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Assignment 2:  Economic Approaches in the Age of Industrialization 

(1870-1940)

History 105: Due Week 6 and worth 120 points (Dr. Stansbury) 

Submission deadline: 11:59pm Eastern Time; Tuesday night, February 18 

(one day extension due to Presidents Day on Feb. 17)

In Assignment 2, we ask you to choose one of two topic choices listed below on the subject of economic change and innovation in the period of the late 1800s and early 1900s, then use the Writing Guide provided in Blackboard to write a paper on the subject. One topic is on the individual level of pioneering entrepreneurs of the period, who developed distinctive strategies for the production and marketing of very different types of products. The other topic is on the macro level, exploring successful and unsuccessful government attempts to shape and regulate the changing industrial economy of the period. 

As you prepare and brainstorm your paper, first read and review what our Schultz textbook covers on the subject. Then, consider the other sources listed with each topic below. It is important that you review these sources carefully because you must use a minimum of three sources (from the list below) to write your paper. Besides this instruction sheet and the Writing Guide, be sure to review the other helps (documents or video) provided by your instructor. For information on the SWS format, see the Strayer Writing Standards tab on the lower left of your Blackboard course shell. 

TOPIC CHOICE ONE: Innovative Entrepreneurs—Walker and Ford

Here you will focus on the business approaches of Madame C. J. Walker and Henry Ford. Both developed innovative and successful approaches in a time of rapid economic change. You will compare them in the way they started their respective businesses and the key innovative features that made each successful. One might find virtues, problems and successes associated with both. You might see elements of each in strategies of later leaders and related issues even today.

Sources: Schultz, p. 3967 (only Ford is discussed in our textbook). For Madam C. J. Walker (18671919), see ; and . For Henry Ford, see .

TOPIC CHOICE TWO: Government Economic PoliciesHits and Misses

Here you will choose two historical examples from the following list: Prohibition; Hawley-Smoot Tariff; Sherman Antitrust Act; Pure Food and Drug Act; Federal Trade Commission; Civilian Conservation Corps; Agricultural Adjustment Act; the Wagner Act, and the Social Security Act. These are examples of government economic intervention or economic policy in the long period from 1870 to 1940. These might be thought of as burdensome government interference or as needed government regulation, depending on the example and ones thinking on those things. For your paper, you will explore and describe each of your two examples, its historical context, and the reasons it arose. One might find virtues, problems and successes associated with both. You might see elements of each in examples in our current economy today.

Sources: Schultz, p. 3624, 367, 4012, 417, 4259, 432. Besides the textbook, use any two of these sources that you think relevant to your paper:

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Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Use . The format      is different than other formats like APA. Please take a moment to review      the SWS documentation for details.
  • Be typed, double spaced between lines, using Times New      Roman font, Calibri, Arial, or Courier (size 10, 11, or 12), with one-inch      margins on all sides; citations and sources must follow SWS format. You      must have a Sources list at the end; each source listed must also be cited      in the body of the paper with an in-text citation. Check with your      professor for any additional instructions. 
  • The preferred      file software is Microsoft Word (part of MS-Office). Alternatively, a student can use      Windows WordPad (not NotePad) or OpenOffice. (Please do not submit files in .pdf format or Apples Pages or Google      docs.) 
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the      assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title,      and the date. The cover page and the Sources page are not included in the      required assignment page length.
  • The body of the paper should be five      paragraphs and a total of 500-to-800 words in length. The 500 minimum is firm; you really have      not adequately developed the paper if less than that. The 800 maximum is a      loose guideline. The body of the      paper is to be double-spaced. Typically, if you follow these instructions, the body of your paper      will be 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 pages in lengthadd a page for your title page and      another for your sources list and that then gets to 4-1/2-to 5/1/2. But,      the length requirement is evaluated by word count.

The paper must be submitted (uploaded and attached) in the course shell provided online.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Discuss events after 1865 in terms of social and      economic conditions that caused corresponding changes in the attitudes of      the people and policies of the government.

