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1. Compare and contrast the Surrealist movement with Dada. How were the two related? Why did the Surrealists leave Dada? What interests did they have that were different from those of Dada? When making this comparison, DON’T use the work of Marcel Duchamp and Salvador Dali. Select different artists, and keep in mind that both movements involved quite a bit of performance and performativity. You might want to look at their manifestos. Andre Breton and Tristan Tzara both wrote manifestos that are available online. If you would like to view some Dada and Surrealist films and read about them in more detail you can view them on ubu web:  www.ubuweb.com You might also want to look at the Smart History essay on Man Ray’s The Gift. https://smarthistory.org/man-ray-the-gift/

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How Artists Challenged the Primacy of Western Europe and North America in Their Artwork

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Why do you think the work of Edvard Munch has retained so much popularity? Discuss his works, the movement as a whole, and our current society. 


Use visual and precise language, seeking to make connections between ideas and artistic form. Clarity is necessary, as is original thought. Remember to seek accuracy, write visually, and get to the point. 

Apply terms from the language of the elements of art and principles of design to invoke a visual sense of the art and its style in your text.

Elements of Art
Line
Color
Value
Texture
Shape
Form
Space

Principles of Design
Balance
Emphasis
Contrast
Movement
Rhythm
Unity

Reference Textbook below, and at least one other source.

GARDNER’S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE WESTERN HISTORY
Second Edition 
Fred S. Kleiner 
1111904871

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1. Describe the state constitutions that were more democratic and those that were less so. What effect would these different constitutions have upon those states? Who could participate in government, whereby voting or by holding public office? Whose interests were represented, and whose were compromised?
   
   2. Describe popular attitudes toward African Americans, women, and Indians in the wake of theRevolution. In what ways did the established social and political order depend upon keeping members ofthese groups in their circumscribed roles? If those roles were to change, how would American society andpolitics have had to adjust?

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Does Allan Johnson’s points about the individual’s relation to social systems like patriarchy enhance your understanding about how patriarchy operates in our society? What do you think about his example of individualistic versus more sociological perspectives on social problems like sexual violence towards women?

Alan Johnson asserts that it is the ongoing actions of individuals that make up systems, otherwise systems simply cannot exist. But he also takes care to note that the behaviors of individuals within systems is not always conscious. He writes: “The prominent place of misogyny in patriarchal culture, for example, doesn’t mean that every man and woman consciously hates all things female. But it does mean that to the extent that we don’t feel such hatred, it’s in spite of paths of least resistance contained in our culture. Complete freedom from such feelings and judgments is all but impossible…So when we hear or express sexist jokes and other forms of misogyny we may not recognize it, and even if we do, say nothing rather than risk other people thinking we’re ‘too sensitive’ or, especially in the case of men, ‘not one of the guys.’ In either case, we are involved, if only by our silence…” (103).

How do you interpret the passage from Johnson quoted in the paragraph above? Do you find yourself or others around you taking paths of least resistance or remaining silent when confronted by misogyny? How do you feel during such moments?

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What is the argument of Ronald Takaki’s A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America? How does make that argument? What was his larger goal in writing the book? In addition to Takaki's book, you must also use ONE primary source from Canvas in your paper.

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During the eighteenth century, many British observers remarked on what they saw as the growing cultural, economic, social, and political differences between themselves and their colonial subjects across the Atlantic.  For these British observers, the American Colonials were becoming more American and less British with every passing year.  What major cultural, economic, religious, social, and political trends contributed the most to this process of Americanization in the eighteenth century?  What trends were less important?

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Choose one of the three main dictators - Mussolini, Stalin, or Hitler - and write a brief three-paragraph biographical essay. The theme is to tell how this person came to power and maintained their power. You should examine factors such as family, education, military experience, personality traits, charisma, oratory skills, and ideals. Please list the research materials used for your biography below the biography.

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Imagine that you are a British government clerk sent to work for a colonial administrator in India. Write a letter home to your family to explain to them why the government has sent you to work abroad for a year and why the colonial system is important for the mother country. Be specific about the colonial system and include some descriptions of the people and country of India where you are now living.

