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Bernie Madoff was a very good—though obviously not a perfect—fraudster. He got away with a lot for a long time. How could the duty to develop one’s own abilities be assembled to support his decision to become a criminal? What duties could be collected to refute the conclusion that he did the right thing by engaging in fraud?

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Western Civilization to 1500

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Big Ideas and Overarching Themes: What does democracy mean in the age of globalization? Who should be included in the nation and who should not; why; and who should decide?

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MP, Ch. 12: The 1990s and the Search for Post-Cold War Priorities

Blowback, introduction

Big Ideas and Overarching Themes: What is the role of technology in a democratic society? What does security mean in a post-Cold War U.S.?

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1660-1732 laws about slaves and indentured servants

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What CAN THE HISTORY OF Ptolemy’S Map (CREATED IN 150 ce, PRESERVED BY Arab Muslim SCHOLARS, REDISCOVERED BY Byzantine MONKS IN 1295, USED BY Spanish AND Portuguese EXPLORERS IN THE 15TH AND 16th centuRIES) tell us about the NOTIon of technology leading TO HUMAN PROGREss? Is THIS IDEA OF PROGRESS A UNIQUELY European IDEA, OR HAS IT BEEN ONE UNIVERSALLY SHARED BY INTELLECTUALS IN OTHER PARTS of the early modern world?

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Analyze the following topics discussed by Tacitus in his account of Germania. Talk about the Religion, Social classes, Society, Law and Order.
Briefly discuss how the culture and society of Germania differed from other ancient civilizations.

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Gun control: Pro Vs Anti

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Select four specific events or developments that span the years covered by this course, based on their impact on the topic. Two of the events must be from before 1945 and two events must be from after 1945. You must assess how the events in relationship to the topic changed over time and explain how the changes occurred. Please refer back to your Week Three Assignment, consider your instructor’s comments and make any necessary revisions.

Write an introduction with a thesis. Your thesis should summarize the main conclusions that you discovered while researching your topic and that you will support with a logical argument based on evidence (sources). Please refer back to your Week Three Assignment, consider your instructor’s comments, and make any necessary revisions to your thesis statement.

Connect each of the events or developments you have chosen back to your main thesis. The information presented must be organized and in chronological order.

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How can one tell from Thomas Paine's writings that he was writing in the late 18th century? How was he typical of Enlightenment writers? How was he different?

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Step 1: Identify and read two secondary sources on the causes of the Civil War.  One of them should be the textbook.
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Step 2: Write a 300-400 word response analyzing the readings.
Use a word processor (like MS Word) to write your response to one of the following questions:

How did railroads contribute to sectional tensions?
What was the Dred Scott case?  Why was it significant?  Did it make the Civil War inevitable?
What led to the creation of the Republican party?  Why was this significant?
Who was John Brown?  What role did he play in the start of the Civil War?
Why did the presidential election of 1860 have the political effect that it did?

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In historical memory Niccolo Machiavelli is associated with evil, deception, and cruelty, characteristics stemming from his depiction of Renaissance Italian politics in his political analysis, The Prince.  Even today the a word “Machiavellian” is in the English language referring to one who rules with harsh tactics and evil intent.  Ross King is his biography of Machiavelli tries to paint a more complete picture of Machiavelli.  For your paper, I would like you analyze if or to what extent Machiavelli typifies his historical reputation or to argue what essence better encompasses the figure.  In your paper, you should consider how Machiavelli is a person of Renaissance Italy, how Italian humanism shaped his beliefs, urban politics and secularism. 

you should have a thesis statement 

This paper should be 500 words and draw information ONLY from the Ross King biography and the Cole/Symes text.  Remember that the #1 reason I assign this paper is to make sure that you have read the book.  Please reference it!  It is due April 23 at the beginning of class.