Marjorie Benton

The pursuit of happiness

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Requirements: 300-350 words

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In my perspective, “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” means obtaining, seeking, and experiencing happiness. I do not view it as a quest in life but rather as a human right that laws cannot restrain. The happiness portrayed in the declaration of independence through this phrase does not resonate with me as monetary pleasure. Life and liberty can instill happiness in my life since they are qualities of existence and a state of being that offer natural rights to be free. My pursuit of happiness can be experienced through exercising responsibility over the planet for other humans to flourish. Further, the future generation can thrive on the planet by present humans taking care of the earth.

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The pursuit of happiness

Marjorie Benton

Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement

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Find a news story from anytime in the past year addressing a political or social issue (e.g., the BLM movement; the MAGA movement) that has roots in the historical developments covered in this class. Write an essay (3-4 pages) examining the historical roots of this issue. How did we get here? You must draw from at least 1 assigned reading from each week (at least 5 altogether) and at least 1 assigned documentary film.

Introduce the news story in the beginning of your essay. Then tell me how the story has roots in historical developments covered in our readings.

If you would like to also draw from readings not assigned in this course, talk to me first.

Your essay should be argument-driven. That means it should have a thesis statement in the first paragraph. A thesis is an argument–something that is debatable (not simply a statement of a fact).

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Despite the segregation laws that suppressed Blacks’ freedom, Mohl (2001) emphasizes the racist practices in housing in post-World War II. Back then, blacks and other ethnic minority groups made massive suburban migrations based on redevelopment measures. Amidst the persistent residential resettlements, segregation was still a central issue in the urban changes during the postwar, thus demonstrating the racial divide that steered conflict (Katznelson, 2002). As Blacks sought housing in central cities due to the demand for more settlement hoods, second ghettos emerged in the cities as well as the suburban fringes that whites dominated. When looking at a film like the “Boyz n the Hood,” Singleton (1991) showcases how the ghettos harbor
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Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement

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Media history topics

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Purpose: This discussion activity is designed for you to identify a media history topic to study for a research paper and see what kind of information and sources are available (MLO 1). You will propose ideas, and based on feedback from your peers choose a topic to refine into an argument, which is the focus of the next assignment.

Task: Follow these instructions.

1- Identify three media history topics you are interested in pursuing for your historical research project.

2- Provide some information about each one.

3- For each one, visit the University Libraries database or journal websites to see what sources and information are available.

Tell which one you likely will pursue and why.

4- Indicate in one to three sentences what your position or argument might be.

Criteria for success: After completing this assignment and receiving feedback, you will have a more clear idea of what your media history topic will be for your research paper. This will help you for the next step of the research paper, which is described in the next assignment.

Assignment – Final Paper Topic

Purpose: This assignment is designed for you to identify a media history topic to study for a research paper, assess academic sources before incorporating them into the research paper, and propose a research question or an argument for your historical research paper .

Task: Follow the below instructions. Choose a topic

write an abstract of approximately 150 words that describes your topic in two or three sentences, tells how you plan to study your topic (e.g., content analysis), and defines a clear research argument.

Criteria for success: A rubric will be used to assess the quality of your submission. After completing this assignment, you will have identified a media history topic to study for a research paper, assessed academic sources before incorporating them into the research paper, and proposed a research question or an argument for your historical research paper. The next phase is to begin researching and writing a literature review.

 

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its involvement in creating awareness to the public, covering criminal cases that require public attention, and updating society in times of crisis.

As a researcher, my position of argument would be the positive impacts media has created on the war against crime. Even with the many critics that media is the leading cause of crime, many can attest that without media, criminals would be far ahead of institutions that fight crime. Social awareness is one of the best weapons to fight against crime, as government agencies cannot achieve this alone.

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Media history topics

Marjorie Benton

feminist art movement

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After reading this week’s content, select 1 question to write about.

1. What does the term, “feminist art” mean to you? Give at least one example and post an image.

2. Discuss the differences between Modernism and Postmodernism as related to feminist art. Give at least one example and post an image.

3. Define “otherness.” Give at least one example as related to our studies this week and post an image.

4. Discuss what is meant by “cultural stereotyping.” Give at least one example as related to our studies this week and post an image.

