Select ONE (1) of the following questions to answer. Make sure to incorporate evidence from this week's readings to support your argument: 1. Texts and documentaries on the Civil Rights Movement often focus on the post-World War II era as a starting point. But these activities neglect or obscure a much longer tradition of […]

Discussion Forum Topic and Tips: Based upon the assigned reading, prepare a two-three paragraph contribution for our Discussion Forum.  Consider the diversity of women who converged in North America during the seventeenth-century (1600s).  Prepare a comparison of the experiences of Indigenous  women, African women, and European women in North America.  Specifically, compare the gender expectations, […]

1.) Define Hip Hop. Explain its popularity. Name 3 prominent artists. (250 words). (5 point scale) 2.) Discuss the importance of the electric guitar to rock’n’roll and popular music in general. Why did it become iconic of rock’n’roll? Name 3 famous guitarists. (250 words). (5 point scale)  Long-Answer: 3.) How has technology impacted the development […]

Introduction: You are a recent immigrant who has moved to the United States to attend college. Your family has never been to the United States, and you are excited to tell them all about it, in particular the fundamentals of the U.S. government you are learning about in one of your courses.Compose a 3-page letter […]

Unit 14: Hip Hop Goes Global  São Paulo Hip Hop Lecture 1: Reading Assignment: Putting Mano to Music The Mediation article; Ideologies of Marginality in Brazilian Hip Hop by Derek Pardue. Pg. 1-33 under the Course materials tab. Prompt: Hip hop has been exported to countries throughout the world. Write a 500 word response that […]

Who gets to visit the caves? Soon after Paleolithic cave paintings were first discovered, tourists and scholars alike flocked to the caves. All of the bodies moving through these closed spaces changed the environments. The paintings began to change and disintegrate.  Governments had different responses. Some closed the caves. Some allowed in only a small […]

  The material from Week 4 asks you to think about how people experienced Jim Crow.  Your responses here should show direct engagement with the assigned readings.  In other words, I want to be able to tell from your responses that you are thinking critically about the material from Week 4.  1. The Higginbotham chapter and the […]

The Discussion Rubric What is a Rubric? A rubric is simply defined as a set of criteria used to evaluate your work in this class.  These rubrics are, in fact, scoring tools that identify the various criteria relevant to an assignment and the course learning outcomes.  There are learning outcomes for this course – articulated by the […]

Compare and contrast the key elements of the following time periods in Greek history: The Archaic Period, The Classical Period, and The Hellenistic Period. Please use 2 additional sources besides the textbook and cite your sources. This assignment is worth 25 points.

Order Instructions Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity:   Textbook: Chapter 17 (section 17.4), 18 (section 18.3), 19 (sections 19.1, 19.2), 21 (sections 21.2, 21.4) Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following categories representing minority […]