Category: American history

Paper must be 6 pages, not counting cover page or bibliography. Your paper will have a cover page and bibliography. Your paper should be in Times New Roman, be twelve-point font, be double-spaced, and have one-inch margins
Please upload your research paper final draft here with the following critera:
The paper should have a cover page, citations, bibliography
At least three academic sources (Books or academic journal articles)
12 point font
Times New Roman
Citations should be 10 point font
Margins should be one inch

Students will create a minimum 500-word journal response to the provided prompt.
Describe how globalization shaped American economic and political challenges and 
opportunities at home from 1970 to 2014. Identify and discuss the impacts of technology
on both of these developments. Give SPECIFIC examples to support your discussion.   

Your goal is to create a journal response in relation to your understanding about the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Your submission should be at least 500 words in length. APA formatting is not required for this assignment, but any sources other than the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights (links provided below) will need to be cited and referenced per APA guidelines.
Carefully read the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Ratified in 1788, the U.S. Constitution is made up of a Preamble and seven articles that describe the way the United States’ government is structured and how it operates. Ratified in 1791, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights, which guarantee essential rights and civil liberties not specified in the U.S. Constitution.
After reading the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, please respond to each of the following questions:
Which one of the 10 amendments that constitutes the Bill of Rights do you believe is the most important? Why?
Why do you believe the founding fathers and voting citizenry chose to incorporate this amendment in 1791?
Do you believe the importance of this Constitutional amendment has changed in the more than 225 years since its ratification? How or how not? Tie your answer to the evolution of American philosophies or ideals.

There are 3 questions that are listed that are expected to be answered in essay format about the American revolution 

Analyze the consequences of American rule in Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. Did the citizens prosper? Enjoy freedom? Accept American rule? Comment on the consequences for the United States with regard to the statement made by Eric Foner in the text: “Thus, two principles central to American freedom since the War of Independence—no taxation without representation and government based on the consent of the governed—were abandoned when it came to the nation’s new possessions.”

For this assignment, we’ll be looking at poetry from WWI.  Some of it
is incredibly beautiful, while others are sickening.  Here are 4 poems,
2 are lovely, and the other 2 ghastly, but very realistic.  
http://www.greatwar.co.uk/poems/john-mccrae-in-flanders-fields.htm (Links to an external site.)
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57324/i-saw-a-man-this-morning  (Links to an external site.)
(Achilles in the Trenches is my favorite out of all the WWI poetry!)
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-est (Links to an external site.)
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47411/dead-mans-dump (Links to an external site.)
After reading these poems (none are long), write a paragraph
discussing which you like the most and which you like the least. Why do
you feel that way?  How do the words create imagery that resonate with
you?  
Once you’ve done that, write your own war poem.  It needs to be at least 3 stanzas, and please don’t make it gross or gory!! 

Purpose: The goal of this assignment is for you to use document analysis to better appreciate different historical perspectives. To succeed on this assignment, you will need to incorporate primary source analysis skills and to demonstrate your ability to write clearly and follow the guidelines of writing for the historical discipline.
Directions: Each student will choose Three primary documents. Students will then write an essay analyzing their document based on the following prompt:
What insight does the primary sources provide on the respective topic and/or historical period?
Your paper should have:
Between 2,250 to 3,000 words.
Three primary sources.
A clear thesis statement.
To support your thesis and analysis of the source, you should provide relevant context, explain the document’s perspective, and analyze what the document is arguing. You are not pretending to be the document’s author – you are using the document’s point of view as a window into this past event.

I will post the topic and the two replies to class mates.  
First post is today and the the rest tomorrow 

