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American History after 1865

  

Assignment 1: Different Approaches to Diversity Issues (18651925)


In Assignment 1, we ask you to choose one of three topic choices listed below on the subject of diversity then use the Writing Guide located in Blackboard to write a brief paper on the subject. Each topic explores two different approaches to diversity during the 60-year period after the Civil War (18651925). The dynamic between the two approaches will have a profound impact on our history thenand now.

As you prepare and brainstorm ideas for your paper, first read and review what our Schultz textbook covers on the subject. Then, consider the other sources listed with each topic below. It is important that you review these sources carefully because your paper should use a minimum of three sources from the list below. Besides this instruction sheet and the Writing Guide, be sure to review the other helps (documents or video) provided by y

World History

Homage to Catalonia Essay Prompt:

How does Orwell - as an outsider - navigate the ideas and realities of war in Spain? Does his perspective provide any unique insights in to the character of the Spanish Civil War? And finally why, according to Orwell, does fascism triumph?


one page outline and four pages essay, a total of five pages


World History

Homage to Catalonia Essay Prompt:

How does Orwell - as an outsider - navigate the ideas and realities of war in Spain? Does his perspective provide any unique insights in to the character of the Spanish Civil War? And finally why, according to Orwell, does fascism triumph?


one page outline and four pages essay, a total of five pages

history

 

  • How does Pontiac describe the relationship between Native Americans and the British?
  • What did Pontiac aim to accomplish by giving his speech?
  • According to Pontiac, how has the presence of non-natives affected the lives of Native Americans?

History

Changes in the Human Figure in Art

You likely noticed that during the two hundred years covered in this weeks study there were radical changes in how the human figure is depicted in Italy, from something that was highly stylized to an idealized form that looked more real yet was strongly influenced by the Classical Age of ancient Greece and Rome. In Northern Europe, however, depiction of the human form remained somewhat stylized.

Use the textbook and/or online sources to locate and capture three works of art.

  • one from the Early Renaissance (fourteenth century, 13001399)
  • one from the Northern European Renaissance (fifteenth century, 14001499)
  • one from the Italian Renaissance (fifteenth century, 14001499)

Your works of art must either be all paintings or all sculptures.

First, place images of you

homework

 

you are to choose one of the links below.  Read the article or watch the video, and then write a 2-3 page paper.  Three fourths of your paper should be a summary of the video or article.  The remaining fourth of your paper should be a discussion of how the article of video relates to the assigned textbook readings.  Your paper should include:

  • Your Name
  • The date
  • Which article of video you chose to summarize.

Be sure that you use spellcheck and that your paper is grammatically correct.  And be sure to read the Summary Paper Grading Rubric, posted in the Content tab of the course for information on how your paper will be graded.

Notes from the Field: A Primatologist's Point of View


 https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/notes-from-the-field-a-

History

7 pages times new roman 12 in Turabian format with footnotes


  

Looking at the Civil Rights era, it was some specific legislation passed as well as Supreme Court rulings which was a direct response to African Americans and other Americans pushing for equality for everybody.  For your essay assignment discuss the 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education; the 1957 Civil Rights Act; the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.  While discussing them write about if those measures were effective for advancing equality for everyone? Also for part of your essay assignment looking at the administrations of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, which of those three was the most effective and least effective when it came to advancing Civil Rights during their presidency?


History

Part 1
Two of the great innovations of the Renaissance in painting were the artist's ability to depict a more contemporary world, and to create the illusion of a three-dimensional world in a painting. By studying and comparing paintings created in Italy from the fourteenth and the fifteenth centuries, you can see how this innovation developed:

  • Giotto. Lamentation Fresco in the Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, 130506
  • Masaccio, The Tribute Money, c. 1427
  • Perugino, Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter, 1481

In a minimum of 2 well-developed paragraphs, identify and describe at least 3 specific details or elements that progressively illustrate the artist's concern for depicting a more natural world and

History

HUM1002 History of Art from Middle Ages to Modern Times SU02      

By the due date assigned, respond to the assigned discussion questions and submit your responses to the appropriate Discussion Area. Start reviewing and responding to your classmates as early in the week as possible.

For this weeks discussion assignment, you will explore the characteristics of Early Renaissance art in both Northern and Southern Europe. Address each part of the assignment below:

Part 1
Two of the great innovations of the Renaissance in painting were the artist's ability to depict a more contemporary world, and to create the illusion of a three-dimensional world in a painting. By studying and comparing paintings created in Italy from the fourteenth and the fifteenth centuries, you can see how this innovation developed: