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Due: via D2L Answer all the following questions in the prompt in an essay response format. See below for further instructions on format, style, and citations. Read carefully the entire instruction sheet (two pages). Each essay should be no less than 1200 and no more than 1500 words.   1.     Explain how the political power of the state get affected by census data.  2.     Provide brief history of the Census and describe the population difference from 1950 to 1970.  3.     Explain why is the Census implemented, (3a) why is it required, and (3b) what purpose does it achieve for the Federal government.  4.     How do local governments and communities benefit from completing the Census?  5.     How do you personally benefit from the Census?  6.     Describe the process of how the 2020 Census would be conducted and what would you do to encourage others to participate?  Formatting Instructions Failure to follow these instructions will result in a loss of points. All papers must be:  –       Submitted electronically via D2L course shell –       Max 1500 words, inclusive of name, title, and citations  –       No cover sheet, just your name and class session (Fall 2020)  –       12 point Times font  –       Double spaced – 1 inch margins on all sides  Style Instructions   Failure to follow these instructions will result in a loss of points.  Make your answer in the form of an organized essay which includes:  –       A specific thesis statement that explains your argument and does not merely restate the question  –       Support your argument with examples from literary sources    National Government –       Keep direct quotes to a minimum. Instead paraphrase the text into your own words to show you understand the concepts  –       Use proper citations  Citation Instructions Failure to follow these instructions will result in a loss of points.  Make sure you use the following method for citations  –       Since your essay should use sources outside of the class materials, at least 3 sources besides the textbook is necessary and expected for this assignment. Quotations you sourced have to provide important and substantial information which aids your argument.  –       The sources for your essay cannot be with .com, .net .org extensions. You can only use sources with .edu, .gov extensions. Sources with other extensions will not count towards the three sources requirement.  –       To cite, use parenthetical citations, for example: (Smith 2009, p. 15)  –       Use APA citation style, and create a bibliography of the works used for the assignment.

The assignment is split up in 2 sections – 650 WORDS FOR EACH PROMPT. Prompt 1 – Borders Using Lee and Mabalon, discuss the following question:  “How does the control of borders give us a way to understand how the United States imagines itself as a nation?” Please make sure to address the following questions for this prompt:   1. What was the effect of the Chinese Exclusion laws on Chinese immigrants? 2. What do the Chinese Exclusion laws tells us about the role of race in the United States? 3.How do the Chinese Exclusion laws help us to understand the significance of borders? 2 sources required for this prompt: Lee and Mabalon (sources will be in Files) Prompt 2 – US Militarism and War How does US militarism in the Pacific affect the lives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders?  Discuss one example from Niiya’s essay and one example from Baldoz’s essay that demonstrates the impact of US militarism in the Pacific on the lives of Asian Americans. Please make sure to address the following questions for this prompt: 1. What was the effect of the Chinese Exclusion laws on Chinese immigrants? 2. What do the Chinese Exclusion laws tells us about the role of race in the United States? 3.How do the Chinese Exclusion laws help us to understand the significance of borders? 2 Sources required for this prompt: Niiya and Baldoz (go to link) https://www.nps.gov/articles/aapi-theme-study-essay-10-wwii.htm https://www.nps.gov/articles/aapi-theme-study-essay-11-cold-war.htm

In a brief 250 word essay, Discuss the following question. Choose a Reading from pages 344-345 and explain the importance of this piece of literature for people in Mesoamerican Civilizations. How is it significant? How did it help the people who read it? I have sent the pages so you don’t have to look for the book 🙂

– Describe the situation of LL Bean in the context of “Newsvendor Model”.

After reading the articles by Sierra, Rumbaut, Dingeman & Robles, and Rinconchaps write a reflective paragraph (300 words) answering the following questions: 1. Describe how and why Mexican American activists and civil rights organizations fought for humane Immigration Reform in the 1970s and 1980s. Give 2 examples from the readings on the types of the reason and types of reform they sought.   2. Briefly explain the research offered in Rumbaut’s article regarding the “supposed” crime rates among immigrants, especially Mexican immigrants and how the criminalization of immigrants is supported by laws. Analyze the role of the media and rhetorical debates about Mexican immgration in the criminalization of immigrants.   3. What is the DREAM Act? Describe the benefits to the U.S., immigrant and Latinx communities if the original DREAM act were to be passed as legislation. How and why are youth activists advocating for this legislation?  Provide your own thoughts, opinions and ideas on all of these issues and examples from the readings to support your opinions and ideas.

