Big Picture Africa

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Civilizations do not just happen. They grow, like families and friendships, from among the people who live in them. The kingdoms of East, Central, and South Africa comprised a variety of African peoples as well as Arabs, Persians, and Indians who came to trade. Each society had its own hierarchy, or social structure.

Imagine you have just completed a trip through the early kingdoms and city-states of East, Central, and South Africa. Your family and friends ask you about the trip. Your task is to give them an oral history of your experience.

You may submit a written account, audio recording, or video.  Remember, your family and friends  will share your story and pass it on  to future generations, like oral historians in Africa. Make it  fascinating! No one wants to hear a boring story.

Tell the most significant or important things you saw or learned about kingdoms or city-states in each region. Be sure to do the following as you complete this assessment:

  • identify at least one kingdom or city-state that you visited from each region—East, Central, and South

History: Research Plan And Introduction

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Part 1

Write the introductory paragraph of a history paper based on the below question.

· Once the Atomic Bomb had dropped, there had to some surviving civilians who had some difficulties with their health. What was the results, cost and procedure in the follow-up care in regards of the aftermath from the dropping of the atomic bomb?

To do this, however, you must first find out a bit more information about your topic and draft a research plan. This will allow you to transform your question about your topic “Scientific and Technological Advances” into a thesis statement. 

Do not write the entire paper, just the introduction to the paper that concludes with a thesis statement.

Part 2

The following critical elements will be assessed in a Word document of 3–5 pages that combines both your research plan (Critical Elements I-II) and your introduction (Critical Element III).

******Specifically, the below critical elements must be addressed:******

I. Compile secondary sources about your event that address the following questions using the provided materials. Be sure to cite your information using the most recent version of APA guidelines. Based on the sources you have selected, address the following questions:

A. What is the historical context of the event? In other words, what was going on in the world/area/society around the event?

B. How did the historical context influence the event? For instance, what was happening in the world/area/society around the event that impacted how it occurred?

II. Compile primary sources you could use for additional information using the provided materials. Be sure to cite your information using the most recent version of APA guidelines. Based on the sources you have selected, address the following questions:

A. Discuss how the primary sources relate to the secondary sources. Do the primary sources support what the secondary sources are telling you, or do they contradict what those sources have told you?

B. Explain what these primary sources add to your understanding of the topic. How does it help you understand the topic better than the secondary sources?

 

III. Write your introduction.

A. Based on your primary and secondary source research, turn your research question into a thesis statement that addresses your topic and how it has been influenced by its historical context.

 

B. From the knowledge you have gained from your primary and secondary sources, determine what background information you will use in the introduction to lead to your thesis statement.

C. Write your introduction. Be sure to incorporate your background information and to conclude with your thesis statement.

Secondary Sources

Frisch, D. H. (1970). Scientists and the decision to bomb Japan. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 26(6), 107–115. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,url,cpid&custid=shapiro&d b=ahl&AN=21569493&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Reynolds, M. L., & Lynch, F. X. (1955). Atomic bomb injuries among survivors in Hiroshima. Public Health Reports, 70(3), 261–270. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/4589041

Primary Sources

The Associated Press. (1945, Aug. 6–14). AP was there: US drops atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. Retrieved from http://bigstory.ap.org/urn%3Apublicid%3Aap.org%3A3fd267ba7b3c40479382189c99172d61

Truman, H. (1945, Aug. 6). Press release by the White House, August 6, 1945. Retrieved from http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1945-08- 06&documentid=59&pagenumber=1

Part 1

Write the introductory paragraph of a history paper based on the below question.

· Once the Atomic Bomb had dropped, there had to some surviving civilians who had some difficulties with their health. What was the results, cost and procedure in the follow-up care in regards of the aftermath from the dropping of the atomic bomb?

To do this, however, you must first find out a bit more information about your topic and draft a research plan. This will allow you to transform your question about your topic “Scientific and Technological Advances” into a thesis statement.

Do not write the entire paper, just the introduction to the paper that concludes with a thesis statement.

Part 2

The following critical elements will be assessed in a Word document of 3–5 pages that combines both your research plan (Critical Elements I-II) and your introduction (Critical Element III).

*****Specifically, the below critical elements must be addressed:*****

I. Compile secondary sources about your event that address the following questions using the provided materials. Be sure to cite your information using the most recent version of APA guidelines. Based on the sources you have selected, address the following questions:

A. What is the historical context of the event? In other words, what was going on in the world/area/society around the event?

B. How did the historical context influence the event? For instance, what was happening in the world/area/society around the event that impacted how it occurred?

II. Compile primary sources you could use for additional information using the provided materials. Be sure to cite your information using the most recent version of APA guidelines. Based on the sources you have selected, address the following questions:

A. Discuss how the primary sources relate to the secondary sources. Do the primary sources support what the secondary sources are telling you, or do they contradict what those sources have told you?

B. Explain what these primary sources add to your understanding of the topic. How does it help you understand the topic better than the secondary sources?

