Discuss 1-2 examples of the difficulties he faces as he travels on the Appian Way, as well as the degree to which those difficulties help us to understand Roman expectations of comfort during travel.

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Horace’s Trip from Hell – Pre-modern History

Horace, a well-known Roman poet, is here travelling as a common man.

Discuss 1-2 examples of the difficulties he faces as he travels on the Appian Way, as well as the degree to which those difficulties help us to understand Roman expectations of comfort during travel.

Your response needs to be in Microsoft Word (.docx) . It should be 1-1.5 pages long, double-spaced, and in twelve-point Times New Roman Font. Do not focus on the historical context for Horace’s travel, but rather on the travel conditions he describes in his ode.

 

Write At least 275 word essay that analyzes the influence of Japanese art with artist toulouse-lautrec.

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Japonism

The Western world’s fascination with Japan since 1854 (when her ports were forcibly opened to the rest of the world by the U.S. Navy) has caused almost every major artist up to the end of the last century to adopt the styles, techniques, and ideas of the Japanese. Japanese influences in the works of the first and second generations of Impressionists include van Gogh, Gauguin, the Nabis, and Toulouse-Lautrec.

Write At least 275 word essay that analyzes the influence of Japanese art with artist toulouse-lautrec.

USE YOUR OWN WORDS IN AN EDUCATED MANNER. LIMITED QUOTES AND CITATIOchoNS TO 4 OR LESS.

 

How does this author contribute to the historiography? Does the author make a convincing argument? How does this text work as a piece of historical writing? How does it relate to your knowledge of history or other books you have read?

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Weekly response papers

Students will write weekly response papers (8 total) that synthesize the assigned readings. These papers should be 2 pages and contain three key elements:

1) Summary of the Argument(s): Describe the main historical argument of the text. What is the main point of argumentation?

Note: If you are dealing with a group of articles or primary sources, you will need to approach this differently.  Describe, instead, how the articles fit together. What story do they tell as a whole? Or, what debates or perspectives do they cover?

2) Evidence: How is the argument supported? What type of source materials does the author use? How is the text organized?

3) Evaluation: How does this author contribute to the historiography? Does the author make a convincing argument? How does this text work as a piece of historical writing? How does it relate to your knowledge of history or other books you have read (either inside or outside this course)?

 

How did interactions between the English, French, and Iroquois empires provoke the French and Indian War and produce its outcome? Is Anderson correct that the war “made America”? Why or why not?

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War That Made America Interpretive Essay

You need to have access to Fred Anderson’s War that Made America book. You will write an essay that responds to the following question:

Fred Anderson portrays the French and Indian War as a conflict between three empires that “made America.” How did interactions between the English, French, and Iroquois empires provoke the French and Indian War and produce its outcome? Is Anderson correct that the war “made America”? Why or why not?

Whenever you quote material from Anderson directly, you must cite that material parenthetically following the quotation. The citation must be done in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style.

What was the author’s position in society at the time the primary source was created? When was the primary source created? Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized? Who was the intended audience for the primary source?

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Side Panel Expand side panel Module Four Activity

In this activity, you will analyze your primary sources for narratives and consider if any bias is represented.

Prompt

Use the provided Module Four Activity Template: Bias in Primary Sources Word Document to complete this activity. First, you will locate an additional primary source related to your historical event.

Next, you will answer questions about your event and the primary source you identified in a previous module. You will then consider whether there is evidence of bias in these sources.

Specifically, you must address the following criteria:

Conduct source analysis on two primary sources relevant to your historical event.

You will respond to specific questions about each source in the activity template.

Analyze the primary sources relevant to your historical event for the presence of bias.

What clues are present in your two sources that may indicate bias? Provide evidence of these clues from your sources. If you do not think there is bias, provide evidence to support your claim.

Compare how your historical event is represented in your primary sources.

Do the two sources tell the same story, or are contrasting perspectives represented? Provide evidence from your sources.

HIS 100 Module Four Activity Template: Bias in Primary Sources

Locate an additional primary source relevant to your historical event. Use it and the primary source you identified in a previous module to answer the questions below. Replace the bracketed text with your responses.

Source One

Conduct source analysis on a primary source relevant to your historical event.

Attempt to write the APA style citation for your first primary source and include a link to it. You will not be penalized for incorrect format.

Respond to the following questions:

  • Who authored or created the primary source?
  • What was the author’s position in society at the time the primary source was created?
  • When was the primary source created?
  • Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?
  • Who was the intended audience for the primary source?
  • Why was the primary source created?
  • Whose perspective(s) is presented in the source?

Source Two

Conduct a source analysis on a primary source relevant to your historical event.

Attempt to write the APA style citation for your second primary source and include a link to it. You will not be penalized for incorrect format.

Respond to the following questions:

  • Who authored or created the primary source?
  • What was the author’s or creator’s position in society at the time the primary source was created?
  • When was the primary source created?
  • Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?
  • Who was the intended audience for the primary source?
  • Why was the primary source created?
  • Whose perspective(s) is presented in the source?

Both Sources

  • Analyze the primary sources relevant to your historical event for the presence of bias.
  • Compare how your historical event is represented in your primary sources.

 

Imagine that you are the President of the United States and you wish to change the face of foreign policy between your country and North Korea. Write an essay of 300 words approx , explaining to Kim Jong-un why the United States and Norchoth Korea should be allies.

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United States foreign policy

Part 1 Create a table that outlines the major points of the Monroe Doctrine.

Part 2 Imagine that you are the President of the United States and you wish to change the face of foreign policy between your country and North Korea. Write an essay of 300 words approx , explaining to Kim Jong-un why the United States and Norchoth Korea should be allies.

 

Based on your reading of Chapter 25, the documents from the Reader, and the “Committee” Documentary, discuss the tensions that fueled the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. How did this geopolitical struggle produce the Red Scare at home? And, who became the domestic targets for the McCartchohy era witch hunts?

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Cold War

Choose one option for your essay.

Based on your reading of Chapter 25, the documents from the Reader, and the “Committee” Documentary, discuss the tensions that fueled the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. How did this geopolitical struggle produce the Red Scare at home? And, who became the domestic targets for the McCartchohy era witch hunts?

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Having read Chapter 28 and 29 and the accompanying documents, discuss the crisis facing America in the 1970s and the conservative response that brought Reagan into the presidency in 1980?

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Crisis facing America in the 1970s

Having read Chapter 28 and 29 and the accompanying documents, discuss the crisis facing America in the 1970s and the conservative response that brought Reagan into the presidency in 1980?

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Discuss Lynda Van Devanter’s experiences in Vietnam and afterward. How did the her wartime experiences and her PTSD affect her life?

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History final question 2

Discuss Lynda Van Devanter’s experiences in Vietnam and afterward. How did the her wartime experiences and her PTSD affect her life?

Lynda Van DeVanter, Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam

 

How did women challenge (or not challenge) existing gender norms in the 1840s, and how did their leadership and participation in reform movements reshape American society?

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Chapter5

Question: How did women challenge (or not challenge) existing gender norms in the 1840s, and how did their leadership and participation in reform movements reshape American society?