CPT#2 Forum Return to: Week 3 February… You will be asked to write and post five (5) effective/successful Critical Thought Pieces (CTPs) during the semester.  There are seven (7) CTP due dates.  CTP #1 is required; thereafter, you may choose which additional four you attempt. A CTP should be 500 words (two type-written pages).  It must cover the readings for the day on which […]

 READ CAREFULLY AS THE DIRECTIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS EXAMS. Answer the mandatory question and then select and answer two out of the six questions presented below. You are required to research and properly cite all references using APA format and may not use your textbook as a cited reference. Please be sure to paraphrase and cite appropriately as you may not quote material from a source. You […]

  Introduction The Cold War ended over a decade before the 21st century began. What was supposed to be a “Brave New World” free of the threat of nuclear conflict and a long period of peace and prosperity has been less than what was expected. Yes, communism as a threat to the world and to the dominance of the United States and capitalism has come […]

 After the in-class viewing of the film “Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples’ Temple” write an essay of 1000-1200 words in length that analyzes the Jonestown tragedy according to the historical and cultural influences of the 1970s. What is going on historically in the 1970s that creates so much social upheaval in America? Why are so many people in the 1970s hungry for new […]

Unit II Reflection Paper   Being new to a place is challenging. The list below includes some provocative discussions related to the events in this unit’s reading and related to being new to the United States.   For this assignment, you will write two reflections on Parts 1 and 2 below. The total length of your journal assignment must be a minimum of three pages […]

   Please choose ONE (1) topic and write a 3-5 page paper. More than 5 pages is fine. Less than three pages is not so good. Your essay needs to be typed in a reasonable font. You should double space and your margins should be one inch. Good Luck! 1.  “Thanks to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s, America has largely defeated racism. We […]

Create a 10- to 14-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes. The use of images is encouraged. Include the following: The mythological origins, history, and functions of the place Any sacred objects and attributes associated with the deities and mythological origins of this place, for example, Apollo’s snake and lyre or Buddha’s bodhi tree — Discuss the symbolism of these objects as used by […]

Writing Assignment–Art, Expression, &the Great WarDirections:Essays should be doubled–spaced, size 12 font, with one inch margins all around.Essays must be a minimum of 1page and should be a maximum of 3pages. All references from the textbookor documents must be cited parenthetically (Tindall, pg) or (Author).All references to the art mustbe cited parenthetically by an abbreviatedtitleand artist (Wounded, Dix). All references to thememorials must be cited […]

Citation Word Count 300   Please read: Rebecca Parker Brienen, Visions of Savage Paradise: Albert Eckhout, Court Painter in Colonial Dutch Brazil (Amseterdam University Press, 2007), read then “Introduction,” pp. 11-26; and sections of Chapter 5 “Black, Brown, Yellow: Eckhout’s paintings of African, Mestizos, andMulattos,” pp. 131-161. http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy2.library.drexel.edu/lib/drexel/detail.action?docID=10182172      And discuss: Based the Brienen reading, who is Eckhout and how do his experiences in Brazil help us to understand contact between European imperialism in the Americas?  In Chapter […]

For this unit’s discussion select one of the primary sources in chapters 8 or 9. Briefly summarize the content, fragmentary or otherwise, and answer one of the “Questions for Analysis”. Explain why this source is useful for historians in understanding Medieval Civilizations. You should focus on every sentence of the passage if possible. Better discussions will demonstrate a deep reading of and an interrogation of […]