Category: History

For much of the twentieth century, Western feminist scholarship portrayed African women primarily as passive victims of patriarchal domination and primitive cultural practices. Drawing on Nakanyike Musisis work on Ganda women and elite polygyny, as well as Susan Pedersens discussion of colonial sexual politics, critically assess this characterization. How did Ganda women actively shape state…

The goal: The aim of this assignment is to get you immersed in the Gilded Age mind by investigating and analyzing Gilded Age magazines. Magazines proliferated in this era, but in our own time, fewer and fewer of us read magazines at all, let alone with the anticipation and consistency that our Gilded Age forebears…

do not use big terminology

do not use big terminology

The Topic Selection Paper/Research Prospectus is a part of the Research Project process. Students must: 1. Select a topic of their choosing within the timeframe of this course (1450-present) for HIST 1112. 2. Students should find at least one source or reference (book, article, primary sources, etc.), read that material and summarize or paraphrase that…

Details: For this assignment, briefly introduce each of the different eras of Ancient Greek (Helladic, Hellenic, and Hellenistic) and Roman (Kingdom, Republic, and Empire) history. Develop your essay using the following topics to identify, compare, and contrast each of these Western societies: Describe distinctive characteristics and innovations as they relate to cultural spread and development.…

Short Essay 2: Comparative Religion (I need 5 unique copies for this assignment mine and my other 4 classmates ) This module covered two religions from Asia, Buddhism and Hinduism. Present 2-3 similarities (ex: Both incorporate ideas of reincarnation) and 2-3 differences (ex: Buddhism is atheistic, and Hinduism is polytheist) and address how those differences…

Write a 350-500 word essay that describes the components of Progressivism, highlights city and state-level reforms, and analyzes the Supreme Court case Lochner v. New York. Use Revel sections 22.1 and 22.2 as resources to help you prepare for this assignment. In your essay, you must include: An explanation of at least one reform accomplished…

How has European imperialism impacted the East African region? Choose two examples to support your argument.

In part 2 of section 1 you learned about federalism and the United States Constitution. In part 3 you learned about the Texas Constitution. You have also read (learned) about the Tenth Amendment and what it means in regards to the power relationship between Texas and the United States. Watch the following video. In this…