Link between language, toponymy, and your local history.
Research the origins of a particular place name or two in your hometown or in your region and use that information to discuss the link between language, toponymy, and your local history.
History
Link between language, toponymy, and your local history.
Research the origins of a particular place name or two in your hometown or in your region and use that information to discuss the link between language, toponymy, and your local history.
The Early Christian Church
The Early Christian Church remains a topic of on-going interest. In addition to the documents for the course, also consider, “The Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus,” (http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/diognetus-roberts.html) and Clement of Alexandria’s Stromata, (https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/02101.htm). How did the Early Church relate to its broader culture? What did it share with Greco-Roman …
Ibsen’s A Doll’s Hous
Ibsen’s A Doll’s House (1879, Act 3, pp. 567-581) 1. How would you compare Torvald’s communication with Nora to Mrs. Linden’s communication with Krogstad? After reading the first letter from Krogstad, Torvald tells Nora, “You have destroyed my whole happiness. You have ruined my future” (Act 3.575). Did Nora destroy Torvald’s happiness? What is …
Imperial China on culture and civilization
What were the influences of Imperial China on culture and civilization in Vietnam, Korea, and Japan?
Societies and cultures of Imperial China and Imperial Rome
Compare and contrast the societies and cultures of Imperial China and Imperial Rome. How were they similar? How were they different? What is the most significant similarity or difference?
The progressive era
Describe the progressive era and how women were treated
The Houston-Galveston Area Council
The Founding and Early History of the Houston-Galveston Area Council Section 1: (From Chapter 1) Trace the development of the reform impulse within the federal government during the John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson administrations. In other words, how did the federal government come to be more interested in helping local governments solve their problems? Section …
Regulating voter registration
Considering the issues with the last Presidential Election, what are your thoughts about regulating voter registration. Throughout the history of the United States, there has been election fraud, this was not a new concept. The use of the dead, stealing Social Security #s, and buying votes is not new. Political Power is far reaching within …
Key changes in American foreign policy
Describe and analyze the key changes in American foreign policy from the 1890s to the 1950s.
