“American expansion from 1800 to 1848 certainly benefited the nation, but came at a very high cost.” Defend, modify, or reject this statement. Be sure to consider social, economic, political, and military/diplomatic aspects. What was the best treaty that...
1. ‘Like many other Latin American writers, Ernesto Cardenal sees in pre-Columbian civilization a utopian model for modern man. He has nothing pejorative to say about Maya society, selecting his information to emphasize an almost edenic purity’...
From “The Decameron” (Giovanni Boccaccio) 1.According to Boccaccio, in what ways did the plague affect Florence? From “Letter to Madame Cristina di Lorena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany” (Galileo Galilei) 2.How does Galileo understand the relationship between...
Compare how Franklin Delano Roosevelt invokes the Bill of Rights with how any other writer from our course invokes the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, Constitution, or Bill of Rights. For both examples, what do you think is the...
