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The cultural comparison paper compares three civilizations from the course materials of the student’s choosing (Only civilizations occurring AFTER 1500AD will be accepted). This paper must be 600 – 1000 words in length. Students may use sources other than their book and are encouraged to do so. Directions: A student […]

What insights do you acquire from their accounts on how atomic weaponry alters warfare and its impact on nation-states and civilian populations. Assigned Documents: • Toshiko Saeki, Interview with a Survivor of Hiroshima, ca. 1986 • Harry S. Truman: Statement Announcing the Use of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

The PDA Assignments up to this point have asked you to analyze primary documents (documents created at the place/time of the subject being covered). While secondary sources are those produced after the event or historical process has occurred (like your textbook or most history books), it is possible for a […]

1.​Academic writing requires the use of formal English. Contractions (can’t, won’t, didn’t) are not to be used. Do not start sentences with numerals or dates. Abbreviations, clichés and slang are to be avoided (WW2, &, at this point in time, it sucked). The use of the pronoun I is to […]

https://baruch.kanopy.com/video/congo-white-king-red-rubber-black-death You need to design a memorial to recognize the suffering of the Africans maimed and murdered in the Congo Free State under the directives of King Leopold II. You can present your design in any way you that you think best conveys what the memorial will look like. In […]

The Assignment: In the aftermath of the Great War the world changed in extremely dramatic ways. For example, the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote which changed the role of women; the “Great Migration” and Harlem Renaissance changed the lives of African-Americans; the advent of radio and the […]