ARTICLE: Franklin Foer, “How Trump Radicalized ICE,” The Atlantic, September 2018 Remember, these are reading/discussion questions. I am not asking you to answer each question as though it is a quiz. Rather, I want to see evidence that you have not only READ this article before class, but thought about the article and its implications. This […]
ARTICLE: David Gutiérrez, “The ‘New Normal’? Reflecting on the Shifting Politics of the Immigration Debate,” International Labor and Working-Class History, Fall 2010 In this article Gutiérrez writes about what policy makers in Washington fail to see (most likely because they are blinded in their discussions about things like family reunification, what to do about “illegal” immigration, […]
3. Report on First Black Cultural Art Event Attended This Quarter When attending virtual cultural events, you were required to note specific, concrete details of the art, the artists, the audience you think the art is addressed to, and the place in which the art is presented. In Units I and II of Black Thought […]
2. Freedom and Reconstruction In Unit I, we read about and discussed many antebellum (pre-civil war) stories, essays, and documents, primarily focused on slavery and the struggle to abolish slavery and free all African Americans. And, in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery. With Unit II, we have begun to look at the stories, essays, […]
3. Report on First Black Cultural Art Event Attended This Quarter When attending virtual cultural events, you were required to note specific, concrete details of the art, the artists, the audience you think the art is addressed to, and the place in which the art is presented. In Units I and II of Black Thought […]
1. Learning & Art, the Meaning to & Impact on Daily Life: Summarize (in at least 300-350 words) the two or three most striking things you have learned in Weeks 1 through 5 regarding the definition of art and its impact on black thought and culture and the human spirit, grounding your discussion of your new […]
Consider here whether you have ever cared deeply enough about an issue to do something tangible about it. If so, describe the issue and the tangible action. If not, discuss why that may be. Are you a member of any sort of activist groups? Discuss why or why not. For instance, what cultural assumptions play a […]
Students must write a research paper–using both primary and secondary sources–that answers the following question: J.A. Hobson, a British theorist, and Vladimir Lenin, the Russian revolutionary and leader of the Bolshevik (later Communist Party) in the Soviet Union, both criticized late 19th century imperialism as a capitalist conspiracy by “big business” to subjugate colonies for […]
Background Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the second woman appointed as a justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court in 1993 by President Bill Clinton and served until her death in September 2020. Ginsburg successfully fought against discrimination throughout her legal career. She was a rarity in Harvard Law School: one […]
Research a significant court case for the Asian American Community. Please do 2 assignments!!! 1. Write up a reflection (1 page) do you agree or disagree with the type of change maker you have been identified as. 2. Research a significant court case for the Asian American Community. The topic will be of your choice […]
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