In 8-10 well written sentences: Please respond to the following questions:What was Anne Hutchinson’s “alleged” crime? Do you think the Massachusetts colony was justified in banishing Anne Hutchinson? Why? Why not?Do you think Anne Hutchinson would have been banished from the Massachusetts colony if she were a man? That is to say, do you think […]
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How would you compare the challenges former president Barack Obama dealt with in terms of domestic economic issues to those faced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt? Describe both presidents’ critics? What was the Liberty League? Would you compare the Liberty League to the Tea Party Movement of the 2000s?How did the 1932 presidential election mark a
Watch The Gold Rush (Chaplin, 1925) while taking into account the information you learned through this week’s readings and lectures. You will be addressing this film in this week’s second discussion.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/The_Gold_Rush_%281925%29.webmThe summary link is:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gold_RushAfter watching The Gold Rush, compare the content and style with modern comedy. Focus on the physicality of the performers and the
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How do your data relate to air, water, and energy uses/abuses associated with the average American meal–is it greater or less than the average miles driven per day in a typical American car? If your meal included meat, dairy or eggs, be sure to discuss the water footprint of these items. How is carbon footprint
For this milestone activity, you will be asked to explain how nonviolence can be applied to a contemporary social movement (or a social issue that should become a social movement) that you are passionate about. Your social movement needs to be approved by your facilitator before you submit your milestone. You will describe the social
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What was the role of women (1) in the workforce and (2) in the labor movement in the United States in the period of the 1880s through the 1920s? For (1), did women work for wages in this period, if so, what jobs, and what were their working conditions? For (2), did they join unions,
Writing Prompt for Essay 1 For this assignment, students should write a 2-page paper examining the women’s suffrage debate. There is no need to consult any sources other than those documents and your textbook. This is a five-paragraph essay, please do not write more or less than the five paragraphs/2 pages required. Points will be
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After watching all the films in Week Two’s content, discuss at least 5 storytelling/narrative/plot devices or editing choices that you have seen in recent films or TV shows. How did these devices or choices help drive the story? Then link those narrative techniques to the films you watched.For example: In Walk, – You, Walk! (1912)
Why did Congress object to Lincoln’s wartime plan for reconstruction? Why did the fortunes of the Knights of Labor rise in the late 1870s…? What led to the labor wars of the 1890s? How did grassroots progressives attack the problems of urban…? What impact did the economic depression have on everyday life? How did war
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Answer the following questions. Remember to cite your sources, and use only the sources provided for this assignment:1) Describe the societies that developed in the Americas prior to European contact. Compare and contrast American Indian civilizations in North and South America.2) What political, religious, and technological developments spurred European exploration of the world? How did
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