  • Remember to cite and reference your work using MLA style. Other quality references may be utilized in conjunction with the posted Resources.
  • Be sure to respond to your fellow classmates and professor’s questions. Remember that the goal is to find best possible answers to the provided questions.
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The feminist art movement is perceived as a multi-disciplinary movement. This is because feminist artists are not unified by a single style or medium (Langfeld 3). Feminist artists often combined elements from different movements such as video art, conceptual art, and body art into their artworks (Langfeld 3). This allowed them to present messages about women’s experiences and call for gender equality (Langfeld 3). The end goal of doing this was to generate conversations between art viewers and artworks via the inclusion of a female perspective in the artworks (Langfeld 5). Feminist artists believed art should not solely be an object for aesthetic admiration. Instead, it should prompt viewers to inquire about the existing political and social atmosphere (Langfeld 5). By doing this, the hope was that these inquiries would prompt people to change society and create gender equality. This hope was perfectly captured by Suzanne Lacy, who pointed out that feminist art’s ultimate goal was to change stereotypes and influence cultural attitudes (Langfeld 8). Even though feminist art started by focusing on purely feministic ideas such as gender equality, it has, since then, adopted an intersectional approach, as more and more female artists started using their art to explore their gender, sexual, and racial identity, as well as other elements of their identity informing who they are in society.

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Marjorie Benton

Assimilation

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America is often referred to as “the melting pot.,

America is often referred to as “the melting pot.,” a metaphor for assimilation. Define assimilation and explain the benefits and challenges of assimilating into another culture?

Respond in a 600-word essay,

using MLA format,

text readings Hirschberg, Stuart and Hirschberg, Terry.

Hirschberg, Stuart and Hirschberg, Terry. One World, Many Cultures. 10th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2018.

Amparo B. Ojeda’s “Growing up American: Doing the Right Thing” (p. 234)
Stephen Chapman’s “The Prisoner’s Dilemma” (pg. 256)
Piers Hernu’s “Norway’s Ideal Prison” (pg. 264)
Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel “Individualism as an American Cultural Value” (pg. 272)

Elizabeth W. and Robert A. Fernea’s “A Look Behind the Veil” (pg. 280)two outside sources to support your opinion

Requirements: 600-word

don’t forget to use two outside sources to support your opinion and one or two sources from the reading i provide in my question

 

Hirschberg, Stuart and Hirschberg, Terry. One World, Many Cultures. 10th ed. New York: Pearson Longman, 2018.

Amparo B. Ojeda’s “Growing up American: Doing the Right Thing” (p. 234)
Stephen Chapman’s “The Prisoner’s Dilemma” (pg. 256)
Piers Hernu’s “Norway’s Ideal Prison” (pg. 264)

Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel “Individualism as an American Cultural Value” (pg. 272)To exemplify his point, Stephen Chapman discusses a riot in a New Mexico

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There are various challenges of Assimilation. First it makes people lose their family traditions. Even though most families do not part ways, their traditions might not be accepted when assimilated into new cultures, forcing them to adapt to new traditions. That reduces diversity, limiting different perspectives. Even though diverse teams always outperform non-diverse teams, they are always afraid to express their opinions because it is unknown (Hammar 10). Assimilation may create higher levels of crimes because it sometimes forces people into situations that must break the law. For instance, some legislatures, such as segregation and slavery, are unjust. However, that does not limit the majority government from enforcing the law, hence affecting how the minority groups behave.

Another potential challenge that may arise is the complete reluctance of one culture to accept the other one. For instance, such differences have been encountered in history where people have different developmental characteristics, comparing the legacy of white people in America, African Americans, and Asians (Drouhot & Nee, 179). In such instances, if one culture does not allow the introduction of another, disputes can arise regularly and even cause

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Assimilation

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America and globally

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Historical awareness informs various aspects of our lives. We live in a time of rapid change, and we often think more about the future than the past. However, studying history can help us better understand our own lives in the context of the places we live and society in general. In America, specifically, the government is informed by its citizens. If the ideals of society shift, that shift will eventually move throughout the different levels of government, effecting widespread change.

For the projects in this course, you will select a historical event that has impacted American society in some way. You may select an event that was discussed in the course, or you may select your own event, with instructor approval. You may consider using the event you chose to work on in your Perspectives in History class, if that event is something you wish to investigate further through this assessment. In Project 1, you will develop a plan for an essay on this historical event. The plan will include a brief description of the selected historical event and the resources you will use in your research. In addition, you will identify an audience for your essay and decide how to communicate your information to this audience.

In Project 2, you will write an essay analyzing the historical event you selected, examining its impact on society as well as its impact on you personally. Project 2 addresses the following course outcomes:

 Illustrate the impact of historical thinking on personal and professional experiences

 Select appropriate and relevant primary and secondary sources in investigating foundational historic events

 Communicate effectively to specific audiences in examining fundamental aspects of human history

 Utilize historical evidence in drawing conclusions about the impact of historic events on American society

 Apply key approaches to studying history in addressing critical questions related to historical narratives and perspectives

Your historical analysis essay should answer the following prompt: Analyze the historical event you selected, using your writing plan as the basis for your analysis. The following critical elements will be assessed in a 4- to 6-page word processing document.

