Thousands and thousands of African Americans wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt for help. See this site for more information on these letters.  Assume an African American character and write from the perspective of the character. In other words, take on the role of someone during the Roosevelt administrations writing to the First Lady. Write the letter and post it. Then, in a separate paragraph, explain why you chose […]

How did the indigenous people of Latin America react to Iberians? How did they adapt to Iberian culture (that is, how did indigenous cultures and societies change during the colonial period)? How did they resist Spanish and Portuguese rule? How did the responses and experiences of sedentary, semi-sedentary, and non-sedentary indigenous people differ during the colonial period, and how were they the same (if at […]

posted 3 years ago (last edited 3 months ago)Anonymous Week 10 Discussion – “Counter-Reform and Mannerism”COLLAPSEOverall Rating: 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 “Counter-Reform and Mannerism” Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response: Explain whether you prefer the representation of the Last Supper by Tintoretto, Veronese, or Leonardo da Vinci, identifying […]

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Sections 28.2, 29.1, 30.3, 31.3 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions Pick three (3) of the following American Foreign policies: Marshall Plan Berlin Airlift Containment Anti-Communist Freedom Fighters Vietnam (conflict) War Détente’ SALT I & SALT II Camp David Accords Strategic Defense Initiative (nicknamed “Star Wars”) Then, address […]

  In two to three paragraphs, respond to each question. To develop your responses, combine your experience deploying search terms to locate the three primary sources in this learning block with your own reflections on the questions posed. Regardless of whether or not you were able to find all three sources, complete all question prompts before you submit your responses. It is especially helpful for […]

  Please read/view and compare these various accounts and depictions of the Boston Massacre. In your analysis of these documents, address the following three (3) questions: 1. Which written account (Patriot or Loyalist) do you find more believable and why? 2. Based upon the written narratives and testimonies of the incident, how accurate do you believe the two depictions of the “Boston Massacre” (Henry Pelham’s and Paul Revere’s) are and […]

For this week’s discussion assignment, you will explore the characteristics of Early Renaissance art in both Northern and Southern Europe. Address each part of the assignment below:   Part 1  Two of the great innovations of the Renaissance in painting were the artist’s ability to depict a more contemporary world, and to create the illusion of a three-dimensional world in a painting. By studying and […]

You must write a final paper, as a form of critical “meditation,” on one (or more) case study artworks or exhibitions covered in class.  This paper must also address, in depth, 2 -3 texts covered in class. Only one text may be from the same week as the case study. The idea is to reflect upon a combination of artworks and texts covered over the […]

Reread the section in Chapter 5 with the subtitle “Women’s Rights Partnership” (pages 266-272). This section makes reference to the trial of Susan B. Anthony for “illegal voting” in 1873. The National Endowment for the Humanities offers a feature page dedicated to the collaboration of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in the women’s rights movement. An account of the trial is available at […]

  Another shortened week where we are only discussing ONE document here in the online discussion.  Document 40: Ronald Reagan, Tear down this wall (1987) Please also take a look at the video:Reagan in Berlin 1987 (Links to an external site.)  Also check out this video  ofscene from the Berlin Wall coming down in November 1989 (Links to an external site.).  Discussion Question (5 points) Please answer […]