Choose a person from the Civil War Era. Creative option: Post about the Civil War from their perspective. You can talk about any aspect of the Civil War, but you must look at it from your character’s perspective. In other words, you are no longer living in the 21st century, but have been transported […]
Write a well-developed essay on one of the questions below. Your essay should display a firm understanding of the major trends regarding the topic backed by appropriate specific examples (names of people, places, dates, and events). Since this is a “take home” assignment, you should also take time to correct spelling and grammatical errors. Your […]
The Whig Interpretation of History Description You will write a 2-page book review using parenthetical citations (not footnotes) for the assigned book. Your review must include 1-inch margins, numbered pages, 12-point Times New Roman font, and double spacing. You must list the book at the top of the first page in bibliographic format (single space […]
The five traditional institutions are family, religion, politics, economics, and education. Discuss their evolution between 1820 and 1860 and their importance in the period before 1860. You should be able to use the information you gain from your discussion posts this week to help. Remember this was a period of significant growth and changes in […]
Fugitive Slave Project: Instruction, Essay Prompts, sample Source selection This project will consist of you reading primary sources about how enslaved people ran for their freedom in the lead up to the Civil War. You will then explore the Freedom on the Move Database which contain Fugitive Slave advertisements (warrant ads). Finally, you will assemble […]
In 2- 3 pages, a minimum of 750 words explain the importance and legacy of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Why do you think this particular work is so timeless? What are some themes from the Epic of Gilgamesh that you can find in movies/plays/books/tv shows today? Can you make a comparison? **Note: Turabian as a […]
Description Find three different public opinion polls (from different sources) on the same current political issue (for example, immigration, war in Syria, tariffs, abortion, national debt, Social Security, prayer in schools, etc.). Discuss the findings of these various polls. Are the results of the three polls similar or different? Why do you think that might […]
As the textbook states on page 482: “However much [Confederate President] Jefferson Davis and other southerners argued that succession and the war were about states’ rights, the states of the Lower South seceded in 1860-1861 primarily to preserve slavery. The South Carolina Declaration on the Immediate Causes of Secession explains that the state left the […]
Prepare a persuasive essay on either the causes or the effects of the phenomenon of Beatlemania incorporating the assigned readings and films,.perspectives from both the disciplines of Communication and History, and their own research in (at least three) primary sources from the 1960s Assigned Readings- Colin Macinnes, Absolute Beginners. MacGibbon and Kee, 1959.3. Stephen D. […]
Description Research paper topic: 1966 – Department of Transportation Act Be able to provide a case/defense answering the question: In the historical context when this topic/legislative action was taken, why was it important at the time, and what long-term impacts did it have on the commercial aviation industry? The required length is 4-5 pages, excluding […]