I. Introduction: In this section of your essay, you will introduce your readers to the historical event you selected. Specifically, you should:

A. Provide a brief overview of your historical event. For instance, what background information or context does the reader of your essay need?

B. Based on your research question, develop a thesis statement that states your claim about the historical event you selected. Your thesis statement should be clear, specific, and arguable, as it will give direction to the rest of your essay.

II. Body: You will use this section of your essay to provide further detail about your historical event while supporting the claim you made in your thesis statement. Make sure to cite your sources. Specifically, you should:

A. Describe the causes of the historical event. In other words, what were the underlying factors that led to the historical event? Were there any immediate causes that precipitated the event?

B. Illustrate the course of your historical event. In other words, tell the story or narrative of your event. Who were the important participants? What did they do? Why? How do the perspectives of the key participants differ?

C. Describe the immediate and long-term consequences of the historical event for American society. In other words, how did the event impact American society?

D. Discuss the historical evidence that supports your conclusions about the impact of the event on American society. Support your response with specific examples from your sources.

III. Conclusion: In this section of your essay, you will discuss the impact of historical thinking. Specifically, you should:

A. Explain why this historical event is important to you personally. In other words, why did you select this event to research?

B. Illustrate how your research of the historical event impacted the way you thought about the event. In other words, how did thinking like a historian change the lens through which you viewed the event? Support your response with specific examples.

C. Explain how a historian would pursue further study of your thesis statement. In other words, if a historian were to continue researching your thesis statement, what would be the future directions or next steps?

IV. Provide a reference list that includes all of the primary and secondary sources you used to investigate your historical event and support your thesis statement. Ensure that your list is formatted according to current APA guidelines (or another format, with instructor permission).

V. Communicate your message in a way that is tailored to your specific audience. For instance, you could consider your vocabulary, your audience’s potential current knowledge of historical events, or lack thereof, and what is specifically important to the audience.

Requirements: a reasonable length

if you want we can do our paper on Dr. King again or what ever you pick.

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It was a hot afternoon on August 28, 1963, after a whole day of peaceful protest and speeches from different leaders on unemployment, federal legislation, social injustice, and racism (Wittenstein, 2019). More than 250 000 people from different races had gathered at the Lincoln Memorial from different parts of America. King Jr. had prepared his speech the previous night with the help of his close aides and friends. After the day march, the leaders, together with the followers, gathered at the front of the Lincoln Memorial for final speeches to end the day. Several other leaders gave their speeches, and different celebrities entertained the people, but King Jr. was the last to give his speech. After being welcomed to the podium, he began reading his written speech in a slow gravity. In his written speech, he talked about how it was difficult to be black in America and the challenges Black Americans were facing at the time. Unlike other leaders and speakers who had given speeches on the demands they needed to be fulfilled and the

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America and globally

Marjorie Benton

Gynecologist complaining

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Include both case studies in your post.

Your initial post should be at least 700 words, formatted and cited in current APA style, 7 edition, with support from at least 2 academic sources within the last 5 years. Please use the materials provided.

You should respond to at least two peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Each response should be 150 words, all replies must be constructive and use one reference. The information for the peer responses will be provided on Thursday and is needed in a term of 12 hr.

Hematopoietic:

J.D. is a 37 years old white woman who presents to her gynecologist complaining of a 2-month history of intermenstrual bleeding, menorrhagia, increased urinary frequency, mild incontinence, extreme fatigue, and weakness. Her menstrual period occurs every 28 days and lately there have been 6 days of heavy flow and cramping. She denies abdominal distension, back-ache, and constipation. She has not had her usual energy levels since before her last pregnancy.

Past Medical History (PMH):
Upon reviewing her past medical history, the gynecologist notes that her patient is a G5P5with four pregnancies within four years, the last infant having been delivered vaginally four months ago. All five pregnancies were unremarkable and without delivery complications. All infants were born healthy. Patient history also reveals a 3-year history of osteoarthritis in the left knee, probably the result of sustaining significant trauma to her knee in an MVA when she was 9 years old. When asked what OTC medications she is currently taking for her pain and for how long she has been taking them, she reveals that she started taking ibuprofen, three tablets each day, about 2.5 years ago for her left knee. Due to a slowly progressive increase in pain and a loss of adequate relief with three tablets, she doubled the daily dose of ibuprofen. Upon the recommendation from her nurse practitioner and because long-term ibuprofen use can cause peptic ulcers, she began taking OTC omeprazole on a regular basis to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding. Patient history also reveals a 3-year history of HTN for which she is now being treated with a diuretic and a centrally acting antihypertensive drug. She has had no previous surgeries.

Case Study Questions

1.Name the contributing factors on J.D that might put her at risk to develop iron deficiency anemia.

