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Choose *one* of the following topics listed below and compose a *five to seven* page essay using specific examples and supporting details pertaining to the objectives. Be sure to cite (in APA format) any resources that you use, including your textbook.
What were the goals of the Progressive movement? How did Progressivism affect social class and American life in general? Give at least three specific individuals and look at how they used Progressivism to change American life.
How did racial and ethnic issues shape American life between the Reconstruction era and the First World War? Provide at least three specific examples of racial or ethnic concerns in this era.
Discuss the rise of the Civil Rights Movement between 1955 and 1970.
Be certain to address the following issues:
The split in the movement between disciples of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Successes and failures in achieving political, social, and economic equality
Discuss the rise of the counterculture between the 1950s and 1970s.
What role did the Cold War play in the development of this counterculture?
How did the anti-war movement reflect the development of the counterculture?
Discuss at least 3 specific events in which the counterculture played a prominent role.
Trace the evolution of the Cold War between 1945 and 1990
How was it influenced by the policies of particular presidents?
Discuss at least 3 specific examples of heightened Cold War tension between the United States and the USSR.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
– 5-7 pages, not including title page or references page
– 1-inch margins
– Double spaced
– 12 point Times New Roman font
– Cover page with topic and name of student
– References page
– No abstract needed
This activity will be graded using the Written Assignment Grading Rubric.
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English/ Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex or Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie
–Introductory paragraph(s). This paragraph (or the first two paragraphs, depending how you as a writer organize your ideas), introduces the topic in general, the title of the literary work you are discussing and the author’s name, and should contain a thesis statement indicating your main idea for the paper.
–Thesis statement. This sentence absolutely needs to be a statement, not a question. You are telling the reader, within this statement, what specific idea you are going to focus upon within the rest of your essay.
–Clear supporting paragraphs. These paragraphs are the “meat” of your essay, and should contain topic sentences (the main idea of each paragraph), and examples from the readings (or other sources, such as other essays) supporting your ideas. All direct quotations and paraphrases need to be written using the MLA format for literary analysis papers.
–Concluding paragraph. This paragraph is a restatement (not a repetition) of your introductory paragraph. It should summarize your main points, restate your thesis in a different way, and leave the reader wanting more and thinking about the ideas you have established throughout your paper.
You may also need to do outside research (use outside sources), and if you do use outside sources, you will need to use the MLA format in listing all of your sources. The outside sources can be from books, magazines, professional journals, films, documentaries, the Internet, etc. You will also need to prepare a Works Cited page if you use outside sources.
Below please find two prompts for this assignment. Choose one of them to focus on within your paper.
1) Regarding Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, it has been argued many times that the problem with Oedipus, the thing that finally leads to his downfall, is his pride. True, he tries to defy the prophets and the gods, but the punishment he finally suffers is truly wretched. Does he get what he deserves? Does he deserve what he gets? Imagine that you are either Oedipus’ defense attorney, or the attorney prosecuting against him for the people, and make your case.
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2) Regarding Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, at the end of Tom’s final speech he says, “Blow out your candles, Laura…” The following stage direction, “She blows the candles out,” concludes the play. Why does Tom say this? Why does she do it? Examine the reasons why Tom as a character asks her to do this, as well as the various symbolic reasons why Williams as an author concludes the play with this.
