What were the major issues that caused the various Balkan peoples to wage war against each other in 1912-13? Be sure to identify the contenders involved in each. How were the major empires (Austro-Hungarian, German, Russian, and Ottoman) involved, and how did that involvement transform ancient local hostilities into a global conflict of unimaginable proportions?
Please write 3 pages per topic, write your thoughts, analysis, pros, cons, research, examples, thinking and conclusion on each of the topics. 1. Do religious groups have a right to use public school facilities after hours? 2. does the sharing of music files through the internet violate copyright laws? 3. devise a system to elect the president of the U.S by replacing the current electoral college system. 4. Is america becoming more unequal?
Only have to be one-two paragraphs in length. No sources needed. Discussion Questions. One After reading Course Lectures 1-4 and completing activities 1.2 – 1.4 in the textbook, compare and contrast the societies of West Africa, Europe, and the Americas at the time when Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to America in 1492. How were they different? How were they similar? Why was there conflict when these cultures interacted? What can we in the 21st century learn about cross-cultural interaction from the experiences of these societies over 500 years ago? Two Read 2.4 (Economic Lens), 2.4 (Political Lens), 2.5, 3.2, and 3.5 in the Textbook and answer the following questions: Compare and contrast the colonization of the Americas by the English and the Spanish? What were their motivations? What strategies did they each employ to colonize these areas? What was the nature of their relationship to the indigenous peoples? Be sure to include in your discussions the sources from the textbook as evidence to support your positions on these questions. Three Discuss the ways in which religion impacted the society and culture of Colonial America. Be sure to include in your discussion the primary and secondary sources in 3.4 (Political Lens) and 3.4 (Social Lens) in the textbook. Does religion influence culture and society in 21st century America in the same ways? Four What arguments would a Loyalist in the colonies put forward in defense of British policies toward the colonies after 1763? How might a member of the Sons of Liberty have responded to such arguments? Be sure to bring into the discussion the sources in 4.4 (Artifact Lens -Source 2) and 4.4 (Economic Lens) in the textbook. Compare and contrast the arguments of some colonists against British taxation with the arguments against higher Federal taxes in 21st century America. Five Why would Congress choose the bald eagle as the the United States’ national symbol in 1782 near the close of the American Revolutionary War? Why would Congress choose a symbol that was associated with the ancient Roman Republic (See this link for additional information about the Roman Republic)? Why did Benjamin Franklin oppose this symbol (See 5.4 Artifact Lens in textbook)? Why did he prefer the turkey as the national symbol of the United States? What do his arguments against the eagle and for the turkey tell us about his views of Americans? Would a turkey or an eagle better serve as a fitting national symbol for the United States in the 21st century? Six The United States obtained no new territories or commercial advantages as a direct result of the War of 1812, yet historians refer to this conflict as the “Second War for American Independence”. Why have historians labeled this war in this manner? Be sure to include in this discussion the sources in 6.5 Artifact Lens in the textbook. Seven What is the relationship between Andrew Jackson’s opposition to the Bank of the United States and the growth of democracy in the Age of Jackson? Please bring into the discussion the sources in 9.4 (Economic Lens) in the textbook. Are Jackson’s criticisms of the Bank of the United States applicable to the Federal government’s recent handling of the 2008 financial crisis. For an overview of this latest crisis see http://www.propublica.org/article/cheat-sheet-whats-happened-to-the-big-players-in-the-financial-crisis Eight Read and analyze the sources for 7.4 (Economic Lens) and 7.4 (Social Lens) in the textbook and discuss the links between the Second Great Awakening, social reform, and nativism. Compare and contrast the concerns and outlook of these three different historical developments in ante-bellum America.