2.Within the case study, describe the reasons why J.D. might be presenting constipation and or dehydration.

3.Why Vitamin B12 and folic acid are important on the erythropoiesis? What abnormalities their deficiency might cause on the red blood cells?

4.The gynecologist is suspecting that J.D. might be experiencing iron deficiency anemia.
In order to support the diagnosis, list and describe the clinical symptoms that J.D. might have positive for Iron deficiency anemia.

5.If the patient is diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia, what do you expect to find as signs of this type of anemia? List and describe.

6.Labs results came back for the patient. Hb 10.2 g/dL; Hct 30.8%; Ferritin 9 ng/dL; red blood cells are smaller and paler in color than normal. Research list and describe for appropriate recommendations and treatments for J.D.

Cardiovascular
Mr. W.G. is a 53-year-old white man who began to experience chest discomfort while playing tennis with a friend. At first, he attributed his discomfort to the heat and having had a large breakfast. Gradually, however, discomfort intensified to a crushing sensation in the sternal area and the pain seemed to spread upward into his neck and lower jaw. The nature of the pain did not seem to change with deep breathing. When Mr. G. complained of feeling nauseated and began rubbing his chest, his tennis partner was concerned that his friend was having a heart attack and called 911 on his cell phone. The patient was transported to the ED of the nearest hospital and arrived within 30 minutes of the onset of chest pain. In route to the hospital, the patient was placed on nasal cannula and an IV D5W was started. Mr. G. received aspirin (325 mg po) and 2 mg/IV morphine. He is allergic to meperidine (rash). His pain has eased slightly in the last 15 minutes but is still significant; was 9/10 in severity; now7/10. In the ED, chest pain was not relieved by 3 SL NTG tablets. He denies chills.

Case Study Questions

1.For patients at risk of developing coronary artery disease and patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarct, describe the modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors.

2.What would you expect to see on Mr. W.G. EKG and which findings described on the case are compatible with the acute coronary event?

3.Having only the opportunity to choose one laboratory test to confirm the acute myocardial infarct, which would be the most specific laboratory test you would choose and why?

4.How do you explain that Mr. W.G temperature has increased after his Myocardial Infarct, when that can be observed and for how long? Base your answer on the pathophysiology of the event.

5.Explain to Mr. W.G. why he was experiencing pain during his Myocardial Infarct. Elaborate and support your answer.

Submission Instructions:

Include both case studies in your post.

Your initial post should be at least 700 words, formatted and cited in current APA style, 7 edition, with support from at least 2 academic sources within the last 5 years.

You should respond to at least two peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts. Each response should be 150 words, all replies must be constructive and use one reference

The Hematologic System

(Note: The citations below are provided for your research convenience. You should always cross reference the current APA guide for correct styling of citations and references in your academic work.)

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Delugash, L., Story, L. (2020).

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Chapter 3: Hematopoietic System (43:36)
STU. (2021). Chapter 3: Hematopoietic system [Video]. Studio.

Chapter 4: Cardiovascular Function (54:48)
STU. (2021). Chapter 4: Cardiovascular function [Video]. Studio.

Cardiac Conduction System and Understanding ECG (3:45)
Alila Medical Media. (2014, April 29). Cardiac conduction system and understanding ECG, animation [Video]. YouTube. Cardiac Conduction System and Understanding ECG, Animation.Links to an external site.

Blood Flow (1:29)
Argonne National Laboratory. (2010, October 13). Blood flow: Multi-scale modeling and visualization [Video]. YouTube. Blood Flow: Multi-scale Modeling and VisualizationLinks to an external site.

Blood Flow (2:12)
Argonne National Laboratory. (2011, July 28). Blood flow: Multi-scale modeling and visualization (July 2011) [Video]. YouTube. Blood Flow: Multi-scale Modeling and Visualization (July 2011)Links to an external site.

Online Materials & Resources

1.What is venous thromboembolism?Links to an external site.
What is venous thromboembolism? (2020, February 10). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dvt/facts.html

oAccess resources about deep vein thrombosis

2.Childhood leukemiaLinks to an external site.
Childhood leukemia | MedlinePlus. (2020, September 18). National Library of Medicine – National Institutes of Health. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childhoodleuke…

oAccess journal articles, images, client education resources, and tutorials about childhood leukemia.

3.Iron-deficiency anemiaLinks to an external site.
Iron-deficiency anemia. (2020). American Society of Hematology. https://www.hematology.org/Patients/Anemia/Iron-De…

4.What is sickle cell disease?Links to an external site.
What is sickle cell disease? (2019, October 21). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/facts.html

5.Sickle cell diseaseLinks to an external site.
National Institutes of Health. (2020, August 18). Sickle cell disease. Genetics Home Reference. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/sickle-cell-dise…

6.Iron-deficiency anemiaLinks to an external site.
National Institutes of Health. (2020, August 18). Iron-deficiency anemia. NHLBI, NIH. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/iron-deficiency-anemiaLinks to an external site.

