Sample Essay Questions

Hindu religion discussed in this course. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following questions: What are common characteristics the assigned religion shares with the others? How is this religion responding to challenges in the modern world? What has changed about the roles of women in the religion over time? Cite at least […]

Minorities have experienced a checkered history in the United States with some eventually becoming part of the mainstream while others continued to exist in the margins of society. Using your knowledge from previous chapters that discussed minority groups, compare the various experiences and acceptance of those groups by 1840. Consider the following minority groups as […]

Write a paper about an event in a period of U.S. history up to Reconstruction. This paper must be written from the perspective of a specific historical figure from an under-represented population. Use this assignment as an opportunity to create an account from your subject’s perspective, to tell a history that people might not have […]

Read the book and write an analysis of 3-5 pages (double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font, 1 inch margins). Your analysis should be written in essay format with an introduction, several body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You should have a separate title page that includes the title of your essay, your name, date, […]

Prepare a 1400- to 1750-word paper nominating a 20th century or 21st century figure whose work or artistic contributions stand out in your mind as genius. Your nominee must have a body of work that falls into one of the categories we have been discussing in this class: art, architecture, literature, music, or philosophy. Under […]

Overview As your reading and Discussions point out, one of the biggest issues that citizens and politicians confronted during the 1960s was the Cold War, which might be defined as the geopolitical tensions, and proxy wars fought between the United States and the Soviet Union. Indeed, for anyone who grew up during the 1950s, 60s, or 70s, […]

Students are required to submit a 5 (NOT 4 1/2) to 6 page typed paper (double-spaced) on any historical aspect of the (USA) American experience: person, event, or social movements for the period covered (1607-1870) in the course (25% of the Final Grade).The paper must include MLA notation style and a separate or additional bibliography […]

In the 1950s, “people of color” in Montgomery, AL, were required to sit in the back of buses, reserving the front of the buses for Whites only. If buses were full, they were then required to give up their seats to White passengers. Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat & was arrested […]

The book i am using in class is, The American Promise~A history of the United States.  ISBN: 978-1-476-1345-6 ( Combined Edition ) or  ISBN: 978-1-4576-1346-3 ( VOL. 1 ) Website please put it on your own words and provide with the link of the website. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were two most brilliant men […]

Research the following: 1.) Spanish Exploration 2.) French Exploration 3.) Dutch Exploration. What motivated each group to explore and colonize the New World? How were their motivations similar, how were they different? ? How did Mercantilism and Joint Stock companies motivate these nations to engage in exploration? How were they similar in the way that […]