Category: History

Remember that as a historian you must evaluate this fictional novel as a potential historical source. In his 1929 fictional novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque portrays young German (and other) soldiers as members of a “lost generation decimated physically and emotionally by the war.” How convincing does his argument sound? What specific evidence does the author use to support it? I need three specific pieces of evidence here or more. Please remember that you must answer these questions in your paper: can one view Remarque’s fictional novel as a historical source objectively portraying the impact of war on human life? How so? Please support your assessment with solid evidence. Does Remarque point to anyone as responsible for this generational loss? Can one see his claims as historically accurate? How so?
Your review should be full three pages, typed and double spaced (font Times New Roman, size up to 12, margins one inch, no extra spaces between paragraphs).
Short guide to writing reviews
A review is not a report. A report summarizes the contents of a source while a review provides its critical analysis. Before writing your review, think of the author’s agenda and arguments the author uses to support it. Remember that your role is to act as a historian whose role is to evaluate claims made by the author and to look at the document (or a book) as a potential historical source. What can one learn from this source about past and current societies?
Contents of a strong written review:
Your review should include a bibliographic citation which includes the author’s name, the work’s title, the place of publication, name of publisher, and date of publication.
Divide your review into three parts: introduction, body, and conclusion
In your introduction, provide some basic historical context for your paper making sure to relate it to the theme of the source you are reviewing. Follow with some information about the author. Think of the way the author tried to influence their contemporary audience. Identify the theme or thesis of the author’s work. Think of why the author write this work (agenda). Think of what did the author try to say and how did they do it (method). Identify subtopics in the work (arguments) that support its thesis?
In the body of your paper, explain how the author supports his/her thesis. Begin each body paragraph by presenting one specific argument the author uses and discuss the evidence (if any) they offer to support this argument. Does each argument/evidence/claim sound convincing or not? How so? Make sure to divide the body of your paper into paragraphs (one argument, one paragraph).
In your conclusion, bring back the author’s main point/s, and assess their validity. Try to identify the potential audience of the book/source and assess the author’s success in proving heir thesis. State the work’s relevance as a historical source.
Try to use present tense when working with the actual text (thesis, arguments, evidence, evaluation as a potential historical source); use past tense when providing some historical context or writing about the author’s life (introduction, conclusion).
Avoid repeating or contradicting yourself.
Make sure to introduce a person/character you are writing about for the first time. Use their full name (or last name).
Make sure that somebody who has not read the text will understand what you say and why you say it.
Use active voice unless using passive voice is unavoidable.
Cite all your quotations properly. Use only short, in text quotations (no more than two per body paragraph). Do not quote extensively.
Never use slang or contractions in formal papers.
Avoid using hyperbole.
Remember that “there” (location) and “their” (possession) are two different words.
Do not use “I” or “you” form in formal papers. Write “one” instead.

