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Hide Assignment Information Turnitin® Turnitin® enabledThis assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®. Instructions Unit 1 Essay Assignment This essay assignment will focus on the lives of the former slaves in the aftermath of the Civil War and 13th Amendment, 1865-1877. “Were the former slaves in the South truly free after the Civil War (1865-1877)? Why or why not?” Assigned Readings: Chapter 15 in The Unfinished Nation 13th, 14th, 15th Amendment (found in appendix of textbook) Journal article “A Black Colony in Dougherty County” (see attachment) Document: “Black Legislators Protest Their Expulsion” (see attachment) Document: “Colonel O.H. Howard Reports on the Camilla Massacre” (see attachment) In writing your response you must answer the question directly and definitively yes or no in the first paragraph, so do not straddle the fence and answer yes and no and do not be ambiguous with your answer. You should provide your answer to the question in the first paragraph and the rest of your essay should be the why or why not (the analysis). Use only the sources provided, and make sure you use and cite all of the sources provided. Do not use outside sources, do not search the internet for alternate sources, use ONLY the sources provided. Focus Questions: You are not to answer these questions directly, they are provided only to stimulate your thinking on the assignment. • How did the former slaves define freedom? • How did the Black Codes impact the former slaves’ freedom? • How did the Freedmen’s Bureau affect the freedom of former slaves? • What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments do for black freedom? • What, if any, actions do the former slaves take to ensure their freedom? • What impact did sharecropping have on the freedom of the former slaves? Your essay should be at least 3 full pages in length not counting citations, double-spaced, use 12 pt. font (Times New Roman), and provide support and analysis for your answer. All quotations must be cited; I do not require a specific format, though title of source and page number should be included. Microsoft Word is recommended; if you use a different word processor I may not be able to open your file, and I cannot grade what I cannot open. I use originality software on all essays, so make sure your essay is your own writing. If the originality report is higher than 20% not original you should revise/edit your essay and resubmit it before the due date. Your grade will be based upon: 1) the logic and coherence of your answer; 2) directly and definitively answering the question and providing support and analysis; 3) grammar and organization; 4) using all of the sources provided.

Choose one revolutionary concept to examine (see list of suggested topics below).  Where did this idea originate, and how was it manifest (if at all) in the American and French Revolutions?  Answer this question with analysis of primary sources related to the American and French Revolutions and relevant sources from the Enlightenment and English Constitutionalism.  The essay should be 500-750 words. Incomplete list of revolutionary concepts: -The social contract (government is formed by individuals to protect fundamental rights) -Freedom of conscience and expression -Popular sovereignty (the “people” rather than ruler possesses ultimate governing power) -Meritocracy (status and power based on ability rather than blood or lineage) //////////////////////////// Letter grades will be assigned as follows: A : Essay is well written and well organized with only minor spelling and grammar errors.  It demonstrates a strong command of the relevant course material, responds directly to the prompt, has a clear and compelling thesis, solid evidence in the form of well-chosen and appropriately cited quotations and specific references to the requested source(s), robust analysis, logical reasoning, and meets the target length.  B : Essay demonstrates a solid command of the relevant course material and responds to the prompt yet has at least one significant flaw in the quality of writing, organization, historical accuracy, logical reasoning, use of evidence, citations, or length. C : Essay engages the course material yet falls short of responding to the prompt in a satisfactory way–for example, it might summarize the content of the primary source(s) and/or textbook without providing much analysis or original argument.  It may have numerous major flaws while still demonstrating a minimal grasp of the relevant course material. /////////////////////////// Preferably answer essay prompt on Social Contract or Popular Sovereignty. Not looking for an outstanding essay or perfect. Somewhere around a B. I uploaded a file regarding my professor’s grading policy. Just something that answers the prompt. Will include sources regarding these topics.  No need for a works cited no bibliography. Just in text citations. For the citations, I included in each file what the correct citation should be.