III. Write your introduction.

A. Based on your primary and secondary source research, turn your research question into a thesis statement that addresses your topic and how it has been influenced by its historical context.

B. From the knowledge you have gained from your primary and secondary sources, determine what background information you will use in the introduction to lead to your thesis statement.

C. Write your introduction. Be sure to incorporate your background information and to conclude with your thesis statement.

Secondary Sources

Frisch, D. H. (1970). Scientists and the decision to bomb Japan. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 26(6), 107–115. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,url,cpid&custid=shapiro&d b=ahl&AN=21569493&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Reynolds, M. L., & Lynch, F. X. (1955). Atomic bomb injuries among survivors in Hiroshima. Public Health Reports, 70(3), 261–270. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/4589041

Primary Sources

The Associated Press. (1945, Aug. 6–14). AP was there: US drops atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. Retrieved from http://bigstory.ap.org/urn%3Apublicid%3Aap.org%3A3fd267ba7b3c40479382189c99172d61

Truman, H. (1945, Aug. 6). Press release by the White House, August 6, 1945. Retrieved from http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1945-08- 06&documentid=59&pagenumber=1

“Sketches Of Central Asia” Readings And “Turkestan Cycle” Paintings

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  • Comparative Analysis and Group Discussion Prompt: Analyze the values and world views concerning the Eurasian frontier represented in Vambery, Sketches of Central Asia and Vereshchagin, “Turkestan Cycle” Paintings.
    • Compare and contrast the written and visual texts’ depictions of rural and city life on the Central Asian frontier, analyzing both the similarities and differences (with specific examples). 
      • Explain the types of information found in both the visual and verbal sources. Reference at least four (4) of Vereshchagin’s paintings.
      • Explain the types of information found in only the visual sources (NOT the verbal source.) Reference at least six (6) visual images
    • Explain your overall impression of either rural or urban (or both) life in Central Asia based on the combination of the verbal and visual texts.  Reference at least four (4) of Vereshchagin’s paintings.

This assignment requires students to:

  1. Respond to all parts of the assigned “Analysis and Group Discussions Prompts (questions)” (The prompts/questions may be found below, in the Course Schedule, Content area and Discussion area.
  2. Answer every part of the prompt(s)/question(s) with a complete paragraph. Complete paragraphs should include a topic sentence at least four supporting sentences.
  3. Write in complete, grammatically correct paragraphs and sentences.
    • DO NOT post simple lists or bullet points.
  4. Support your ideas with direct references to the text analyzed using parenthetical notation. For example – “Vereschagin’s painting “Dervishes in Holiday Costume” makes it possible to clearly visualize the description religious pilgrims in Vambrey’s work (Vambrey,122) Every response paragraph should include at least two (2) direct references to the text.
    • I urge you to include multiple references in a single sentence when applicable. For example – “Vambrey repeatedly presented life in rural areas as superior to urban life (Vambrey, 24, 29, 156, 173, and 241).”
  5. Include multiple direct references to the visuals images.
  6. ********Make your initial posting at least 48 hours before the  discussion is locked.  In other works initial posts are due on Saturday night at 11:59.*****

Link to the Turkestan Cycle paintings:

https://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/en/collection/?category=all&period=all&author=vereshchagin&page=1&place=all

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6 SKETCHES OF CE’YTRAL ASIA.

neath the pompous dress of the prince a mere mortal man, aud mindful of the vanity of sublunary things, laughs at the farce of life.

Though perfectly conscious of their relative position, these two extremes exhibit, when they meet, an ad­ mirable degree of toleration and indulgence. The dervish, who, when received in private, behaves with the freedom and unconstraint of an intimate friend, never forgets on public occasions that he is the poorest of the poor. The man of rank suffers from him what to any other person would appear insupportable. At Kerki, the governor of the province had a dervish in his palace, who, in conformity with a precept of his order, had the agreeable office of brying aloud uninter­ ruptedly, from sunset till break of day: Ya Im! ya hakk ! La ilia hu l * and that with the voice of a Stentor. AB soon as darkness prevailed, and the busy hum of public life had become silent, the melancholy and monotonous exclamations became more and more audible, not only in the palace itself, bnt to a consider­ able extent around it. That his devotions disturbed many in their sleep, may be easily imagined. Never­ theless, tl1e governor, notwithstanding the entreaties of his owu family, did not venture to make any objec­ tion to this proceeding, and the dervish continued his vooiforatious every night as long as he sojourned in Kerki. .As I lodged in the vicinity of the palace, I

‘* Yes, it is he! it ia the righteo-u,, one! there is no God but he; are, the usual forma of praye;i; which oce.ur in the Zikr.

DERVISHES AND HADJIS. 7

enjoyed my share of thIB nightly concert; and as the voice of the enthusiastic bawler became towards the

· .approach of dawn weaker and weaker, I was enabled to calculate from it the distance of da,ybreak without stepping out of the dark cell in which I lay.