News writing

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This is your introduction to basic news writing. We say basic news writing because this provides you with a good foundation for media writing. Since you are a beginner in this process, it is imperative that you understand the need to report the facts of what is happening. Talk to the people around you to get their reaction. In fact, rely on the people around you to provide the basis for your story. Listen, ask questions, take notes. Then sit down and organize your story starting with the most important fact and ending with the least important facts (inverted pyramid). Again, dont interpret, but relay the facts. Remember to be clear, concise, and brief. Assignment: You must attend an off-campus community meeting or event of some sort (school board, city council, PTSA, girl or boy scouts or other organization, condo association, community club (not on campus), an opening ceremony, award ceremony, etc. and report on the meeting or event. You should report on the meeting or event as actual news. Interview people at the event, do some research on the organization or event. You will be required to complete a News Story Planning Sheet (Exercise #2) in preparation for the assignment. You will receive feedback on your story choice prior to the actual event, so plan carefully. Find the attachment for guidance. Checklist: The article has a main focus. The article is organized in the inverted pyramid format. The article begins with a summary lead paragraph (5Ws and an H). The article is written in active voice. The article uses active verbs. The article uses AP Style, direct quotes, indirect quotes and all other news-reporting elements found in the textbook and resource materials. The article contains quotes from at least 2 (two) sources. NOT your friends or family members. Word Count 350.(could be more than 350 as long as it covers all the requirements) Assignment is written in Times New Roman 12pt double-spaced. Do not write an essay or summary of the event. Refer to the AP Stylebook for the correct way to use quotes and attributions throughout your article!

Economic Approaches In The Age Of Industrialization (1870-1940)

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Assignment 2: Economic Approaches in the Age of Industrialization (1870-1940)

Due Week 6 and worth 120 points

In Assignment 2, we ask you to choose one of two topic choices listed below on the subject of economic change and innovation in the period of the late 1800s and early 1900s, then use the Writing Guide provided in Blackboard to write a paper on the subject. One topic is on the individual level of pioneering entrepreneurs of the period, who developed distinctive strategies for the production and marketing of very different parts types of products. The other topic is on the macro level, exploring successful and unsuccessful government attempts to shape and regulate the changing industrial economy of the period.

As you prepare and brainstorm your paper, first read and review what our Schultz textbook covers on the subject. Then, consider the other sources listed with each topic below. It is important that you review these sources carefully because you must use a minimum of three sources (from the list below) to write your paper.

Be sure to review the other help (documents or video) provided by your instructor. For information on the SWS format, see the Strayer Writing Standards tab on the course menu.

TOPIC CHOICE ONE: Innovative Entrepreneurs – Walker and Ford

Here you will focus on the business approaches of Madame C. J. Walker and Henry Ford. Both developed innovative and successful approaches in a time of rapid economic change. You will compare them in the way they started their respective businesses and the key innovative features that made each successful. One might find virtues, problems, and successes associated with both. You might see elements of each in strategies of later leaders and related issues even today.

Sources: Schultz, p. 396-7 (only Ford is discussed in our textbook). For Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919), see ; and . For Henry Ford, see .

TOPIC CHOICE TWO: Government Economic Policies – Hits and Misses

Here you will choose two historical examples from the following list: Prohibition; Hawley-Smoot Tariff; Sherman Antitrust Act; Pure Food and Drug Act; Federal Trade Commission; Civilian Conservation Corps; Agricultural Adjustment Act; the Wagner Act, and the Social Security Act. These are examples of government economic intervention or economic policy in the long period from 1870 to 1940. These might be thought of as burdensome government interference or as needed government regulation, depending on the example and one’s thinking on those things. For your paper, you will explore and describe each of your two examples, its historical context, and the reasons it arose. One might find virtues, problems and successes associated with both. You might see elements of each in examples in our current economy today.

Sources: Schultz, p. 362-4, 367, 401-2, 417, 425-9, 432. Besides the textbook, use any two of these sources that you think relevant to your paper:

and .

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Use the . The format is different than other formats like APA. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
  • Be typed, double spaced between lines, using Times New Roman font, Calibri, Arial, or Courier (size 10, 11, or 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and sources must follow SWS format. You must have a Sources list at the end; each source listed must also be cited in the body of the paper with an in-text citation.
  • 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 Sources page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • The body of the paper should be five paragraphs and a total of 500-to-800 words in length. The 500 minimum is firm; you really have not adequately developed the paper if less than that. The 800 maximum is a loose guideline. The body of the paper is to be double-spaced. Typically, if you follow these instructions, the body of your paper will be 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 pages in length; add a page for your title page and another for your sources list and that then gets to 4-1/2-to 5-1/2. But the length requirement is evaluated by word count.
  • Discuss events after 1865 in terms of social and economic conditions that caused corresponding changes in the attitudes of the people and policies of the government.

