Do you think the U.S. government’s system of checks and balances is a detriment to policymaking? Why or why not? Do the current partisan battles suggest that we may need to adjust our policymaking system? What might be done?

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

  1. Do you think the U.S. government’s system of checks and balances is a detriment to policymaking? Why or why not? Do the current partisan battles suggest that we may need to adjust our policymaking system? What might be done?
  1. Under what conditions might states be better positioned to take the lead in making policy? Conversely, when should the federal government take the lead? Think about some current issues such as education standards, immigration, and gun control policy. Which level of government may be best positioned to address these issues?
  1. Has the Trump administration been effective so far in policy development? Discuss some of the major successes and failures and what factors contributed to the successes or failures.
  2. Is the American public capable of playing a more active role in the policymaking process than it currently does? Or would greater public involvement in policymaking pose risks to the quality of decision making? Why do you think so?
  3. What role does interest group information play in policymaking? What do you see as the potential positives and negatives of having groups provide this information to policymakers? What might policymakers want to take into account when receiving information and data from interest groups?
  1. Excessive partisanship, gerrymandered congressional districts, policymakers beholden to special interests, and government stalematetend to dominate the Washington, D.C., news. Might there be ways to reboot the system so that it could work more effectively, efficiently, or ethically?
  1. Some state legislatures (North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan) have attempted to limit the powers of the governor upon losing party control of the executive branch during the lame- duck period after an election. Is this a legitimate use of policymaking authority? Why or why not? What are the potential concerns or benefits?

 

 

 

Describe Equiano’s reactions as he first encounters the slave ship and the white men who are enslaving them (p. 379). What are the emotions that he feels? What fears does he have? How does he describe the countenances of those who were enslaved as he was?

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Olaudah Equiano

After you have written your answers, please delete the questions. Leaving the questions in the document will affect your Turnitin plagiarism score.

1. Briefly describe the culture in which Equiano lived before his capture; then summarize his capture and separation from his sister.

2. Describe Equiano’s reactions as he first encounters the slave ship and the white men who are enslaving them (p. 379). What are the emotions that he feels? What fears does he have? How does he describe the countenances of those who were enslaved as he was?

3. These few pages are, in some textbooks, subtitled “The Horrors of the Slave Ship.” List five “horrors” from pp. 380-382 that strike you as particularly dreadful.

4. Describe the procedure for selling the slaves describe on p. 383. (Do not forget this part of the question.) According to Equiano, what is the greatest horror of the selling of slaves? At the end of the chapter, he writes, “Surely, this is a new refinement in cruelty.” To what is he referring?

5. Describe Equiano’s friendship with Richard Baker, found at the end of chapter III on p. 385. Comment on at least one other thing that stands out to you from chapter III.

6. The excerpt from chapter VII describes how Equiano gained his freedom. How did this come about? Who helped him? Respond to Equiano’s expression of the joy he felt at being free. Which images best express his feeling to you? Were you moved by this passage?

7. Explain one of the allusions from this passage – either his reference to Peter in prison or the reference to Elijah

Describe Equiano’s reactions as he first encounters the slave ship and the white men who are enslaving them (p. 379). What are the emotions that he feels? What fears does he have? How does he describe the countenances of those who were enslaved as he was?

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Olaudah Equiano

After you have written your answers, please delete the questions. Leaving the questions in the document will affect your Turnitin plagiarism score.

1. Briefly describe the culture in which Equiano lived before his capture; then summarize his capture and separation from his sister.

2. Describe Equiano’s reactions as he first encounters the slave ship and the white men who are enslaving them (p. 379). What are the emotions that he feels? What fears does he have? How does he describe the countenances of those who were enslaved as he was?

3. These few pages are, in some textbooks, subtitled “The Horrors of the Slave Ship.” List five “horrors” from pp. 380-382 that strike you as particularly dreadful.

4. Describe the procedure for selling the slaves describe on p. 383. (Do not forget this part of the question.) According to Equiano, what is the greatest horror of the selling of slaves? At the end of the chapter, he writes, “Surely, this is a new refinement in cruelty.” To what is he referring?

5. Describe Equiano’s friendship with Richard Baker, found at the end of chapter III on p. 385. Comment on at least one other thing that stands out to you from chapter III.

6. The excerpt from chapter VII describes how Equiano gained his freedom. How did this come about? Who helped him? Respond to Equiano’s expression of the joy he felt at being free. Which images best express his feeling to you? Were you moved by this passage?

7. Explain one of the allusions from this passage – either his reference to Peter in prison or the reference to Elijah.

Identify the writer and title of your chosen story. What topics/themes from the story will you focus on in the essay?

