History
Biographies and two autobiographies
Please read the final four pieces of writings (non-fiction narratives) in the Class Reader–two biographies and two autobiographies.
And write a critique on these works:
a. What are Maxine H. Kingston’s creative intents in the narratives “No Name Woman” and “Grandfather of the Sierra Mountains”? (for the grandfather piece, for example, why does Kingston use the most impressive part of Chinese American history–building the Transcontinental Railroad–and portray the grandfather as a “nut case” with deviant behavior?
b. On the two autobiographies–a man with a family in California and the other a single man in New York City–what are their significance for us to understand Chinese America before the Civil Right movement of the 1960s?
Bible scripture verse
Compose a post that integrates a complete Bible scripture verse and transcends all aspects of the following question(s) comprehensively and collectively as a single post.
-200-300 Words
Group Discussion Week 1: What am I here for?
In chapter 1 of his book, Schmidt wants us to explore, “How are people transformed by Jesus Christ different?” while Crouch poses the question, “Why are we in the world and what are we supposed to do here?” and Badaracco asks us to search our hearts for the underlying motivations of our actions and ambitions, asking, “Do I have a good dream?” All of these questions touch on ideas about character, calling, culture, and service.
Homo Sapiens
Give a short summary of the news article.
Briefly explain what the discovery was about.
Cite your news article.
Achievements of earlier Mesoamerican cultures
Topic: How did the Aztecs both build on the achievements of earlier Mesoamerican cultures and develop new traditions to create their large empire?
Or you can choose from the one of five topics, you are interested in topic to write.
A Few Things to Check on Your Paper
•Make sure your introduction clearly lays out what you will be arguing.
•Indent your paragraphs.
•Avoid the use of personal pronouns in your essay.
•Be sure to use transitional sentences to get from one paragraph to the next.
•Check for run-‐on sentences that need to be broken up into smaller units.
•Break up long blocks of text into smaller paragraphs.
•Remember to cite your sources as you use them throughout your paper.
•Place any footnotes you have at the end of the sentence.
•Number your pages.•
Make a point of proofreading through your paper when you are done to catch any errors you may have accidentally overlooked.
•Remove any spaces between your paragraphs
Aztecs Improvements of Mesoamerican Culture
.•Avoid the use of personal pronouns in your essay.
•Be sure to use transitional sentences to get from one paragraph to the next.
•Check for run-‐on sentences that need to be broken up into smaller units.•Break up long blocks of text into smaller paragraphs.
•Remember to cite your sources as you use them throughout your paper.
•Place any footnotes you have at the end of the sentence
.•Number your pages.•Make a point of proofreading through your paper when you are done to catch any errors you may have accidentally overlooked
.•Remove any spaces between your paragraphs