7.HematopoiesisLinks to an external site.
Jaganathan-Bogdan, M., & Zon, L. I. (2013, June 15). Hematopoiesis. PubMed Central. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC36663…

8.The hematopoietic systemLinks to an external site.
The hematopoietic system – Clinical methods – NCBI bookshelf. (1990). National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1741/

9.Current understanding of HemostasisLinks to an external site.
Gale, A. J. (2010, November 30). Current understanding of Hemostasis. PubMed Central. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC31266…

10.Circulatory shockLinks to an external site.
Circulatory shock. (2014, January 17). American College of Cardiology. https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/journal-s…

11.What is heart failure?Links to an external site.
What is heart failure? (2017, May 31). American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-failu…

12.What is high blood pressure? Links to an external site.
What is high blood pressure? (2016, October 31). American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-…

13.Conduction disordersLinks to an external site.
Conduction disorders. (2016, September 30). American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia/…

14.CDC high blood pressure homeLinks to an external site.
CDC high blood pressure home. (2020, June 1). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/index.htm

15.Heart attack (Myocardial infarction)Links to an external site.
Harvard Health Publishing. (2020, June 17). Heart attack (Myocardial infarction). Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/a_to_z/heart-attack…

16.Cardiovascular systemLinks to an external site.
Taylor, T. (2020, July 29). Cardiovascular system. Innerbody. https://www.innerbody.com/image/cardov.html

17.Circulatory shockLinks to an external site.
Vincent, J. L., & De Backer, D. (2013, October 31). Circulatory shock. New England Journal of Medicine. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra120894…

please be careful with the references. I lost points in the last paper because the DOI was missing

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Folic acid and vitamin B12 are crucial for erythropoiesis for proliferation, mainly during their differentiation (National Institutes of Health, 2020). Vitamin B12 also referred to as folate, is needed in making red blood cells and is mainly retrieved from foods such as poultry, eggs, shellfish, and most dairy products. Folic acid is also needed to speed up the formation and growth of red blood cells. According to the National Institutes of Health (2020), the deficiency of vitamin B12 and folic acid inhibits thymidylate and purine synthesis and impairs DNA synthesis, which leads to erythroblast apoptosis, causing anemia.

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African American civil rights movement.

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Assignment Goal: A five-page essay that analyzes an important historical primary source document or artifact in order to answer a historical question about a keyword, and utilizes at least one historian’s writing about it. Historians create secondary sources, and the essay gets secondary source credit ONLY if they are quoted for interpretive or evaluative statements. The essay can use facts from secondary sources, but to gain credit in the essay the quote used must be a statement of analysis, a showing of cause (causality), an interpretation, a position on a historical dilemma, or a claim that the keyword was beneficial or harmful to America.

Step One: Moving from Keyword to Primary Source

Choose one of the numbered keywords found in the Keyword list for Chapters 24-30, and locate the passage section in American Yawp that discusses that keyword. This is your topic background, but you need to find a TEXT or other document (audio, video) or artifact (artwork, object) that will serve as the focus of your essay.

Example: A student named Fiona chose the keyword “Great Recession” and reads the American Yawp text about it in Section V of Chapter 30. The textbook says that a major cause of the recession was a government law entitled the “Commodity Futures Modernization Act”. Yawp also says this law “exempted credit-default swaps—perhaps the key financial mechanism behind the crash—from regulation” (30.V.ii). Fiona focuses on the question, “How did such a law cause the hardship of the Recession?” She decides to find out. She decides the main primary source text is the CFM Act itself. Now she needs to find out how this law allowed banks to collapse, people to lose their homes or jobs, and soon after put the burden to repay the lost money on average Americans instead of forcing banks to take the loss.

Step Two: Moving from Primary Source to Secondary Source

Locate an essay or book written by a historical scholar that analyzes the primary source as one of its features. Use the Queens College Library search engine to locate this source. DO NOT USE YOUR WEB BROWSER SEARCH ENGINE. You will not get credit for this essay if you do not use at least one peer-reviewed academic article or book-length study of your topic. You may use multiple secondary sources for this essay, but at least one must be an academic study that, somewhere in its content, interprets and examines your primary source.

Any secondary source used must be over 3000 words in length (approximately ten printed pages).

