Category: History

Read the following documents, then type an essay response followed by Short Answers for the questions below.:
Essay: What are the chief criticisms of imperialism in colonizing and colonized nations?
(Answer should be roughly a page and a half to two pages, double-spaced, twelve-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins)
Short answers:
Compare Kiplings’ White Man’s Burden with the Brown and Black (Socialism document) Man’s Burdens.
What role does race play in the documents you read?
(Answer should be a minimum 250 words, double-spaced, twelve-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins)
American Anti-Imperialist League
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1899antiimp.aspLinks to an external site.
The Brown Man’s Burden
https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/teaching-resources-for-historians/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/imperialism-european-american-and-japanese/critiques-of-imperialism/the-brown-mans-burdenLinks to an external site.
Reformist Socialism
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1903blackburden.aspLinks to an external site.
Forces that Make a Nation Great
https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/teaching-resources-for-historians/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/imperialism-european-american-and-japanese/critiques-of-imperialism/forces-that-make-a-nation-greatLinks to an external site.
Edict of Emperor Minh Mang
https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/teaching-resources-for-historians/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/imperialism-european-american-and-japanese/critiques-of-imperialism/forces-that-make-a-nation-greatLinks to an external site.

Five reasons why African writers included topics like the struggle of Africans in their early writings, along with their own challenges as early writers? 

Select a person or event from the content covered in this module and create a lesson plan relevant for 3rd grade that you teach. You only need to outline–you do not need to go into an actual lesson here. It’s only the broad outline here. For the grade, you need to post your lesson plan. However, you do not need to comment on other posts–though you are certainly welcome to.
Topic: _________________(person or event you’re covering)
Grade:_________________(list what grade you’re teaching)
Introduction:___________ (what you will do to introduce the topic, such as a question to discuss or activity)
Lesson Activities:_________________(what are the main points you want to cover and how will you teach them, such as lecture, discussion, activity, etc.)
Assessment/ Checking for Understanding:_________________(what you will do to check student comprehension for the day)
Conclusion:_____________(what you will do to wrap up the topic)

Write a 500 word essay about the movement of the English language caused by religion and the invention of mass printing of English in Video 3 of The adventure of English. 

Prompt: Drawing upon materials from the Dominican Republic and Cuba, develop an argument about the impact that the commercialization of sex has had on Caribbean peoples, taking into account gender relations, sexual and national identity, and political consciousness.
Professors instructions:
-Write a 5-6 page essay on the prompt
-All essays must have an argument (effective thesis statement) in the introduction that is defended via textual citations and include a correctly formatted bibliography and footnotes  
-Do consult a textbook to contextualize the text historically in the relevant country and period
-Essays which demonstrate a close reading of the primary texts, as well as thoughtful incorporation of key theoretical insights from the recommended readings, will be rewarded -Incorporation of references to the primary and secondary sources will enhance your grade
My instructions: 
-write in MLA format (for footnotes, citations and works cited page)
-Please include 5-6 sources total!! 
-I Have attached 2 sources already as pdfs, “The Caribbean” and “The Cuba Reader”
-”The Cuba Reader” pdf is a portion of the book called “The Cuba reader: history, culture, politics” published by Duke University Press
-This book is very important to use because it has primary sources such as interviews with former prostitutes in the early 60s that need to be included!!!
-The chapter with important interviews should be called “Women in the Swamps”
-The last 3-4 sources are up to you however this is what my professor said “some other authors who have written on sex work are Amalia Cabezas, Mark Padilla and Kamala Kempadoo has an excellent edited volume called Sun Sex and Gold: Tourism and Sex work in the Caribbean. Also the book Caribbean Military Encounters edited by Shalini Puri and Lara Putnam (an essay on sex work in Trinidad which could be useful in framing a debate for your essay.”
-This is a VERY important essay so please follow all instructions and dont use AI!!!

You can choose one question:
Q1. Why was sustained economic growth so rare before the later 18th century and why did this change?
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Q2. Has music ever significantly changed the course of history?
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Q3. Why do civilisations collapse? Is our civilisation in danger?
Plagiarism and the use of GPT and similar platforms are strictly prohibited.

