History

Film 6 Hist 290 Good  (2008)   1)      How would you describe John Halder’s family life and how does that affect his professional life?     2)      What is Halder’s political life? How does it evolve throughout the film?   3)      Why is the Nazis interested in Halder’s work? How do they treat him?       4)      How does the Nazi Racial policies affect Maurice Gluckstein and how does Halder react to that?   5)      What is Halder’s role in the Nazi Regime? What is his culpability? How would he have justified/excused his own actions?

Completion of the following assignment will demonstrate your mastery of the events between 1945 and 1949 that heightened tensions between the Soviet Union and the West, as well as how the impact of those events impacted Western society, culture, and politics thereafter. The Soviet Union’s Word-War-II alliance with the West was not built upon shared ideologies or political objectives. Instead, the alliance was built upon necessity and a common enemy. Consequently, by the end of the war, relations between the Soviet Union and Great Britain and the United States had increasingly grown tense, especially after the United States developed and used the atomic bomb. Survey the documents and links below (sample from the sources – you do not need to read all portions of each source or even a sample from every source, per se). Answer the prompts in part “b” using your readings from the text, the provided link, and the documents below. Questions: What was the basis for the mutual suspicion between the United States and its Allies and the Soviet Union? Were both sides justified in their suspicions of each other? Why or why not? Why did the United States see the Soviet Union as a threat to the free world? Why did the United States decide to pursue a policy of “containment” in regard to the Soviet Union? Did the United States over-react to the Soviet threat? Documents & Readings: Harry Truman notes from the Potsdam Conference, July 17, 1945. “Lecture 14: The Origins of the Cold War.” In The History Guide: Lectures on Twentieth Century Europe. Ideological Foundations of the Cold War. Keenan, George. ” The Sources of Soviet Conduct.    The Sources of Soviet Conduct. – Alternative Formats  ” Foreign Affairs 25 (July 1947): 566-82. NSC-68. Winston Churchill – “The Sinews of Peace” (aka “The Iron Curtain Speech”) – Audio – Text. Assignment Requirements: You may answer each question in brief paragraph form, so long as your answer addresses all portions of the question. Your responses must include reference to at least three of the resources linked above. Formal citations, however, are not required.

Discussion Board 1 over Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein For this discussion board journal over Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, respond to at least two questions from this list of discussion questions. Is Robert Walton’s ambition similar to Frankenstein’s, as Frankenstein believes? Why is the fifteen-year-old Frankenstein so impressed with the oak tree destroyed by lightning in a thunderstorm?  Why does Frankenstein become obsessed with creating life?  Why is Frankenstein filled with disgust, calling the monster “my enemy,” as soon as he has created him?  What does the monster think his creator owes him?  Why does Frankenstein agree to create a bride for the monster, then procrastinate and finally break his promise?  Why can’t Frankenstein tell anyone—even his father or Elizabeth—why he blames himself for the deaths of William, Justine, and Henry Clerval?  Why doesn’t Frankenstein realize that the monster’s pledge “I shall be with you on your wedding-night” threatens Elizabeth as well as himself?  Why does Frankenstein find new purpose in life when he decides to seek revenge on the monster “until he or I shall perish in mortal conflict”?  Why are Frankenstein and his monster both ultimately miserable, bereft of human companionship, and obsessed with revenge? Are they in the same situation at the end of the novel?  Why doesn’t Walton kill the monster when he has the chance? Was it wrong for Frankenstein to inquire into the origins of life? What makes the creature a monster rather than a human being?  Is the monster, who can be persuasive, always telling the truth? Discussion Board 2 over Frankenstein Frankenstein is a complex novel with many sophisticated themes and symbols. For your first discussion post over Frankenstein, choose one of the following themes or symbols and prove, using specific examples from the text, that the theme or symbol you have selected is apparent in Mary Shelley’s novel. Then, state why the particular central idea or symbol you have focused on is important or what readers might learn from it.  Themes Companionship and loneliness Overreaching ambition Injustice Education Monstrosity Passive women Fate and destiny   Symbols The journey Enclosed, isolated spaces Books, texts, and reading Snow, ice, and weather Fire and light

Define and describe the status of victims of the North Ireland conflict focused on bloody Sunday

Assignment Content This assignment provides practice to analyze audio in order to determine clues in writing on how the reader should read the content.  Refer to This American Life Archive by Contributor, Sarah Vowell and the Reading Script Instructions. Listen to one of the radio essays read aloud by author Sarah Vowell. Alternately, if there is another radio essayist you find particularly effective, you may listen to an example of that author’s work, with facilitator approval. As you listen, pay particular attention to pauses, as well as changes in volume, speed, emphasis, and vocal tone, and consider how these oral reading techniques add meaning to the written word. Additionally, consider how the written text may provide hints or clues about which of these oral techniques should be used. Write a 525-word creative personal essay intended to be read aloud using the radio essay and the readings for this week as a model or inspiration. Use the topic approved by your facilitator in Wk 1, and incorporate at least one mini-scene with dialogue (a line or two is sufficient) and scene description. Insert at least three bracketed cues for someone reading your essay aloud, indicating vocal techniques or changes that would add meaning to your piece. Write a 300-word reflection paper on your creative personal essay. Discuss how you adapted the techniques identified in your chosen radio essay in your creative personal essay. Include the following: The influence of listening to Sarah Vowell’s radio essay (or the recording of your selected essay) on your writing Your goals for the essay, including your choice of topic and writing style How the bracketed reading cues you added are intended to alter or enhance the mood or meaning of the essay Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