Example: First Fiona notes the two book sources listed in Yawp for this section: Joseph Stiglitz, Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy (New York: Norton, 2010); and Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (New York: Norton: 2010). She next uses the Queens College Library “Onesearch” to look up “Commodity Futures Modernization Act” and begins evaluating the results. Since the Act was passed in 2000 and the Recession began in 2007, she needs to find a source published after 2010 at least, and at best in the last five years (after 2017). The fourth result in the list looks promising:

Christiansen, Christian Olaf. “Sailing a Ship through Stormy Waters Requires a Compass.” Comparative Sociology, vol. 16, no. 4, 2017, pp. 471–98, https://doi.org/10.1163/ 15691330-12341434.

A quick review of this source (in PDF) shows Fiona that, as the author states: “This article examines two reforms and justifications of deregulation, examining which arguments that were used to justify and to criticize financial deregulation.” The word “examine” is used twice, and the article is about the CFM Act itself. Fiona decides to use this as her secondary source. Yet Fiona notes that the article is from a sociology journal, not a historical one. She continues to scroll through the QCLibrary search result for a historical book or article. She notices a lot of items from before 2008, so she resets the DATE (on the results menu at the left) to refine her search to 2015-2022. One results looks promising, with the date 2015, but in looking at the book itself “A Financial History of U.S. Corporate Scandals” she discovers it was really from 2006: no Recession there! Continuing her research, Fiona decides to begin by skimming the two books mentioned in Yawp by Stiglitz and Lewis. She also searches QCLibrary using the keywords “Consequences of Great Recession,” and turns up another useful book: The Great Recession, edited by David B. Grusky, et al., Russell Sage Foundation, 2011. After an hour of research, Fiona now has four secondary sources that might be used in her essay. NOTE: All her sources are entire books or articles from academic journals, NONE OF HER SOURCES ARE FROM HISTORY WEB PAGES.

Step Three: Researching, Drafting and Revising

Start drafting by analyzing the primary source, describe its content, date of creation, author’s purpose, and other consequences and important details evident within, or related to, the primary source. Explain why the source is historically important. For secondary sources, take notes, copy out quotations, and review the main idea or argument of the article or book. Since the essay will focus on the primary source, use the secondary source(s) to answer your main essay question, which needs to be a question that refers to the primary source directly. Always cite the secondary source when you use ideas and information from it in your essay. The next part of Step Three is CRUCIAL: revise. Tell the story of your keyword using the facts and information from Yawp and from other basic sources of information, but be sure to cite and create a bibliography entry for any source except for Yawp. Use Chicago or MLA format for entries. Explain the role your keyword plays in American history, and then present your QUESTION and THESIS. Your question should relate to causes, consequences, continuity or change over time, or how the keyword made a positive or negative impact on American society, economy, or politicial well-being. Both the question and answer should include mention of the primary source studied as central to understanding the keyword. Then include your analysis of the primary source. Link the primary source to other important primary sources if needed, and use secondary sources to present ideas about causes, consequences, continuity or change that are similar or different from your own explanation. Discuss in at least one paragraph why historians (including yourself) have debated or agreed on the meaning and importance of the primary source or keyword. This allows you to move beyond plain facts and work on historical thinking and argument. Take a position on the keyword, on the primary source, and on the secondary sources (is this author correct? Why or why not?). Success in this essay depends on making a reasoned and supported claim about your keyword and source.

Step Four: Make sure your essay is coherent, linked throughout by transition sentences that logically connect topics and paragraphs, and that the thesis is clear and repeated for emphasis. Make sure all uses of sources (except Yawp) are given parenthetical citation ([author last name], [page number]: Jones, 35) and that a Works Cited entry that begins with the name Jones is created. Complete this checklist:

____ essay is five pages of text (excluding images and Works Cited entries)

____ essay uses 12-point Times New Roman font, and lines are double-spaced

And there is no 2.5, 3, or any other spacing used anywhere, margins

of the page are one inch on all sides, top and bottom.

____ essay analyzes one primary source (a text or artifact from the time of

keyword) in depth

____ essay presents a quoted idea from a secondary source that interprets the

primary source

____ essay has your name, due date (12/12/22), class name, prof. name, and a

descriptive Title preceding the text of your essay

____ essay provides MLA (or Chicago) Bibliography entries for all primary and

secondary sources used (do not create an entry for American Yawp)

American Yawp List of Key Terms

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Requirements: 5 pages

which chapter；which topic and what question did you pick

you can check the syllabus chapter 24-30

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One of the major causes of the African American Civil rights serration in America was propagated by the Jim Crow Laws, especially in the southern States of America between 1877 and the late 1950s[1]. Jim Crow laws are the laws that were mostly enacted in the period between the beginning of the civil rights movement and the end of reconstruction. The Jim Crows laws were established to segregate Americans regarding their race between 1877 and 1964.   The law was utilized by 24 states, especially those in the southern part of America. The laws created “dejure segregation,” or segregation by race in the country. Most of the states, cities, and towns in America had segregated neighborhoods where the black community lived separately from the Whites, and children attended schools that were all black or white. The rule of law imposed punishment and penalties for people who attempted to violate the Jim crow laws and steer integration in the communities. The laws made it illegal for people of one race to marry another person from another race and demanded that business owners separate customers by the color of their skin. Therefore, the Jim crow law irritated African Americans as they the denied equal

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Marjorie Benton

Organizing principle of American history.

