History

Summarize where Angle argues Confucian learning can be adapted to facilitate a democratic system? Do you think Confucian learning can be adapted according to these two authors? Also, assess how feasible the idea is to build a Confucian based democratic system without a liberal social foundation. (500 words)

You are expected to choose THREE statements from the statements below and explain your opinion. Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Support your argument by using evidence from the lecture videos, textbook, and primary sources. The exam is due by 10:00 PM, December 10.  I WILL ATTACH PICTURES OF SOME PRIMARY SOURCES AS WELL AS THE LECTURE VIDEOS FOR YOU TO USE AS SOURCES FOR THE QUESTIONS. I ALSO ATTACHED THE DIRECTIONS AND QUESTIONS IN AN ATTACHMENT SO ITS EASIER TO READ, ITS LABELED FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS.pdf    Explain your argument(s) with your own sentences.  1-) After the socialist revolution in China, the United States accepted the dominance of communism in East and Southeast Asia. Thus, the policy-makers of the United States were not militarily involved in the political affairs of these regions.    2-) The legacy of colonial rule in Africa was of minor importance. Following their declaration of independence, all African states quickly achieved political stability and created prosperous nations in the continent.   3-) After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union mutually respected and accepted their ideological differences. For this reason, post-war reconstruction in Europe did not provoke any serious tension between these two powers.   4-) Negative effects of the 1929 Great Depression were only limited to the United States. European nations could avoid the adverse political and economic impacts of the depression.   5-) Repressive military regimes in the Latin and Central American countries ended the economic dependency of these countries on the industrialized nations. These military regimes also prevented outside intervention in their domestic affairs.   6-) World War I and World War II were entirely disconnected from one another. The military and diplomatic outcomes of World War I did not play a significant role in the eruption of World War II.

Paper Question: Compare and contrast Boyer and Nissenbaum’s interpretation of the events in Salem in 1692 with Mary Beth Norton’s interpretation.  Which interpretation do you find more convincing?  Why?  Points to Consider: In this essay, it is possible to argue a middle ground between the two interpretations.  If you do that, you need to be extremely clear and precise about exactly what your argument is – simply saying that you agree with both historians is not an argument. Your essay needs to state the arguments of both books clearly in the body of the paper.  You should write for an audience of a smart person who has not read either book.  This approach helps you remember to include specific examples and evidence. Your response must use Boyer and Nissenbaum and Norton and may use Levack and Kors and Peters. The discussion forum exercises on Blackboard should help you with choosing examples and quotations.  This essay does not require any outside research. The essay should be 5-7 pages long.  If it is less than 5 pages, the grade will be lowered. The Grumpy Professor Sheet is attached to help answer questions about how to write a history paper.  Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have more questions. The Grumpy Professor Sheet or how to make sure I’m not grumpy when I grade your paper. The purpose of the paper is not to determine how many facts you know, but what you can do with those facts.  You should demonstrate that you can use primary documents and secondary sources to interpret a specific historical problem.  There is no right answer.  As long as you build intelligent arguments based upon the evidence available to you and do not ignore contradictory evidence, you should be fine.  This kind of writing takes you beyond simply repeating what other historians say by forcing you to think for yourself and support your own interpretations. Do not do any outside research for the papers.  Use the material that we have covered in class.  Each paper topic lays out clearly which books should be used in that paper.  Your paper should start with an introductory paragraph that clearly defines your topic and your thesis statement.  Your topic is the historical problem you are trying to solve and your thesis, which presents your argument, is your solution to that problem.    Remember, your thesis presents your argument, not just a description of the problem or a list of questions that you will ask in the body of the essay.  The argument answers the question.  I am looking for original and creative arguments that provide an interesting and complex analysis of your sources. Your paper should end with a clear conclusion that pulls together your findings and shows how they support your thesis.  If you are having trouble writing this paragraph, it may be because your thesis is not clear or not well defined, and you will have to go back and fix it. When you quote or paraphrase another source, you must provide documentation for it.  You must provide a note immediately after each piece of evidence that you present, and before any analysis of that evidence.  (In effect, your notes should help the reader to separate what the documents actually say from what you read into them.)  Your citations must use Chicago style (footnotes or endnotes with a bibliography at the end).  If you need help with the format of the footnotes and the bibliography, a good quick reference is A Pocket Style Manual by Diana Hacker, which is available in the book store or you can access and go to “notes and bibliography style.” Your paper must have your name, the due date, and the title printed on the first page.  Your paper must be typed and double-spaced, and you must number the pages.  Your paper must be stapled. I will grade the papers based on the following criteria: Does the paper have a clear thesis statement that states the argument? Does the argument stated in the thesis appear throughout the paper? Does the paper use enough evidence to support the argument? Is the evidence used properly cited with Chicago Manual of Style citations and does it come from appropriate sources? Does the paper analyze the evidence presented and explain why it is important? Is the paper clearly organized? Does the paper have a strong conclusion that re-states the argument and analyzes why it is important? Please proofread carefully.  I do grade on grammar, punctuation, and spelling, especially when these things interfere with our ability to understand your argument.  A paper with many grammatical errors projects carelessness and gives the impression that you did not spend very much time on it. Using somebody else’s work without proper citation is plagiarism.  Plagiarism is an academic crime, and you can be expelled from Grand Valley State University for plagiarism.  For help on correct citations, please purchase A Pocket Manual of Style by Diana Hacker from the bookstore,  If you have doubts or concerns about plagiarism, please come and talk to me. Please ask for help if you need it.  If you have questions about the topic or the materials it covers, if you want someone to take a look at a rough draft at any stage, or if you just want to discuss your ideas, please contact me.  I enjoy talking to students and look forward to helping you.

