History

Discuss the Ordeal in Southeast Asia. What were some of the key events in Southeast Asia in 1945? What were some examples of the policies pursued by Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon in Vietnam? Was the Vietnam War a winnable war? Could it have turned out differently?

Final Exam   Write one four to five paragraph essay (700-750 words) on the following question. The Final exam is worth 100 points.   The United States since Reconstruction has struggled to include minorities and women in the political, economic and social fabric of the country. Describe what changes occurred between 1865 and 1960 that helped to include minorities and women in the fabric of US society. What still needs to be done in your opinion?

Please write a 6 page paper after watching The Great Hack on Netflix. Please consider the following questions: 1) How are computers and Smart phones used as weapons in the digital age? 2) Explain the context of The Great Hack. What kind of crimes were potentially committed, especially during the 2016 election? 3) Think about the future implications of cybercrime. What types of security issues do society have to worry about as we we lead into 2021? 4) How does participating on social media help us in society? 5) How does  participating on social media potentially harm us?

State Capacity and Autonomy: How powerful is the Chinese state, as described by Osnos? Write an essay that describes the relative levels of state capacity and state autonomy in China, using evidence from the Osnos book.   USING ONLY THE BOOK AS SUPPORTING EVIDENCE Age of Abomination: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China, by Evan Osnos How powerful is the Chinese state, as described by Osnos? [Both Descriptive and Analytical/Argumentative] Essay Organization   I.               Introduction a.     Sets out the question and its importance/significance b.     Provides a thesis statement [statement of argument]: a statement of fact/argument that reasonable people might disagree with II.             Developing Conceptual baseline/organizing structure a.     State capacity b.     State autonomy c.     Legitimacy d.     Ideology III.           Empirical Component 1: Maybe: state capacity? a.     Topic sentence that notes the reality b.     Example 1 c.     Example 2, etc. d.     Analytical statement supporting thesis statement [“Thus, state capacity in China is best described as – very strong/somewhat strong, with some areas of weakness, weak, etc..”] IV.          Empirical Component 2: Maybe: state autonomy? a.     Topic sentence that notes the reality b.     Example 1 c.     Example 2, etc. d.     Analytical statement supporting thesis statement [“Thus, state autonomy in China is best described as – very strong/somewhat strong, with some areas of weakness, weak, etc..”] V.            Empirical Component 2: Maybe: legitimacy/ideology? a.     Topic sentence that notes the reality b.     Example 1 c.     Example 2, etc. d.     Analytical statement supporting thesis statement VI.          Conclusion: Overall analytical argument

No sources needed, Based on the subject watch the movie Helen of Troy, John Kent Harrison, 2003 (for television) and answer the following questions  According to our readings for class, how accurate was the film? Please provide five examples of accuracy or inaccuracy. What aspect of the story did the director emphasize? How? Explain using three examples. What about the modern era has the director brought to the story and why do you think? Which did you like better, the story as we have read it in original ancient sources, or the movie? Why? Just start Please do not start the first page of your paper with your name and class at the top, just start with your text.

Some scholars argue that traditional Europe is less defined by a set of values (democracy, liberalism, enlightenment, scientific progress and individualism) than by a set of institutions that include the Church, castle (with knights), village (with free and unfree peasants), and town (with town liberties), universities. Which definition better helps us understand the making of Europe between the classical and medieval periods? What might be the advantages and disadvantages of looking at Europe in these ways. Please offer some specific examples for your discussion.  *please use the materials I attach,. The essay required to really use the class material as supporting evidence, provide detailed information and examples form the class notes to show I really do the reading.

Throughout the semester, we have brought in contemporary materials – articles, videos, and discussions of current events. You will be doing the exploitation of cultural patrimony of the Ancient Near East. Indeed, in the last few months, we have witnessed how the role of narratives and the reconceptualization of narratives have been playing out on the streets of our country. Our topics have been broad and wide-ranging. Thus, this assignment is meant to be broadly reflective. what connections between past and present has struck you most in this class? how will you take that connection and implement it into your thinking, your actions, your engagement as active members in today’s society? while I expect you to submit an essay of 250-500 words, some of you may prefer to write a poem, create song lyrics, sketch a picture, put together a group of photographs. the only hard-fast rule is that you must reference one of the contemporary sources with which you’ve been provided and one monument from the class. Those must serve as the springboard for your reflection.