Short Essay 3: The Great Depression: Redefining the Role of Government
Due October 28th 2024
The Great Depression profoundly altered the lives and livelihood of virtually every American no matter their economic class. Some, like much of the upper classes, maintained their lifestyles to a great degree. The grown Middle Classes mostly maintained their status although many did experience privation. The vast population of working-class Americans, including native born whites, migrant blacks moving north, farmers and factory workers, immigrants, and women, however, bore the brunt of the most painful impacts of the Great Depression. The Great Depression forced Americans to consider, and reconsider, what they believed the relationship was and should be between citizens and the Government. The traditional view of this relationship was that of Herbert Hoover’s maintenance of laissez-faire policies of minimal government interference and activism. Franklin Roosevelt, running for the presidency in 1932 during the depth of the Depression however, campaigned on a platform of government action and direct intervention. These two views lay at the heart of how Americans view themselves and their government.
For this assignment I am asking you to read and evaluate speeches by Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt that illustrate two sets of beliefs about what Americans during the Great Depression thought the role of government was or should be.
Readings
Review American Pageant, ch. 31
Review the presentation from Oct. 21, Week 6 Roaring into the 20 Century:
From Charlestons to Soup Kitchens
Read the documents in American Spirit, chapter 31, “Herbert Hoover
Clashes with Franklin Roosevelt,” and “Appraising Hoover,” pp. 601-607
(Required)
The Question I am asking you to consider: Using the readings and information you’ve read regarding the Great Depression, what is the relationship between citizens and their government?
As part of your introduction, briefly summarize what the Great Depression was; why it occurred, when it started. Since I’m asking you to ultimately take a position on a specific issue, please try to create an argumentative thesis to end your introduction that tells me what it is you are going to argue.
For the main body of this essay, summarize, compare, and contrast Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt’s views on the role, functions and obligations of the Government during a severe Depression in areas including Public versus Private utilities, government intervention in business activities, the question of “Balanced Budgets versus Humanity” and finally Roosevelt’s “Welfare Statism” versus Hoover’s “New Frontiers.”
In your conclusion, summarize you understanding and thoughts on the role and relationship between citizen and state. Consider: What do you expect from the State, that is, the government whether it is the local city, county, state, or federal government. What do you want the State to do? On the flip side, are you obligated to certain actions and activities towards the State?
Finally, given that we are currently emerging from a recession and the charged and partisan political state we are in, are we still debating the basic question of expectations and obligations?
Short Essay 3: The Great Depression: Redefining the Role of Government
Due October 28th 2024
Grading
1. The usual
Turned in on time
Spelling, grammar, word choices
Structure and organization
Do you establish an argumentative thesis and argue that thesis throughout your paper? How well do you tell your story?
Citations
Look…I don’t know how else to say this, but you are required to include citations to the sources you are using AND you are required to include a Works Cited page.
I’ve given plenty of leeway on this but from here on out: If you do not include BOTH in-text citations and a works cited page you will receive a 0 for the assignment. Not only this assignment but all remaining assignments for this class. If you have questions or need clarification, please contact me through email and I can explain things in more detail.
4. Sources
a. You must use the material provided in the American Spirit, p. 601-607 noted above. This is a requirement for this assignment.
please make sure to use APA format and should be 5 pages all together including the title page and work cited
Make sure to write everything in your own words and don’t copy anything from the internet

This assignment will give you the opportunity to describe one of the most significant events in our modern history the French Revolution. You will initially describe the reasons for the French Revolution, the course of the Revolution, and the changes that came about with the Revolution. There will be no discussion connected with this assignment which itself will be worth eight points. The goal of this assignment will be for you to much better understand the French Revolution and its effect on our modern history.

In this assignment you will describe Suleiman of the Ottoman Empire and Abbas of the Safavid Empire. This assignment will give you the opportunity to understand leaders of Muslim empires and to write about their leadership qualities and successes. This assignment will help you to understand two of the key leaders of Muslim empires.

In this assignment you will describe Suleiman of the Ottoman Empire and Abbas of the Safavid Empire. This assignment will give you the opportunity to understand leaders of Muslim empires and to write about their leadership qualities and successes. This assignment will help you to understand two of the key leaders of Muslim empires.

Roman Emperors Discussion
You are to join with the instructor and other students in discussing Roman Emperors. You are to let which emperor was the most successful and which one was a failure. This assignment will create interaction among students and instructor on some of the Roman Emperors. You will have a better understanding of the job of the Roman emperors during the period of the Roman Empire.

Submit your Web Critique in Canvas on one of the following resources by midnight Sunday.
The President and the White House www.whitehouse.gov/U
View presidential press releases, listen to radio addresses, take a virtual tour of the White House, and browse the White House archives.
Presidents of the United States (POTUS) via the Internet Public Library (www.ipl.org/div/potus Links to an external site.). In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.
American Presidents www.americanpresidents.org
Comprehensive history of the presidency and its inhabitants, presented by C-SPAN.
Presidents of the United States (POTUS) via the Internet Public Library www.ipl.org/div/potus
In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.
Speeches given by President Franklin Roosevelt following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941- http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=73 Links to an external site. Links to an external site.
Miller Center at the University of Virginia – http://millercenter.org/president/speeches Links to an external site.
Maintains an extensive collection of presidential speeches from the early days of the country through today
Truman Library – http://www.trumanlibrary.org/calendar/main.php Links to an external site.
AND THEN AT THE VERY IN ANSWER ONE OF THESE QUESTIONS Choose one of the questions below for your original discussion post. (You may reply to any of your classmates discussion questions for your other 2 required postings):
1.What makes Presidents powerful?
2.Scan newspapers and magazines for articles about the president. Do you feel the president is being treated well or poorly by the media? Do you believe that the media is always being honest and if not, what motivates their behavior?
3.What five (or more) important traits or qualities do you want your elected representatives to have?

