Both of these artworks were made to bring about a greater awareness regarding issues of poverty and the socio/economic hardhsips that most people lived under during the early part of the 20th Century. Gustave Courbet’s “The Stonebreakers” (1849) and Lewis Hine’s “Leo, 48 Inches high, Picks up bobbins at 15 cents a day” (1908) freeze a moment in time and focus on the specificity of […]

A Short Paper Assignment allows you, early in the course, to demonstrate your research skills to your instructor and to receive feedback that will benefit you when you write your research paper. With this assignment, you will learn how to do proper and adequate research and write a short paper and prepare you for writing the research paper. This short paper is at least three […]

The paper will be MLA Format and 7-8 pages. The name of the course is The World Since 1500, so the course examines world history from 1500 to 20th century. The course covers both Western and non-Western nations and the often volatile relationship between the two over a four hundred year time period from the pre-modern world up to our current challenges and issues.  Topics covered […]

Final Paper Understanding history can be more difficult than many people imagine. Historians concern themselves not only with what happened but with why it happened. They analyze and assess a variety of sources, including primary sources (ones created during the time period the historian is examining) and secondary sources (ones written by other historians after the period), to create their own interpretations of the past. […]

Assignment 3: Cultural Activity Report Due Week 5 and worth 100 points  As a way of experiencing the Humanities beyond your classroom, computer, and textbook, you are asked to do a certain type of “cultural activity” that fits well with our course and then report on your experience.   Your instructor will require you to propose an activity and get instructor approval before you do it […]

Film makers often dramatize historical events.  In some cases this dramatization involves placing fictional characters in a particular historical setting.  In other cases it involves portraying the life and times of actual historical figures.  These efforts are artistic and entertaining; however, they also raise many important questions: 1.  How historically accurate is the film?2.  If there are inaccuracies, what accounts for them?  Is the director […]

Assignment InstructionsA Short Paper Assignment allows you, early in the course, to demonstrate your research skills to your instructor and to receive feedback that will benefit you when you write a second research paper. With this assignment, you will learn how to do proper and adequate research and write a short paper. prepare you for writing future research papers. In this assignment, you will be […]

Can you really trust your senses and the interpretation of sensory data to give you an accurate view of the world? Describe and discuss the accuracy and the weaknesses of the human senses as they pertain to thinking in general and to your own thinking in particular.  Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:1.    Provide at least three (3) reasons for […]

View a feature-lengthlive-action first-release American film (no documentaries, rereleases or animated films) by a notable director with an original American theatrical release date between 1940 and 1969* (films not meeting these criteria will earn a zero for this assignment). Such a list for example would include films directed by Frank Capra, George Cukor, John Ford, George Stevens, Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder, or William Wyler. These […]

The long essay would be a traditional essay that is typically five paragraphs long. The first paragraph should introduce the topic and state the student’s position / answer to the question. It should contain between three-five (3-5) complete sentences, including the thesis statement for the essay. The second, third, and fourth paragraphs are the body paragraphs. Each body paragraph should contain between three-five (3-5) sentences, […]