Introduction The purposes of each case study assignment include the following: To hone your abilities to research using scholarly sources To advance critical thinking and writing skills To compile a response to the prompts provided To explore a historical topic and make connections to change over time Option 2: The Civil Rights Movement Using the Internet, locate and read Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech given in Washington D.C., August 1963. Copy and paste the following keywords into your Google search bar: "I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr." Feel free also to locate and incorporate additional scholarly sources to respond to this case study, including information on the Civil Rights Movement. Construct the case study by responding to the following prompts: Explain if the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s effectively changed the nation. What effect would the Civil Rights Acts have across the continent on minority groups? Do you think that the tactics and strategies that civil rights activists used in the 1960s would apply to today's racial and ethnic conflicts? Why or why not? Do the ideas of the 1960s still have relevance today? If so how? If not, why not? Analyze how the Civil Rights Movement would impact diversity in America today.
Respond to the following prompts by providing examples of each: A) Mass Communication sets or perpetuates some gender agendas. Provide links to examples. B) Mass Communication influences attitudes and opinions about gender, race and sexuality. After reading "The SAGE Handbook of Gender and Communication: Chapter 16: Gender, Race and Media Representation," pose a question or statement in the group discussion that you now have after completing the readings. For example, this could be a statement about how we could start to combat the misrepresentations.
1) Why do the authors of Document 1 and Document 2 believe it is necessary to strictly define Americans, and promote efforts to assimilate, or “Americanize,” immigrants in the United States? How do President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Smith’s arguments differ? Do you find their arguments persuasive? Why or why not? Based upon Document 3, how might Woody Guthrie respond to each of those proposals? 2) The turbulent 1960s saw numerous attempts to identify the root problems within American society and the role of citizens in resolving them. In examining Document 4, Document 5, and Document 6, what common problems are identified within American society? What are some of the differences? What role did each of these documents suggest Americans should play in achieving social justice? Are their arguments persuasive? Why or why not? 3) The last several decades of the Twentieth Century saw the emergence of new groups of Americans claiming rights as citizens. To what extent does the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment (Document 7) to be ratified, but the signing of Title IX (Document 8) into law, signal about the changing role and rights of women in modern America? After reading President George H.W. Bush’s remarks (Document 9), why do you believe it took so long for the country to acknowledge and protect the rights of the disabled? 4) How does Maya Angelou’s inauguration poem (Document 10) reflect upon the identity of “hyphenated Americans” by the early 1990s? In reading Document 11, how does President-Elect Barack Obama define Americanism? Looking back over documents 1-13, did his election, as the first person of color to become President of the United States, resolve the questions and crises surrounding the definition of an American citizen? In a post-9/11 world, has America progressed in its inclusiveness? Why or why not?
writting essay for 1 full page in word doc for each question: the ebook is provided: 1- Write about the career and teachings of one of the following Muslim Mystics: Rabi‘a al-‘Adawiya Al-Hallaj Rumi 2- Elaborate as to whether it is true or falsethat Islam has opposed music and the depiction of living beings? Whichever you pick, explain why in the essay. 3- Describe the history, characteristics and challenges of Muslims in America
you will be asked to read, watch, research, and attend different events that have to do with art, literature, music, architecture, and history Your notebook should have five sections: Events List* - A list of events in your surrounding area that are related to Humanities subjects Event Reports* - Reports for each of the Humanities related events that you attend LRC/Library Assignment Reports* - Reports for each LRC resource you read List of Web sites* - A list of humanities-related websites Response to Business Week article* EVENT DURING SPRING TERM MAR 19-MAY 25, 2024
Description For this discussion, students will be answering questions from the primary sources (Part A) and three additional questions (Part B). The questions for Part A are located within the introduction before each source and all the sources are in the Women and the National Experience book.Be sure you answer every question. Generally, there are two questions in the introduction. Sometimes there is only one and with some sources, there are as many as four questions. Be sure to read through the entire introduction to find and answer every question. Part A: Please answer the questions (found in the introductions) for the following sources: pg. 304-Ann Baumgartner Carl, pg. 308-Postwar Plans of Women Workers, pg. 312-Amram Scheinfeld, pg. 315-Marynia Farnham, pg. 319-Jo Ann Robinson, pg. 321-Anne Moody, pg. 326-Betty Friedan, pg. 358-National Organization for Women, pg. 362-Redstockings Manifesto, pg. 364-Gloria Steinem, pg. 366-Rape, An Act of Terror (1971) Part B: Please also answer the following questions: 1. In chapter 16, several of the sources dealt with the "proper" place for a woman in American society. Farnham and Lundberg suggest that women who seek work outside of the home are "lost" and doing great harm to their families. Eleanor Roosevelt was so moved by this question of woman's place that she wrote an article on the topic, urging women to remain in the domestic sphere. Why were so many Americans, especially men in power, so concerned about whether women earned their own income? Why was this such a threat? 2. In chapter 18 Gloria Steinem speaks to congress and debunks several long-held myths about women. What myths regarding women are still perpetuated today, now, in 2021? How do these myths complicate women's advancement? Be specific and use examples. 3. In chapter 18 the issue of male aggression and violence is discussed in a few sources. How does the source Rape, An Act of Terror (1971), relate to the Me Too Movement? What are the similarities? What are the differences?
