Drawing from the video, Race: The Power of an Illusion, and the assigned texts, what is your understanding of race and how has interpretations of the concept shaped the experiences of minority populations? Your essay should be no more than four pages (the citation page does not count towards this page limit) and should be…

Lesson Plan Instructions: Write/create a lesson plan that you can use in a classroom or youth group activity to teach students about conflict resolution Skills You may want to look at the following resource as a starting point: 1. Conflict Resolution in the Schools: A Manual for Educators Kathryn Girard, Susan J. Koch Jossey-Bass (1996)…

Industrialization brought great wealth to America, but the price was quite high. The growing extremes of poverty and wealth that were being exhibited at the end of the 19th century, caused some to seek ways to make possible a just and humane society, while others sought justification for the emerging social order. The promise of…

Post 1: Background Information After Fort Sumter was surrendered to Confederate forces, both the North and the South began recruiting men and organizing armies for what most believed would be a short war. However, nothing could prepare Americans for what became the most cataclysmic event in United States history. A quick end to the struggle…

For this assignment, please take some time to view the media and journal articles provided and answer the questions below. What are your thoughts on the argument that people have been subconsciously conditioned to fear black men at the behest of the media? Did the documentary provide a solid argument? Is there an opposing opinion?…

Topic: The Black Panthers. This project is not meant to be an expository history assignment. Of course, you do want to explain your topic- the history and the who/what/where/when/why, but you also need to discuss what your topic means to American Studies. Some questions to consider when writing your project are: How does this event/topic…

The Postwar Era (1945-1965) was a period of prolonged economic prosperity. The United States entered World War II still mired in a decade-long depression, but exited the war not only having achieved a double victory over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan but poised to enter a new period of economic prosperity. The US economy experienced…

Journal: The Battle for the Ballot After reading the Bullet and Martin Luther King’s. Letter From Birmingham Jail briefly describe some of the paralleling similarities and differences in the message in both excerpts. After describing the similarities and differences between both philosophies describe which viewpoint do you find most convincing? Why? Criteria: Two-page double spaced…

At the turn of the century, the black American identity was characterized by class, gender, sexuality, and generational diversity. The black middle and working classes entered the new century more confident about their status in America. However, gaps still existed between black Americans and white Americans. In 2006, the median income for black households was…

I will attach my essay that I wrote please use the information to create the power point. Instructions Oral Testimony: Your oral testimony in the form of a Powerpoint presentation is due by the end of Week 6. The objective of this assignment is to relate information from your written testimony in the form of…