have a thesis. be 4-6 pages long and conform to the basic format explained in the syllabus: an introductory paragraph which includes your thesis, a body of several paragraphs which develops your argument, and a concluding paragraph summing up your argument. show that you have incorporated at least 2 articles from This Sacred Earth (not counting the Lynn White article or any supplemental information you gather on your chosen religions, which should be approved by me), although the sources do not have to be properly cited in this draft. In addition to your two required sources, for prompt #10 you also will find a source for basic information on your chosen non-Western religion to help you understand it and inform your comparative discussion (For this paper, I already provided some but I don’t know how good are they). More information on your TSE term paper: Your essay should be 4-6 pages long, and the writing formal.  I will grade mechanics, such as grammar, spelling, and proper citation style. This must conform to basic structure and page length requirements, have a thesis, and show the use of the required number and type of sources. Pay attention not only to the overall structure of your paper (constructing an outline might help), but also to how you organize the information in your paragraphs—does each sentence logically follow from the previous one, and does all the information in the paragraph relate to its topic sentence?  Also, begin to pay attention to grammar and spelling.     The idea for this part of the project is for you to: Learn to do a close reading of historical writing Learn to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view (those of your peer as well as those of the sources used in your paper) Develop skill in expressing yourself orally and in writing. 1. Begin your introduction with an explanation of Lynn White’s thesis on Christianity’s effect on the natural world and why it is important. 2. Compare at least one religion from each of the following two categories: a. A Western Christian religion: Catholicism or some branch of Protestantism (e.g., Lutheran, Baptist, etc.). b. A non-Christian or non-mainstream religion or philosophy (e.g., Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, animism/paganism, eco-feminism). 3. For each of your chosen religions, explain how the spiritual tradition interprets the relationship of humans to the natural world.  In your explanation, you should consider the following questions: Has this interpretation changed over time?  (Are theologians and religious authorities now responding to current environmental crises by attempting to redefine or “reconfigure” the spiritual tradition?)  How does the religion understand and respond to the question of human causation of environmental decline, species extinction, etc.?  How might these spiritual traditions contribute to or hinder environmental healing? 4. Provide an answer to the question, based on your examination of the sources, whether (or not) Lynn White was correct.  Note that your answer to this question is your thesis, and you should include it in your essay’s introduction, as well as in your conclusion. Previous Next

