History

Please read the following sections of the Trials of Socrates 1. Apology 2. Crito 3. Death Scene Then, answer the following questions as thoroughly as you can. Support your arguments from the text, citing your quotes properly. 1. Is Socrates’ primary aim to defend himself or to continue to examine the citizens of Athens? 2. Why doesn’t Socrates answer Meletus’ charge by stating his religious beliefs directly? 3. Is Socrates humble or proud? 4. If human nature is a thing of little worth, why does Socrates insist that his duty is questioning others? 5. Why is it a point of honor with Socrates that he was never compensated for his teaching? 6. Does Socrates oppose the principle of majority rule? 7. Who does Socrates believe is capable of educating the young? 8. Does Socrates think that injustice can be fought only by the private citizen who stays out of politics?

I have to write about the Neutral Strip AKA “No Mans Land” that was part of the Louisiana Purchase. The Spanish thought that it belonged to them but the U.S thought that it was not there’s and that it belonged to themselves. They ended up making an agreement in 1806 that stated that the strip did not belong to anyone. It was a neutral piece of land that had no laws. Anyway, I have to write about a document that the Spanish wrote stating why they wanted it to be a neutral piece of land. The whole essay is gonna be based on this document. I will also upload the instructions that my professor wanted for this essay. Please follow them correctly.

Throughout the history of the United States, men and women of all races and nationalities have contributed to the successes and failures of the United States. Out of the failures, the United States has grown and developed new strategies and mechanisms with which to move forward. With this in mind, through the assignment below you are going to learn about one such situation that moved the United States forward in how the country has transitioned to a more modern government in regard to the connection between political favors and moral, ethical politics.  In chapter twenty of your textbook, you are to read “The Assassination of a President” found under caption 20.10. As you read, think about what the article said happened to President James Garfield and why the assassin, Charles Guiteau, sought to kill President James Garfield. After you have read the article in the book, click here  and read a description of the assassination from the Salt Lake Herald. (To enlarge the article, hold down the control button with the + button your keyboard.) As you read the newspaper article consider the following: What descriptive details does the paper give about the assassination of James Garfield? What was the reaction of those around President Garfield to the assassination? What did Charles Guiteau have to say about the assassination? What does the article have to say about the health of the president after the shooting? Now for your assignment. You are a researcher for the Carthage Daily Times (fictional newspaper). Your job is to find out how, why, and where James Garfield was shot. In doing so, your primary goal is to get at the real reason that Charles Guiteau shot President Garfield and how it connects to what the textbook has to say about political corruption associated with the patronage system. This will give you some understanding as to how this whole event as a major historical failure in American History. It will also give you some understanding as to how the United States overcame and improved as a society. In doing your research, you are to use the book, the Salt Lake Herald Article, and outside sources to put your story together. Please refer to the following guidelines in building content for your paper: First, find out the specifics about the assassination as mentioned above. Research in your book the overall characteristics involving the patronage system (chapter twenty) As you read the Salt Lake Herald article, take notes on the newsworthy items which pertain to the assignment. Turn your attention to the sources you found. What are you finding about why Guiteau assassinated the president and how did this link to the patronage system? What impact did this whole episode (the shooting and the trial of Guiteau) have on the future of the presidency in the United States? In other words, how was this a historical failure and how was it corrected? Hints: Be sure to consider civil service reform and President Chester Arthur. After you have answered the above information, begin constructing your paper. Keep in mind the formatting requirements below. Also, keep in mind that you are writing a newspaper article. You will want to appeal to the public in terms of writing style that is interesting and relevant.  Your audience is modern America (i.e., the time in which you are living. As such you can make references to modern conveniences of life, but you should also bring the reader up to speed with the elements of the day in which you are writing about. Although it is a newspaper article, you will still be graded on proper grammar and sentence structure. Remember, that although the target audience is your generation that your professor is also part of the audience! Your paper must follow the following formatting guidelines: Your paper should be between 600-800 words. Papers which are short of the 600-word count requirement will receive a grade of zero. Papers more than 800 words in length will be penalized five points. Your paper must be organized into an introduction, body, and conclusive paragraphs. Paragraphs should be six-ten sentences long. The paper must be double-spaced. Failure to double-space will result in a five-point penalty. The paper must be properly cited with footnotes and a bibliography. Failure to do either or both will result in a zero on the paper. You must cite the book and the newspaper article provided above You must cite at least two additional outside sources They can be either primary or secondary sources. The paper must contain a cover page. Remember that any paper matching 40% or more for plagiarism will be assigned a “0” in accordance with the academic honesty policy for the course.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length 1)How does the middle class of Jackson’s American compare to today’s middle class? How would your profession of choice be different then instead of now?  2)Imagine yourself in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1840 where either you or a close family member works as a factory girl in the textile mill. Discuss what you (or your close family member) experience and see. Consider how technology has made the town distinct and if women affiliated              with the mill were treated better or worse in society than their peers elsewhere.

Using “Song of myself” by Walt Whitman, analyze what this text says about the idea of “American multitudes” – – that America is defined, and made better, by its social diversity.  Instructions: provide a clear, sharp intro with an explicit claim about the text’s relationship to the concept of “American multitudes”, provide and comment on ample textual evidence.

If you were a Catholic Englishman in the 17th century, what colony would you migrate to? Give 2 reasons why you chose that colony.

which of the mesoamerican societies that we have studied is your favorite? why? the society that I would you to write would be the Aztec society.  you can speak about their religion, the Aztec empire, or culture

Pre-American and Immigration history

Explain how and why the tobacco planters in the Chesapeake region came to rely on African slaves rather than European indentured servants over the course of the seventeenth century. At what point did the Chesapeake become a “slave society” rather than merely a “society with slaves” ?

Textbook link: http://www.americanyawp.com/ Using the textbook and the following resources, trace the development of the Civil Rights Movement from the Brown v. Board decision into and including the Black Power Movement. Make sure to present a thesis at the beginning of your essay: http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/index.html Address the following questions in your essay: · What various strategies were adopted by civil rights leaders? · How did civil rights activists bring the movement to national attention, and how did the movement evolve? · Why was the federal government reluctant to fully support the movement? · What role did the federal government eventually play in the movement? · What successes were achieved? · Why did the movement eventually lose momentum? Essay should be minimum of 700 words. Use MLA style for use of sources and internal citations.