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When Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Nikole Hannah Jones states that “Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written. Black Americans have fought to make them true.” What specifically does she mean?

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White Episode 2: How Race Was Made What is the significance of the date, 1619? When Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Nikole Hannah Jones states that “Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written. Black Americans have fought to make them true.” What specifically does she mean? Click through and read the 1619 … Read more

What was “Manifest Destiny”? How did the policies of James K. Polk, 1845- 1849, realize the dreams of American expansionists in those years?

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Mexican-American War What was “Manifest Destiny”? How did the policies of James K. Polk, 1845- 1849, realize the dreams of American expansionists in those years? What were the consequences of the Mexican-American War? Discuss the sectional crisis of 1850. What were the elements of the compromise reached by the north and the south that year?

Use informed creativity to write a letter home from the perspective of one of the soldiers the World War I Graphic Novel by Cowsill and Sharma .

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World War I Graphic Novel Use informed creativity to write a letter home from the perspective of one of the soldiers the World War I Graphic Novel by Cowsill and Sharma . Choose one character from the book other than Joe and George Smith. Identify the character and briefly describe their story in the book. … Read more

Goldstone does not use the term scientific revolution in this selection, but he discusses a number of changes in European society, politics, and beliefs that might be called revolutionary. What are these changes? What would make them revolutionary changes? ls it a matter of how fast they occurred, how widespread they were, what impact they had, or how unusual or uniquely European they were? Which of these measures makes them more revolutionary?

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Why Europe? Goldstone does not use the term scientific revolution in this selection, but he discusses a number of changes in European society, politics, and beliefs that might be called revolutionary. What are these changes? What would make them revolutionary changes? ls it a matter of how fast they occurred, how widespread they were, what … Read more

Define the term Enlightenment as it pertained to Europe. How did Enlightenment ideas shape European attitudes towards other cultures?

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Worlds Together Worlds 1) Define the term Enlightenment as it pertained to Europe. How did Enlightenment ideas shape European attitudes towards other cultures? 2) Analyze the impact of Enlightenment ideas in Americas. Did the spread of this philosophy bring communities across the Atlantic together, or did it drive them apart? 3) Explain the processes that … Read more

What are two or three ‘takeaways’ from the chapters you read? What did you find to be surprising/depressing/intriguing about what Arax wrote about the various ways in which California’s water and land has been used in the Central Valley?

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The dreamt land by mark arax What are two or three ‘takeaways’ from the chapters you read? What did you find to be surprising/depressing/intriguing about what Arax wrote about the various ways in which California’s water and land has been used in the Central Valley?

The persecution of women as witches was one of the darkest moments in post-medieval Europe. Why were “witches” persecuted, and what was the impact of this persecution on Europeans and their colonies?

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The persecution of women The persecution of women as witches was one of the darkest moments in post-medieval Europe. Why were “witches” persecuted, and what was the impact of this persecution on Europeans and their colonies?

What are two or three ‘takeaways’ from the chapters you read? What did you find to be surprising/depressing/intriguing about what Arax wrote about the various ways in which California’s water and land has been used in the Central Valley?

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California’s water and land What are two or three ‘takeaways’ from the chapters you read? What did you find to be surprising/depressing/intriguing about what Arax wrote about the various ways in which California’s water and land has been used in the Central Valley? Chapter 15 Chapter 16

Describe each and provide an example of how a government program enacted to date to address the COVID crisis help accomplish each of the three roles.

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Federal, State, and Local governments.  (2) Richard Musgrave’s 3-part definition of the “role” of government provides us with the rationalization for many of the policies enacted by Federal, State, and Local governments. Describe each and provide an example of how a government program enacted to date to address the COVID crisis help accomplish each of … Read more

What are two or three ‘takeaways’ from the chapters you read? What did you find to be surprising/depressing/intriguing about what Arax wrote about the various ways in which California’s water and land has been used in the Central Valley?

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California’s water and land Read the following Chapter 15.pdf Chapter 16.pdf What are two or three ‘takeaways’ from the chapters you read? What did you find to be surprising/depressing/intriguing about what Arax wrote about the various ways in which California’s water and land has been used in the Central Valley?