Initial post of at least 250 words due by Friday. At least three responses to your classmates of at least 100 words due by Sunday. You must also answer any follow-up questions asked by your instructor.   Answer ONE of the following questions, making sure to support your post with specific evidence, and to give proper citations. How, when, and why did racial slavery develop […]

 Du Bois argues in chapter two of Souls that “the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” Write a paper that argues for the validity of this perspective. You will need to describe the more general problem that Du Bois is addressing—namely, the presumption that black people are to blame for their own problems rather than the insidious effects of […]

 The first paper will ask you examine the period in Mexican history from the PreColumbian period to 1700. This was a period of great change, but also some continuities. Think about these changes and continuities in the Pre-Columbian and post-conquest period. In five to seven, double spaced pages, please respond to the following question. María Elena Martínez produced a thought provoking analysis about the origins […]

The Essay will explore these two questions to build a critical argument: 1) For the group you have chosen, what are the cultural particularities that do or might create a conflict with the mainstream culture this group is associated with? 2) What are the tools and theories presented in this class that could serve to solve such conflicts in a peaceful and mutually acceptable manner? […]

The Essay will explore these two questions to build a critical argument: 1) For the group you have chosen, what are the cultural particularities that do or might create a conflict with the mainstream culture this group is associated with? 2) What are the tools and theories presented in this class that could serve to solve such conflicts in a peaceful and mutually acceptable manner? […]

The Essay will explore these two questions to build a critical argument: 1) For the group you have chosen, what are the cultural particularities that do or might create a conflict with the mainstream culture this group is associated with? 2) What are the tools and theories presented in this class that could serve to solve such conflicts in a peaceful and mutually acceptable manner? […]

The Essay will explore these two questions to build a critical argument: 1) For the group you have chosen, what are the cultural particularities that do or might create a conflict with the mainstream culture this group is associated with? 2) What are the tools and theories presented in this class that could serve to solve such conflicts in a peaceful and mutually acceptable manner? […]

The Essay will explore these two questions to build a critical argument: 1) For the group you have chosen, what are the cultural particularities that do or might create a conflict with the mainstream culture this group is associated with? 2) What are the tools and theories presented in this class that could serve to solve such conflicts in a peaceful and mutually acceptable manner? […]

4 Short Essay: The short essay will ask you to draw upon the discussion readings to answer a particular question. You will not have to write all of the small details of the reading; the intention is to get you to comment broadly on the reading. So, for example, if asked to discuss the reading on Madeleine, you would be expected to know that the […]

 This assignment is a compare and contrast essay. Compare and contrast the effects on the United States of the end of the First World War with the effects of the end of the Second World War. How did the end of the First World War affect the US? How did the Second World War affect the US? How were these effects similar? How were they […]