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Do you believe that it is worthwhile to approach the study of the witch hunts as European, or should we be strictly limiting our research to geographical locations ?

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Ambrose

The European Witch-Hunt is often studied as one, single phenomenon. This course and Julian Goodare’s book use titles that reflect this. Yet, Europe was not a homogeneous culture, and regional differences are apparent in the practices used in hunting and trying witches. Do you believe that it is worthwhile to approach the study of the […]

.Choose A Country- Not the United States.Trace that countries sports and games history going back at least to 1800’s:.Why were certain people/groups excluded. Were reasons religious, political, racial, social or gender based?

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Ambrose

**Just put the number and answer, not essay mode** 1.Choose A Country- Not the United States 2.Trace that countries sports and games history going back at least to 1800’s.. 3.List prominent sports and games for fun, recreation, leagues, professionally within and internationally 4.List who played them by age, gender, race, religion etc. 5.List those excluded. […]

Choose any invention in the United States in the 1800s and discuss its history. Why do you believe this invention had such an impact on the course of the country? Consider the economic and cultural impacts of the invention as well as how it changed the United States.

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Ambrose

Choose any invention in the United States in the 1800s and discuss its history. Why do you believe this invention had such an impact on the course of the country? Consider the economic and cultural impacts of the invention as well as how it changed the United States. Use 2 scholarly sources to support your […]

Compare and contrast how thinkers in China, South Asia and the Greek city-states began to consider how to improve their societies. How did the various thinkers respond to the particular circumstances of their states, societies and/or cultures?

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Ambrose

Book used in the course (not necessary, information may come from online sources, cited, not plagiarized) Robert Tignor, Worlds Together; Worlds Apart: A History of the World, Vol. 1: Beginnings Through the Fifteenth Century, 2011 (3rd Edition) Choose one of the following for the essay prompt. Compare the significance of bureaucratic and priestly classes in the emergence of […]

Research the role of African American girls and women, 1808-1877:Discuss how their lives compare to Anglo and Mexican American girls and women. How do regional and geographical locations impact the daily lives of all women?

Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 by Ambrose

The role of women, especially women of color, has been silent in American History and most social studies classes, unless she is Martha Washington, Phyllis Wheatly, Abigail Adams, Emily Dickinson, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The women-dollar question is, “how did girls and women exist during the Antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction periods in American history?” […]

According to our readings for class, how accurate was the film? 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?Discuss

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Ambrose

Popular media, specifically movies, is one way in which we experience ancient Greek civilization. The paper assignment for this class is to watch a movie chosen from the list below which depicts either Greek history or mythology: Clash of the Titans, Louis Leterrier, 2010 Hercules, Brett Ratner, 2014 Helen of Troy, John Kent Harrison, 2003 […]

Considering the film’s own time, is Ford’s vision of the 1830s nostalgic? What image of America is Ford offering his audience in 1939 and why (you might speculate)?

Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 by Ambrose

General Prompt: Read John Ford’s Young Mr. Lincoln (and our class discussion) against the texts we’ve explored in class (both the documents in Fehrenbacher and the essays and book chapters) up through week 4 in a 4-5 page essay (double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font, or something comparable). As we discussed in […]

Identify the main causes for each respective grouping’s immigration to the United States. What motivated large numbers of people to leave the three regions (Ireland, China, Eastern Europe) discussed in course readings?

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Ambrose

The United States witnessed multiple waves of mass migration from various regions of the world over the course of the nineteenth century. In one period (1840s – 1860s), large numbers of immigrants from Ireland arrived to the United States at a key turning point in the nation’s history. In a later period (1880s – 1920s), […]

How does your own take on the debate between objectivity and subjectivity affect your outlook concerning intellectual honesty? How do the views of Haskell and Novick inform your own approaches toward making history?Discuss

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Ambrose

In your responses to your classmates, (1 paragraph for each post) challenge the assumptions made in their initial posts. How does your own take on the debate between objectivity and subjectivity affect your outlook concerning intellectual honesty? How do the views of Haskell and Novick inform your own approaches toward making history? Must cite a […]

choose one of the seven types of government(anarchy, theocracy, socialism, monarchy, communism, totalitarianism, dictatorship):compare and contrast it with the United States.

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Ambrose

For the first paper assignment, choose one of the seven types of government discussed during the first week of class (anarchy, theocracy, socialism, monarchy, communism, totalitarianism, dictatorship) and compare and contrast it with the United States (Class discussions, articles, textbook, outside sources). For this assignment, use at least 1 scholarly article and cite appropriately.

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Do you believe that it is worthwhile to approach the study of the witch hunts as European, or should we be strictly limiting our research to geographical locations ?

.Choose A Country- Not the United States.Trace that countries sports and games history going back at least to 1800’s:.Why were certain people/groups excluded. Were reasons religious, political, racial, social or gender based?

Choose any invention in the United States in the 1800s and discuss its history. Why do you believe this invention had such an impact on the course of the country? Consider the economic and cultural impacts of the invention as well as how it changed the United States.

Compare and contrast how thinkers in China, South Asia and the Greek city-states began to consider how to improve their societies. How did the various thinkers respond to the particular circumstances of their states, societies and/or cultures?

Research the role of African American girls and women, 1808-1877:Discuss how their lives compare to Anglo and Mexican American girls and women. How do regional and geographical locations impact the daily lives of all women?

Considering the film’s own time, is Ford’s vision of the 1830s nostalgic? What image of America is Ford offering his audience in 1939 and why (you might speculate)?

Identify the main causes for each respective grouping’s immigration to the United States. What motivated large numbers of people to leave the three regions (Ireland, China, Eastern Europe) discussed in course readings?

How does your own take on the debate between objectivity and subjectivity affect your outlook concerning intellectual honesty? How do the views of Haskell and Novick inform your own approaches toward making history?Discuss

choose one of the seven types of government(anarchy, theocracy, socialism, monarchy, communism, totalitarianism, dictatorship):compare and contrast it with the United States.