Unit 1.1 D. B: reconstruction Analyze the effectiveness of post-delum policies by explaining if reconstruction succeeded or failed in areas of economics including the rebuilding of the Southern economy and improving the economic status of free demand, and politics-including the unification the North and south, restoring Southern loyalty to the union, and establishing political rights […]
Conduct research into a topic in U.S. History. Write a paper that shows through analysis of primary and secondary sources the use of contextualization, sourcing, close reading and corroboration the logic of their argument.
US History Historical Argument Conduct research into a topic in U.S. History. The topic you will work on for this Historical argument is the Cuban Missile Crisis. Develop a historical research question that defines a period of time, a specific place and/or figure(s) and presents multiple historical perspectives. Gather primary and secondary sources relevant to […]
Write a five-page research paper on a selected Texas-related court case that is of interest to you.
Writing Assignment Write a five-page research paper on a selected Texas-related court case that is of interest to you (see the Research Paper Topics document for approved court cases).
In your opinion, what are the most immediate and important policy issues facing Texans? What are the actions that can be taken by government (state and/or local) to address the issues that you feel are most urgent?
Discussion Post In your opinion, what are the most immediate and important policy issues facing Texans? What are the actions that can be taken by government (state and/or local) to address the issues that you feel are most urgent? Would the state government, local government(s), or a combination of both be the best entities to […]
If you were to imagine a different outcome or reaction to your event, what do you suppose might have been a different outcome in the short- and long-term?
History 1301 Essay Assessment Assignment General Information and Instructions: The purpose of this assignment is to use different historical methods you have learned about during this course to complete a historical research project. Your research project should start with your developing a historical question, that you then research, and then attempt to answer using both […]
Write a book review about the book“the day the sun rose twice: the story of the trinity site nuclear explosion, July 16, 1945, by Ferenc Szasz”.
The day the sun rose twice Write a book review about the book“the day the sun rose twice: the story of the trinity site nuclear explosion, July 16, 1945, by Ferenc Szasz”. 1. Logistics of setting up the Trinity site and carrying out the explosion 2. Tensions and emotions for the historical actors involved in […]
Select legislation at random or look up who represents you and choose legislation they have filed. Create a way to track your legislation.
Follow the Bill ProjectThe timing of this course presents us with a unique opportunity to follow legislation through a session of the Texas Government. Your task will be to find a piece of legislation (a bill) and follow it through the process. For some context by the Texas Tribune, “While thousands of bills are filed […]
If you could choose one Land Art site to visit which one would it be and why? What do you find most compelling or interesting about this work?
Discussion question For your Initial Discussion Board Post answer the following: Review the Land Art sites that we looked at this week and select one work to focus on. Feel free to explore Dia Sites, this Atlas Obscura article ‘A Tour of Spectacular 1970s Art Made From the Landscape Itself‘ or this Artland Magazine article […]
How did westward expansion and the belief of “Manifest Destiny” help industrial capitalization spur growth in the United States?
D1H Assignment After the Civil War, westward expansion was a key component to the growth of the United States. How did westward expansion and the belief of “Manifest Destiny” help industrial capitalization spur growth in the United States? Include material from this week’s reading to support your argument. McGerr, Michael, et al. Of the People: […]
Write an essay that is approx 2500 words including a short bibliography about one of the following claims assigned below.
ASSIGNMENT Write an essay that is approx 2500 words including a short bibliography about one of the following claims, Claim 1. Ottoman history can be understood strictly as a series of murderous clashes of civilization between Islam and Christianity. Claim 2. Central Asian and Iranian histories have absolutely no relevance to Ottomans. Claim 3. Ottomans […]