Back History 12 SU24 final prompt.docx
The rise of the New Right was the conservative response to the Civil Rights Movement, civil unrest and opposition to the New Deal policies. This conservative response was evident in the federal government, the state government, and the people. Whomever holds power in society directly effects the turn in political movements. Of the three sectors –
_federal, state, and the people, who held more
power and influence in shaping the New Right?
Guidelines
You must pick one of the three options (people, state, or the federal government). THIS IS AN ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER. Argue your choice AND include the counter-argument (the other two choices you did not include and why you did not pick them)
Things you may want to include: response to President Johnson’s Great Society, challenges to racial hierarchy, relaxation of social values, religion, counter-culture, just to name a few. Timeframe should be the Civil Rights movement (1960s) up to 1980.
Take a side and have a thesis that is has a clear with a concise argument
You MUST use your textbook as a secondary source. Chapter 29, section 2 “Conservative Ascendance” will help tremendously and should be used as your foundation for this paper.
You MUST use at least ONE primary source from your textbook.
Appropriate primary sources can be found at the end of both chapters 28 and 29.
Adhere to the Chicago Manual of Style. The manual is posted throughout CANVAS, and a physical copy can be found at the Tutorial Center.
This paper should be 4 pages, no more and no less. Your bibliography will start on a new page. Times New Roman, 12 size font, one-inch margins.
How to be successful on this paper:
Adhere to the “History Big No-No” worksheet
Make appointments with a writing tutor in the Tutorial Center
Don’t wait until the last minute!
Read you’re the first sentence of each line, make sure your paper

Include:
The French in West Africa
AOF (Afrique Occidentale francaise)
Post Napoleon
The Second French Empire
French drive for the interior
Faidherbe’s tactics/policies
Quinn
After Franco-Prussian Defeat in 1870

In 1000 words, write on a keyword NOT included in the syllabus. Word: Christianity (in the context of Nationalism in the USA and conservative beleifs) Please Write an essay comparing, contrasting, and synthesizing various understandings of, and positions on, your keyword of choice.
Your paper should include the following information:
a. History of the word/concept
b. Political significance: why is it controversial or a matter of concern for politics?
c. What is the nature of the controversy: i.e., detail the opposing arguments regarding the keyword.
d. Offer your own argument: where do you stand?
Please be sure to discuss your keyword with your TA or myself before beginning to work on your paper/leaflet.
Formatting Requirements: Font size 11 or 12 in Arial or Times New Roman; double-spaced; MLA or Chicago referencing style. Whichever you use, please be consistent! Grading Guidelines (as close to a rubric as it gets!): Format: 11 or 12-point font; Times or Times New Roman. Use your referencing style of choice for in-text citations and bibliography (Chicago Style, APA, APSA, etc.) but be consistent.
A range paper: This is a paper that offers a clear and compelling argument that tries to analyze, clarify, criticize, and/or compare one text/author/argument with another. It moves beyond the terminology used by the author/reading to offer an explanation and a synthesis of what the author means by the concepts they use, and how they connect these core concepts (such as: human nature, human flourishing, freedom, equality, happiness, progress, etc.) and how do these connections relate to those laid out by other authors. An A-paper may also be one that offers a criticism of the author’s argument, though it must provide a fair and accurate portrayal of that argument and recognize how the author might potentially respond to that criticism.
In terms of structure, a solid A paper should start with an introductory paragraph that outlines its major question/ thesis. All subsequent paragraphs should start with a topic sentence and conclude with a sentence that ties them up to the more general thesis of the paper. The concluding paragraph should wrap up your argument and reassert it in light of your discussion of the topic at hand.
B range paper: This is a paper that provides a solid and accurate summary (i.e., not an analysis or a synthesis) of the material at hand. C range paper (and less): This is either an incomplete paper or a paper that provides a poor (a very general or incoherent) summary of a topic. This may also be a paper that is riddled with grammatical or spelling errors that prevent the reader from grasping its core argument.
use reputable sources and the King James Bible for references. Speicifcally Mathew where Jesus speaks. ——————————————————————-
Question: How Christianity was restructered by American Neo-nationalist Republicans. specifically the discongruity between what Jesus taught and how modern Neo nationalism Christian’s act/believe politically. a. History of the word/concept
Christianity: Nationalist:
Republican: Conservative:
b. Political significance: why is it controversial or a matter of concern for politics?
c. What is the nature of the controversy: i.e., detail the opposing arguments regarding the keyword.
d. Offer your own argument: where do you stand?

