For this week’s discussion post, please share a 2-paragraph introduction that you might use for your paper. I recommend that your paragraphs include the following. Paragraph 1 Introduce your movement and its scope (what countries?) in 1-3 sentences. Explain why your exploration/research regarding this movement (spanning your selected countries) is important in 1-3 sentences. Paragraph […]
Please watch Islam – Empire of Faith, Part 1. Here is a link; if it doesn’t work, you can easily find the documentary by searching for it on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF6VPZsHDZQ Note that you will probably have to “copy and paste” the link into your browser. In a short, well-written 750 word (approximately 3 pages) essay, […]
Discussion Board Week 8 DISCUSSION BOARD ASSIGNMENT #4 (TOTAL: 500 words minimum) Please look at the pictures and illustrations at the bottom and respond to both of the following questions. 1) Said says that “The relationship between the Occident (the West) and the Orient (the East) is a relationship of power, of domination, of varying degrees of […]
This week we consider the causes and effects of the French, American and Haitian revolutions, collectively known as the Atlantic Revolutions. These occurred in the late 18th and early 19th century and fundamentally transformed the world for centuries to come. The ideas of political rights, nationalism, feminism and the abolition of slavery were all connected to these revolutions. […]
This week we explore the history of the Industrial Revolution. Another revolutionary development that had even broader consequences for the history of the world. Everything from the massive increase in productive capacities, to increased urbanization, a class-based society, the ideas of socialism and environmental destruction is related to this development. We will consider how the industrial revolution developed and […]
Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 5, 6 Lesson Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook) Instructions For this assignment, select one of the following options. Option 1: Poetry Select any 2 poems about the Holocaust. You can select from the following list of poets/poems or conduct […]
Too often, when we think about the Medieval World, our focus rests on Medieval Europe and the Byzantine Empire. The aim of this discussion, however, is to get you to consider the other major power that emerged during the period — the Abbasid Caliphate. Based on the primary sources provided below and material in this […]
Discussion Board Post Instructions: Watch the linked video and read the attached article. ARTICLE: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/05/15/528461093/slum-dwellers-in-africas-biggest-megacity-are-now-living-in-canoes (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) ARTICLE: https://www.npr.org/2018/09/28/652246840/olutimehin-adegbeye-how-can-cities-make-space-for-their-most-vulnerable-resident (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) ARTICLE: https://qz.com/africa/1722706/how-lagos-became-africas-largest-megacity/ (Links to an external site.) VIDEO:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JQrbgp6zkY (Links to an external site.) WEBSITE: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=ebba671c1e2b42fd9c5be8c02e80fcf4 (Links to an external site.) ARTICLE: download Slums Aren’t Harbingers of Anarchy Your initial posting […]
1 reflect on how you interpret the past and connect it to present events.. Watch the lecture in its entirety. 2. Determine what the main argument is. In other words, all academic lectures have a key point (unless you have a terrible professor and they ramble on without a clear direction or purpose) that […]
Was his view of the decision shaped by his idea of the “Lesson of Munich”?Read the selection by David McCullough, “Harry Truman: “One Tough Son-of-a-Bitch of a Man.” It is on pages 252-265 of Oates and Errico, eds., Portrait of America, 10th Edition. Write a well-reasoned essay addressing the following question: According to McCullough, what did […]
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