Category: American history

I have attached the instruction needed to complete. Also the following links will be needed for the comparison paper. 
-https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript
-https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
-https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9806/danpre.html
All of the abve 3 sources will need to be compared for the paper, also if you would like to add additional sources that is ok as well. 

you must write an essay (1000 words minimum) in which you address the following two questions or topics:
The fundamental values that inform how our democratic government is legitimated and organized are enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution of the United States.
Identify and discuss the basic ideals and principles of American democracy and how they are applied in our republican form of government.
Those ideals and principles are discussed in the first and second chapters of your textbook. You can also visit the following websites to read the original document in which these fundamental values were first stated and how they were later incorporated in the American Constitution: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/      https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript
2. Identify the most important Supreme Court cases and executive actions and their impact on law and on our society.
The history of the United States has been marked by the progressive expansion of voting rights and the protection of its citizens through legislation and Supreme Court decisions. At the same time, executive orders, particularly in periods of crisis led to the violation of individual rights. Throughout this module, these issues are covered. In chapters 3 and 4 you will find the information you need to answer this question. You are also encouraged to visit the following websites for further details.
http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/supreme-court-landmarks
https://www.cnn.com/2012/10/10/justice/landmark-scotus-cases/index.html
Executive Orders – https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/executive-orders
NAACP was instrumental in the landmark case of Brown v Board of Education. Visit the website to find information on the case that led to desegregation- https://naacp.org/search?keywords=Brown+v+Board+of+Education
All essays must be written using proper English grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Points will be deducted for grammatical, punctuation, syntax, capitalization, etc. errors.