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ESSAY 3 rough outline

I. Introduction

1. Identify the writer and title of your chosen story.
2. What topics/themes from the story will you focus on in the essay (2-3 sentences)?
3. Thesis (specific): State your interpretation of how the writer explores your chosen topics/themes in the story. You can identify the literary approach you are using in your essay.

II. Body paragraphs (as many as needed; typically 3-4)

1. Topic sentence: What is the focus of this paragraph in relation to the thesis? What is its main point?
2. Quote from the chosen story (with in-text citation) as evidence of this main point?

3. Analysis: how does this quote support the thesis? Discuss specific details in the quote.
4. Quote or paraphrase from an academic source (with in-text citation).*
5. Explanation: how does this quote support the thesis?
6. How does this paragraph support the thesis?

*Note: When you first identify your secondary source, you should use the scholar’s full name and provide the title of the scholarly essay. However, after that, you should only use the scholar’s last name, and you do not need to keep naming the essay.

III. Conclusion
1. Reference the writer and the story.
2. Restate the thesis.

Walt Whitman exhibited a very forward-thinking tone in his poetry as well as effectively “preaching” his philosophies. Show how this is true by examining and reflecting upon specific works.

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Discussion Essay

1) Walt Whitman exhibited a very forward-thinking tone in his poetry as well as effectively “preaching” his philosophies. Show how this is true by examining and reflecting upon specific works.

2) Emily Dickinson is noted for several recurring themes as well as other unusual features throughout her poetry. Using multiple examples, elaborate.

3) Explain how Whitman develops his theme of initiation in Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking.

How does this take on the events of The Turn of the Screw change your perspective about the characters, or does it at all? Explain why or why not, and draw a conclusion about why the story leads you to this point of view and ends as it does.

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Q28

Using texts “Turn of the Screw” by Henry James and “The Accursed Inhabitants of House of Bly” of Joyce Oates, respond to this prompt:

How does this take on the events of The Turn of the Screw change your perspective about the characters, or does it at all? Explain why or why not, and draw a conclusion about why the story leads you to this point of view and ends as it does. In your analysis, compare and contrast the representation of some element in this text to The Turn of the Screw.

In a short paper of 2–3 pages, analyze the role of the “body” of a character in a movie of your choice. How does the character’s body affirm/challenge the idea of gender? What is the filmmaker’s message in that regard?

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Role of the “body”

In a short paper of 2–3 pages, analyze the role of the “body” of a character in a movie of your choice. How does the character’s body affirm/challenge the idea of gender? What is the filmmaker’s message in that regard? Be sure to cite the movie and any other sources you use per MLA style.

Short paper assignments must follow these formatting guidelines: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and MLA-style citations both inside the body of the paper and on a Works Cited page. Page length requirements: 2–3 pages.

 

How did the court apply its approach to the facts of the case? Provide a detailed example of how the court’s conclusion might be applied in a modern business setting.

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American case of Sherwood v. Walker

Research the American case of Sherwood v. Walker. This 19th century case involving the sale of a cow is one of the most famous contracts cases in American law. Give an outline of the facts in the case.

  • What were the main legal issues involved? What approach did the court take in ad-dressing the legal issue?
  • How did the court apply its approach to the facts of the case? Provide a detailed example of how the court’s conclusion might be applied in a modern business setting.

Prepare an essay of at least 1,500 words citing information from the case as support for your positions. The paper should be 12-point font, Times New Roman, and include a list of any out-side sources used.

In what way were boarding schools such as the Carlisle School and other such schools effectively “cultural genocide”? What were some of the methods employed?

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Response questions about Westward expansion

In what way were boarding schools such as the Carlisle School and other such schools effectively “cultural genocide”? What were some of the methods employed?

  • Be sure to also complete the Reading Like a Historian follow-up portion of this assignment

What assumptions about Native Americans did sympathetic easterners make when proposing improvments on the reservations?

  • 5. Mining, Ranching and Farming (268-276) – a. How did farming change over the course of the 19th Century?

Describe the impact of new technologies and other factors on small entrepreneurs in mining, ranching and farming:

  • What are some of the common stereotypes and myths about the ‘Wild West”? Why do you think these fabrications and distortions developed and persist?

 

Read several readings and come up with a relevant argumentative statement. Then write a 3 to 4 page paper according to the requirements.

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American Studies

Before writing this paper you need to read several readings and come up with a relevant argumentative statement. Then write a 3 to 4 page paper according to the requirements.

Each paper must be typed and double-spaced. All topics must be approved by the instructor and must come from materials covered in class. Papers should not be research papers (relying on secondary sources); nor should they be written based on materials pulled from the internet.Rather your paper must be a critical analysis fueled by your own argument.