Description Must have this book for the assignment Paul Fussell, Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War. Oxford, 1989. ISBN 0-19-506577-8 Dr. Utgaard Cuyamaca College History 109 Modern American History Discussion Questions and Paper Assignment for Paul Fussell’s Wartime Paul Fussell was an infantry officer in the ETO (European Theatre of Operations) during World War II.After the war he became an English professor.His book Wartime is a unique combination of historical and literary analysis.The book focuses on American and British experiences. Take notes on the questions below as you read the book.Making some notes will help you understand the book and also prepare you for your paper assignment on Wartime. For each chapter, you should flag at least two examples! Preface Why do you think Fussell dedicated the book to his parents “who sent socks and books.” What is the book about? Chapter 1: From Light to Heavy Duty What does Fussell mean by the shift from light to heavy duty? Chapter 2: “Precision Bombing Will Win the War” What was the difference between what air power promised and what air power was capable of during the war? Chapter 3:Someone Had Blundered What were some of the greatest blunders of the war?How did authorities deal with blunders and why? Chapter 4:Rumors of War Fussell writes: “Living in wartime thus resembled living in a play, with nothing real or certain.”What does he mean?What are some examples of war rumors Fussell discusses? Chapter 5:School of the Soldier What link does Fussell make between the language of education and military training?What does this chapter reveal about the creation of mass armies? Chapter 6:Unread Books on a Shelf What is meant by “unread books on a shelf?” How did the creation ofmass armies impact individuality? Chapter 7: Chickenshit, An Anatomy What is “chickenshit?”What role does “chickenshit” play in a mass army or any large bureaucratic organization for that matter? Chapter 8:Drinking Far Too Much, Copulating Too Little What role did alcohol play in the lives of the men in the mass armies of World War II?What kind of sexual relationships were possible given the nature of mass mobilization and overseas deployment? Chapter 9: Type-casting How were the Japanese, Germans, and Italians depicted during the war?What was the American self image? Chapter 10:The Ideological Vacuum Perhaps the most cynical and controversial chapter in the book, what does Fussell mean by an “ideological vacuum?”What motivated soldiers in the Allied armies? Chapter 11:Accentuate the Positive What role did language and public relations play in the war? Chapter 12:High-mindedness [optional]This chapter is challenging to understand without an extensive background in literature.Fussell looks at many examples and concludes that the demands of war had a major impact on literature and literary analysis.What was that impact? Chapter 13:With One Voice How did radio, film, and advertising contribute to a culture of conformity? What was the significance of the song “Roll Out the Barrel?” Chapter 14:Deprivation What kinds of goods were rationed on the home front?What was the difference between wartime rationing in the United States compared to Great Britain? Chapter 15:Compensation [optional]This chapter is heavy on literary analysis.Whatkinds of works were produced during the war that Fussell considers very good? Chapter 16:Reading in Wartime What kinds of books did American and British soldiers read during the war?What do the reading choices of Americans and British reveal about their culture? Chapter 17:Fresh Idiom What is meant by “fresh idiom?”What are some examples of new language and vocabulary that was invented by servicemen during the war? Chapter 18: “The Real War Will Never Get in the Books” What does Fussell emphasize as the radical difference between the experiences of front-line troops, rear echelon troops, and [American] civilians during the war?How were wartime experiences reflected in some key postwar memoirs?What is significant about Fussell ending with a reference to Eisenhower’s prepared D-Day failure statement (that he never had to make)? Paper Assignment.100 points. Write a 2.5-3-page paper on one of the prompts below.Your paper must use at least six specific examples from at least three different chapters.This is a one source paper.Only use the book Wartime.Do not include additional sources.Paper is due on Sunday 2 May. Use page number citations for direct quotes and also for specific references!!!!This is how you cite sources: Example 1:Fussell explains how soldiers were subject to the arbitrary power that could make their lives miserable.They called it “chickenshit.”“Chickenshit can be recognized instantly because it never has anything to do with winning the war.”(80) Example 2:Fussell explains how soldiers had to put up with “chickenshit.”By this he means the petty rules and indignities that don’t really help win the war.(80) In the first example I directly quoted so I used a page number reference.In the second example, I paraphrased his idea, but I still use a page number reference. Paper Prompts.Base your paper on one of these questions. 1.What does Fussell’s book reveal about being an individual in a mass army?What pressures to conform did servicemen feel?How much control did they have over their lives?In what ways did they cope and/or rebel? 2.What are some of the major differences between the way the war was experienced and the way the war was portrayed in, film, advertising, etc? 3.Mass mobilization and the war created new experiences that had an impact on the English language.What were some of the ways that the war impacted language and literature in the English-speaking countries?What new words and phrases came into the English language?