The Spanish American War between the United States and Spain lasted for just 15 weeks during the spring and summer of 1898. By this time, Spain was declining as an empire and held just a few colonies among Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam. The United States, on the other hand, was on the verge of world domination. The war began as an intervention into the Spanish-Cuban conflict, a nationalist revolt by the Cubans. The fact that the United States emerged from the conflict with a set of colonies extending from Puerto Rico to the Philippines has created a wide range of interpretations about whether the American decision to intervene in Cuba was motivated by the desire to engage in empire-building or whether the decisions to start the war and acquire an empire were made separate from each other.
Here are the Essay Requirements:
Make sure you read the essay prompt carefully. Thoroughly and accurately answering all the parts of the essay prompt below is perhaps the most critical part of your essay. 
As a historian you are to analyze three  or more factors or events that ultimately lead to the Spanish American war.  In your argument be sure to consider the political, economic and ideological influences.  Next, evaluate the ultimate outcome of the war for the Americans, the Spanish and for the Cubans. 
You must include a thesis statement and you must underline your thesis statement.
The essay must include a thesis/argument based on evidence that answers the essay prompt question. The thesis should be  in one or two sentences long, and needs to be engaging and though provoking.
Length Requirement: To receive full marks/exceeds standards your paper needs to be four (4) pages or longer. 
Primary Sources: To receive full marks/exceeds standards you must use four (4) primary sources documents or more from the list below and use them as evidence. Keeping in mind the essay prompt,  review the primary sources below.  Select at least four (4) primary sources to support your thesis. You are required to use at least five primary sources to support your thesis and but you are encouraged to use more. In the essay be sure to explain how/why these four primary source documents support your thesis. Make sure you show evidence of thorough knowledge of the sources and period in which the sources were created.  
Note:  This assignment is intended to provoke critical thinking on your part. Answer the prompt above by relying on your analysis of the history using the course materials and primary sources provided below. You do not need to do any additional outside research.  However, if you want to use an outside secondary source it needs to be a scholarly peer review article or book published by a university press. All outside secondary or primary sources need to be approved by the professor. The deadline to have your secondary or primary sources approved by the professor is 2/27.   But once again you do not need to do outside research, you only need to use at least four (4) of the Primary Sources below. Students who utilize unapproved not peer-reviewed sources will have points deducted from their essay. But once again you do not need to do outside research, the course materials and primary sources should be enough to write your essay. 
Sea Power by Alfred T. Mahan (1890)
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Spanish American War Songs (1898)
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War Message by William Mc Kinley (1898)
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Explosion of the MaineLinks to an external site.
“Remember the ‘Maine’”. Written by Arthur H. Mac OwenLinks to an external site.
Political cartoon titled “Our Export Business with Spain.” (1898)Links to an external site.
Charles A. Conant, The Economic Basis for Imperialism (1898)
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José Martí, Reply to New York Evening Post (1889)
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William V. Allen, Cuba Must Be Free (1898)
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Francis G. Newlands, Inviting Cuba to Become a State (1903)
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Platt Amendment (1901)
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Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine by Theodore Roosevelt (1904)
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Decision on the Philippines (1900)
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The White Man’s Burden by Rudyard Kipling, (1899)Links to an external site.
Political Cartoon if ” They’ll be Good”
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Political Cartoon from the Boston Globe
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Political Cartoon by Grant E. Hamilton
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Philippine War Political  Cartoon in JudgeDownload  Philippine War Political  Cartoon in Judge
William McKinley on American Expansionism (1903Links to an external site.)
William James on “The Philippine Question” (1903)Links to an external site.
Mark Twain, “The War Prayer” (ca.1904-5)Links to an external site.
All your sources must be appropriately cited using MLA or Chicago Style Citation Format.    
Please note that it is crucial to follow academic standards for ethical information use. This includes accurately citing the sources in the text as an in-text citation and in full citations at the end of the work product in the Works Cited ( if you are using MLA) or Bibliography page( if you are using Chicago Style.)
Your essay must include a Work Cited page (when using MLA) or Bibliography page (when using Chicago). Please note that the Bibliography or Works Cited page do not count as part of your overall page requirement. 
Your essay must be typed doubled spaced New Times Roman 12 font.
You essay must include a title page.  The title page must include assignment title “Historical Thinking Essay”, your first and last name, class, and date.
(Please note that the title page does not count as part of your overall page requirements)
Grammar and Mechanics 
Make sure you proofread your essay. The essay must have no grammatical or mechanical errors. 
Your Essay must have an Introduction, Body and Conclusion:
It will be essential to write an essay with a coherent organization, clear thesis/central idea of the paper, topic sentences/central idea of the paragraphs, and clear transitions. Below are some  examples of how you can organize your essay.  
Introduction
An introduction should set the stage for your topic. It builds a framework for your paper by establishing the larger context of the question/s you are asking or the problem/s you are trying to solve and making explicit the subject you intend to explore. 
The Thesis Statement: 
An important part of your introduction is your thesis (or central idea). Your thesis forms the backbone of your essay. It tells your reader exactly what you are going to attempt to show in your essay. The thesis must respond to the prompt and reflect a solid analysis of the evidence and the direction of the essay.  Remember that for your essay, you must underline your thesis statement.
Body
Evidence and Analysis After clearly stating your thesis in your introduction, the body of your paper should be used to present evidence to support your thesis.  Evidence for your essay will come from your course materials, and at least four (4) primary source documents. 
In addition to providing evidence, you must analyze it.  It is not enough to simply present facts on a certain subject, you must interpret these facts as well:  What does your evidence mean? What is the overall significance of this data to your thesis?
Conclusion
Conclusion Your conclusion should restate your thesis, summarize the main evidence, and set your assertions in a larger context.
To Produce a Successful Essay, You Should:
Organize your Thoughts Seek Clarity. Keep your sentences simple and direct. Do not use several words when one will work.
Develop your argument. Make certain each paragraph contains a fully developed theme and pay attention to transitions. Each sentence should flow naturally to the next sentence, and each paragraph should lead clearly to the next paragraph.
Avoid repetition. Do not repeat the same points over and over. Make sure your paper advances your argument forward, rather than in circles. (An outline is all important in this respect!)
Remove yourself from the story. Assume an objective, academic voice in your paper. Regardless of what you think or believe or feel, let the evidence speak for itself.
Ways to Include Sources/ Evidence in Your Essay 
Quotations
A direct quotation reproduces word-for-word material taken directly from another author’s work. These must always be placed inside quotation marks and given appropriate attribution (MLA, or Chicago Style).
Remember that the goal of an effective essay is to identify the right evidence (and number of quotes) to substantiate your assertions without ending up with a “cut-and-paste” paper.  Keep quotes short and merge them with your own words. Also, follow these rules:
Do not allow the evidence to make your argument for you; use the evidence to support your assertions.
Quotations that are four or more lines in length should be put in block form (indented, single-spaced, without quotation marks).
When you rely on another author’s ideas, even if you do not use that author’s exact words, you must use in-text citations, footnotes, or endnotes to give credit to the source.
Introducing Direct Quotes
On April 10, 1899 Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech to Chicago’s Hamilton Club. Roosevelt exclaimed, “We admire the man who embodies victorious effort; the man who never wrongs his neighbor, who is prompt to help a friend, but who has those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life.” ( Roosevelt,  The Strenuous Life)
The author said . . .
The author noted . . .
The author believed . . .
The author commented . . .
The author declared . . .
The author emphasized . . .
The author contended . . .
Block Quotations
Computer users often disagree about which operating system is best: Mac or PC. Oyler (2010) stated that one operating system is not better than the other, but that one may be better suited for different purposes than the other. She explained by saying that:Macs are often the best option for users who wish to work with video or picture manipulation. Macs are also veryuser friendly,which may benefit consumers who are new to computers. PCs, however, run Microsoft Office Suite the best. Therefore, students might find that a PC is their best option because it can run Microsoft Word and PowerPoint the smoothest. (Oyler, 2010, p. 48) Conversely, Jones (2010) disagreed with the statement that Macs work with graphics such as video and pictures better than PCs, stating that PCs can be modified to work as well as Macs.
Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing means formulating someone else’s ideas in your own words. To paraphrase a source, you have to rewrite a passage without changing the meaning of the original text. Paraphrasing is an alternative to direct quoting, where you copy someone’s exact words.  Remember to avoid plagiarism, you must always cite the original source even if you are paraphrasing the information.
Original Source
To the extent that a woman’s self-image is challenged or threatened by an unattainable ideal of an impossibly thin female physique, she may well become susceptible to disruption of her self-regard, and may be more likely to develop an eating disorder.
Paraphrased Example  
If a woman interprets the media’s representation of thinness as the ideal she must achieve, her sense of self-esteem might be threatened and even damaged, making her more likely to exhibit disordered eating patterns (Polivy & Herman, 2004, p. 2).

