American Studies

Policy Recommendation to the United States

Policy Recommendation to the United States Thesis statement: To make policy recommendations to the government of the United States on how to address the challenge of the gray zone  Introduction  Explaining the issue  Facts a. Facts from Russia’s influence over other countries b. Facts from China’s actions on the gray zone  … Read more

Discuss The Hispanic Category in the US

Discuss The Hispanic Category in the US Discuss the meaning of the “Hispanic” category in the US, and recount the history of the term “Hispanic,” since it was first used as an official minority designation in 1976, to its current use as a pan-ethnic identity. First, describe the origins of the term as an official … Read more

Cultural Justice-Asian American Culture

Cultural Justice-Asian American Culture Summarize the significance of your Cultural Justice Toolkit Project. How does your project imagine the purpose and future of Asian American or Pacific Islander culture and cultural studies? How is your project inspired by the history that we’ve examined throughout the semester? What new ideas does your project add to this … Read more

How Immigration Lays the Foundation of the United States

How Immigration Lays the Foundation of the United States The Present with a Past discussion Select a major topic in the United States today, preferably something that students would know (eg Donald Trump; social media). Create a short history of that topic connecting to main themes in the grade 5, 8, and 11 curriculum. Major … Read more

Understanding the Protections and Limits of the First Amendment or Free Expression On College Campuses amid the COVID-19 Disruption

Understanding the Protections and Limits of the First Amendment or Free Expression On College Campuses amid the COVID-19 Disruption Topic Understanding the Protections and Limits of the First Amendment or Free Expression on College Campuses amid the COVID-19 Disruption The Issue This paper is an opportunity to engage in Socratic Reasoning: Examine assumptions about what … Read more

Discussion about of American History in 1930s and 1960s

Discussion about of American History in 1930s and 1960s The 1960s were like a return to the 1930s — both were turbulent, traumatic, conflictual times.” In what ways do you find this comparison persuasive? In what ways do the contrasts between the two decades seem greater than the similarities? only can use the sources I … Read more

Discussion Board and Reply to Two Peers

Discussion Board and Reply to Two Peers Discussion Overview “Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” –John Muir Interest groups are non-profit, voluntary organizations that seek to affect public policy. Although there are a … Read more

The Great Depression Assignment.

The Great Depression Assignment. For this assignment, your task is to write an essay that characterizes the Great Depression. Use the textbook, the video lectures, and other sources for information. (Make sure that you cite your sources; use MLA or APA.) Your essay should be between 1000 and 2000 words. In particular, make sure to … Read more

Literary Analysis-Racial Discrimination in America

Literary Analysis-Racial Discrimination in America Objectives Use all phases of the writing process to create a largely error free essay, understand and use an academic article to analyze an element of culture, research, synthesize, integrate, and contextualize multiple outside sources (through quotations, paraphrasing, and summary) with their own voice, analysis, or position, while avoiding plagiarism. … Read more