Monday, April 9, 2012
Cuban QQC
Please carefully read the entire Economist special report on Cuba and then post a detailed QQC on what you read. Please post by 8am Wednesday April 11.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Joseph Stalin's Russia
Monday, February 27, 2012
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Friday, January 20, 2012
Cry Freedom response
For this assignment you are to focus on two different characters in Cry Freedom. Describe which segment of South African society each fits into, as well as their political stance on apartheid. (i.e. Steve Biko, a black South African who is a staunch opponent of apartheid and a political activist) Next describe the relationship that these two characters had to one another in the film. Next, you, very importantly need to describe how this relationship describes the overall system of apartheid, and the political climate in South Africa during apartheid.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Child Labor Assignment
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Napoleon / Louis XVI Comparison
Napoleon Bonaparte and Louis XVI can both be considered absolute rulers of France during their lifetimes. Why do you think Louis XVI was so reviled by France’s people while Napoleon was so accepted? You might mention the Reign of Terror in France and how that event destabilized and terrified urban French residents. You might also mention the actual prowess of each ruler and the ways in which they exercised their rule.
This detailed written assignment is due at 8:00pm on Thursday October 27th.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Northern Ireland Assignment
Your task is to research and then write a report on the tensions between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland in the later part of the 20th century. Although the situation between the two groups has improved in the last 10 years, be sure to include why it has improved. Your report should, at a minimum, answer the following questions:
1. What has contributed to the fighting between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland in the last 60 years?
2. What is the IRA, and how does it affect residents in Northern Ireland?
3. What do the British military do in Northern Ireland? Why have they been a precence there, and has that precence make the situation better or worse?
4. What was Bloody Sunday (1972) and how did it affect the situation in Northern Ireland.
Although you are free to do your own research this might be a good place to start: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/recent/troubles/the_troubles_article_01.shtml
Your response needs to be a minimum of 300 words, and should be posted no later than 8:00 am Monday, October 3
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