Prompt
CONTEXT: In the United States we have a two-party system, whereas most other developed democracies are characterized as multiparty systems.  
SCENARIO: In 2017, in the German Parliament, the Bundestag, six political parties received enough votes to be awarded seats in the legislative body. The executive position, or Chancellor, was chosen by members of two parties to form the majority coalition in government. Conversely, in the United States, although 433 third-party candidates ran for federal office in 2018 – which is nearly 17% of candidates – only fewer than five were elected into office.   
In one or more fully-formed paragraphs, evaluate two-party systems as compared to multiparty systems making sure to:
Define two-party and multiparty systems. 
Referencing the scenario above, describe two potential causes of two-party and multiparty systems. 
Based on the outcomes presented in the scenario above, compare and contrast the consequences of two-party and multiparty systems with respect to representation of citizens’ interests. 
Instructions
Please compose your response using a complete sentence format only.  In order to address all topics and questions for this writing assignment, you will want to organize your writing into 3 paragraphs.   3 full paragraphs consisting of 5-7 complete sentences in each, is suggested with detailed, topic specific sentences.  Incorporating specific examples, references, and details is essential.  
Please organize your work into well defined paragraphs by topic for this question.  Please identify all aspects of this question using evidence. 

The Constitution was created through various compromises, deals, and collaboration. Choose one example and present your example to your peers explaining what trades were made and how they were accomplished.  

Progressivism Assignment
In a short essay, fully describe and identify the significance of the American Progressive Movement.
Requirements:
2-3 typed double spaced pages, 12 pt font, 1 inch margins. Your essay should be submitted through the corresponding Turnitin link provided within the Topic block by the due date listed.
Helpful Suggestions:
Remember, any time you are writing a historical identification, it is always helpful to start with the 5 W’s (Who? What? When? Where? Why Significant?)! Additional Questions to Consider: Discuss the strengths and weaknesses, the successes and failures of the Progressive Movement. Who comprised this diverse group? What reforms were attempted? What impact, and how lasting, on American society, government, and policy?
You should use your textbook, lecture notes, and additional resources (some provided in the Further Inquiry section) in order to find adequate information to write your essay.

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Week 4 Discussion – Power and Influence of the Supreme Court [due Thurs]
I need the Initial post and then I will send you two replies to respond to 

Respond to the following statement agreeing or disagreeing with parts of or the full statement below. Explain your answer in detail:
“Radical Individualism is getting in the way of a healthy republic.”
Your assignment should be between 275 and 400 words and incorporate the 2+1 Rule: Remember to use a minimum of two assigned readings from the current week and one from any previous week. 
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/values-matter/201612/is-radical-individualism-destroying-our-moral-compass

Individualism and the Crisis of Civic Membership

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/values-graphic-care-behaviour-family-love-tradition-free-speech/

For this activity, reflect on the course content and address the following in one (1) to two (2) paragraphs (maximum 250 words): 
Identify and elaborate on one (1) or two (2) lessons you have learned from our study of United States history that affect you today in your daily life and/or work. 
Reflect and assess one recent improvement celebrating diversity and progressive achievements in your community. 
This can be your community of practice in healthcare on the state or local level. 

Upload a brief reading response paper of at least 300 words (consisting of 3 roughly equal paragraphs), reflecting on the topics, themes, and theses in Asch and Musgrove’s Chocolate City by answering the following question: 
Who and what drove the dramatic “racial reforms” in DC during the decade after World War II? What were the city’s key battlegrounds and victories? 
Criteria for Success
Responses will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:
SUMMARY: providing thorough summary of chapter in paragraph 1
ANALYSIS: introducing your own response to the Assignment Prompt (above) in paragraph 2 
SYNTHESIS: making connections with other chapters in paragraph 3
Submission Instructions:  Click the link above (the title of this assignment) to submit the assignment. Responses should:
Be typed into the text box; do not link or upload a separate document. 
Be at least 300 words, single-spaced.
Utilize abbreviated parenthetical citations to cite sources, e.g. (Chocolate City, p. 36), but do not reproduce long verbatim quotations from our readings.
I UPLOADED CHAPTER 10 PDF