Entries by Sarah Kaelo

 How Do I Analyze a Primary Source?

For this assignment, you will need to analyze a primary source from United States History produced within the time frame of the 1860s through the 1960s. Please note that I will not accept any primary source that is not of the United States and/or falls out of the specified time frame. Two resources for finding primary sources are […]

Analyzing an Issue or Event in Diversity Through the Lenses of the Natural and Applied Sciences and the Social Sciences

Analyzing an Issue or Event in Diversity Through the Lenses of the Natural and Applied Sciences and the Social Sciences Overview: For the first part of your final project, the critical analysis portfolio, you will select an issue or event in diversity and critically analyze it through the four general education lenses: history, humanities, natural and applied […]

Historical Event Analysis (HEA)

Historical Event Analysis (HEA): The student will be responsible for choosing an event in American History from the list provided and create an argument on its significance using historical evidence of at least one primary source and one secondary source. The student will also analyze and interpret the primary and secondary sources by explaining how the material impacted […]

 Is Canada an artificial construct doomed to failure

Finish in 30 hours FIRM HIST 136 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE SP21 The Final Exam for HIST 136 consists entirely of a single essay question that you need to answer in full. You will not be able to “cut and paste” your answer onto the answer field on Moodle so it is important that you […]

protesting segregation through nonviolent strategies

I.Section Dr. Painter concludes that, in the context of the Cold War,  activism among Black American communities took two forms: a) protesting segregation through nonviolent strategies; and, b) the advocacy of self-sufficiency, separation from the social sector discriminating against Black Americans, and self-defense. To participate in this discussion, follow these prompts. 1) Provide two examples […]

Virtual Black Cultural Art Events

Virtual Black Cultural Art Events All SectionsNo unread replies.No replies. General suggestions include virtual attendance at a public reading of poetry, fiction, &/or other literature; virtual attendance at a public festival, play, &/or music performance; virtual attendance at a public museum. You might check out the Tacoma Art Museum for exhibits by and/or about black […]

Political, Social, and Economic Causes of the Civil War

Political, Social, and Economic Causes of the Civil War Historians have identified various events or factors that set the United States on a path toward the American Civil War. Describe and explain one political, social/cultural, or economic factor that effectively set the United States on a trajectory toward the American Civil War. In your essay, […]

“The ‘New Normal’

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, […]

Why did ICE, a segment of the deep state, support Trump in 2016?

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 […]