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1.    What government organization provided emergency food rations, clothing, housing, and medical care for previously enslaved African Americans? What was the name of the new tenancy system that provided land, seed, tools, food, and clothing for freed blacks and poor whites in exchange for a portion, usually half, of the crop? 
2.    About how many people had joined the National Grange by the year 1875? What was the name of the 1886 court case that favored the railroad interests and reversed the Munn v. Illinois ruling? 
3.    What law in 1882 barred further immigration to the United States from China? In 1880, what fraction of children between the ages of 10 and 14 were in the workforce? 
4.    What was the ratio that populists wanted for the free and unlimited coinage of silver? What literature piece, published in 1900 by L. Frank Baum, was an allegory about free silver? 
5.    What was the name given to communities dependent on trolleys such as Houston Heights and Atlanta's Kirkwood? What magazine in 1896 first used the term "skyline" to refer to Manhattan's new 10-20 story buildings?

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The course textbook states that "Reconstruction would be divisive, leaving a mixed legacy of human gains and losses" (458). To demonstrate this, indicate three distinct issues that caused division during Reconstruction. Clearly identify each issue and explain specifically how it caused division. Then, show gains and losses from Reconstruction by indicating two distinct beneficial consequences of the process of Reconstruction and two distinct harmful consequences of the process of Reconstruction. Be clear in identifying each consequence and explaining why it was beneficial or harmful.

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As the course textbook states, historian Frederick Jackson Turner, writing in the 1890s, argued that the frontier was key "in shaping American character and American institutions. Over the course of American history, the struggle to tame the wilderness had changed settlers from Europeans to Americans and created a rugged individualism that 'promoted democracy'" (494). With this in mind, indicate two distinct specific aspects of life on the western frontier between the 1860s and 1890s that reflect Turner's argument about U.S. identity and U.S. society. Be specific in identifying each particular aspect and be clear in explaining how each aspect reflects TurnerￍS argument. Then, discuss how Turner's sentiment appeared in policies regarding Native Americans the U.S. government developed and implemented during this time period. Identify two distinct particular government policies, clearly explain how each reflects the view of U.S. identity and society expressed by Turner, and clearly describe the ramifications of these policies for Native Americans.

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The mid- to late 1800s witnessed significant developments in the modernization of U.S., which included new developments in agriculture, new developments in industrialization, and new developments in urbanization. Describe one example of modernization in agriculture, one example of modernization in industry, and one example of modernization in urbanization that occurred at this time period and that share a common theme beyond simply being the development of new technologies. Focus on identifying a deeper similarity about how people thought about society, about the world, about growth, or about some other aspect of their lives that appears in all three forms of modernization you discuss. Clearly explain how each form of modernization demonstrates the theme. Then, indicate one concern about the potential harmful consequences of modernization in each of these three areas (agriculture, industrialization, and urbanization) that was voiced at the time. Identify a concern for each of the three areas and clearly explain what each concern entails

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In a section titled "Capital Versus Labor," the textbook states that "class conflict colored late-nineteenth-century industrial life" (535). To show this, describe both sides of this class conflict. Provide at least three features of the development of capitalism that favored the wealthy and corporations in the late nineteenth century, and provide at least three characteristics of the development of the labor movement in the late nineteenth century. Then, explain why the features of the development of capitalism and the characteristics of the development of the labor movement you have discussed led to class conflict.

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Describe the development of African American life between Reconstruction and the Gilded Age. Explain at least two types of struggles African Americans faced during this time period and at least two ways in which African Americans' lives witnessed improvement during this time period. Also, provide a clear and full explanation of how African Americans' lives changed between the 1860s and the 1890s, with explanation of how the two struggles and two improvements you have discussed contributed to those changes.

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Choose an issue of importance to you—the issue could be personal, school related, local, political, or international in scope—and write an essay in which you explain the significance of that issue to yourself, your family, your community, or your generation

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Paper must have an introduction, body and conclusion. Make sure to cite your information by using footnotes. Please read The Diary of Christopher Columbus, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African [1789], Bartolomè de Las Casas, "Of the Island of Hispaniola" (1542), How Did American Slavery Begin?.


For centuries, Columbus has been considered the “Founder of the New World” and in many respects, he still is. In 1492, Columbus thought that he had landed in India and thought the people he spoke with were Indians.

Consider these questions while writing your research paper:


Who did he actually meet there? What do you think their reaction was to Columbus and his crew? 
According to Columbus, how did these people live?
What was the impact of Columbus’ “discovery” on the Americas, Africa and Europe? Be specific.
Christopher Columbus has been regarded as both a hero and a villain since he did good and bad things in his days of exploration.  If you had to choose one label for him – hero or villain – which would you choose?  Explain.