay. If your argument goes against what the evidence in the source, use it as a counterpoint that you can contradict.Sources:- The only sources you may use for this assignment are the three listed below. You must cite the material you use and you must use all three at least once..1) The textbook, Give Me Liberty. Chapters 20 and 21 cover the Great Depression, FDR, and the New Deal. Still, you may use other sections from the textbook if they fit your essay. In fact, it is possible to find good material in Chapters 18 and 22.2) This is an essay written by the historian Jim Powell for the Cato Institute. The Cato Institute is a largely libertarian think-tank that promotes limited government involvement. Keep that in mind while reading thearticle:https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/tough-questions-defenders-new-deal (Links to an external site.)3) The “Every Man a King” and “Share our Wealth” speeches by Huey Long. At the time of these speeches, Long served as a Senator from Louisiana. He was often critical of FDR for not going far enough with the New Deal. As you will see after reading, Long’s plan for government aid was very radical.