Prepare: Read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of your textbook and explore the Alien Menace article thoroughly, viewing all of the links. You are not required to answer the questions on the website, only to consider them. Choose the group that you plan to focus on during this course and in your Final Project. You […]
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Prepare: Read Chapters 1 and 2 in your textbook and watch The American Industrial Revolution. Reflect: Consider how the rise of big business and industrial capitalism affected different groups of Americans and how those groups responded to these developments. Reflect on the socioeconomic changes that occurred in the United States in the last half of
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The ideal world depicted in Confucian texts is unabashedly one of hierarchy. To the Confucian, a harmonious world is one in which the ruler presides over the minister, the father over the son, the husband over the wife, and the elder brother over the younger brother. In the first decades of the twentieth century, Chinese
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Did the Cold War and Vietnam change the American way of war? If so, how? What technologies were used during the Cold War and in Vietnam?
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What led to the Cold War? How did the Cold War change American military policies and goals?
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Can you imagine an effective leader who is not an effective communicator? Leadership communication skills are very important. Some would call effective communication the most important leadership competency. Without the skills of effective communication, you will not be an effective leader, especially in this complex, fast-paced environment. It is important for the leader to
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What is the nature of the controversy surrounding the Elgin Marbles? Who, in your opinion, makes a better case? Should the marbles be returned to Greece, or remain in the British Museum? Why
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How big was the Indian slave trade in the Carolina colony?
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Why was our early solar system and earth a nasty place
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Interpreting Political Cartoons In the Gilded Age, political cartoons provided important commentary on the major economic, political, and social issues of the day. Cartoon artists employed symbolism, exaggeration, labeling, analogy, and irony to express their viewpoint. To understand how to analyze political cartoons, make sure to complete the “Analyzing Primary Sources” activity in section 4.3
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