Watch this short interview with ballet dancer Misty Copeland: How Ballet Dancer Misty Copeland Shattered Barriers (Links to an external site.)In your discussion post, address the significant “visual” aspect of this performing art form. Consider one or more of the following themes relevant to the video: What pressures do professional dancers face to reach the visual expectations […]
This week we studied the Three Societies on the verge of Contact, the Contact & Settlement of 1492-1660 and the Expansion and its Costs of 1660-1700. For your Unit 1 Complete assignment, write a narrative essay (minimum 1000 words) in which you address and discuss the questions and statements listed below. Use at least […]
Write a 150-250 word post response to his prompt: Edgerton-Tarpley and Skilton are both concerned with discourses (i.e., circulating patterns of language and ideas that influence individual expression and thought) of gender in the articles they’ve produced. Which article’s analysis do you find most compelling and why? (Alternatively, you may create your own prompt related […]
Question:: During the late 18th century, as two recent historians observe, “The city [of London] was the scene of great extremes of affluence and poverty. Its fabric was held together by wealth made from slavery and empire.” Write a short paper in which you examine the relationship between slavery and colonialism abroad and the economic development […]
Click HERE to listen to Week 8 Powerpoint Lecture – Defending and Redefining the Nation Also, read Chapter 9 – Industrial Transformation in the North, 1800–1850 (Links to an external site.) – and submit a text response to two of the following questions by Friday, October 16 at midnight. This a low-stakes assignment, meaning that I […]
Select a work of literature, poetry, music, or some other cultural work or form created or popularized from the colonial period to the end of the Reconstruction period (1619-1977). 1). present that cultural work and compare it to a work of black culture created within YOUR lifetime. The works do not have to share […]
For historians, putting evidence in context fundamentally means locating it in geographic space and historical time. But it often entails much more–thinking about the point of view of individual historical actors (shaped by economic standing, identity (gender, race, class, dis/ability, etc), available cultural and intellectual sources, larger transnational dynamics of power, etc. Prompt: Hypothesis: As […]
Attach is the service learning project. There are 5 case studies to choose from. Please read the case you have chosen and expound on the discussion questions. Please include the following: APA format You can refer to your textbook, other related sources, CLAS standards, use reputable resources to cite or support the views in […]
What is your experience with the “Indian Mascot” debate? What are some of the most compelling arguments for and against the use of Indian imagery as sport teams mascots? Has your perspective on the debate changed after exploring this topic
Please go to Indiana University’s website [CLICK HERE] (Links to an external site.) to complete the Plagiarism Tutorial. Press the tab on the right that says “Take Certification tests” Scroll down until you see the blue banner that says “I am an undergradute college student” enter email and password (provided in messages) Read directions carefully then scroll down […]
