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In Step 1, you will create a bibliography for these sources (more information below) and write short, single-paragraph biographies for each author (more information below).   How to create the Bibliography: Below is a list of all six required sources.  I’ve given you all of the information you need to create bibliographical entries, but you’ll need to put them in the correct format using the Chicago style bibliography guide found at this link: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html  (Links to an external site.) .    Source #1: Chapter in an edited book “Historians Reassess: Did We Need to Drop the Bomb?,” by Gar Alperovitz (from Hiroshima’s Shadow: Writings on the Denial of History & the Smithsonian Controversy, ed. Kai Bird and Lawrence Lifschultz).  Pages 15-34. The Pamphleteer’s Press – Stony Brook, CT – 1998   Source #2: Chapter in an edited book “The Decision to Use the Bombs,” by P.M.S. Blackett (from Hiroshima’s Shadow: Writings on the Denial of History & the Smithsonian Controversy, ed. Kai Bird and Lawrence Lifschultz).  Pages 78-89. The Pamphleteer’s Press – Stony Brook, CT – 1998   Source #3: Journal article “Racing to the Finish,” by Stanley Goldberg (from Journal of American-East Asian Relations, vol. 4, no. 2, Special Issue–Above the Mushroom Clouds: Fiftieth Anniversary Perspectives) Summer 1995 – pp. 117-128   Source #4: Journal article “A Post-War Myth: 500,000 U.S. Lives Saved,” by Barton Bernstein (from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) June/July 1986.  Pages 38-40.   Source #5: Journal article “The Biggest Decision: Why We Had to Drop the Atomic Bomb,” by Robert James Maddox (from American Heritage, vol. 46, no. 3) May/June 1995   Source #6: Magazine article “Thank God for the Atom Bomb,” by Paul Fussell (from The New Republic) August 1981     Here’s an example of one correctly formatted bibliography entry that you can use.  It’s for the first source “Historians Reassess: Did We Need to Drop the Bomb?” by Gar Alperovitz.  Using the Chicago style guide at the link listed above, I found the example of a bibliography entry under the category of “Chapter or other part of an edited book.”    First, let’s look at the guide’s example…   Based on the bibliography entry format, I placed the information for the Alperovitz source into this correct sequence: Alperovitz, Gar.  “Historians Reassess: Did We Need to Drop the Bomb?” In Hiroshima’s Shadow: Writings on the Denial of History & the Smithsonian Controversy, edited by Kai Bird and Lawrence Lifschultz, 15-34.  Stony Brook, CT: The Pamphleteer’s Press, 1998. Use the guide and the information I’ve given you for each source to create bibliography entries for the rest of the sources.  You must include all six sources in your bibliography.  For any sources missing page numbers, don’t worry about it, you can just leave that part out of the bibliography entry.   How to create the Author Biographies: In the same document, following the bibliography section, create a short biography for each of the authors (one small paragraph per author).  To do this, research each author for the following information: professional background, academic background, area(s) of expertise, and examples of published works.  The point of this exercise is to get to know our authors and why they’re considered an authoritative source on this topic.  It’s very important to know the source behind anything you read so that you know whether or not the information you’re reading is credible and/or biased in any way.  This is an important measure we should always employ in today’s information age, when articles and social media posts inundate us with information that may or may not be vetted or valid. The six authors are: Gar Alperovitz P.M.S. Blackett Stanley Goldberg Barton Bernstein Robert James Maddox Paul Fussell   Here’s an example of a biography for one of the authors, Gar Alperovitz, that you’re welcome to use for this assignment.  But you’ll need to create your own biographies for each of the other four required authors.  Gar Alperovitz is a historian, political economist, activist, and author who earned a Ph.D. in political economy from Cambridge University.  He has written several books on subjects ranging from wealth disparities in capitalist economies to atomic diplomacy.  His work on the dropping of the atomic bombs in 1945 include The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth, “Why We Dropped the Bomb,” and “The History of Atomic Diplomacy,” among others.  His articles have appeared in periodicals such as The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.   I got all of that information from Gar Alperovitz’s professional website (https://garalperovitz.wpengine.com/about-gar/