WEEK 7 ESSAY OPTION: Prepare a multi-paragraph essay (including an introduction paragraph, body paragraphs, and a conclusion) with a minimum of 500 words. Create an essay that addresses information below and includes your reaction to the ideas presented. See further instructions below. Use Times New Roman font, size 12, double-space the text of your essay, and use 1 inch margins on all sides. Follow English grammar standards and rules, using use college-level language. TOPIC OPTIONS: Create a Utopian Society REALISM is a MUST Must be set in the 1840s Set somewhere within the U.S. or its territories Research historical Utopian Societies listed in Chapter 13 of your online textbook. These need to be listed on your Works Cited Page as sources referenced. Also, research the different forms of government to determine what form your Utopia will have – they are listed below. You MUST cite the sources you used for your research WITHIN the text of your notes. Provide Works Cited Page of all sources used, following an accepted style, i.e. MLA, APA, or Chicago. Minimum of 3 credible, scholarly sources is required. DO Not use .com, .net. or .orgs Do Not use Wikipedia You can use .edu and .gov I strongly encourage you to use EbscoHost. Here’s the link: EbscoHost In preparation for the creation of your Utopian Society: Consider and Incorporate the following during your research and preparation. You must incorporate at least THREE of these philosophies / teachings that are appropriate for your Utopia Society: 2nd Great Awakening Lyceum movement Utopian Societies covered in textbook Transcendentalism Abolitionism Temperance Movement Education reform Women’s rights Seneca Falls Convention In creating your Utopian Society, consider the following questions and explain your reasoning: What is the name of your Society? Why? Why did you remove yourself from society? How did you obtain the land that your now reside on and from whom? What is the purpose / mission of your society? What form of government do you have? For example, is your government: Democracy Monarchy Theocracy Social Democracy Republic How do you decide who is allowed into your society? Is there religion? What language(s) is spoken? Do you accept all races? Do you accept both genders? Do you have equality? Do you have a currency or do you use a barter system? Is marriage allowed? If yes, what kind and how are the couples determined? Are children allowed? If yes, how many per couple? Who is in charge and who determines that? Do all members of your society have uniformity in: Housing? Clothing? What education level is allowed? Who pays for the education? What jobs are there and how is that determined? What happens if someone breaks a rule? What type of punishment is used? OR The Mexican-American War and Manifest Destiny What do you see in the painting, American Progress by John Gast, provided in the Manifest Destiny PowerPoint? The floating white woman in this painting is heading West. What do you think she represents? Who and what are still in “darkness” in the painting? Who and what are bringing the “light” of civilization? What does Manifest Destiny mean in the teaching of our history? How did our belief in Manifest Destiny justify our expansion westward? What lands did the U.S. receive as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1848? How did the Mexican-American War add to the developing tensions that led to the Civil War? Why did it spark the question of whether we (the U.S.) will be slave or free? How did the war affect American politics? Many hoped the Compromise of 1850 would diffuse tensions over the newly acquired territories. What was the Compromise of 1850? Did it diffuse tensions or further exacerbate the political strain? Explain. Could the Wilmot Proviso have prevented the Civil War? How and why was it an event that led us to war? How did the California Gold Rush affect Native Americans? Immigrants? The U.S. economy? How did it change America? How did it impact the issue of slavery? How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to conflict, violence, and chaos, resulting in “Bleeding Kansas”? How is this connected to the beating of Senator Charles Sumner? Why is this beating a microcosm of the developing national crisis? OR 3) Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Provide the background of the case. Who was Dred Scott? What is the timeline of events that led him to sue his master? What were the court’s rulings? Explain how the 5th Amendment, concerning right to property, was used in this case. How and why did the ruling affect the issue of slavery? Why is it considered a land-mark decision? As a result of this case, what Act did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional? Upon this ruling, could slavery be banned in any part of the country? What affect did this have on the country’s instability over the slavery issue? Were the Supreme Court Justices anti-slavery or pro-slavery? Do some research. Why did the ruling galvanize some to become activists / abolitionists? What affect did the ruling of this case have on Abraham Lincoln? What happened to Dred Scott? How and why did the outcome of this case lead to the Civil War? What overturned the court’s decision? Does your history textbook tell the full story? Could the Civil War have been avoided? Why or Why Not? Formatting Instructions Include specific references (in-text citations) to the ALL of the sources provided and the information from the web link in your essay. DO NOT copy and paste ANY of your essay from ANY print or Internet source. This is academic plagiarism and will result in an automatic zero for the Exam. Minimum of 3 credible, scholarly sources. Please USE your textbook as a source. DO Not use .com, .net. or .orgs Do Not use Wikipedia Do not use an encyclopedia as one of your major sources. These are compilations, not a scholarly source. You can use .edu and .gov I strongly encourage you to use EbscoHost. Here’s the link: EbscoHost You must CITE all sources used within the text of your essay (using in-text citations) and provide a Works Cited Page of those sources; you may use whichever style you are most familiar: APA, MLA, Chicago. If you need assistance with this, please let me know. You may also use our Communications Lab online services at Save your essay as a PDF and attach your file. GRADING RUBRIC 100 Pts possible The Grading Rubric helps you fully understand what is expected of you. Expert Accomplished Capable Inadequate Score Mechanics 20 points The response meets the necessary length requirement and has minimal or no spelling/grammatical errors. References cited correctly within and outside text and of an academic quality. The response meets the necessary length requirement or only 20 or fewer words short and has minimal spelling/grammatical errors. Citations are within text, but not following and/or not highly credible. The response is 21-75 words short of the minimum length requirement and has noticeable spelling/grammatical errors that take away somewhat from the readability of the response. Incomplete citations and/or citations not credible. The response fell more than 75 words below the minimum length requirement and had many spelling/grammatical errors that affect the readability. No citations. Addresses the Topic with Understanding 40 points All parts of the question are addressed clearly and completely. Writer clearly understands content. All parts of the question are addressed, a more direct response would be helpful, it is readable, and writer seems to understand content. All parts of the question are not clearly addressed, and the response is difficult to read. Writer may not completely understand content. The question is not addressed directly, making understanding the response impossible. Writer does not understand content. Organization/Logic/ Original Thought 40 points The response is well written and logical and exhibits creative, original and/or insightful thought. Flows in a logical way, while some improvement could be made, it is readable and somewhat original in thought. The response does not flow in a logical way, making it confusing to read. Reader must read twice to understand. The response is disjointed, unclear, and shows a lack of written communication skills. Here is the link to the textbook for research: https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history?Book%20details Total Score

Analyze the state of mind of Holden in the novel The Catcher of the Rye.