I want you to do a little bit of speculative history. Based on what you’ve read in the textbook  and primary sources this week, but also knowing the current state of affairs in the United States, where do you think American History goes next? Say it’s the year 2050 and you’re writing a history of the United States from 2008-2020. What major events would you include? What major changes would you highlight? What primary sources would you want people to read? You can be as creative as you’d like to be. We tend to focus on a lot of the political history of the United States in survey classes, but do not feel like you have to stick to politics in your answer. If you want to discuss popular culture (music, TV, movies, podcasts, Twitch, etc), religious history, gender history, or anything that captures your interest, go for it. Just think about what *you* think the most important stories from the last 12 years have been and how you’d tell those stories with the evidence to support your version of it.

In a 2 to 3 page paper utilizing normal margins, summarize: 1. the powers of the judicial branch under the Constitution; 2. the two main judicial philosophies and how those philosophies view the power of the Court 3. one landmark case associated with each those philosophies; and 4. your view as to which philosophy is best for democracy in the United States. Your paper should be based solely on the lectures and assigned readings.

Directions This is your final writing assignment for this class. You will write a 3-4 page, formal, college-level paper answering ONE (1) of the following prompts. Most of these prompts include more than one question — make sure you address every aspect of the questions. You will need to use both of your textbooks (you may also use lectures) and may need additional, outside sources to flesh out your paper. You MUST cite every quote, reference, paraphrase, fact or other item requiring citation. You MUST cite using the citation style known as Turabian. Using any other format will result in you receiving a zero on your paper. If you have no citations, you will earn a zero on your paper. If you do not have a Works Cited page, you will earn a zero on your paper (do not use a reference page or a bibliography — they have specific meanings that differ from Works Cited. You are responsible for all of the style items in PG’s Writing Guide. Directions  This is your first writing assignment for this class. You will write a 3-4 page, formal, college-level paper answering ONE (1) of the following prompts. Most of these prompts include more than one question — make sure you address every aspect of the questions. You will need to use both of your textbooks (you may also use lectures) and may need additional, outside sources to flesh out your paper. You MUST cite every quote, reference, paraphrase, fact or other item requiring citation. You MUST cite using the citation style known as Turabian. Using any other format will result in you receiving a zero on your paper. If you have no citations, you will earn a zero on your paper. If you do not have a Works Cited page, you will earn a zero on your paper (do not use a reference page or a bibliography — they have specific meanings that differ from Works Cited. You are responsible for all of the style items in PG’s Writing Guide. Attach your paper, here, as a Word Document (doc or docx) or a PDF. Prompts What were some of the long-term effects of the Reagan Revolution and the rise of conservatives? Are there social issues that divided Americans most significantly during the culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s? Do we still see the remnants of these culture wars, today? What factors led to the Great Recession? In what ways are Barack Obama’s ideas regarding the economy, education, and the environment similar to those of Bush, his Republican predecessor? In what ways are they different? Has the United States become a more heterogeneous and inclusive place in the twenty-first century? If so, in what ways has it become more homogenous and exclusive? How have conservatives fared in their efforts to defend “American” culture against an influx of immigrants in the twenty-first century?

