How representative is Congress? Most legislators are white, upper-middle-class males, although this group is a very small part of our entire population. What impact does this skewed representation have in terms of liberty, equality, and democracy? Can these people really represent women, minorities, and poor citizens? 

 How representative is Congress? Most legislators are white, upper-middle-class males, although this group is a very small part of our entire population. What impact does this skewed representation have in terms of liberty, equality, and democracy? Can these people really Read More …

From the time of Reconstruction after the Civil War until the present, what progress have we made in the United States in terms of ALL three of our course themes―Liberty, Equality, and Power? YOU MUST write about ALL THREE THEMES.

history essay The exam will be an essay you write at home and then post to Turnitin. The essay should be 5-7 paragraphs. Use your own words: From the time of Reconstruction after the Civil War until the present, what Read More …

Freedom and American History- Perhaps no movement has utilized music within its confines than the African American Civil Rights Movement. This movement morphed into the Black Power Movement, and then into the Black Lives Matter Movement.  This movement covers basic rights, equality, police brutality, and general socioeconomic conditions of African Americans since the early twentieth century.  

history paper Topic: Freedom and American History  Rationale: No idea is more fundamental to American sense of self than freedom.  To the United States, freedom and liberty are interchangeable and seemingly universal. However, that is misleading.  Freedom is not fixed Read More …