Instructions from the professor. The essay prompt below is below Essay has to have at least 3- 5 Pages   What was the importance and role of rituals, ceremonies, and sacrifices in Mayan civilization? Recently caves and cenotes were discovered, hosting ritual objects, that give some clues to the rise and fall of Mayan civilization. Do you think, by studying these caves and cenotes, it’s possible to learn some lessons on how to best use the environment today, in terms of sustainability for the future? How the Mayan Ball game “Tlachti” relates to the social, political, and religious aspects of the Mayan civilization? Refer the latest article published on March 4th @ the URL https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/2019/03/maya-ritual-balamku-cave-stuns-archaeologists/  (Links to an external site.)  . You must also refer to the primary sources from the book “Sources of World Societies” pages 153-158. Cite all the references. is the article to refer from.  Thank you

1. Go to Google and search for Gordon Smith-Houston Museum of Natural Science. Enable the exhibit entitled, “Wearable Art: Plains Indian Clothing and Accessories from the Gordon Smith Collection.” Scroll through the various subjects of the exhibit and discuss what was of interest to you in the clothes-making process as practiced by the people of the Blackfoot Nation. Who was Chief Two Guns White Calf (the son) and why was he historically significant? What is his connection to the National Football League? The essay should be 2 1/2-3 pages EXCLUDING the title page. The page dimensions are: indent 1 1/2 inches from the top, 2 inches from the bottom to allow for footnoting, and 1 inch on each side for margins. Use 12 font size and double space. IMPORTANT!!! Make sure to cite your research sources. PLAGIARISM is a serious academic issue and will result in a failing grade on this assignment and will be factored in with your final grade.

What does it mean to “source” a primary source? Use a primary source from AY PS Chapter 16 or AY PS Chapter 17 to demonstrate your mastery of this historical thinking concept.

Between 1848 and 1960, why did people from all over the world come to California?  What factors caused them to leave their homes of origin and journey to the Golden State?  And what were the cultural, political, economic, and environmental results of California’s rapid growth?

ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS STEPS: 1.    Read Chapters 1-5 of Black Movements in America by Cedric Robinson (linked below) 2.    Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Something Torn and New by Ng?g? wa Thiong’o (linked below) 3.    Watch The Recorded Lectures  (linked below) 4.    Write a 3-5 page essay in response to the prompt below 5.    Your essay must include the following: –       2 in-text citations from Black Movements in America –       2 in-text citations from Something torn and New –       Your paper must be formatted using my template ( Abstract, Critical Review of Scholarship, Discussion, and Further Questions) *see more details about the sections of your paper below.  PROMPT:  How did Africans begin to conceptualize unity in thought and action beyond national boundaries in the face of European and American imperialism?   MORE INFO:   By the mid 19th century, Europeans and those of their former colonies controlled by Whites (e.g. the U.S., Brazil, et. al.) began to systematically dispossess Africans of natural resources (African colonialism) and reconfigure African labor from chattel slavery to debt peonage (Western Hemisphere) in a world system. Improved international communications networks, or what some scholars have called “The Practice of Diaspora,” enabled Africans to begin to see themselves as part of an oppositional African world, even as they struggled against local social, economic, political and cultural racial oppressions in their perspective sites of resistance.   LINKS: –       Black Movements In America file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/Cedric%20Robinson%20-%20Black%20Movements%20in%20America-Routledge%20(1997).pdf    –       Something Torn and New https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/file%20uploads%20/ngugi_wa_thiongo_something_torn_and_new_an_afrbook4you.org_.pdf   –       LECTURES   –       HOW TO FORMAT YOUR PAPER file:///C:/Users/Owner/OneDrive/Documents/HowToFormatYourPaper.pdf