Entries by Sarah Kaelo

Analyze the social and economic changes brought by industrialization during the Gilded Age.

Topic – Analyze the social and economic changes brought by industrialization during the Gilded Age. Guidelines for Research Paper Be sure that your paper meets the assigned page requirements (10 Pages), plus foot/endnotes (optional) and work cited (required), using standard one-inch margins, 12-point font and double spacing. It must cover the topic effectively and present a well-developed […]

assume the historical role of someone who lived in the colonies

You have been divided into two groups.  For this discussion, Group A (Last name A-L) will assume the role of an individual who supported the American Revolution (a Patriot or Whig), while Group B (Last name M-Z) will argue against it as Loyalist or Tory citizens. Loyalist James Chalmers, under the pseudonym of Candidus, wrote Plain Truth in response to Thomas Paine’s […]

Commonwealth of Indepent States 

Presidents Power Point Project Directions: For each president’s slide, you must explain each event/persona and have 1 pic for each event/person. Slide 1 Richard Nixon 1. Henry Kissinger 2. Détente 3. SALT II 4. Visit to China 5. Watergate Slide 2 Gerald Ford  1. OPEC 2. Helsinki Accords Slide 3 &4 Jimmy Carter 1. Panama Canal […]

the analysis will explain how the media samples relate to movements.  

I’m doing “Environment Movement” and “Rise of internet in social media 2000 prenstial” Here is the requiments   Project Requirements: 1.  PowerPoint.  Each group will create a PowerPoint that presents THREE different social movements.  The presentation will be unique and original and will include photographs that represent the social movements.  You will also present the different […]

Why did the Dred Scott decision strengthen northern suspicions of a Slave Power conspiracy?

Part I. 20 points each question (60 points total). Answer THREE of the following questions. Use a page, or about 200-250 words, for each answer. Remember to include citations and to identify historical context. Do NOT draw from other sources—from sources I did not assign in the class. 1.  Compare/contrast the concerns of José María Sánchez, as […]

Why is it important that African American art is made widely available and even promoted.

Read the Washington Post article, “How the News Media Distorts Black Families: A new study shows outlets from Fox to CNN to the New York Times are guilty of misrepresentation,” by Nicole Rodgers and Rashad Robinson, at this link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2017/12/29/a374a268-ea6d-11e7-8a6a-80acf0774e64_story.html?tid=ss_fb-bottom&utm_term=.e9d1d8ccfbf5 (Links to an external site.) Then, consider the political usefulness of art–fiction, poetry, painting, performance, music, and so on–in […]

In “Where Bias Begins: The Truth about Stereotypes

Many of the narratives we have been reading reveal dehumanizing stereotypes based on race that have been used to justify cruel treatment toward human beings based on a socially constructed idea of race. In “Where Bias Begins: The Truth about Stereotypes,” Anne Murphy Paul argues that stereotyping “others” is deeply rooted and resistant to change […]

write down examples of cultural narratives you hear someone use on each of these days to explain away a social condition or someone’s behavior.

Several of the selections in our text proceed from the identification and analysis of cultural narratives, which are the stories or rationales people tell themselves to suggest that the social order is inevitable or, at least, that it makes sense. Some examples include “Boys are more rational than girls,” “Women need a man to take […]

why is it important to be open to learning new technology in the workplace?

The following question will give you a chance to self-evaluate, to think about what you’ve been learning in this course, and to draw your own conclusions about how you can apply the skill of technology in your life. Your answers may be used to determine how to improve the program for future students. Your answers […]