From your reading of the text, “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? By Beverly Tatum
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Critical Thinking Essay
Your essay should answer this question:
1.Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?
a. Refer to the text and outside academic resources to make a cohesive/strong argument.
Your essay must be 3+ pages. The essay “must” be Times New Roman and double-spaced.
Your essay must be MLA style. Turnitin can only come back the maximum 20% cited sources. If Turnitin comes back more than 20%, you will receive a “0” on your final paper.
Checklist:
1. What is your purpose in the essay? Does the essay fulfill the assignment?
2. What is the tone of the essay? How does the tone align with the overall purpose, the intended audience, and the context of the writing?
3. Is your topic sufficiently focused? What is the thesis statement?
4. What assertions do you make to support the thesis statement? How do you support these assertions? What specific evidence do you provide?
5. Are paragraphs arranged in an effective sequence? What order do you use? Is each paragraph thoroughly developed?
6. Is the introduction effective? How do you engage the reader’s attention?
7. Is the conclusion appropriate for the essay’s purpose? Does it draw the essay together, or does it seem disconnected and abrupt?
advances in technology in the internet-Give a brief history on the technology. What is it? How has it changed life in the United States?
Directions: From the internet to smart phones and tablets, technology has shrunk our world and, indeed, our country. Research some of the advances in technology that have taken place since the internet became so popular in the early 1990s. Choose one technology that you feel has significantly changed our society. Answer the following questions:
- Give a brief history on the technology. What is it? How has it changed life in the United States?
- What are the pros and cons of this technology?
- What social movements, if any, has this technology helped?
Your paper needs to answer all of these questions. Lines should be double spaced, with proper grammar and formatting. The paper needs to be at least 2 pages long (not including title page and reference page).
RESEARCH Environmental Policy in the 1970s and 1980s and then answer – Do you feel that concerns over the environment increased during the 1970s and 1980s? Why or why not?
Directions: VIEW “Acid Rain Problem Greater Than Expected” and “The Crying Indian: “Keep America Beautiful” Commercial” hosted by NBC Learn. RESEARCH Environmental Policy in the 1970s and 1980s and then answer the following questions:
• Do you feel that concerns over the environment increased during the 1970s and 1980s? Why or why not?
• What were some of the changes in domestic policy that helped the environment at this time?
• In your opinion, did the environmental efforts the US made in the 1970s and 1980s make a difference? Why or why not?
In what ways did society appear to be moving toward a more self-helping (rather than other-helping) society in the 1970s and 1980s? Consider college enrollments and a shift in “self-help” literature.
Some of your lesson this week discussed how the United States went from a society that helped one another in the 1960s to a society that was more self-involved in the 70s and 80s. Research this argument and reconsider your notes from this week, particularly about how the 1970s and 1980s changed how society saw itself. Then answer the following questions:
- In what ways did society appear to be moving toward a more self-helping (rather than other-helping) society in the 1970s and 1980s? Consider college enrollments and a shift in “self-help” literature.
- Do you think that the economy had something to do with this movement toward self-indulgence? Why or why not?
- Were there some movements at this time that showed a society trying to help each other? What were they?
Your paper needs to answer all of these questions. Lines should be double spaced, with proper grammar and formatting. The paper needs to be at least 2 pages long (not including title page and reference page).
Many would argue that the social moods of the 1970s and 1980s were a complete 180 degrees from those of the 1960s. Review the article from manythings.org called "1970s and '80s Were a Period of Change in American Society."
1. Many would argue that the social moods of the 1970s and 1980s were a complete 180 degrees from those of the 1960s. Review the article from manythings.org called “1970s and ’80s Were a Period of Change in American Society.”
Would you consider the 1970s and 80s a time of selfish endeavors? Why or why not?
Consider how many social movements had met their goals. Do you think this sense of an ending to struggle was a reason why people tended to focus on themselves for a change? Why or why not?
Why was there such an increase in college enrollments at this time?
2. Women were trying to push back against inequality during the 1970s and 1980s. In particular, they fought for equal pay and gender equality in the workplace. View the NBC Learn videos Homemakers for the ERA and Women March on Washington in Support of Equal Rights Amendment.
How did women during this time try to change the social norms?
Do you think these women were successful? Why or why not?
Why was there still inequality at this time?
3. The Soviet Union had been in a Cold War with the United States for over forty years, and various “scrimmages” had led to a stressful relationship. The constant threat of the war going “hot” and the possibility of an atomic war ended with the fall of the Soviet Union.
Without the fall of the Soviet Union, would the Cold War have ended?
What led to the fall of the Soviet Union?