Students are required to view on Youtube (or other video platform) one full musical concert and write a three-to five page response to the performance using the information and terminology you have learned in our class. This assignment should be typed in formal English and submitted through Blackboard. It is due on or before midnight on Friday, April 30th (the last day of remote class). Your chosen concert should pertain to western art music or other musical styles addressed in our class. Acceptable musical styles include all “classical” performances, opera performances, musical theater performances, jazz concerts, and concerts of non-western music (such as the music of Brazil, India, Africa, etc.).Please consider utilizing the following analytical strategies in your paper. Discuss the items that are most important and relevant to your musical experience as you consider each work on the program (please feel free to include other observations as well):• Please analyze the pieces using the five foundational questions from our textbook that guide our musical discussions: What is it? How does it work? What does it mean? What is its history? Where do we go from here?• What did you like and/or dislike about the performance? Why? Please be honest and straight-forward, but justify your position.• Discuss the most prominent musical features of the particular compositions. Please consider information learned in the introduction of your textbook and apply these musical concepts (melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, form, style, etc.).• Discuss the instrumentation of specific works and how it was exploited for aesthetic effect.• Discuss the musical features of the compositions as they relate to the historical period of the work.• Discuss the importance of knowing the program in a programmatic work.Discuss the role of the conductor (if there is one) and how he/she led the ensemble.• Discuss your level of interest and how it increased or decreased during the performance. Relate any observations you may have about the concert atmosphere, audience members and concert etiquette issues.Please do not be overly concerned about the accuracy of your statements, as I would rather have you make an inaccurate aural assessment rather than avoid these issues entirely. I want you to test your ear and challenge yourself to listen more actively. This activity requires practice

Read the following introduction and the primary document linked below. Then answer the following questions in essay format (Essay should be one page long )  What type of document is the Chinese Exclusion Act? When was it enacted? Does the document give any hint as to why the Chinese are to be excluded? If not, why do you think that they were refused entry into the nation? This Act was rolled out four years prior to the celebration and unveiling of the Statue of Liberty in New York and the Act was in effect even then. Do you see any contradiction in these two events? Why or why not?  Links: https://guides.loc.gov/chinese-exclusion-ac  https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/47th-congress/session-1/c47s1ch126.pdf due in 6 hours For more information on Chinese Exclusion Act read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Exclusion_Act

For this assignment, you will be writing an ethnography of at least 1000 words and reviewing the ethnography of five of your classmates. Your ethnography can address any aspect of everyday life at your high school. However, you should be careful to create an integrated ethnographic essay, rather than a disjointed collection of poorly related ideas. Here is how I suggest you approach this writing project: Think about the thing which you most want to say about your high school, and focus on that. This is your main topic. Be aware that you will have to leave some important parts of your high school experience out. Focusing on your main topic means that some things which aren’t related to this topic will have to be left out. Create an outline for your essay. You will probably end up writing six to ten paragraphs, so you should probably think about what you want to say in each paragraph. Of course, you may have to revise or even abandon this outline as you write, but it helps to start with a guide. the focus of your essay should be on your own high school. After reading this essay, the reader should have a sense of what your high school is really like. it should be written in a coherent way

!!!! DUE IN 8 HOURS!!!!!!! After listening to Malcolm X’s “The Ballot or The Bullet” speech,  write and submit a two to three (2-3) page summary and reflection.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zLQLUpNGsc

Research paper on Knights Of Labor need to cite primary sources (at least two) and secondary sources. Include a bibliography at the end of the paper For more information on Knights Of Labor read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Labor

Watch a movie from the provided list and write a Movie Review discussing the movie and what we can learn about the history of Africa from a non-traditional source. The review should be formatted according to the format template provided For more information on the History of Africa read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Africa

Two-page paper, Chicago style Russian Human Intelligence failures during the Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905, and how they learned from their failures to develop their modern human intelligence now. cite all references, no plagiarism  For more information on the Russo-Japanese War read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War

History Of Oman (NEEDED IN 48 Hours!!) Note: single spacing  NO INTRO NO CONCLUSION  6 questions each question 200 words total words 1200 (3 pages) For more information on Oman read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman