Entries by Sarah Kaelo

What assumptions did you discover you needed to challenge when you read each author?

DBQ 5.2 Forum: The Art of Stories: 11 unread reply.11 reply. DBQ 5.2:  The Art of Stories: Consider how self-understanding assists (or doesn’t assist) in self-transformation. For instance, how does authoring and/or voicing your own stories about who you are impact your presence and your experience in your community? Also, consider the role of community […]

The Carter-Reagan-Bush Consensus

To read Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, Chapter 21 titled, “Carter-Reagan-Bush: The Bipartisan Consensus,” and Howard Zinn & Anthony Arnove’s, Voices of a People’s History of the United States, Chapter 21 titled, “The Carter-Reagan-Bush Consensus.” You will find that both works complement one another. For your benefit, consider answering the questions for Zinn’s work located […]

study of these items and what they tell about women in history

Take a look at Digital Maryland or WHILBR, two Maryland sites that digitize primary sources from institutions (libraries, archives, and museums) in Maryland. Pick a collection that interests you and contains sources that “speak” about, or for, women in history. Pick one or two items (artifacts, documents, photographs, etc.) and using the “Questions for Analysis” […]

What periods do not seem to be as represented by artistic movements and why?

They should be about two pages typed minimum for each question. Make sure you answer each of the questions you have chosen fulling, using examples from the texts, Creating Black Americans and Major Problems in African American History. 1. Discuss the change in African American society created by the Great Migration.  How did black people’s lives change socially, politically, […]

what strategies did activists use to agitate for reform?

The Constitution and Bill of Rights defined the structure of the US government and the rights of its citizens.  But as the new nation embarked on its experiment with democracy, it soon became clear that rights were not equally protected for everyone in America. In the period between the American Revolution and the Civil War, […]

Would have electing some besides Abraham Lincoln prevented secession? 

Write a 3-4 page essay (double spaced, size 12 Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins) responding to the following question. Your essay should reflect what you have learned during this course and provide specific examples from course materials. You should not cite any outside sources, but you must provide citations to any all quotes and textbook material that you […]

. How do some American Indian people view eagles/eagle feathers?

You are to answer a few questions. Choose 5 out of the first 10 questions; number 11 is required. 1. Where do American Indians believe they come from? 2. As a student, how would you approach going to a ceremony? not this one 3. How would “I” (meaning Mr. Madril), define/describe an American Indian “church”? […]

factors that supported the prosperity boom and explain how those were exemplified in Disneyland.

1. “When Disneyland first opened its doors in 1955, it was representative of the post-World War II demographic, economic, and technological transformations that took place within the United States, ushering in the ‘Golden Age of Capitalism.’” Explain this statement. Be sure to include all of the factors that supported the prosperity boom and explain how […]

Crossing the Danger water- Three Hundred years of African-American Writing by Deirdre Mullane

For  DBQ 6.1, choose two selections from the Week 6 reading (pages 468-553 ” Crossing the Danger water- Three Hundred years of African-American Writing by Deirdre Mullane), and then, in at least 10-12 well-developed sentences, analyze the selection in relation to a post Civil War notion (idea) of justice from 1865 to 1960. Cited reference to both selections is required. […]