Entries by Sarah Kaelo

How do his definitions of freedom and tyranny represent a departure from the then traditional American understanding of the terms?

How do his definitions of freedom and tyranny represent a departure from the then traditional American understanding of the terms? I need you to read the article using the link below and answer the following questions. NO SHORDY WORK. 260 words minimum Franklin Roosevelt’s Re-Nomination Acceptance Speech (1936) 1. How does President Roosevelt seek to […]

Prepare a discussion where you take the role of ONE of the following individuals and explain who that person was and how they would have responded to the riot

Overview The purpose of this discussion is to evaluate the African American experience during the World War I era. Instructions For this discussion,  review your readings for Unit 7 and read the following scenario carefully. Feel free to do research outside the course if you’d like other points of view. Scenario:  John Smith was an […]

A resident of one of America’s new Caribbean or Pacific colonies

Cartoon from the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1898. [Public Domain via Wikimedia] Overview The purpose of this discussion is to think about the rationale for American imperialism in the late nineteenth century and how it affected people. Instructions For this discussion,  review your readings for Unit 5 and study the cartoon carefully. Feel free to do research outside the […]

What is the state of the Fourth Amendment today? 

Week 4 Objectives: Now that we have learned about the formation of the U.S. Constitution, the three branches of the federal government, and the Bill of Rights, in Week 4, we will learn more about the U.S. Supreme Court. We will focus most of our attention its landmark decisions that protect our rights to free speech […]

build on their posts by providing additional information about the settlements that you have not already noted in your own post.

Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 3, 4 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following settlements: Southern colonies Chesapeake colonies Middle colonies New England colonies Then, address the following for your selections: Compare and contrast the settlement patterns. What […]

What does Levi point to as his beginning of his troubled life?

1. What is the main influence of Mather’s belief system about law? (Think, is this human driven?) What does the sin of man represent to the community and their morals? 2. What does Mather mean when he says, “Again, Rebellion is a Crime which they that are guilty of, are wicked overmuch.” What is the […]

Discuss the roles race and gender played in not only domestic issues

1. In response to the development of an American Empire overseas, Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota stated: “We come as ministering angels, not as despots.”  Representative Bourke Cockran of New York disagreed: “We who have been the destroyers of oppression are asked now to become its agents”  Based on our readings this week,  which of […]