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History

Construct a letter from the perspective of a Russian peasant to a Joseph Stalin. In this letter, you must discuss your concerns about his new collectivization policy. You must explain why the policy concerns you by using three evidence from the lessons. Your written letter should be between 200-400 words.

wisdom traditions

answer the prompt using the attached pdf files. prompt: discuss how the founders and leading figures of wisdom traditions compare to the bandits and rebels of this week. Do you agree with the above statement that these protagonists might also be seen as at least dissenters to the established norms? And/or how were they different […]

Coltan and Cobalt in the Congo

Topic:  Coltan & Cobalt in the Congo  Question: Why is the world’s wealthiest region in minerals so poor today? Please watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5VZtJDYWNM ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTJwbP9Dg_o ; https://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/congos-bloody-coltan and read  https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24396390  and https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/opinion/tracing-the-source-of-conflict-minerals.html or Blood & Earth by Kevin Bales Write a 5-page paper on this topic Paper should include a title and a bibliography (works cited […]

4 Writing Responses about Traditional indigenous ecological studies

Reflection pieces will be required. Following each guest speaker video a response of 2 pages(as a guideline) will be due. 3×15% watch each guest speaker video (15min each) and write a 2 page response for each guest speaker  reflecting on Traditional indigenous ecological knowledge 1.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mh-kHxpWotuW9SPduWUSEYuNwUgRiZvW/view?usp=sharing 2.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tZMC07DOsPGrS0uFJ-5MfWcWy_hSTLtc/view?usp=sharing 3.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gMkdGdd2S33Fj3Ll_5CjwaNYIiekMuIL/view?usp=sharing if the link does not […]

Stress

Be sure that in your answer you: List at least 3 things that can cause stress. Describe at least 2 physical and 2 emotional reactions a person might have in a stressful    situation. Describe at least 3 things that can happen if people dont find ways to deal with their stress.

Slavery in the Roman Republic

Analyzing primary source. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/slavery-romrep1.asp The essay should discuss the source’s authorship, genre, audience, goals, and key themes.  Additionally, explain what you learned from the source about the relevant civilization/culture/time period, and discuss how that connects to what you learned during the corresponding lecture.In your essay, you should discuss the source’s authorship, genre, audience, goals, and […]

New Historical Monument (history after 1876)

Please message me with your monument idea prior to starting the essay so I can provide you with some links to topics discussed in the course material which you should include in the essay. Consider this: What one remembers is as important as what one wishes to forget.  Current debates about history and memory, memorialization, […]

Brazil Film Analysis Paper

This paper requires you to analyze a feature film made in and about Brazil.  The film should be a fictional or fictionalized account (not a documentary), and should deal with some substantial aspect of Brazilian society or history.  In doing this paper keep in mind that, as fictional accounts created typically for commercial/entertainment purposes, these […]

Explain the history of china using one Dynasty

3)    If you were trying to explain the history of China to someone using only one of the dynasties we have covered in this class, which Chinese dynasty would you use? Why? What about that dynasty is so important, and/or what about it reflects larger trends in Chinese history? Please write on the Han’s dynasty […]

Great Depression

What were the causes of the Great Depression?  What were its major social, economic and political effects?  How did President Franklin Roosevelts New Deal attempt to lessen the impact of the Depression on the people of the U.S. and prevent a similar economic collapse from ever occurring again?

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