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WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?: NATIONAL ISSUES OF THE GILDED AGE-Based on the demographic information in the tables above, which issues divided along political party lines? Which crossed them?

WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?: NATIONAL ISSUES OF THE GILDED AGE

WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?: NATIONAL ISSUES OF THE GILDED AGE

1. Based on the demographic information in the tables above, which issues divided along political party lines? Which crossed them?
2. From your reading of the chapter and this feature, what role did socioeconomic class and regionalism play in determining the supporters and opponents of a given issue? Explain.
3. Why did these four issues emerge at the national level, and what is the relationship among them?

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What Was Life Like During The Great Depression-• Are from participants aware of the needs of the community, motivate group discussion, and present a creative approach to the topic.

[Total 20 points –  5 points / discussion topic]
The minimum expectation is 3 point out of 5
Discussion (5 points)
• Are made in a timely fashion, giving others an opportunity to respond.
• Are thoughtful and analyze the content or question asked.
• Make connections to the course content and/or other experiences.
• Extend discussions already taking place or pose new possibilities or opinions not previously voiced.
• Are from participants aware of the needs of the community, motivate group discussion, and present a creative approach to the topic.
*If these criteria are met but the 100-200 words count is not met, the score will drop 1 point.
Discussion (3 points)
• Are made in a timely fashion, giving others an opportunity to respond.
• Are thoughtful and analyze the content or question asked.
• Make connections to the course content and/or other experiences, but connections are unclear, not firmly established or are not obvious
• Contain novel ideas, connections, and/or real-world application but lack depth, detail and/or explanation.
• Are from participants who interact freely and occasionally attempt to motivate discussion.
Discussion (1 points)
• Are usually, but not always, made in a timely fashion.
• Are generally accurate, but the information delivered is limited
• Make vague or incomplete connections between class content and posting by other students
• Summarize what other students have posted and contain few novel ideas.

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American expansionism-Do you think U.S. foreign policy is primarily an interventionist savior of other nations or an interfering expansionist into the affairs of other nations?

 online primary source, documentary, and image selections:
Caldero
Kiplin
Crosby
Question:
 What motivated U.S. American expansionism in the 1890’s – and perhaps still today?
Do you think U.S. foreign policy is primarily an interventionist savior of other nations or an interfering expansionist into the affairs of other nations?
Or some of both? Give examples, but focus mainly on events covered in Chapter 18, the documentary excerpts, and image of Uncle Sam teaching a diverse group of students.

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To what extent did the American political ideals of liberty, democracy, and independence shape the development of the labor movement in the nineteenth century?

Essay question: To what extent did the American political ideals of liberty, democracy, and independence shape the development of the labor movement in the nineteenth century?
Drawing on material from the lectures and readings, write a paper of roughly 1500 words (or 4-6 double-spaced pages) in response to the above essay prompt.  Your essay should make clear how workers connected American political ideals to economic struggles over the workplace. Use clear and precise language and provide ample evidence to support your claims. Also make sure to cite your sources.

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Drawing on material from the lectures and readings, write a paper of roughly 1500 words (or 4-6 double-spaced pages) in response to the above essay prompt.  Your essay should make clear how workers connected American political ideals to economic struggles over the workplace. Use clear and precise language and provide ample evidence to support your claims. Also make sure to cite your sources.  USE BOTH PRIMARY SOURCES

Drawing on material from the lectures and readings, write a paper of roughly 1500 words (or 4-6 double-spaced pages) in response to the above essay prompt.  Your essay should make clear how workers connected American political ideals to economic struggles over the workplace. Use clear and precise language and provide ample evidence to support your claims. Also make sure to cite your sources.  USE BOTH PRIMARY SOURCES

The first draft of the paper is due at the start of class on February 14th. Please submit your draft via the ASSIGNMENTS function on the course SAKAI page. Also bring two hard copies of the draft to class.