How can the US learn from the Soviet Union’s mistakes?
4. The terror attacks of September 11, 2001 shook the United States to the core as we realized that we could be attacked. Memories of Pearl Harbor reverberated through the generation that had lived through it, and for the first time, young and old could understand what it was like to be vulnerable.
Describe the 9/11 attacks and the reasons for the specific targets that the terrorists picked.
How did President Bush initially respond?
After the initial shock subsided, how did the citizens of the United States respond?
Civil Rights Movement -Explain what the ERA is and what the arguments for and against the amendment have been over the twentieth century. This means that students should examine not only the disposition of the fight over the legislation in the seventies, but also why Alice Paul crafted the amendment and why people fought against the bill in the 1920's. Finally, students will explain why the amendment failed to be ratified and added to the constitution.
The leaders of the Civil Rights Movement inspired Women’s Equality activists to demonstrate, and put their bodies on the line, to achieve equal and fair treatment for women. This fight for gender equality had been a long one. From the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, to the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, women and men continue to push for a more fair and just society. This week’s question asks students to explore one failed aspect of this fight: The Equal Rights Amendment. Explain what the ERA is and what the arguments for and against the amendment have been over the twentieth century. This means that students should examine not only the disposition of the fight over the legislation in the seventies, but also why Alice Paul crafted the amendment and why people fought against the bill in the 1920’s. Finally, students will explain why the amendment failed to be ratified and added to the constitution.
To read the arguments in support of the ERA please go to the following link :
http://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/sociology-and-social-reform/social-reform/equal-rights-amendment
To see arguments against the ERA complete the following steps:
Go to Week Eight’s link
Click on the link entitled “Chapter 26: The age of fracture”
Click on the “Video Exercises” link
Click on the “Essays” link
Scroll to the bottom of the page
Click on the “Illinois Statehouse Debate Over the ERA”
Watch the video
US contribution and involvment into the Great War: USA joins the Allied forces
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Consideer the follwoing leaders
Buffington
Boy Scouts
Wilson
American Entry into WWI
Question:
Why did the United States, so determined to stay out of the Great War in 1914, join the Allied cause enthusiastically in 1917?
What do you think the outcome of the Great War would have been if the U.S. did not get involved?
federalism-The system of federalism was instituted with the writing and authorization of the Constitution in 1787. In dividing power between states and the national government, federalism has undergone challenges to the placement of power. Should power reside primarily in national or in state government?
The system of federalism was instituted with the writing and authorization of the Constitution in 1787. In dividing power between states and the national government, federalism has undergone challenges to the placement of power. Should power reside primarily in national or in state government? The Civil War was the most dramatic challenge to the placement of power. Southern states argued, under the leadership of John C. Calhoun, that states’ power superseded national power, while northern states, under the leadership of President Abraham Lincoln, stressed the need for union under the leadership and direction of the national government.
In the more than two hundred years since the Constitution’s adoption, there have been many changes to the meaning of federalism, with power shifting between state and national governments. In the twentieth century, the shifts of power became largely associated with the national government’s ability to provide increased funding sources. With more funding available, the national government has expanded its impact on all areas of state governments. This increased power has had many advocates and many detractors, each with strong justifications.
Research federalism using your textbook, the University online library resources, and the Internet. Write a paper on federalism. Structure your paper as follows:
- Define federalism.
- Explain three advantages of federalism.
- Explain three disadvantages of federalism.
- Identify and describe at least two ways in which American federalism has changed since the ratification of the Constitution.
- Discuss one advantage or disadvantage of federalism most relevant to you.
- Describe the relationship between contemporary politics and trends in the size and power of the federal government.
Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.
What are the lesson(s) you have learned by studying George Whitefield's contribution to American religious life? Your response should be no more than 1 page.
For this week, you are to submit summary which addresses the question; What are the lesson(s) you have learned by studying George Whitefield’s contribution to American religious life? Your response should be no more than 1 page. In APA format.
Is immigration and a diversity of cultural beliefs good for American religion life? Why?
Now that you have completed the third part of our course, you are to select one of the following questions and submit a reasoned, researched, and documented answer by the end of this week.
- Is immigration and a diversity of cultural beliefs good for American religion life? Why?
- Knowing that we live in a global community, is there still the same need for missions in the church as their once was at the turn of the 20th century?
- Are the fundamentals appropriate for today or is religious diversity and tolerance more important in American religious life?
As you respond to the question, remember to support your answer with researched examples. This will be an important factor in your grade. Your response should be 2 pages long and include citations for any resources used. You citations must reflect APA style.