HST 175 Week 1 Assignment American Society in the Cold War Era (2 Papers)
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Paper 1: Cold War Soviet Spy
Paper 2: Hollywood movie production company in 1952
HST 175 Week 1- Complete the University of Phoenix material: American Society in the Cold War Era
Option 1: Cold War Soviet Spy
For this assignment, imagine you are a Soviet (USSE) spy during the 1950s Cold War-era. You have been instructed to write an encrypted letter to your Soviet contact explaining the recent past and current U.S. Cold War policies, events, and practices. Once you have completed this letter, you will mail it to your contact in Paris, so he or she, in turn, will forward the message to a KGB agent in Moscow.
Create a letter of 700 to 1,050 words.
Option 2:
In this scenario, you are a set designer for a Hollywood movie production company in 1952. You decide to write a letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times against Senator Joseph's McCarthy's anti-communist pursuit of the entertainment industry in Hollywood.
Write a 700 to 1,050 word letter to the editor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HST 175 Week 2 Cultural Transformation of the Sixties (time capsule Presentation) (2 PPT)
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www.tutorialrank.com HST 175 Cultural Transformations of the Sixties Select and complete one of the following assignments: Option 1: The Dinner Party Script Option 2: 60s Time Capsule Presentation Option 1: The Dinner Party Script You have been hired by Sonic Pictures to write a script of a scene in their new upcoming movie, The Transformative Sixties. The scene is a dinner party at a New York socialite’s home. Your scene includes a conversation at a large table with attendees from various backgrounds. Select two people from the three lists below (A,B,C) who will be seated at the table in your scene. Select two events from each of the events list. Use the matrix below to organize the individuals and events you have selected.
Research the people and events you have selected and start to visualize the scene. Write a script, using the template on the last page with the suggested word counts for each section. Be sure to include specific historical details from your research. Post your references for each event/person on a separate page at the end of your script. Attendees Lists List A John F. Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon List B Martin Luther King A freedom rider Rosa Parks Malcom X Robert Kennedy List C Betty Friedan Student from SNCC Cesar Chevez
Vine Deloria, Jr. Gloria Steinam Allen Ginsbur Event Lists List A Kennedy’s social and economic policy The Great Society Cuban Missile Crisis Bay of Pigs Vietnam (The Tet-68 Offensive) List B March on Washington (1963) Greensburo Sit-ins Freedom Rides Civil Rights Act of 1964 Black Power List C Roe v. Wade Alcatraz Red Power Movement or American Indian Movement (AIM) Brown Berets Feminine Mystique
Ms. Magazine Person or Event Significance Reference Option 2: 60s Time Capsule Presentation You are a research historian for the National Museum of American History. The year is 1969. You have been assigned to head up the time capsule project. The time capsule should contain events, influential people, and various movements from the 60s. This collection needs to include a variety of social, political, and economic materials from the 1960s. For example, you might include the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King’s letter from the Birmingham Jail, a photograph from the Woodstock Festival, the Watergate tapes, or a painting from Andy Warhol. The time capsule will be dug up in 2060, so try to select items that represent a cross-section of American society in the 1960s. Create a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation. Select six objects representing the 1960s. Each slide should have one image and an explanation (200 words) to why this event/person/object was selected for the time capsule. Include two sources for this assignment. Format your presentation consistent with appropriate course-level APA guidelines. Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab. The Transformative Sixties [Scene title] written by [Your name]
Scene: [set up your scene: who, what, where, and when; this should be about 100-150 words] Dialogue [about 700 to 1,050 words] Character 1: Character 2: Summarize and end the scene: [100-150 words] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HST 175 Week 3 Assignment Economic, Political, and Social Adversity Challenges a Nation (Part A and Part B)
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Part A: Post-Watergate Presidencies
Choose five events during the 1970s from the following list.
Identifythe basic facts, dates, and purpose of the event in two to three sentences in the “Identify” column. Include why the event is significant in the “Significance” column. Add a reference for your material in the “Reference” column.