Discuss which of the opinions presented in the Speluncean Explorers case offers the best justification for how the court should rule on the appeal. Explain your position and why it’s preferable to the others offered by the judges in the case. Consider the diverse ways that judges and courts respond to legal, ethical and philosophical questions. As you think about the hypothetical and real cases in this assignment keep in mind the old legal maxim that “hard cases make bad law”. The Case of the Speluncean Explorers is a hypothetical case decided by the Supreme Court of “Newgarth”.  It was written by a Harvard Law professor, Lon Fuller, and published originally (1949) in the Harvard Law to examine the kinds of ethical, legal and philosophical problems that courts, and judges sometimes encounter. It’s a good example of the old legal maxim that “hard cases make bad law”. As you read the five opinions written by the judges on this hypothetical supreme court consider the debate among the judges about whether the task of the judge should be to only apply the law that has been written by a legislature or whether judges should also take into account whether justice is being done through the strict application of a statute.  The case presents, among other things, the different approaches that judges take to the problem of applying statutes written by legislatures to the particular issues raised in the cases before them.   As you read the various opinions notice that some of the judges feel that it’s best to apply the law strictly as written while others think that the task of the judge should be to interpret a statute in order to allow the law to be applicable to circumstances that the legislators who wrote the statute couldn’t possibly have envisioned.

In 250 words OR MORE, describe how one or more of the sources linked below challenges the classic view of the Neolithic Revolution.  In your post, be sure to talk about evidence, methodologies, or the logic that the linked sources use to support their conclusions about the Neolithic Revolution.  To what extent have the linked articles made you reassess the classic view of the Neolithic Revolution? Explain. JC Berbesque et al., “Hunter-gathers have less famine that agriculturalists” (2014)  Jared Diamond, “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race” (1987) Heather Pringle, “The Slow Birth of Agriculture” (1998) Vicki Cummings, “Hunting and Gathering in a Farmers’ World” (2014) http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199551224.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199551224-e-013 Rachel Lauden, “Rethinking the Agricultural Revolution” [podcast] (2016) https://15minutehistory.org/2016/09/07/episode-86-rethinking-the-agricultural-revolution/

The assignment is in 2 parts: Part 1: (Learning Outcome #4) After viewing the video (Massacre at Mystic) answer the following questions: What was the justification given for the Massacre of the Pequot Natives by the British?  How did this massacre change the way the war was conducted with Native Americans by Europeans from this point forward? Part 2: Discovery Activity (Learning Outcome #4) One of the legacies of the many tribes that first inhabited the Americas is the long list of Native American words and place names still in use today. Have students conduct simple internet research to discover Native American: State Names Native American Words Native American Cities and Rivers, etc. Native American College and Professional Sports Team Names and Mascots: What does the proliferation of these Native American-related team names and mascots say about Americans’ perceptions of Native Americans?? Are there certain parts of the country where these Native American team names and mascots are more prevalent than others? Why or why not? (PART 1- 2 PAGES, PART 2- 1 PAGE)

Did T. Roosevelt more often “speak softly” or use the “big Stick?”  Was his approach to foreign policy aggressive or simply energetic?  How did the Roosevelt Corollary distort the Monroe Doctrine?  What were the consequences of the Roosevelt Corollary for Americans relations with Latin America?

a.      Select one work of art from both the Rococo and Baroque periods (two pieces of art) found in the attachments. Identify the work’s creator, title, and year of creation, then, using the attachments description of the two schools (pp 516-24), explain what about each piece makes it a part of that particular school/style of art. b.     Next, if possible to listen on youtube select and listen to a composition written in the Baroque style by the following composers: Arcangelo Corelli- Arcangelo Corelli: Sonata da Chiesa No. 3 in Do maggiore, Allegro composed by Arcangelo Corelli, 1653-1713; performed by Accademia Bizantina; in Music for the Moment: Violin Classics (Arts Productions Ltd., 2009), Identify the work’s author, title, and year of creation, then explain what elements of the piece characterize it as music from the Baroque period.  Please only cite provided text

Galileo used the powers of scientific observation, including recently developed telescope technology, to conclude that the Earth and other planets revolved around a stationary Sun (heliocentrism). The Catholic Church, however, maintained that the Sun and other planets revolved around the Earth (geocentrism) and declared that anyone who argued otherwise was a heretic and liable for excommunication.  Using your readings from the text and the documents below, write an essay of at least 600 words that addresses the following questions: Why did Catholic leaders believe that Galileo was a heretic? In other words, what about his writings threatened them and why? Why did Galileo believe that he was not a heretic? What did he claim that the Church misunderstood? In your opinion, was Galileo a heretic?  Use only provided attachments to qoute and resource.

What ideas and practices developed in the Renaissance would have major on European society in the 1400s and only the Reformation in 1500s?

Your paper should focus primarily on how the decisions this historical figure made as a founder, a judge, or a president affected how the Constitution was either formed or interpreted, as well as any constitutional controversies they were involved in during their time in office.Biography on Richard Nixon

I need a research paper on the founding fathers of America. Who they were, why were they called the founding fathers, what impact do they have on today. 250 words at least 2 citations