For your final exam you are going to write a 4-6 page double spaced size 12 font formal essay that pulls from as much of the course material as possible.
Prompt: Throughout this course we have discussed both the merits and potential drawbacks of various technology. On the positive side, technology has allowed us to live longer, healthier lives with greater degrees of comfort and global access. On the negative side we have seen the rise of increasingly dangerous wars, global pandemics, environmental damage/climate change, artificial products, and other social drawbacks. After viewing the materials from this course what are your thoughts on technological advancement?
Do you believe that technological advancement is generally a process that benefits humanity, or do you view it as something that rather contributes to our suffering and environmental destruction? Or do you see it as a complex combination of these two things? Each lecture focuses on some positive and negative components of technological “advancement” for you to consider. If you need more evidence for the potential negatives associated with modern society especially consider the last two lectures–especially the material presented next week in the final mini-lecture on climate change, nuclear energy, artificial society, etc.
Ultimately, there is no right or wrong answer here because clearly the case could be made for either side. Some historians have pointed to the modern era as the era of mass stress, environmental destruction etc, while others choose to highlight the many ways in which we have become more accepting, healthier, happier, and more comfortable as a species. Your job here is to think about where you stand and more importantly, to find a variety of evidence over different time periods to support your answers. Think about the cultural changes — “us and them”–those with power and those without and what technology has done for this divide. Think about global connectivity and the benefits and pitfalls of this. Think about technology’s role in empire and again the multifaceted legacy of empire/colonialism. On the other hand think about the role that medicine, agricultural advancements, and other scientific advancements have done for humans. There are many ways to look at this question.
You should aim to include as many pieces of evidence from the course as you possibly can (cited in text or with a footnote, any format you prefer), as this shows us as graders that you have paid attention, and also makes it clear that this was human-created work instead of AI (which is quite talented at answering this question, but of course has no idea many of the specific nuances we have brought to the course).
Please Note!: All essays will be analyzed using various tools and human-based analysis in order to identify and submit cases of any suspected “AI” use. AI is not allowed to be used on assignments including essays, this includes Grammarly, ChatGPT, Gemini, and even various AI-based translation and “paraphrase” apps that students have told me about. According to COAM, these techs are all banned by OSU (and my personal) policy. 
On the less scary side, I am here to help you all with any problems or questions you may have, there should never be a need to use AI because I am happy to read essays or theses/outlines in advance, I will not take off for minor grammar/usage issues (so Grammarly should not be necessary), and ALL of the info you need to write an A level paper is right there for you in lectures 1-5 and here in your final exam folder (my video on this essay is the perfect place to start!). I also want to add that it is not my goal to catch and report students to COAM, I would far rather spend this time working with you all to help you earn the grades you deserve, so I ask again that you put some confidence in your own minds and abilities and do your own human-based work, I know you all can do it, I have confidence in your skills!
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We do not use a strict rubric with these papers, as it is common to grade history work “holistically,” but here are the main elements we will be looking at as we grade:
1. Page length–is the paper 4-6 pages long double spaced?
2. Thesis–is it clear from the first paragraph what you are arguing/are you answering the main bold question from the prompt?
3. Arguments/evidence: Are you giving SPECIFIC arguments and cited evidence from the course to support your ideas?
4. Organization: Does each paragraph introduce a new sub-argument and related evidence? Paragraphs should avoid continuing thoughts from previous paragraphs. Instead, you should begin each paragraph with a strong topic sentence that sets the tone for the evidence you will bring in.
5. Conclusion: Do you wrap up your arguments with a strong summary of your evidence and restatement of the thesis?
The big points here are to make sure you pick a side –tech good/tech bad and then support this with as much evidence as possible while considering why the alternative argument is less potent based on our evidence.