n 1910, the non-agricultural working force was made up of approximately 38 million men and women, many of whom labored in factories. Frustrated by exploitive working conditions and terrible poverty, some Americans started to protest. They were joined by artists, journalists, politicians, and intellectuals who adopted their cause. As a whole, these reformers were known as Progressives.

Select one of the following groups that included members sympathetic to the Progressive cause:

• Factory workers
• Union organizers
• Photographers
• Writers and journalists
• Feminists
• Elected officials
• Settlement House founders
• Socialists and Communists

Create a 3- to 4-slide presentation, using Micros

Assignment 2: Project Paper – Comparative Essay Due Week 8 and worth 200 points This “Assignment 2” writing assignment is a comparative essay focused on topics encountered in our HUM 111 class. The project will be based on research but will reflect your views and interpretation of the topic. This project is designed to help you stretch your mind and your abilities as an organized, innovative, and critical thinker. If approached properly, it should also be fun! Choose one (1) of the topics from the list of topic choices below. Read the topic carefully. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper (750-1,000 words) that follows instructions and covers each part of the topic. (The title page and References list do not get included in this word count). Note: Your instructor may require you to submit your topic choice for approval before the end of Week 5. For the topic you choose:

1. Establish a clear thesis about your top

Let's analyze the issues associated with the discussion in "Debate: 1920-1940 - Dark Ages of Modern American Protestantism?" by R. Handy & J. Carpenter - Religion in American History: A Reader, Butler & Stout

• Which author's arguments do you favor?  Upon what basis?
• What is your response to the opposing author's arguments?

The Project Paper focuses on a suggested topic related to art, architecture, history, music, or literature. The project will reflect your views and interpretation of the topic. This project is designed to help you stretch your mind and your abilities to be the creative, innovative, and critical thinker you already are! Choose one (1) of the topics from the list of topic choices below. Read the topic carefully. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper (750-1,000 words) that responds to each of the items described in the topic. For the topic you choose:

1. Support your ideas with specific, illustrative examples. If there are questions or points associated with your chosen topic, be sure to answer all of the listed questions and address all of the items in that topic. If your topic asks you to do several things related to the topic, be sure to do each of the things listed.
2. The listed topics each have a certain writing genre with it (written speech, memo, poem with essay

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Negotiating Cultural Differences in America

For this assignment, choose two of the “Historical Documents” authors we have read so far this term. Choose authors you have found interesting, engaging, or problematic in how they articulate the nature of cultural, racial, or gender differences in America. In a well-documented and well-structured essay, compare your chosen texts in terms of how they argue for or against the negotiation of difference in America—in other words, how they argue for or against accommodating, rejecting, or compromising with the wide variety of differences (cultural, racial, ethnic, class, and so on) in America. Specifically, in your essay you should respond to the following questions:

• How do the authors define what it means to be American?
• Compare between each of the authors what it means to be civilized or savage, superior or inferior?
• Assess how the tex

• The English poet and doctor John AddingtonSymonds struggled throughout his life with his sexual desire for other men.  In his memoirs, concluded shortly before his death in 1893, he comments upon the work of the sexologists.  For this assignment, read the document entitled “Symonds” in this file folder.  Then:

 

1. Use one example from the document to explain von Kraft-Ebing’s understanding of homosexuality. (3 sentences - 2 points) – To get full credit for this, you must quote or paraphrase Symonds, explain what he is saying in the quote or paraphrase, and then explain how this reflects von Kraft-Ebing’s understanding of homosexuality.  Refer to the textbook, lectures and PowerPoint in your explanation.
2. Use one example from the document to explain Ulrich’s understanding of homosexuality. (3 sentences - 2 points) – The same standards apply as in question #1.
3. How does Symonds description of his child

Short Answer Assignment

Instructions: Please complete the following assignment. For all questions, please respond in at least three complete sentences.

1. What was so different about Chinese religion and why?
2. What was similar about nearly all ancient religions and why?
3. Why was the movement of people from hunting and gathering to farming (the Neolithic Revolution) so important?
4. How is the invention and evolution of writing like modern Information Technology?
5. What was the problem with early economies?
6. Describe how the first civilizations evolved once people began to farm.
7. Why did ancient religions form and become so central to the everyday life of most people in ancient societies?
8. Pick one of the four river-based civilizations and describe some of the things they developed or discovered that influence us today.
9. How were the people of ancient societies structured?

how Disney might be considered as a leading force of US imperialism

Refer to this weeks textbook reading to help inform this assignment. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation detailing the history of learning disabilities. Provide substantial definitions and discuss discrepancies that may cause misidentification of students. Include:

• Strategies to prevent misdiagnosis
• Resources for parents of children with learning disabilities

In addition, please include a component that is interactive for the audience.

Video clips may be included, but may not be longer than three minutes.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review

After the Civil War, the United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865 and 1920, industrialization improved American life in many ways. However, industrialization also created problems for American society. Consider events that took place after the Civil War and discuss ways that industrialization affected the U.S. between 1865 and 1920. Part 1:

1. Write a thesis statement that is one to two (1-2) sentences long in which you:
   1. State your thesis on how industrialization after the Civil War influenced U.S. society, economy, and politics. Justify your response.

For the first part of this assignment you will create a thesis statement. A thesis statement is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your main idea to the reader. The body of the essay organizes the material you gather and present in support of your main idea. Keep in mind that a thesis is an interpretation of a