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From the time of Reconstruction after the Civil War until the present, what progress have we made in the United States in terms of ALL three of our course themes―Liberty, Equality, and Power? YOU MUST write about ALL THREE THEMES.

history essay

The exam will be an essay you write at home and then post to Turnitin. The essay should be 5-7 paragraphs. Use your own words:
From the time of Reconstruction after the Civil War until the present, what progress have we made in the United States in terms of ALL three of our course themes―Liberty, Equality, and Power? YOU MUST write about ALL THREE THEMES.
Paragraph 1: Introduction
A. Attention grabber
B. Thesis statement –one sentence (underlined) (powerful)
-something to prove
-Answer the question – 3 themes
-show growth/change
– cover the time period
C. transition
Paragraph 2,3,4: main body paragraphs
Provide detailed evidence support of the thesis statement
Paragraph5: conclusion
A. restate/rephrase the thesis statement
B. highlight the most significant evidence
C. final transition
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current business strategies report-highlight the strategic issues facing a particular firm or industry

current business strategies report
The report should be drawn from material in the business press and must deal with a topic within the last 12 months. should highlight the strategic issues facing a particular firm or industry and should be directly related to specific topics of this course. Your oral report should include the following points:
1. A very brief review of the key facts of the story.
2. Identification and explanation of the key course concepts, tools, topics that this report relates to.
3. Your analysis/evaluation of the effectiveness of this firm’s strategy and actions with respect to the relevant topic
 
Part 2
1. What benefits come from a nation having a written constitution like in the United States?
2. Are there disadvantages in having a written constitution such as ours?  If so, what might they be?
3. Are there any advantages of having an unwritten Constitution like in the UK?
 

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Supreme Court Assignment-You are required to outline the case from its origin (state level; appeals etc) provide extensive background on the case you select. This is a research assignment as opposed to a position paper. In other words, present facts in your paper rather than opinion. The paper length requirement is four pages (body) MLA format and a minimum of five scholarly sources.

Supreme Court Assignment

Supreme Court decisions regarding Civil Rights have created judicial policy and precedence that guides race relations in the United States. For your final writing assignment you are required to research Supreme Court decisions specific to civil rights and select one for your research. You are required to summarize the decision made by the justices and address four specific areas of the case: 1) the constitutional question being asked/debated; 2) arguments presented by the justices for and against the constitutional question; 3) how each justice voted on the decision and the type of decision (concurring/dissenting); 4) the legal doctrine established by the court.
You are required to outline the case from its origin (state level; appeals etc) provide extensive background on the case you select. This is a research assignment as opposed to a position paper. In other words, present facts in your paper rather than opinion. The paper length requirement is four pages (body) MLA format and a minimum of five scholarly sources.
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Research paper on Civil Rights Leaders-Explain the goals that the leader or organization fought for

Civil Rights Leader

Research Assignment

For your second writing assignment you are required to write a research paper on a civil rights leader (excluding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X) .  Your research paper must include the following:  Description of the leaders early life and introduction into the civil rights movement; major contributions to the civil rights movement; how would the leader react to the pressing civil rights issues of today; any specific civil rights cases the leader was actively involved in; what specific methods/strategies were used/implemented by the leader; provide a detailed time line for the leaders activities in the civil rights movement.
Consider the following civil rights leaders:  Assata Shakur, W.E.B. Dubois, Thurgood Marshall, Stokely Carmichael, Elijah Muhammad, Louis Farrakhan, Ida B. Wells, Fannie Lou Hamer, Marcus Garvey, Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale, Medgar Evers. You may select an individual not listed, the list is merely suggestive.
Consider the following outline for the major three sections of your paper (intro, body, conclusion)
Section One: What were this leader / organization’s goals?
Explain the goals that your leader / organization fought for.
Explain why these goals were important.
Provide historical context for your leader / organization’s goals.
You may use biographical details to explain why these goals were important to your leader.
 
Section Two: What were the methods and strategies that this leader / organization used?
Explain the methods and strategies that your leader / organization used.
Provide specific examples of when, where and how these methods were used.
Explain why these strategies were successful or unsuccessful.
You may want to contrast their methods with the methods of competing groups.
(ei: nonviolence vs. self-defense)
 
Section Three: What were the results that this leader / movement achieved?
Explain the changes or advancements that your leader / organization achieved.
Discuss specific laws, political changes, accomplishments, awards, etc…
Explain how they influenced future generations of Americans and activists.
You may want to include information about how your leader was remembered after their death.
The paper should be written in MLA and a minimum of four pages and a maximum of six pages.  Be sure to review all the requirements for writing in MLA. The paper must include a minimum of 10 sources with five sources being scholarly articles (consider jstor)
This assignment is due by March 1st. Midnight.