We may say, however, that we nowadays very seldom meet with a dervish in the strict sense of the word; that a man who, renouncing from inward conviction earthly goods and worldly comforts, is desirous auly of obtaining experience of life and devoting himself to the practice of religious duties: such a man, in a word,· as the poet Saadi is represented to have been. Those who embrace this vocation are either unprincipled and lazy fellows, or professed beggars, who, under the cloak of poverty, collect treasures, and when they are sufficiently enriched often adopt some lucrative trade. This IB particularly the case in Persia. So long as Fortune is :favourable to them they foad a life of osten• tatious magnificence, and forget how transitory all is in this world. But should he.be overtaken by adver­ isity, then he retires to some modest corner, rails at the vain pursuits of men, and, inflated with pride, cries out: Men dervish em; I am a dervish.

The dervishes of India, and particularly those of Cashmere, are throughout the East pre-eminent among their Mahometan brethren for cuuning, secret arts, forms of exorcism, &c. These fellows impose most impudently on the credulity of the people m Persia and Central Asia, and even men of wit and undei:-

Assignment 2 Voices Of Change

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Instructions

In Assignment 2, we ask you to consider the actual words or works of an important spokesperson for their times. After reading that speaker’s words, you will use the provided template to write a two-page response that shares your thoughts about the work in question, the historical events happening during the time the work was produced, and the relevance of the work in the present day. Completing this assignment will give you a real insight into the thoughts and feelings of an actual participant in historical events. You will also begin to see how learning from past perspectives helps us better understand the issues we face in our own time period.

To complete this assignment, follow these steps:

  1. Pick one of the three topic choices below.
  2. Access the Assignment 2 Project Paper Template [DOCX].
  3. Download the template.
  4. Save the template to the desktop folder on your computer (or another location of your choice) with the following filename: Your First Name_Your Last Name_HUM 112_Assignment 2_Summer 2019. Here is an example: Philip_HUM112_Assignment 2_Summer 2019.
  5. Complete the template that you downloaded. Follow the instructions provided in the template to make sure you add all the required content.
  6. Edit your work, making sure you have discussed each bullet point in the template and checking your work for grammatical errors and proper SWS style.
  7. Submit your complete response to Blackboard.
Topic Choices

Topic Choice 1: Frederick Douglass’s speech What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

  • Listen to the speech.
  • Read the speech.
  • Read the background.
  • Read the background.

Topic Choice 2: Charles Dickens’s Economic Change and Consequences.

Select one of the following works to focus on for your assignment. You can find all four options in Chapter 28 of your textbook. Page numbers are indicated in the bullet points below.

  • Old Curisosity Shop (textbook page 944).
  • Sketches by Boz (textbook page 947).
  • Dombey and Son (textbook page 951).
  • Hard Times (textbook page 952).

Topic Choice 3: Women Challenge Their Audience.

Select one of the following authors to focus on for your assignment:

  • Angelina Grimke Weld’s speech in Philadelphia in 1938.
    • Read the speech.
    • Read the background.
  • Sojourner Truth’s famous 1851 speech Ain’t I a Woman?
    • Read the speech and background.
    • See Chapter 29 of your textbook for additional background information.

The specific course outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Summarize thoughts about an author’s work, including the historical events happening at the time it was produced and the relevance of the work in the present day.
  • Review the rubric in the Course Guide to see how your assignment will be graded on answer quality, logic and organization of the paper, and language and writing skills.

    Assignment 2: Project Paper (Template)

    cOVER pAGE

    On the cover page, include the following:

    Assignment 2

    Student’s Name

    HUM 112

    Professor’s Name

    Date

    Introduction

    In your introduction section, complete each step listed in the bullets below. Your answer should be 1–2 paragraphs in length:

    · Identify the author and artist.

     

    · Provide a short overview of the author’s life. Make sure the biographical details you discuss relate to the work you are discussing.

     

    · Identify the speech or writing you will be talking about in this paper.

     

    BACKGROUND

    In your background section, complete each step listed in the bullets below. Your answer should be 1–2 paragraphs:

    · Describe the historical events (also known as context) that were occurring at the time that the author or artist created the work.

     

    · Discuss your thoughts on how the historical events may have led the author to create the work.

     

    EVIDENCE

    In your evidence section, complete each step listed in the bullets below. Your answer should be 1–2 paragraph in length.

    · Explain the main point of the work you picked.

     

    · Identify the most important example the author uses to support the main point.

     

    DISCUSSION

    In your discussion section, complete each step listed in the bullets below. Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

    · Explain who the author or artist was trying to reach with the work (also known as the audience).

     

    · Identify what the author was trying to convince the audience to believe or do.

     

    CONCLUSION

    In your conclusion section, complete each step listed in the bullets below. Your answer should be 1–2 paragraphs in length.

    · Explain how the author’s words relate to our situation today.

     

    · Discuss whether you believe any of the author’s statements about race relations, political equality, or social equality remain true, today and why.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    SOURCES LIST PAGE

    On the sources list page, include the following:

    · A title (type Sources at the top)

    · Include a numbered list of sources used in your paper

     

    SOURCES

    1. Henry Sayre. (2015). The humanities: Culture, continuity and change, Volume 2 (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

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