Category: History


  • There are almost as many ethical theories as there are philosophers. For example, a Deontologist would make decisions based on how closely the decision meets an obligation or complies with rules. However, a Utilitarian would evaluate whether a decision maximized a benefit for the largest number of people. Each might reach a different plan of…

  • Select a social media platform and discuss its influence relating to photography. · What is the platform’s impact on photography? · How has its use of photographs made the world smaller? · Does the way the platform is designed alter the way that users imagine or experience their lives in the real world? · Some…

  • A. Set the stage for your exhibit by providing an overview of the various photographers and periods that you plan to showcase. Be sure to comment on the thematic ties that bind your works together, as well as provide examples of how your selected works may not “fit the mold” of their time period or…

  • Who was Curt Flood and why did he sue Major League baseball? To what extent, and in what ways, was his struggle against baseball linked to the broader civil rights struggle? In what ways was it not? Why did he not get much open/public support from other professional baseball players?

  • In “Heterosexuality as a Factor in the Long History of Women’s Sports,” Mary Anne Case explores women’s participation in sports from the Ancient World to the present. By going back so far in time, what is Case arguing about women and sports – about how we understand women’s participation in sports? Why is this early…

  • Discuss the “rise and fall” of Jack Johnson as a historical figure whose life was shaped by and challenged a variety of social forces. First, discuss the broader political context of the US in the first decades of the twentieth century. What was the racial climate in which Johnson grew up? What sorts of obstacles…

  • 1. From chapter 7: During California’s progressive era, the state legislature established new patterns for state politics and governmental administration. What were some of the most important policies fostered by progressives, what were their underlying goals, and how do they continue to influence Golden State politics today? 2. From chapter 7: Domestic and world events…

  • After studying the materials in this module, write a short essay either defending or attacking Alexander’s legacy. Be sure to review the academic expectations for your submission. Submission Instructions: · Submit your assignment by 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday. · Contribute a minimum of 2 pages. It should include at least 2 academic sources, formatted…

  • 1. How can studying foreign legal systems help us understand our own? 2. What is the European Union, and how is it important to criminal justice? 3. How do the historical, political and descriptive approaches to comparative study differ? 4. In what ways are classification strategies helpful when studying comparative justice? We All Are Criminals-TEDx…

  • In A Grove

    Attached you will find a Japanese short story, In A Grove. The author, Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is seen in many circles as the first modern Japanese writer to gain a broad appreciation in the Western world. Of his writing, we are told, “Psychology fascinated him, and often in his stories, a detached, impersonal narrator illuminates…