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The Fundamentals

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?
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World Cultures

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, scripted dialogue, etc). From this you can see that there is a fun, creative writing aspect to this assignment. In most cases students should stick with the genre as listed. However, your instructor might suggest some alternative genre on one of the topics. As a student, you also can propose to your instructor some alternative genre for the topic you choose—something different from what is listed. Since not all such proposals can work, be aware that your proposal will get consideration, but may or may not be approved. Also, if you make such a proposal, please do so before the end of Week 5.
  3. Use at least three (3) good quality academic sources, with one (1) source being the class text.

    Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.:

  • Topic to write:
  • Women’s Roles Then & Now.Script. Script a conversation between two (2) notable women from the 18th and / or 19th century on the roles women should play in society. Within the dialogue, include:
    1. Biographical information for each woman.
    2. The historical status for women in general during the time period in which each woman lived.
    3. What opinions each of the women might have on the role the women should play in society during their lifetimes.
    4. What each of the women might think about women’s current roles.
    • The Project Paper will be graded on:
      • The level to which the instructions were followed.
      • The extent to which all four (4) parts in the topic were addressed.
      • The adequacy of information, examples, and details which support the general claim or main  idea.
      • The clarity and relevance of the explanations and descriptions.
      • Adherence to standard rules of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
      • The inclusion of three (3) required references (two [2] additional sources besides your textbook) documented using APA style.

      Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

      • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA Style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions specific to the selected topic. (Note: Students can find APA style materials located in the Additional Resources section of their Student Center within their course shell for reference)
      • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

      The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

      • Explain how key social, cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.
      • Explain the importance of situating a society’s cultural and artistic expressions within a historical context.
      • Examine the influences of intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social, cultural, and artistic expressions.
      • Identify major historical developments in world cultures from the Renaissance to the contemporary period.
      • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.
      • Write clearly and concisely about world cultures using proper writing mechanics.
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Assignment 2: LASA 1: Negotiating Cultural Differences in America (SHortened

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 texts argue for the inclusion or exclusion of certain groups. How do they justify inclusion?
  • Differentiate how the authors define or create a sense of different social roles for different groups. Examine how they are defined—by race, by ethnicity, by nation of origin, by gender, or something different. Why do the authors insist on maintaining these differences? How do the authors suggest these differences should be maintained and enforced?
  • Analyze how different voices in the readings challenge or reject these differences. Justify why they reject them. What are the benefits of inclusion and diversity?

Write a 2-3 page paper in Word format (not counting title and reference page). Include an APA formatted title page and reference page. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.

By Week 3, Day 3, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.