Have you ever asked your parents or grandparents what life was like for them when they were young? Have you ever asked a veteran about his or her wartime experiences? Have you ever told a story from your own past to someone younger than you? If so, then you have participated in the creation of oral histories. One way for students to “do” the past as historians is […]

   These questions allow for credible outside readings to count toward your three citations of required readings. So, provided that your sources are credible, three citations from credible outside sources will count as required readings in the Week 8 Discussion. No later than the fourth day of the academic week, please respond to this thread by writing a thorough and thoughtful essay that answers one of the following questions.: […]

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  Put yourselves in the shoes of an artist and try to visualize an idea. “I am Frida and this is my pain”. Visualize an idea and try to recreate it with images. Create a mini-mural either using cut out picture, paint, pens or digital images. Imagine you are one of the Mexican muralists and create a narrative using images. Don’t spend a lot of […]

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READING ASSIGNMENT 2: DUE JULY 24— Chapter 4 p. 83 1-3 p. 89 Read the article. Answer questions 1-2 p. 91 Study the map and answer the map question. p. 95 Read the article about Franklin’s testimony to a parliamentary committee and answer questions 1-3. p. 104 Study this map and answer the question. p. 105 1-4 Chapter 5 p. 106 1-3 p. 109 Read […]

  “Turning to a Market Economy” Chapter 11: Please respond to the following MAIN DISCUSSION QUESTION: Many developing countries in the “Global South” turned to Socialism in the past as a means to solve their economic problems. Now, considering the evident failure of Socialism, many of these countries seek to create fast growth through the establishment of market (Capitalist) economies. Note: The Global South is also called […]

500 WORD ESSAY. Imagine that you are writing a letter to a historic figure from a period of Western Civilization that we studied (roughly 1600-1960).  It would be someone that you like.  What would want to say to this person?  Are there things that you would like to ask this person?  Is there something that you’d like to know about this person that is unknown? […]

one page  single spaced need citaiton   After Reading Howard Zinn Chapter 1,2,3,4 Please provide a reflection (LOOK AT THE CRITICAL REFLECTION PROMPT in THE COURSE DOCUMENTS FOLDER). where you discuss some of the following questions (DONT JUST ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS) What did you think about what you read? What were your initial reactions? What did stood out to you the most and why? How […]

This assignment is for those students who contacted me already regarding an alternative for the Family Project Assignment ONLY and the students who took Hisotry 1301 Summer I from me this summer.  All other students MUST complete the FAMILY HISTORY PROJECT What is an autobiography? An autobiography is a history of a person’s life, written or told by that person. Your autobiography must tell the […]