Typed, double-spaced, 12-font   NO direct quotation can be used in your answers DO NOT COPY directly from your book This is to be an individual effort so DO NOT COPY from your peer(s)     Identify the following terms stating 1) who or what the term is, 2) when, why and how the term occurred, 3) the consequence of the event, and 4) explaining the term’s historical significance.  A solid answer will integrate specific information/examples from both outside sources and your readings. Be sure to use the topic as a lens to examine the era in study.  Ask yourself, what does this event tell me about the era? Can you make any connections to the present? Look at the topic from different angles (race, gender, age, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, religion, education, etc..) Focus on developing a unique/creative interpretation of the topic, but be sure to support your interpretation with solid evidence.              Finally, you are trying to convince me, through written conversation, that your way of thinking/analysis/interpretation is the most accurate. This is what historians call their “argument.” Because of this, historical analysis is constantly evolving. Have fun with this assignment, and I look forward to reading your thoughts! (100 points total)                 Answer ALL of the following:- Imperialism Spanish Flu (1918 Flu Pandemic) The Truman Doctrine

You may consult notes, books, articles, etc. assigned for this class.  As always, your goal is to demonstrate your knowledge of material from lectures, readings, and discussion sections as well as your ability to use it to support an argument. Please include the word count in brackets at the end of each essay. Example: [296] Two Parts to the Exam Identification terms: (maximum: 300 words)–(75 points, 12.5 points each):  Choose one set of three terms (below) to identify in a single short essay that explains how they relate to each other while identifying them (who, what, when, where, and why) and explaining what makes these terms historically significant in the context of this course.  (In other words, a Wikipedia description of the term will not earn credit.) A. Civil Rights Act of 1964 EEOC NOW B. Michael Harrington’s The Other America The Cold War Vietnam C. Moynihan Report Black Power Frances Beal  II. Essay: (maximum: 750 words)–(125 points)  Write an essay in response to the following question.  Your essay should develop an argument supported by an abundance of historical information and examples drawn from lectures, discussions, and assigned readings.   Please do not include quotations.   Please do include citations in parenthesis.  Example: (Brinkley, 455) Identify three or four major developments or events (examples: the Cold War, distrust of government and political leaders) in the United States since World War II and well distributed across time and explain each—what brought it about, why it is historically important, who supported and who opposed it, etc.  Conclude by discussing how each development you chose helps us understand something important about the U.S. in 2020.

Explanation: In order to write your own argument, you need to understand the sources you are going to use.  You will read sources in each module from the list I have provided.  Your annotations will serve as notes for your argument.   Step one to constructing your own argument would be the annotations.  Read the primary sources from each module to annotate, defining “their point” or “their argument” made.   I chose one on de Las Casas to give you an example:   Citation: 01.  Bartolomé de Las Casas, “Exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, 1542,” American Yawp Reader (Stanford, 2019): http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-new-world/bartolome-de-las-casas-describes-the-exploitation-of-indigenous-peoples-1542/.  Annotation: 02.  Bartolomé de Las Casas’ writing displays the Indians as a group “assaulted [like] innocent Sheep.”  One could argue that de Las Casas has sympathy for the Indians in this source, while too, displaying the paternalistic view clergymen had of Indians that caused further oppression in New Spain.  Such viewpoints of paternalism reinforce a sense of superiority by Europeans over native peoples.  Las Casas justifies his paternalistic view of the savage Indian, claiming these ‘beings’ “without understanding the true Faith or Sacraments” were in dire need in of the European religion.  Not only does this validate his mission and that of the Catholic Church, this view justifies European domination, their presence in the new world, and in many ways, alleviates the guilt for the sins he (Las Casas) himself committed…***add more*** 03.  Who are they trying to influence?  Why did they select the information they presented, was it to influence, if so, who? ***answer here*** 04. Compare or contrast this work with our readings (how do they fit into historical categories of the time period and today?  Were they on the ‘wrong side’ of history?  Were they justified?)***answer here*** the link to the chapters is  http://www.americanyawp.com/reader.html i just need a small simple review for each chapter sure you answer how it is right above in the format

Li says he agrees that humaneness “symbolizes a holistic manifestation of humanity in its ‘highest state of perfection,'” (Li, p.321) meaning humaneness rises above rituals. What is central to Li’s concern and why does he believe so much in rituals? (500 words)