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A Short Paper Assignment allows you to demonstrate your research skills to your instructor and to receive feedback that will benefit you when you write research papers for future courses. With this assignment, you will learn how to do proper research and write a short paper.

Your topic must be the the same topic approved by your instructor in Week 3.

This short paper is at least three double-spaced pages of text (Times New Roman, font size 12) and you must consult a minimum of two academically credible sources. Your bibliography and citations may be in APA, MLA, or Chicago Style format. Students majoring in history must use Chicago Style format.

The short paper needs to be turned in through the assignment section for grading. If you use any of the information from your sources word-for-word, you must cite the source by using endnotes, footnotes, or parenthetical citations. If you read the information and write it in your own words and it is not common knowledge, then you must cite the source because you are paraphrasing someone’s information.

The short paper must include a cover page with your name, course number and course title, instructor’s name, and date. You must also include a bibliography at the end of your paper. While composing your paper, use proper English. Do not use abbreviations, contractions, passive voice, or first/ second person (I, you, we, our, etc). And finally, students are not allowed to use encyclopedias or Wikipedia.

Requirements: read above and PDF

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Pioneers of Progressivism and Their Motivation

Class and status conflicts in the nineteenth century were the primary driving force for men to be reformers. Although the reformers had different roles, including businessmen, urban elitists, workers, and farmers, their social position was the primary motivation for progressivism. Insecurities and tensions between different groups, as pressures and threats from other social groups, influenced a reform.[1]. The tremendous power held by the big business as they grew larger and bigger was a major concern. Some recommendation was to break down the monopolies into smaller companies to restore competition in the market. Another major concern was regulations to prevent corruption and ensure the big companies could bring power and economic advantage to the country. Some progressives argued the need for the government to have tighter control of the economy. Others were motivated by radicalism and socialist perspectives to promote communal control of wealth. By acquiring the ownership of some big companies, the government could use them to promote the public good.

[1] Thelen, David P. “Social tensions and the origins of Progressivism.” The Journal of American History 56, no. 2 (1969): 323-341.

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Marjorie Benton

Economic and political relationships.

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The term paper (which takes the place of a final exam): this assignment requires you to pretend are offering advice to the new King Charles II or his privy council in 1660 and you must do so by drawing upon the history which you have absorbed in our course this semester. You may offer advice to the new king or his council on any subject or theme you wish, but your paper must make detailed reference to the contents of at least one of the primary source documents which have been provided for discussion this semester. Your paper should also clearly draw upon material from our textbook (Tombs). In addition, your paper can draw upon any other readings provided for this course (eg the optional readings or articles provided to supplement weekly reading). I can also upload additional readings on specific topics if you request them (and I can find suitable readings on that topic!).

We will cover the 1650s in the final module of our course (Topic 10 in Week 15), but here is some background information which will help you to contextualize the term paper in advance of Week 15:

In January 1649, Charles I was executed after losing two civil wars and the monarchy in England and Ireland was abolished (the story in Scotland was a bit more complicated). The puritans who supported the parliamentary side in the Civil Wars of the 1640s had already ensured that the Church of England was also dis-established. England, and later Ireland and Scotland, were governed by an English republic, effectively based upon the power of the army and dominated by puritan-style religion. Between 1653 and 1658, this English Republic (known as the Commonwealth) was dominated by a military strongman, Oliver Cromwell, who was given the title of Lord Protector. However, after Cromwell’s death in 1658, the republic rapidly fell apart. This is why the monarchy was revived in 1660 (“the Restoration”) and Charles I’s eldest son was invited back from exile overseas to become Charles II. This makes 1660 a very interesting time: the experiment with republicanism and puritan religious policies had failed, but Charles could not directly challenge most of those associated with the republic if he wanted to restore national unity and build support for himself as king. The very word “Restoration” itself also suggested a return to political normality (after a very abnormal twenty years!) and a revival of England’s traditional (ie historical) practices and values.

These are the historical circumstances in which your term paper is supposed to offer some kind of advice to Charles II as he prepares to become king, or to his new privy council. As noted above, this advice must draw upon some of the history which we have covered in the course this semester and must meet the very basic source requirements noted above (which I have kept to a minimum to give you maximum flexibility).

