Reflecting upon Debate # 7 of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 and Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter From Birmingham Jail of 1963, what exactly impeded the full participation of freed slaves, indigenous people, and women in the guarantees in the body of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights?

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Using your own words (not directly from the text, peer, or other sources), sentences, paragraphs and graphics, respond thoughtfully, clearly, and concisely to the questions below in ESSAY FORM (at least three paragraphs for each question)

You can choose from any 7 questions

Who was not included in the Declaration of Independence and USA Constitution? Why is the USA a “democratic, federal, republic” Exactly, what does that mean?

Reflecting upon Debate # 7 of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 and Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter From Birmingham Jail of 1963, what exactly impeded the full participation of freed slaves, indigenous people, and women in the guarantees in the body of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights?

In The ECOLOGY OF DEMOCRACY, David Mathews asserts that he is in pursuit of “Finding Ways to Have a Stronger Hand in Shaping Our Future.” What does Mathews mean by this statement? Is it a good idea for you to have a stronger hand in shaping your own future in the United States of America?

What are the implications of having” self-rule in a citizen-centered democracy when well-funded, well organized, and narrowly defined internal and foreign special interest groups advance priorities that may not include citizen interests?

What priorities, issues, programs, or services would you advocate, organize for, create public discussions about and lobby for in your community if you choose to know and negotiate the “local, state and federal ecology and its global context” of our democracy? How would you implement your intentions from “ground up”?

How may there possibly be any question about the meaning of the Second Amendment when you read it carefully?

Bonus: What is the literal meaning of the Preamble to the US Constitution? (25)

 

Explain how the nurses in the revolutionary war effected America today.

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How nurses in the Revolutionary war effected America

Explain how the nurses in the revolutionary war effected America today.

Describe each source. Briefly summarize the purpose of each source. Describe the context of each source. Comments on how each source advances your response to the prompt. What do you learn about PNW history from this source? What key factors/forces shape experiences?

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Write a 4-5 page paper in response to the following prompt.

Select three primary sources for close analysis. Each source should be from a different topic ranging from Week1/2, Week 3, Week 4, and Week 5. Students will evaluate these sources to address this central question:

“How have encounters shaped a multi-cultural experience in the Pacific Northwest?”

Paper format: 4 pages, double spaced, 1” margin, Times New Roman/Cambria.
Introduction that contextualizes the prompt. Consider introducing a theme of movement and encounters.
Use lecture content and course readings to provide an introduction to your sources and the prompt
Your introduction should also offer a thesis statement that outlines your paper and establishes a clear response to the following question “How do these three sources capture a theme of encounters and multi-cultural history?”

In the remaining body paragraphs, students should address the following:
Describe each source. Briefly summarize the purpose of each source.
Describe the context of each source.
Comments on how each source advances your response to the prompt.
What do you learn about PNW history from this source?
What key factors/forces shape experiences?
Compare and contrast the perspective and details offered in each source
Draw connections between each source and course themes/discussions
Offer transitions between paragraphs to improve organization.
Include a conclusion to restate your thesis and offer something new to the discussion.
https://everettcc.instructure.com/courses/2268905/modules This is the link to the required sources; I will have to give a username and password.

List and explain the improved methods of domestic transportation in the 19th century. How did these methods of transportation impact Americans’ lives in the 19th century?

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US History by OpenStax

List and explain the improved methods of domestic transportation in the 19th century. How did these methods of transportation impact Americans’ lives in the 19th century?
Read the document with speech excerpts from Tecumseh, Black Hawk, Geronimo, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, and Sitting Bull and answer these questions:
What can you learn about about the beliefs of the natives based on these excerpts? What seems important to them?
What differences can you detect between native and white worldviews here or in your course readings? How did these differences create conflict?
Based on what you know of Native American history and the differences in culture between natives and whites, do you think there was ever a chance of peaceful coexistence between the two? Why or why not?
What would a better outcome for Native Americans look like in your opinion? How could that outcome have been achieved?

With the upcoming elections in November, what is in the bill and how will the new voting laws impact Georgians?

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Can the new bill impact today’s vote law

Senate Bill 202, passed by the Georgia General Assembly will change the way many in Georgia get to vote. With the upcoming elections in November, what is in the bill and how will the new voting laws impact Georgians?

Write a 4 page paper (3 pages of Content, with Work Cited page as your 4th page) in MLA format.
Your paper should contain at least 2 to 3 credible sources.
Include in-text citations in the body of your paper.
Your paper should be typed as a Word document in order to be submitted.

Try to figure a way to elect a President of all States, and not simply a “local favorite,” the writers concocted the Electoral College.

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Electoral College

Critical thinking.
Originally trying to figure a way to elect a President of all States, and not simply a “local favorite,” the writers concocted the Electoral College.

Compose a research paper of 5 pages in length addressing your research topic or research question. Use at least six scholarly sources.

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How the Manhattan Project and the Atomic bombs were one of the most important technological advancements of war.

You are to compose a research paper of 5 pages in length addressing your research topic or research question. The paper is to be typed in 12 point, Times New Roman font with 1 inch margins. It will be double-spaced and meet all MLA requirements (Heading, sources, etc). You may not write in first person.

You are to use at least six scholarly sources. One of these sources MUST be a primary source. The paper will be done in MLA format with a proper work cited page AND in-text citations. You also need a works consulted page for any sources you used, but did not cite in the paper.

Your paper needs to have a strong thesis statement! A strong thesis statement will answer your research question, will be specific and will take a position the reader may oppose. This statement can be one or two sentences and highlights the main point or argument of your paper. Your thesis statement needs to be underlined.

How time has affected a group, culture, place, movement, business, industry? Determine the leading cause of the change that has occurred.

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Research Paper

How time has affected a group, culture, place, movement, business, industry? The changes can refer to economics, equal rights, demographics, and any other area of advancement or degradation that may have occurred over a set amount of time. It is critical that through your research, you determine the leading cause of the change that has occurred. It could be an act of congress, an influential event, a change in demand for the industry, the technological advancement that resulted in the growth of one industry or decline in another…

  • Parenthetical documentation is a requirement.
  • Must have a proper work cited page.

Was thinking a good topic might be the discussion of how transportation has changed over the years but feel free to write about a different idea if you feel so inclined. Keep the topic in American history, post-era of reconstruction.

What effects did this device have on life in the U.S.? Who developed what to enable smaller, portable, or at least ”.

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The PC

Reflect critical thinking.
Topic: The PC–who developed it, what effects did this device have on life in the U.S.? Development of the PC? Who developed what to enable smaller, portable, or at least ”desktop” computers.

What was it like, life in America in the 1950s? What did people drive, where did they eat, live, watch, etc.?

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Assignment#3: 1950's

What was it like, life in America in the 1950s? What did people drive, where did they eat, live, watch, etc.?