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 research papers for future courses. With this assignment, you will learn how to do proper research and write a short paper.You are allowed to choose your own topic, as long as it pertains to the subject […]

Assignment: Cubism and its Context Please answer the following in four or more sentences. You must reference a page number from the text (e.g. “p. 12) or indicate the video (e.g. “Haussmann video”) you are drawing your information from. 1. What are strong and weak abstractions and where does Cubism fit? 2. Explain the new scientific theories of the early twentieth century and how they […]

Your second paper assignment will ask you to read and analyze selections from the autobiography of Pauli Murray, The Autobiography of a Black Activist, Feminist, Lawyer, Priest, and Poet, in the context of our course themes and the broader historical events and issues we have covered thus far in the semester (through Week 12). Murray’s autobiography should be the central source from which you draw […]

Additional Instructions: There are only two questions here (although they each have two sets of images for you to write about). There are, however, a lot of things to talk about for these two traditions; so don’t just write about the most obvious ideas and information the images present. You should look at these two questions as your opportunity to talk about all of the […]

Artists such as Lalo Guerrero, Los Lobos and Carlos Santana, to name a few, all began their music careers playing  Mexican rhythms/music  and eventually incorporated into some of their more mainstream music such as rock and roll. In the case of singer Linda Ronstadt, she started off as a pop/rock singer and experimented with many musical genres such as country, big band and popular opera. […]

write a 5-7 pages paper Very good introduction that includes a clear thesis statement. However, the submission focuses far too much on a      discussion about the pottery procedure and technique       –although it does mention       black- and red-figure technique — rather than analyzing specific objects in the Lowe and comparing them to pieces discussed in lecture and/or the textbook per the written directions uploaded into Blackboard and verbally […]

The long essay would be a traditional essay that 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, including […]

Students are responsible for writing a response paper at the end of each week.  The paper’s topic will draw from the readings assigned for that week.  The paper’s question (or set of questions) will build off the weekly discussion response.  The purpose of the weekly response paper is for students to demonstrate that they have completed the assigned readings and can critically apply the material […]

Write a paper comparing Fascist Italy to Nazi Germany. In what ways are they similar? How are they different? What factors allowed these groups to come to power? What were the ultimate goals of each nation? What was the role of women in both societies? The paper must be two to three pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the […]

Unit IV Scholarly Activity  With the times quickly changing, and the recent division among those who support the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, public rallies in the town center have become a common thing.   For the next rally, you have been asked to give a speech regarding the side you support. After choosing which side to support, use the PowerPoint reading from this unit to choose a […]