One of the more traditional assignments that students encounter in an introductory Art History class is to go to a museum to observe an object(s) and write a paper that details its stylistic features. Since the Lowe Art Museum on the University of Miami campus has a very fine collection of Renaissance to Rococo paintings, select one painting from this time span to concentrate on. […]

 Read pages 179 – 193. What is Schwantes’ central argument here? What, in essence, was the “Ideology of Disinheritance?” You are required to submit an initial posting (200 words minimum).  https://books.google.com/books?id=LvKIyckReg4C&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&dq=Unemployment,+Disinheritance,+and+the+Origins+of+Labor+Militancy+in+the+Pacific+Northwest,+1885-86&source=bl&ots=IFStHShefW&sig=gQ15ydxsPKAMnbnz-JXOFjt2xA0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwini_D3xpfXAhVEwGMKHX1hApoQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q=Unemployment%2C%20Disinheritance%2C%20and%20the%20Origins%20of%20Labor%20Militancy%20in%20the%20Pacific%20Northwest%2C%201885-86&f=false 

Students must submit one of these identification terms in paragraph form through the Assignments Tab if Canvas by the deadline specified in the Syllabus and in Assignments. They are each worth thirty points.  Be sure to cite properly, as per the MLA Format every time that any information is directly copied (and quotation marks are needed), paraphrased (writing someone else’s ideas in your own words) […]

Contemporary observers called World War I the “war to end all wars,” but less than a generation later, the world was once again at war. Construct an argument about how the responses to global conditions after World War I undermined international stability between the wars. You may find it helpful to ask yourself the following questions: what were the most important defining features and causes […]

History 281–Handout for Second Essay Assignment Answer one of the questions below in a typed, double-spaced, 3-4 page essay. Be sure to build your answer using evidence (material from the lectures and reading assignments) to support a thesis, or argument, which should be presented at the beginning of the essay. Be careful also to keep careful control over your grammar and choice of language. As […]

 Overview: Throughout Theme: Approaches to History, you have been guided through beginning your Project 1: Writing Plan assignment, which you will continue to work on in Theme 2 and formally submit for completion at the end of Week 4 of the course. This progress check assignment provides you with an important opportunity to get valuable instructor feedback on the progress you are making and to […]

Which civilization was more impressive, Aztec or Inca? Your essay should have a clear introduction with a strong thesis statement. Body paragraphs must begin with a topic sentence that establishes the focus of that paragraph as it relates to the overall thesis of the essay. Your essay should be formatted according to MLA guidelines, and include a Works Cited page at the end (not included […]

students will be required to write two three-page term papers on You must choose one article to read for the paper.  I want to see three pages or more of writing in each of these papers.  The term papers should be typed and double spaced, using a Times New Roman font of 12.  There should be a title page and one-inch margins should be utilized […]

In an essay of  3-4 double-spaced type-written pages, please consider the ethical dilemmas surrounding the case of Anita Hill and then Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. As part of your essay, please clearly lay out/discuss your ethical values as it relates to this case as well as the ethics represented by the ruling/court decision. Then, apply those ethical values and what you have been taught in this class about racism, sexism, economic inequality, […]

Book reviews should do more than inform the reader as to what the book is about. Truly effective book reviews provide a critical analysis of the author’s core argument and the ideological structure of the book. In the reviews that you will write for this class, you must provide a clear and well-written analysis of the two books presented. Each review should clearly define the […]