The key criteria for assessing the term paper will be: (i) the thought and imagination which the paper shows in using ideas and material from our course this semester to respond to the advice-writing scenario which has been laid out here; (ii) that the paper maintains the imaginary advice-writing scenario by reflecting some basic cultural assumptions of the era; and (iii), less importantly, that the paper meets the minimum source requirements laid out above and is coherently structured, references sources where appropriate and reads well.

What do we mean by the expectation that the term paper should reflect some of the basic cultural assumptions of the society which we have studied this semester? We have explored numerous cultural assumptions of English history before 1660 in class this semester, most directly in discussing the primary source extracts. Some of these basic assumptions include, for example: views on religion and God’s role in human affairs; a continuing fear of religious pluralism because of the challenge which it posed to notions of political and social unity; a belief in the special value of history as a means of finding guidance for informing future actions; and a growing recognition of the political significance of the common people, but still a revulsion towards the idea of real democracy (which would challenge the social order supposedly ordained by God) and as rejection of any formal role for women (except as the sovereign).

Some basic formatting guidance for your term paper:

-the paper should be 5-7 pages in length

-the paper must be double-spaced, with the pages numbered and uploaded to Canvas as a PDF file

-the paper should include references or citations (in-text, footnote or endnote) for the sources used in writing it: a reference is mandatory when you quote from a source or when you paraphrase a point that would not be considered as basic knowledge within our course

Here is the Prospectus I wrote for this term paper:

Although I am not a historian or an expert in international relations, I would offer King Charles II of England advice on how to navigate the complex political landscape of seventeenth-century Europe. My main argument is that, as a newly restored monarch, Charles II should prioritize diplomatic efforts to secure his position as a major player in European affairs.

To support this argument, I will draw upon the primary source document, “The Grand Design,” written by Sir William Temple in 1663. In this document, Temple outlines his vision for English foreign policy, advocating for a balance of power in Europe and caution in making alliances. Temple also emphasizes the importance of trade and economic relationships in international diplomacy.

I plan to use Temple’s ideas to argue that Charles II should prioritize diplomatic efforts to secure favorable economic and political relationships with other European powers. Specifically, I will recommend that Charles II pursue alliances with other Protestant powers, such as the Netherlands and Sweden, in order to counterbalance the influence of Catholic states like France and Spain.

Additionally, I will draw upon material from our textbook, Robert Tombs’ “The English and their History,” to provide historical context for Charles II’s reign and the political climate of seventeenth-century Europe. Tombs’ analysis of the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution will be particularly useful in explaining the challenges facing Charles II as he attempts to establish his legitimacy and authority.

To supplement my argument, I will also draw upon secondary sources such as John Brewer’s “The Sinews of Power,” which explores the role of economic and financial resources in early modern European diplomacy. This source will help me to further emphasize the importance of economic relationships in international politics, and to highlight the ways in which Charles II can use England’s economic resources to strengthen its position in Europe.

In conclusion, my advice to King Charles II would be to prioritize diplomatic efforts to secure favorable economic and political relationships with other European powers. By drawing upon Sir William Temple’s “The Grand Design” and other primary and secondary sources, I have argued that Charles II should pursue alliances with other Protestant powers in order to counterbalance the influence of Catholic states like France and Spain. Through these efforts, Charles II can establish England as a major player in European affairs and secure his position as a strong and stable monarch.

Below is the note my professor left for me:

Finley, what is the source which you describe as Sir William Temple’s ‘Grand Design’ of 1663? I can’t identify it, although it seems a lot like something written by the French duke of Sully in the early 1600s. This is why it is really important to give adequate citations for materials used in papers from outside the standard range of course materials. Speaking of which, I can see your mention of the textbook by Tombs, but I don’t any mention of one (or kore) of the document extracts which we have discussed in class this semester. Your final paper needs to discuss at least one of these extracts. I also get the strong sense that you see your paper drawing upon ideas and events from after 1660 (eg the Brewer book). This knowledge can certainly help inform your ideas for the paper, but it does need to respond to the scenario of offering advice to the new or incoming ‘Charles II’ in 1660

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Furthermore, I would insist on diplomatic relations as England on its own; any external attack would shake its power and influence among other European nations. Therefore, allying with Netherlands and Sweden would enhance its strength in defending itself. The Foreign policy implemented by Cromwell in attacking Spain, an indirect way of thwarting France, was an over-ambitiously constructed strategy that failed to meet the expected goals, leading to a continental war (Cunningham, 1938). This is not what Britain needed, especially with the state of its internal affairs (Tombs, 2016). King Charles II needed a different perspective to ensure he built international relations from the country’s bad blood with superpowers such as Spain and France in Europe. On the same note, while making alliances, Charles should be cautious of the parties involved in the alliances regarding their trustworthiness. This ensures he does not end up in situations where the other parties involved fail to honor their end of the bargain,

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