How do the relatively less powerful and the truly disenfranchised (as variously defined, depending on the era and region in question) fit into history? To what degree are they merely victims or puppets of the elite?
Which has been more significant in shaping American history: race or class? [Note: It is acceptable to argue that the significance of race or class has varied in different eras, but make sure you give concrete evidence.
Which has been more significant in shaping American history: race or class? [Note: It is acceptable to argue that the significance of race or class has varied in different eras, but make sure you give concrete evidence.
Historical Issues Issues that shaped American Community Colleges (Paper #1). After reading Legacy of Leadership by Bernard J. Luskin, choose what you view as the most important issues that challenged each of the leaders of the American Association of Community Colleges: Edmund Gleazer, Dale Parnell, David Pierce, and George Boggs. How did the leaders …
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Design a new American History survey course. Write a course description explaining what you hope to cover and what you hope the class will learn from this course. What key people, places and events would you highlight? Why would you highlight these?
Which has been more significant in shaping American history: race or class? [Note: It is acceptable to argue that the significance of race or class has varied in different eras, but make sure you give concrete evidence.
How does Buonaiuti describe the plague and its ferocity? What details does he report to support that description? While Buonaiuti may not directly assert an explanation for the causes of the plague, what are some indirect indicators for what those experiencing the plague thought were its causes? What are the effects of the plague on …
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What was the initial theory about Deane’s death? What facts supported that theory? Who is Julian Boyd, and what is his theory about Deane’s death? Can Deane’s death be attributed to Suicide? Murder? Stroke? Accidental Overdose? Explain the reasons for your response.
How have people, individuals, or groups who have not had formal institutional power (i.e. because of their religion, gender, class, or economic or social status) shaped events in two major periods of European history (defined above)? How significant is their informal power? What accounts for its relative strength or weakness?
How does this approach redefine European history in significant ways? What is revealed when we periodize history according to these turning points rather than more traditional moments of change defined by politics, religion, or war?