Only have to be one-two paragraphs in length. No sources needed. Discussion Questions. One After reading Course Lectures 1-4 and completing activities 1.2 – 1.4 in the textbook, compare and contrast the societies of West Africa, Europe, and the Americas at the time when Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to America in 1492. How were they different? How were they similar? Why was there conflict when these cultures interacted? What can we in the 21st century learn about cross-cultural interaction from the experiences of these societies over 500 years ago? Two Read 2.4 (Economic Lens), 2.4 (Political Lens), 2.5, 3.2, and 3.5 in the Textbook and answer the following questions: Compare and contrast the colonization of the Americas by the English and the Spanish? What were their motivations? What strategies did they each employ to colonize these areas? What was the nature of their relationship to the indigenous peoples? Be sure to include in your discussions the sources from the textbook as evidence to support your positions on these questions. Three Discuss the ways in which religion impacted the society and culture of Colonial America. Be sure to include in your discussion the primary and secondary sources in 3.4 (Political Lens) and 3.4 (Social Lens) in the textbook. Does religion influence culture and society in 21st century America in the same ways? Four What arguments would a Loyalist in the colonies put forward in defense of British policies toward the colonies after 1763? How might a member of the Sons of Liberty have responded to such arguments? Be sure to bring into the discussion the sources in 4.4 (Artifact Lens -Source 2) and 4.4 (Economic Lens) in the textbook. Compare and contrast the arguments of some colonists against British taxation with the arguments against higher Federal taxes in 21st century America. Five Why would Congress choose the bald eagle as the the United States’ national symbol in 1782 near the close of the American Revolutionary War? Why would Congress choose a symbol that was associated with the ancient Roman Republic (See this link for additional information about the Roman Republic)? Why did Benjamin Franklin oppose this symbol (See 5.4 Artifact Lens in textbook)? Why did he prefer the turkey as the national symbol of the United States? What do his arguments against the eagle and for the turkey tell us about his views of Americans? Would a turkey or an eagle better serve as a fitting national symbol for the United States in the 21st century? Six The United States obtained no new territories or commercial advantages as a direct result of the War of 1812, yet historians refer to this conflict as the “Second War for American Independence”. Why have historians labeled this war in this manner? Be sure to include in this discussion the sources in 6.5 Artifact Lens in the textbook. Seven What is the relationship between Andrew Jackson’s opposition to the Bank of the United States and the growth of democracy in the Age of Jackson? Please bring into the discussion the sources in 9.4 (Economic Lens) in the textbook. Are Jackson’s criticisms of the Bank of the United States applicable to the Federal government’s recent handling of the 2008 financial crisis. For an overview of this latest crisis see http://www.propublica.org/article/cheat-sheet-whats-happened-to-the-big-players-in-the-financial-crisis Eight Read and analyze the sources for 7.4 (Economic Lens) and 7.4 (Social Lens) in the textbook and discuss the links between the Second Great Awakening, social reform, and nativism. Compare and contrast the concerns and outlook of these three different historical developments in ante-bellum America.
The authors we have read in the first weeks of this course, from Plato to Aquinas, were each, in their own way, engaged in a search for truth. Selecting two works, compare and contrast the ways they approached the task and what they saw as the source of truth. To what extent were their pathways complementary or at odds? Please turn in a hard copy of your paper. Paper Guidelines Papers are to demonstrate critical engagement with the assigned reading, but will also be graded for organization, style, and clarity of students’ own argument. Spelling and grammar count. Keep in mind that a good paper is like a sports car. It’s not simply designed to get you from start to finish, but to get you there in style. Moreover, it wows people because it’s exciting, expertly-constructed, finely-tuned, and well-polished. Be sure that your paper has a well-articulated thesis in the opening paragraph — ie: state what you are going to argue — followed by supporting paragraphs in which you draw on information from the reading to build and defend your thesis. In other words, you need to make a claim and provide evidence to back it up. In keeping with that requirement, I ask that you do two things: 1) Underline your thesis statement 2) Include at least five passages from the readings. Cite as so: (The Crito), (Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas)
Post your thoughts and answers to the following: Visit portal sites like Google, Yahoo!, or Ask.com that use paid search for sponsored links and display/banner advertising. Search for items related to popular products or personal interests. What sponsored links or display/banner ads appeared alongside of your search results? How do those sponsored links or display/banner ads correlate to your search topic, if at all. Next, click on some of the sponsored links or display/banner ads that were produced along with your search results, and describe what happens. Did you get transferred to a product website? Were you taken to an online promotion such as a sweepstakes? What purpose did the company have in prompting your click-throughs, and what incentives were you given to oblige the advertiser with your time and effort? Finally, describe the different experiences you had clicking through different display/banner ads and rate their effectiveness from a consumer perspective. End this assignment and your answers with Conclusions and Recommendations.
At the end of the Second Meditation, Descartes makes clear that the truth of the cogito, as revealed in the wake of the hyperbolic doubt, is the foundational ceritude he’s been seeking, “ …I know plainly that I can achieve an easier and more evident perception of my own mind than of anything else” (86). Yet in the Third Meditation, Descartes appears to radically refigure the status of the cogito, insisting, “…I clearly understand that there is more reality in an infinite substance than in a finite one, and hence that my perception of the infinite, that is God, is in some way prior to my perception of the finite, that is myself” (94, italics added). What should we make of this apparent contradiction? How is the cogito related to the proof for the existence of God offered in the Third Meditation? What happens to the absolute character of the certainty of the cogito in face of the idea of the infinite? What is the sense of this “in some way prior”? Use the text, your notes, and any relevant material (including the handout), to answer these questions.
Focus on any documentary of 19th century and write a research paper.