POS 2041 assignment of a creative essay:
“Founding a New Nation”
INTRODUCTION:
This is an assignment of a 500-word creative essay. In this assignment, you will create the government of a new nation.
The essay will reflect your knowledge and understanding of government. Your
inspiration may come from the American federal example — or perhaps the example of a
state or another country, or your own innovative thinking. Relevant ideas have been
accessible through the study guides posted in Canvas, your reading of the U.S.
Constitution and textbook chapters, and virtual class meetings. Put the material of this
course to work for you.
Since the midterm exam, we have explored Congress, the presidency and the
judiciary — the major institutions of American government — and we are now turning to
policymaking, both domestic and foreign. Earlier, we studied the founding and
Constitution, federalism, civil liberties, civil rights, and political parties and elections.
THE ASSIGNMENT:
Write an essay of at least 500 words, typewritten, double-spaced, 12-point type,
standard margins. You may write more than 500 words if that will make it a better
essay. No cover page. Submit it as a Word attachment in college email to
No cover page. At the top, type only one line, at the left margin:
Your Name, Nation Essay, 2245. Skip one line. Then type double-spaced. Use
multiple paragraphs to improve readability. Indent the first line of each paragraph.
THE PREMISE:
An undersea earthquake has created a new island in the Atlantic Ocean, about
200 miles east of Miami. It’s about the size of Key Biscayne, and its mild climate
supports an abundance of tropical trees, thick forests, naturally growing fruit and sand
beaches, as well as plentiful fish in the surrounding waters.
You are among 10,000 people chosen to sail to this new island to make a new life
and establish a new nation, independent of the United States. (Many more wanted to
go, but you and your family were among the relatively few selected.)
On the way, before your ship reaches the island, all of you must agree on the
structure and functions of a new nation. Otherwise, the arrival could be chaotic – “every
man for himself,” with the strongest ones prevailing. You might also name your nation.
THE PROJECT:
All of you agree that you will create a democracy. What kind of democracy,
though, is up to the settlers. What do you propose? Since the group must draft a
constitution for the new nation, what do you recommend for the constitution? (Don’t
write the text of it. Just explain the broad outlines of the structure and powers of the
government, according to your constitution.)
Also, what functions must your government perform, and what bureaucracy
should be created to perform them? How should your government be structured to
carry out those functions? What about politics? How will you choose leaders?
You may refer to the U.S. Constitution for guidance – it’s in the back of your
textbook — but consider that a constitution written in 1787 for a new nation of 13 states
and several million people might not be exactly appropriate in 2024 for a tiny island
nation of only 10,000 people. Maybe you want a state constitution as your model — or
the constitution of another country. (An existing country with a similar size and
population is the Republic of Nauru, near Australia.)
(Remember: You have limited human resources in a population of only 10,000,
which includes children. Your new nation will grow slowly over time. Whatever
government structure you create will obviously have to begin very small.)
CAUTION:
Resist the temptation to propose grandiose plans such as skyscrapers, jet
airport, seaport, railroad, huge government buildings, factories, big army, navy, air
force, et cetera. This is a tiny island. It has only the land area and population to match
Key Biscayne – and it lacks the financial and economic resources that Key Biscayne has.
Also, do not invent fictional discussions among the settlers or predict what
kind of life you will all have. Limit yourself to creating a system of governance that
makes policies and implements them, as well as a system of politics that determines
who will control that government.
Do not write the text of a new constitution. Just explain what you would include
in a new constitution.
Do not quote the text of an existing constitution or law. If you adopt any part of
an existing document, just summarize in your own words what it would do in the system
you are creating.
Do not propose “amendments.” Amendments are changes to an existing
document, but you are creating an original constitution that doesn’t exist yet, so there
can’t be amendments. Everything you include is in your original constitution.
Essays found to have been plagiarized, entirely or partially, or generated by
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will receive a grade of F.
IN SUMMARY:
You and your companions at sea are organizing a new society. What do you
need to do to ensure that the society functions well, under law? The knowledge you
have gained about the structure, functions, issues and policies of American
government should enable you to do some creative thinking about this

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge of the interrelatedness of local, global, international, and intercultural issues, trends, and systems. You are required to analyze the debates over the admission of African Americans into the Army Air Corps during World War II.  You must consider the opposition of the U.S. Army and former Secretary of the Army, Kenneth C. Royall, to Executive Order 9981 which desegregated the armed forces.   Kenneth Royall went so far to say in 1949 that the army “was not an instrument for social evolution.”  Additionally, evaluate how international and/or domestic events shaped the debate over desegregation of the military in the United States. 
Evaluation Process:
Describe how historical context shapes group interactions.  For example, how does your thesis address the views of both supporters and opponents of Executive Order 9981.
Explain the interrelationship of events on the local, regional, national, and/or global levels.  For example, the belief that “African Americans fought for freedom at home and abroad during World War II.”
Use primary sources together with prior knowledge to engage in critical thinking about a topic within the historical context.
ASSINGMENT TASK (PROMPT)
In between 1,200 to 1,500 words, use and analyze the article written by Gropman, A. L. on “Tuskegee Airmen”, Kenneth C. Royall’s quote, “the army was not an instrument for social evolution”, course notes, and information from chapter 24 to answer the following prompt:
What does the article reveal about the treatment of African Americans during World War II?  What could the United States government could have done different to prevent anomalies committed against African Americans in the armed forces? And, do you think that African Americans were fighting for freedom not only abroad but at home? If so, explain.
Please click on the link below to access article:
Gropman, A. L. (1996). Tuskegee Airmen. Air Force Magazine (March 1996), 52-56.
Tuskegee AirmenLinks to an external site.
Optional Additional Resources:  
African Americans Online ArticleLinks to an external site.
CRITERIA 
Argument: Does your paper have a clear, singular, specific argument that answers the question?
Evidence: Do you use all of the relevant evidence to defend your argument?
Organization: Does your paper have a logical structure and use clear topic sentences and transitions?
Clarity: Is your prose efficient, crisp and polished, free of excessive passive voice or distracting spelling or grammatical errors?
Formatting:
12-pt., Times New Roman font, double-spaced
1” margins
1200-1500 words (4-5 full, double-spaced pages)
Make sure you stay below 15% plagiarism