The Book of Contemplation (by Usama ibn Munqidh) any edition Tell a little bit what the book is about What’s the author’s points (was the characters are believable, do you like the coward characters) What you think about the book/What’s your opinions of the book Convince others to read or to not read the book based on you like or not like this book(the value, the strength, and the weakness of the book)

Assignment Content This assignment will provide practice to critique their work, and to refine and add any missing elements. Part 1 Choose one of the individual assignments from Wks 2, 3, or 4. Write a 350- word critique of your selected assignment. You may refer to your reflection on that assignment to craft your response. Refer to pp.164-169 of Crafting Truth for an example. Include the following: Identify the central theme (or thesis) of your original assignment. Is this theme appropriately touched on in both the introduction and conclusion? If multiple themes exist, how can they be either unified or pruned down to a single, strong theme or thesis? Identify strengths and areas for improvement in your original draft. Identify at least two major areas of concern in your first rough draft, and ask your peer team for suggestions for improving them. Rework your second draft taking into consideration all of your peers’ feedback for improvement using and integrating the suggestions that truly improve your piece. Attach your peers’ suggestions for improvement to your final revised assignment as an appendix. Discuss the challenges inherent in self-critiquing a draft of one’s own words, versus how peer feedback alleviates this problem. Discuss how your intended revisions will address areas in the original draft most in need of improvement and how they will unify the assignment around the strong central theme or thesis. Part 2  Revise the assignment as described in Part 1. Expand the work into a longer 1,050-word piece, keeping true to the format of the original assignment: personal essay, memoir, literary journalism, and so forth. As you add material to increase its length, spread the additional content throughout the revised piece; try not to make all additions to a single section or two. In addition to applying your own critique’s recommendations, be sure to incorporate editorial revisions called for in the original facilitator and team feedback for the assignment. Format your paper consistent with MLA guidelines.

You will answer short answer questions about the book and its author. The questions will ask you to critically analyze the book and its author. Be sure to address each of the questions asked in each section. Answer each section separately as each section will be graded separately. Analyze the main ideas of the book, the intended audience, the message to the author’s audience, and how well it was written. A book review is a critical analysis and an evaluation on the quality, meaning, and significance of a book, not a retelling. It should focus on the book’s purpose, content, and authority. A critical book review is not a book report or a summary. It is a reaction statement in which strengths and weaknesses of the material are analyzed. It should include a statement of what the author has tried to do, evaluates how well (in the opinion of the reviewer) the author has succeeded, and presents evidence to support this evaluation. Think about what happened after he returned home also. Racism by itself or the definition of racism is not the main idea of the book. Racism is the subject matter. (Definition of racism: 1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others. 2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination. 3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.) This means that your main idea needs to be more specific. (If an idea is discussed in more than one chapter, than it could be a main idea. If it is only discussed briefly, than it is not a main idea.) “Racism is bad” is the theme. This means that your main idea needs to be more specific. (If an idea is discussed in more than one chapter, than it could be a main idea. If it is only discussed briefly, than it is not a main idea.) Griffin becoming black is the method of how he obtained his information, not the main idea or the message. Think about the information. What did he actually find out? Griffin’s intention for his project is not the main idea or the message. Think about the information. What did he actually find out?

Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 5, 6 Lesson Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook) Instructions For this assignment, select one of the following options. Option 1: Poetry Select any 2 poems about the Holocaust. You can select from the following list of poets/poems or conduct additional research on Holocaust poetry. Make sure to get approval from your instructor if you are selecting something not on the list. Click on the link to see the list: Link: List of Poets/Poems Write an analysis of each poem, including the following information: Explain the background on the author, especially in relation to the Holocaust. Explain the content of the poem – what story or message is it trying to tell? How does the poem relate to the bigger picture of the Holocaust? How effective is the poem in relating the Holocaust to readers? Option 2: Art Select any 2 of works of art about the Holocaust. You can select from the following list or conduct additional research on Holocaust art. Make sure to get approval from your instructor if you are selecting something not on the list. Click on the link to see the list: Link: List of Artists/Artworks Write an analysis of each artwork, including the following information: Identify the title, artist, date completed, and medium used. Explain the content of the artwork – what do the images show? How does the artwork relate to the bigger picture of the Holocaust? How effective is the artwork in relating the Holocaust to viewers? Option 3: Video Watch the following video: Link (video): The Holocaust (Links to an external site.) (35:00) Write a paper on what you learned about peoples’ experiences and intentions during the Holocaust: What were the Nazis thinking of when they made these decisions? What were the otherwise good people of Germany thinking when they allowed it to go on? What were the victims of this genocide thinking and feeling as they went through this terrible process? Describe at least one part of the video that had the greatest impact on you. How effective are the writings/images in the video in relating the Holocaust to viewers? Writing Requirements (APA format)  Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page) 1-inch margins Double spaced 12-point Times New Roman font Title page References page

RESEARCH the Hostess Bakery and Stella D’oro Bakery UNION DISPUTE- Find least two relevant articles. Summarize each article (one paragraph) and Include the links to the articles at the bottom as references. (2 paragraphs in total for each article) For each bakery, did the Union help the workers or lead them to the unemployment line? Summarize the history of the Union dispute at each bakery and the Union’s role in the eventual bankruptcy or plant closure. Then analyze where they were, how it went, and where they are today! (2-3 PARAGRAPHS)