History Essay:
The list below includes provocative discussions related to the events in the unit’s reading. You will choose one and write a 500 word minimum essay in which you will take a first-person perspective of the situation, describe the debate in your own words, and provide a justified and academically defended argument for one side or the other. The essay will need to reflect your understanding of the time to avoid being anachronistic, and to demonstrate that your argument is appropriate for that time.
As a woman in the 1950s, how would you feel about the stereotype of the wife and mother on popular television shows?
Having been a multi-season Brooklyn Dodgers ticket holder in 1947, would you actively cheer for Jackie Robinson? HY 1120, American History II 5
As a parent to male teenagers, what is your perspective of the Korean conflict?
As a World War II veteran, what are your thoughts about either the Truman Doctrine or Containment?
As a high level politician in the know, do you feel the American public deserves to be told about NSC 68?
As this is a point of view essay, a modern perspective will not accurately address what the question is asking for. It is strongly suggested that at least one selection from the provided source book is used as research of the event and views of the time.
Critical Thinking(4 Questions):
1.Explicate the positive and negative attributes of either “early decision making” or “adolescent decision-making.” Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
2.State a problem that you face in the most explicitly detailed manner you can, and then analyze as many attributes as you can discover that are portions of this problem. Your response should be at least 75 words in length.
3.Describe the logic of the nonegocentric mind. What are attributes of this mind, and how does it usually think. Present ideas about how you can expand your ability to think rationally. Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
4.What are the four common patterns of irrational or unethical decision-making? Describe each type and provide an example from your own experience where you saw this happen or used this type decision-making. Describe what you could have done differently. Your response should be at least 500 words in length.
