Category: history

Write a substantial (600 words minimum) response to the given prompt, answering all questions in essay form. In that response, include at least ONE quote from each of your sources as the assignment stipulates: your textbook, the lecture and/or film, and primary document(s) assigned (with parenthetical citation)  AND create one study question of your own […]

Write a two paragraph response that contextualizes (relates) the following primary source (attachment) to chapter 22 in Give Me Liberty!  Explain how the source relates to a specific event, concept, law, person, act of resistance, etc. that is present in Give Me Liberty! Why is the source significant?

O’Mara 1 History 100 – Early World History Liam O’Mara IV Response Paper One – Assignment Sheet 17.VI.2018 The Epic of Gilgamesh translated by Andrew George New York: Penguin Classics, 2003 This assignment asks you to read The Epic of Gilgamesh – a Sumerian mythic narrative that is the oldest surviving work of its kind […]

Complete the following as part of a single document and send to the instructor via class mail no later than the due date. Do not send each of the assignments below separately, but send them all together in a single document. These are short answer questions of the type that will appear on the exams. Identifying ideas, concepts, […]

Introduction Abolitionism was the first racially integrated political movement in American history. Black orators, many of them fugitive slaves, helped to spread the antislavery message in the North and the British Isles. At every opportunity, black abolitionists offered a sharp critique of the nation’s claim to be a land of liberty. The greatest oration on […]

Class post discussion response Humanities Module 11 Crusades What benefits were used to entice men to participate in the Crusades?  What types of recruitment tactics have been used in more recent wars?  Are there any similarities? John’s response: The benefits of early Crusades were not as clear as subsequent Crusades.  Some of the benefits that leaders […]

Original work less than 20% plagiarism. Must be at least 500 word count Define progressivism and what the American people sought as they turned to Progressive leaders. What constraints did women, moral reformers, African Americans, and radicals who attempted to enter the political arena face and what was the outcome of the choices did they […]

The following is for extra credit.  It is worth a maximum of 10 points and will count toward your overall score.  This discussion will close at noon on July 3. Address the following: If Frederick Douglass were to come back to life in the year 2018, which current social justice issue would he promote?  In […]

Original work. Must be at least 500 word count. What was President Wilson’s strategy at the Versailles Peace Conference? Evaluate it and summarize the outcome.

Assignment: Your task is to do a Research Project in PowerPoint (PP) format on a topic from our class.  You PP must be an original piece on a topic related to the conversations we have in the classroom.  You will have to explore different resources and will need to develop an individual approach to the […]