vaping versus cigarettes claim essay

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please follow orders instruction perfectly. Only use the articles attached to proof and to cite the essay. Use MLA formatting.Aristotelian or Claims Essay
1200 words minimum
3 sources minimum (4 sources maximum)
DUE: March 6th
Introduction:
A Claims Argument is otherwise known as an Aristotelian Argument, or a Classical Argument, and traces its formal academic history back to (not surprisingly) Aristotle (Greece, 4th century B.C.).  The tenets, though, of this argumentative model are, I argue, innate to human argumentation; sometimes called the Adversarial Model, its a strategy of using evidence to explain clearly why one thesis is correct, and another wrong.  Phrased most simply, its the why Im right strategy of argumentation.  Especially when making a claim regarding an important issue, one that is disputed in any capacity, this why Im right is often accompanied by an explanation of why the opposition is wrong.  Weve been doing this since we were very young, when we argued with our friends over the debatable superiority of various athletes, musical groups, movies, or books.  In a cultural context, these same methods of debate apply to numerous, supremely significant political and social issues: military conflict, the economy, womens rights, immigration, gun control, education, and so on.
         
For your Claims Essay, due March 6th, you will need to offer your own claim: an argument supported by at least three academically viable sources.  Here, however, is a wrinkle.  You may choose almost any stance, any topic that you like, keeping in mind that said topic needs to be researchable and academically appropriate, but Im asking you to give a lot of considerate thought to this choice.  Perhaps its the political landscape of the current age, but candidly, my spirit wont bear several dozen essays on gun control and health care.  Now, we will absolutely need to maintain academic viability, here; this is not some blog post or Facebook entry, and the research will need to be similarly viable.  But you’ll receive an extra point or two for original, especially thoughtful, or even lighthearted topics.  I don’t want “cats are better than dogs,” or “Jordan is better than LeBron,” but I do believe we can successfully offer an academically rigorous essay thats still a little bit of fun, or further off the beaten path.

Organization:
While I will be offering several resources for guidance throughout the project, its worth  note, here, that a Claims essay often follows a proven and predictable template for organization.  In fact, as the preeminent model for academic argumentation, this organization is likely the one with which we have been most familiar over the course of our own educational histories, i.e. the five paragraph essay.  While your essay may or may not consist of five paragraphs, it should adhere to the following paragraph structure:

Opening paragraph:  Introduction of thesis/claim in broad terms, situating the argument within a  larger context this paragraph should culminate with a clear statement of overarching thesis/identification of problem

Body paragraphs (3 or more):  Considerations and support, incorporating research

Refutation of opposition:  Accounting for and negating at least one chief oppositional perspective

Conclusion:  Reiteration of thesis given the discussion of the essay

Suggestions:

Above all else, follow fundamental rules of syntax (punctuation, conjugation, etc.).
Write with a close eye on clarity; every sentence must make fundamental sense, must be easily understood.
Avoid clichs, e.g. Agree to disagree, Everyone has their opinion, but  etc.
Do not objectify the essay, e.g. In this essay or, Im writing this because or, I had to think a long time about what to write
Cite sources according to MLA format; use RW pg. 468 as an example.
Write something you know, something you care about.

Primary Goals:

Apply rules of standard English and skills learned in ENG 112
Develop and elaborate upon a coherent, identifiable thesis from introduction through conclusion (using TSIS parts 1-4 for reference).
Incorporate researched sources into textunderstand how to choose academically viable sources

Requirements:

            Length :          1200 words minimum (12 point, Times New Roman)

            Sources:          3 academically viable sources, 4 sources maximum

            Format:            MLA (as discussed in class and RW)

            Due date:        3/6/2020

Assessment:
The Claims Essay is worth 30% of your final grade in the course.
Percentages reflect the approximate value of each element in relation to the final essay grade.

Format– 20%:

Written in proper MLA format, meeting length requirements.  Notes three research sources in the works cited page, as well as in in-text citations.

Basic language and essay writing skills–  50%:

Evinces mastery of fundamental mechanics: punctuation, capitalization, organization, verb/noun agreement, accurate vocabulary, coherence.

Contains sentences structured in a clear, readable fashion.  Presents an identifiable thesis and conducts appropriate discussion.

Critical thinking and analysis/ Insight and style– approx. 30%:

Explores the topic/subject dynamically through language. Achieves linguistic complexity without sacrificing thematic clarity.  Demonstrates strong analytical or critical thinking skills.

Introduces meaningful new insights and innovative ideas through sophisticated language and management of tone.  Fully meets the linguistic and philosophical expectations of English 112.

 

Finally, make sure to review the documents available under course resources to guide you; specifically, “Structuring the Claims Essay,” and “Getting Started on Essays,” as well as the resources on integrating quotations will be of great value.