As Dr. Stanback explains in the lecture video “Contexts: Wilfred Owen,” Owen’s goal as a poet was to “warn” and be “truthful” about war. In many of Owen’s WWI poems, he focuses on the realities faced by soldiers battling on the front lines of WWI. In two of his poems assigned for Week 2, “Disabled” […]

1. How did the Enlightenment change Western civilization? In what ways did the Encyclopedia symbolize the fundamental beliefs of the Enlightenment? 2. How did the creation of overseas colonies contribute to European political rivalries? 3. What were the major causes of the French Revolution? Were short-term or long-term factors more significant for producing the Revolution? 4. How and […]

 Intro week, discussion forum questions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbMqWXnpXcA THE CARTERS – APESHIT What message or story do you think the Carters were trying to communicate in their music video, “Apes**t”? Answer this question based only on the images from the video; do not talk about the lyrics. What message or story do you think the Carters were […]

 250-300 words When using specific examples or quotations from the text, please use a parenthetical citation, e.g. (Lesson 7.5). In 1989, during the waning days of the Cold War, political theorist Francis Fukuyama declared that liberal democracy  (liberal in a 19th c./Enlightenment sense, not a politically  left/middle left sense) and economics had won the day and […]

 You may not use any external sources. When quoting text or identifying a specific source reading, please use a parenthetical  citation (Lesson 5.2). Use of outside sources or unattributed quotes will be penalized.  write 5-paragraphs and it must include the following… A thesis statement, or argument, that is precise, contestable, and qualified;  Introduction and conclusion […]

Two questions: In 250-300 words, assess how the Nuremberg Laws https://ghdi.ghi-dc.org/pdf/eng/English32.pdf dehumanize and exclude from the German nation-state the Jewish people.  How does it define, control, and punish the Jewish people? What are its  goals, and why?   In 250-300 words, analyze what Russian revolutionary plate (https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/russian-revolutionary-plate/hAGTduKGOiXt7A?hl=en) tells us about propaganda in Communist Russia. What […]

Two questions: In 250-300 words, assess how the Nuremberg Laws https://ghdi.ghi-dc.org/pdf/eng/English32.pdf dehumanize and exclude from the German nation-state the Jewish people.  How does it define, control, and punish the Jewish people? What are its  goals, and why?   In 250-300 words, analyze what Russian revolutionary plate (https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/russian-revolutionary-plate/hAGTduKGOiXt7A?hl=en) tells us about propaganda in Communist Russia. What […]

Select one of the topics from Pros & Cons of Controversial Issues, state your position on the issue, and identify three premises (reasons) listed under either the Pro or Con section—whichever section opposes your position. For the three premises (reasons) that oppose your position on the issue, answer these “believing” questions suggested by Elbow:  What's […]

Read John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity" and Carville Earle’s "Pioneers of Providence." John Winthrop defines the Puritan Ideal of Community, while Earle provides an economic and geographic perspective for establishing the English colonies in North America. Discuss the motivations for English colonization of America. Identify a particular group or colony and discuss the […]

Create a journal entry of  500-750 words reflecting on what your life would have been like as an immigrant to the United States from 1830 to 1920. Be sure to include the physical, mental, and social issues you may have encountered. Use a minimum of three of the sources provided to support your journal entry […]