• Post-Watergate Public Opinion • The Arab Oil Embargo • Stagflation • High Interest Rates • The Crisis of Confidence • Energy crisis • The Iranian Hostage Crisis • The Sagebrush Rebellion • OPEC • Gerald Ford • Jimmy Carter • Panama Canal
Part B: Select and complete ONE of the following:
Option 1: “Pop and Media Culture of the 1970s” PowerPoint slide show —OR— Option 2: “1970s Sitcoms” PowerPoint slide show
**PowerPoint MUST be presented in class in order for assignment to be graded**
Option 1: Pop and Media Culture of the 1970s
Resource: Moving On, Ch.13 section, “Conflict and Diversity: Hollywood’s Visions of the 1970s” through “Television and the Ascendary of the Media Culture.”
Create a five- to eight-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation on media culture and how it reflected American society in the 1970s. You may explore one of the following: movies, television shows, or music bands.
Include five 1970s movies, television shows, or bands and address how each of these artistic venues mirrored American culture in the 1970s. For example, if you select The Mary Tyler Moore Show you would need to address how this show represented the modern feminist movement. Your presentation must include a written component. Use the speaker notes section to include specific factual information and detailed descriptions of experiences, key figures, or other relevant data about your selections.
Use one source other than your textbook and include speaker notes with the presentation slides. Include a title slide, introductory slide, and references slides; however, these do not count towards the five- to eight-slide requirement. Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines. Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab. Option 2: 1970s Television Sitcoms Imagine you are a cultural anthropologist studying how 1970s culture was represented in television sitcoms. Select three shows from the list below and watch several full or partial rerun episodes on the Internet. Observe closely in order to address how they reflected the cultural and social movements of the 1970s decade. Create a five- to eight-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation on your findings. Include as many aspects of the following as possible.
Findings:
• Gender, racial, ethnic, and social aspects • Family relationships • Fashion and attire
• Values • Interests • Material culture • Reflection of social movements of the 1970s
Television Shows:
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show • M*A*S*H • All in the Family • The Jeffersons • Sanford & Son • Good Times • Charlie’s Angels • Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids • Schoolhouse Rock! • Happy Days • Three’s Company • The Brady Bunch • The Love Boat
• Welcome Back Kotter! • The Carol Burnett Show • Chico & the Man • Diff’rent Strokes • Little House on the Prairie
Use one source other than your textbook. Format your paper according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines. Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HST 175 Week 4 Assignment Reagan Memorial Proposal (The Reagan Revolution) (2 Papers)
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HST 175 Week 4: Reagan Memorial Proposal
You are currently working as a research librarian at the Ronald Reagan and Library. The foundation is putting together a proposal for a Ronald Reagan Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. They have assigned you to write a report highlighting the historic accomplishments of Reagan during his years as the U.S. President (1980-1989) and the legacy he left behind with the fall of the Soviet Union. You must include his economic, social, and political major achievements, both in the domestic and foreign arenas.
Write a 700 to 1,050 word report that includes paragraphs on both his domestic and foreign policy achievements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HST 175 Week 5 Assignment New Global Challenges and Opportunities (2 Papers)
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HST 175 Week 5:
New Global Challenges and Opportunities
Write a 1,050 to 1,400 word essay in which you consider why the topic should be included in your list, how this topic affects Americans and the wider global community, what remedies and policies have been implemented on this topic/issue, and viable solutions. Additionally, address the past and current U.S. policies on the five topics you selected.
Terrorism (Domestic and Foreign), U.S. Military Interventions (Balkans, Middle East, Somalia), The Housing Bubble, Immigration, Technology, Multicultural Society (Racial, Gender, and Ethic Tensions), Gun Control (State and Federal), Environment, U.S. Economy (Recession and Federal Deficit), U.S. Diplomatic Relations (Korea, China, Iran, Israel), Health Issues (Obama Care, U.S. & World Health Issues) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------