Before modern medicine brought about the rise of imaging technology, brain areas and their functions were studied by performing autopsies of people who suffered brain injury which changed their behaviors prior to death. What kind of limitations exist with this type of approach? – This has to be done in APA format. Here is an … Read more
Discussion #11: The Fall from Grace-Watergate Richard Nixon served as Vice-President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and as President from 1969 to 1974. He was the only person to be elected twice to both the Presidency and Vice Presidency. In 1969 Americans had joined together in pride over the lunar landing and … Read more
Discussion #10: The Struggle for Civil Rights Throughout the 1950s African Americans in northern cities grew increasingly active in opposing discrimination and in protesting white resistance to black progress in housing, education, and employment. Martin Luther King and others embarked on a campaign of nonviolent resistance and demonstrations, which spread to the south. Some … Read more
Discussion #12: Assessing Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, has been described as having had a very engaging personality. Even people who disagreed with his policies, found themselves drawn to his attractive and carefully honed public image. Surrounded by tough, energetic administrators who insulated him from many of the … Read more
Discussion #9: How has the automobile impacted American society? In the 1950s the United States enjoyed a broad-based, unprecedented level of prosperity. Rising purchasing power, expanding credit, and a rapidly growing advertising industry stimulated consumerism. One industry that rapidly developed and expanded was the automobile industry. During the 1950s, Americans purchased 58 million cars. … Read more
As a basis for this project, you will use the topic and material chosen for your research paper. You will create an educational medium in the form of a presentation (Power Point, Adobe Spark, etc) which will serve to educate the public about the social justice movement you are researching, along with the injustices that … Read more
Critics have charged that the United States was morally irresponsible in using the atomic weapons against Japan during World War II. Were the United States’ actions justified? In order to prepare for this discussion forum: Review and identify relevant sections of Chapter 26 to support your discussion. Read the essay In 2005 a group of … Read more
Howard Zinns, A Peoples History of the United States Chapter 15, “Self-Help in Hard Times” What was the Mellon Plan? How did the Great Depression happen? How was FDRs plan fitting into the established condition (control by the wealthy) rather than giving the power back to the people (according to Zinn)? Howard Zinn & Anthony … Read more
movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNLZntSdyKE After watching the George Mlis’ film A Trip to the Moon (1902) think about the differences and similarities between how you believed someone would had processed that movie then emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually (among numerous ways) and how you processed the last big event or blockbuster movie you saw. Tell us what you … Read more
Interview someone, preferably of Asian American descent, and preferably older than you are. Keep the interview in 30 minutes or less and get as much details of the person’s life as you can. Write a description of the person and how/where you interviewed them. (1/2 page double spaced) Write a summary of the main portions … Read more