Dear all,
Below are the structure and instructions of Assignment 3:
Assignment 3 – in 800 words, reveal what has emerged from your four interviews. Focus on four main themes. This will be a methodological report. The assignment will be graded on three rubrics: Coherence (30%), ethnographic appropriateness (50%), grammar, spelling, and length (20%).
Worth 20% of your final grade
MON Oct 28, 8 AM
Meant to test your ability to appraise the cultural and social diversity of Europe
For now, you need to focus on what sorts of questions you will ask in your interviews. You need to interview four people, ideally face to face, and ask each person eight questions. Send me your questions for feedback asap (ideally before this upcoming Tuesday). When you submit the paper, submit the questions and each person’s answers too (anonymized). It is up to you who you interview (maybe you want to know how much consumers know about the industry or product you are researching, maybe you want to know how much employees know, maybe you are interested in the beliefs of higher management). Either way, your research questions should relate to your topic this semester, so they need to reflect the fact that you are thinking about: (1) the actual origin of the product/practice/industry and (2) whether or not the people you’re interviewing are aware of, and sharing your ethical concerns about this product/practice/industry, and its history.
The 800 words of the paper will be structured into eight 100 word paragraphs, as follows:
Introduction: Reason for studying this topic, and very briefly, what the interviews reveal (a short summary of the rest of the paper)
Literature: What literature are you using and how it links to your findings. Make sure you use two authors from our readings
Findings: Expand on the themes revealed in the interview – tell your reader what four themes came up in your conversations – it can either be one theme per interview or four generic themes that come up from all the interviews
Theme 1: Talk about the theme and expand on it
Theme 2: Talk about the theme and expand on it
Theme 3: Talk about the theme and expand on it
Theme 4: Talk about the theme and expand on it
Conclusions: What can we learn from the interviews you conducted?
Please attach your interview questions and answers for each of the interviewees at the end of the paper.
The literature review in particular is going to be important. You have to use concepts/ideas/arguments from two articles we read so far (it can also be any of the articles we worked through in class, as long as you paraphrase them accordingly). This paragraph is supposed to give you the theoretical lens for your article: for example, we didn’t know there is a racial logic, that has been developing for over 100 years, in the ways western Europeans interact with other people until we talked about it in class, so if this is an idea you use to think about your topic, you should give credit to the author of the idea, as it is not yours. The fact that you use two articles we discussed in class does not mean you do not have to reference authors of all other ideas that are not your own. Plagiarism is something we criticize heavily in this class, through everything we discuss, so giving credit to the people who deserve it needs to be at the core of our concerns!
Dr Cotofana
dear 800 words then for the interview as if ur doing an interview just person 1 ask and then the answer of this person about the topic you will interview 4 people and u will write the answer of this 4 people just fake it its ll writing

Discuss the conditions of life in American cities in the early and mid-1800s. What were the advantages and disadvantages of city life?
Please use example from the book: A People and a Nation: A History of the United States

As we know, history is alive through the connection between historical events and contemporary events that allow us to recognize, reflect, and apply the opportunities or challenges that arise. The varying culture and characteristics of the many native, migrated, or settlement people that eventually called the United States home also influenced how American civilization evolved and rose to meet challenges.
For this journal, you will discuss the historically influenced evolution of American civilization. Identify and briefly describe each prompt below. Also, give an example of a significant historical event that directly affected each.
A specific pre-Columbian culture: Include its distinctive tribal attributes.
A specific colonial era settlement: Include their distinct regional characteristics.
A specific early state or city settlement: Include the impact of foreign and local governments on civilian morale over time.
A specific Civil War era state or city: Include the influence of political parties on its society, government, and cultural evolution.
Then, for each group, in light of these events and what you know about each society, discuss what we, as a society, have learned or taken from each of these historical societies that can be clearly seen in our current world.
Finally, include one example of how new technology changed the evolution of gender and social roles within one of your identified societies, and how the impact of that change is still seen today.