History

Compare and contrast the late nineteenth century industrialization process in the United States to that of other industrializing countries. Why did the process come as quickly and completely as it did? Why did one historian characterize the post civil war era as “The Great Barbeque?” What did Twain suggest about the end of the nineteenth century when he called it “The Gilded Age?”

You need to visit the sites: https://www.theadvocates.org/quiz and http://www.people-press.org/typology/quiz/ Answer the questions and make note of each site’s “conclusions” about your ideology/typology. What do you think? Do you agree or disagree with the results? Do you think these are accurate measures of your political philosophy? Write about your opinion of these quizzes and about political ideology/philosophy in general. Can one be too beholden to an ideology? What role should government play in your life? I took the quizzes and got results of being a Moderate and Disaffected Democrat.

CHIAGO STYLE FORMAT FOR THIS ESSAY Although Florida’s Clemency Board granted a pardon to the Groveland Four in January 2019, from what you have read about this case was justice served to the four men for what occurred 70 years ago? In the Groveland Four case and Emmett Till’s murder both of their accusers were white women claiming to be violated in some form by a black man. Explain this time period (1949 and 1955) why it was punishable by death and seen as the “ultimate sin” for a black man to be accused of violating a white woman even if the evidence proved otherwise, that a crime had not been committed. Norma Padgett still holds fast to her story that she was raped in 1949 by the Groveland Four and Carolyn Bryant, Emmett Till’s accuser later recanted her story denying any prior claims that she was violated by Till. What are your thoughts about these two women? Why do you think Carolyn Bryant came forth with the truth? Both the Groveland Four case and Emmett Till’s murder were senseless acts based upon race. In your opinion what does it mean to be a Black man in America today and are we far removed from the Groveland Four case and what happened to Emmett Till? What are the lessons to be learned from these two miscarriages of justice? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFEC2kSdX-0&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1RcnPngQdw&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtRViIuhrQc&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44TG_H_oY2E&feature=youtu.be https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-groveland-four-families-pardon-20190109-story.html

Select one topic from each category and write a three-paragraph response to each of the topics you selected. This should be about 250 words each. Category 1: Topic 1: Why is it important for the nursing professional to have a basic knowledge of history? Topic 2: Compare the Ten Commandments as a foundation of Western Civilization Laws. Category 2: Topic 3: What signs of civilization exist in the Indus Valley Region? Topic 4: Specialization in jobs is a sign of civilization. India’s version of this is the caste system. How can this system be both good and bad?

INITIAL POST – Your post in response to the prompt below should exhibit careful thought and logical reasoning and provide evidence for your position. Use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Your post must be a minimum of 250 words in length. Submissions under 250 words in length will not receive credit.  READING: “From Parallel and Equal to Separate but Unequal” by Susan Kellogg PROMPT:  How did the status of women change from the late pre-Hispanic period through the beginning of the eighteenth century? Provide specific examples. SUBMISSION: Discussion 2 is due Sunday, September 13th by 11:59pm.

Palette of Narmer and Political Messaging Is there a difference between political messaging today and that in Ancient Egypt?   The Palette of Narmer was created in Ancient Egypt in 2900-2500 BCE at the beginning of the “dynastic period” and is considered to be seminal  in that it set a standard for Egyptian Art that will last for over 3000 years.  With this work, pharaohs began to commission artworks to proclaim their power and copied many of the strategies on display in this work.   How does this work of art reflects Egyptian ideas of political and social hierarchies?    I would like you to consider what is the political message of the work?  What kind of leader does it portray?  What kind of society does it visualize? Please speak to how this is achieved through the visual conventions such as hieratic scale, idealized figures, composite view, and canon of proportions. Next choose a modern political image which you will post with this discussion.  The modern political image should date from between 1900-2020 and should take the form of a political poster which can either be from the USA or another country. Shepard Fairey’s  Hope  poster from 2008 is such an example. There are many such posters and you can search  “presidential campaign posters” as a start in your research.  Artstor is a good resource for this project which is available through our library.  Please submit your image to the same analysis.  What kind of leader does it portray?  What kind of society does it visualize?  How is this achieved through the visual conventions (hieratic scale, idealized figures, composite view, and canon of proportions) used by its authors.

Discuss what geographic or environmental/natural condition(s) in ancient Egypt you think had the most significant impact on Egypt’s early cultural development?

Respond to the following two questions (1 page for each question): 1. Based on Jeremy Brecher’s account of the 1877 railroad strikes in “The Great Upheaval,” why did many workers who were not employed by the railroad companies support the striking railroad workers? 2. Do you think that a fundamental class conflict between working people and employers still exists in contemporary America as it did in 1877, during the Great Upheaval?  If your answer is yes, provide examples of fundamental class conflict in our economy and political system. If your answer is no, explain why you think class conflict is no longer a key factor in the U.S. today.

How did the experience under slavery differ in the northern and southern British colonies of North America in the seventeenth century? What factors shaped resistance strategies in various regions of the North and South, and in urban and rural locations where slavery existed? How did “race” and “slavery” come to be almost synonymous? Was it not possible to extend slavery to “white” persons? Did geography and climate affect the development of slavery in the European colonies in North America? If so, how.

What are the basic concepts upon which American democracy is built? Please include a detailed discussion of each concept and their significance to American democracy. Also, what problems and challenges does belief in these concepts present to Americans (for example, belief in equality amid a society so divided between rich and poor)?