Entries by Sarah Kaelo

How did trade affect the spread of religion during the Middle Ages?

Tip: In each response, be sure to reference the specific documents used for support. For example, you might say, “In The History of Japan, scholar Louis G. Perez describes a rich variety of trade goods that …” Question 1: How did trade affect the spread of religion during the Middle Ages? Using details from at least two […]

why did people become Christians in the first centuries CE?

What do the laws found in the Twelve Tables tell us about what Rome was like in the fifth century BCE? What kind of society do they reflect? What qualities did Pliny believe characterized a loyal Roman subject? How did this understanding influence Pliny’s criticisms of Christians and his justification for punishing them? Based on the assigned […]

Where do you believe the feminist movement should focus next?

FIRST, explain in your own words how Women’s Studies and Feminism are related. How do they differ? THEN, discuss what you believe are the most important achievements of feminism, and which goals you think feminism should focus on today. Refer to at least three learning resources assigned for this week in your response (these may […]

disrespectful to draw comparisons or lessons from the Holocaust?

  In American politics, people often compare their enemies to Hitler or to the Nazis. Many Democrats compared Trump to a “fascist,” and Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez famously compared child detention facilities to “concentration camps.” (Republicans claimed this was an unfair comparison and disrespectful to the real victims of the Holocaust.) On the other hand, Republicans […]

What do the changes we see in music and its impact on culture in the 60’s and 70’s say about America? 

Week 10 Discussion Please respond to one of the following, using the resources from this week’s Learn and those below as the basis of your response: Option 1: Choose one painting by a late 20th century African American artist: Bearden, Lawrence, Basquiat, or Colescott. Describe specific elements of the works from the chosen artists that represent the multiplicity of […]

Assignment Name: Global Awareness Article

Assignment Name: Global Awareness Article Purpose: Construct an evidence-based argumentative history paper Skills: Produce argumentative, thesis-driven, and evidence-based academic papers. Construct evidence-based arguments demonstrating how regional and/or global processes shaped the development of a local issue in Southern Africa. (Global Awareness) Knowledge: Assess key events, central themes, and questions pertaining to South African history. Task: […]

How did America change the international film business?

Week 8 DiscussionCOLLAPSEOverall Rating: 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Please respond to one of the following, using the resources from this week’s Learn and those below as the basis of your response: Option 1: Write for one minute using the stream of consciousness writing method. (Note: You may also type it offline and copy it […]

(Global Awareness) What context will you feature?

South Africa Travel Guidebook Project Proposal Purpose: Choose and evaluate primary sources and submit a project proposal that demonstrates the viability of a project topic.  Task: First, read over the assignment for the final Travel Guidebook project. Then, choose a topic for the project. Your topic should be thematic and regional, meaning that you’ll investigate change over time in […]