Th follow
ing post has two assignments namely;
1.women in the 20's
Develop
ing an historical understand
ing of the social and cultural position of women
in the 1920s is apparently quite a complex task. One of your author's states that
in order to historically understand women
in the 1920s a dist
inction would have to be made between image and reality. But, image and reality do not seem to be separate;
instead they seem to overlap. The sources that you have available illustrate that much of the complexity of writ
ing an historical understand
ing of women
in the 1920s is due to the fact that the historian must
interpret a variety of sources, from fiction to sociological essays to advertisements to later historical literature.
2.Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk
Directions: Watch the documentary and answer the follow
ing questions
in essay format. A m
inimum of two pages, double spaced, Times New Roman font, and a title page are required.
1) What are some of the challenges that the students featured
in the documentary faced? Select at least two of the students featured
in the documentary and
include their names, a short summary of their experience, and the outcome of their experience
in college.
2) Discuss
in detail someth
ing new that you learned from the documentary.
3) At colleges like ASU and the University of West Kentucky, most of the classes were presented as be
ing dom
inated by students who were just “sleepwalk
ing” or “tread
ing water” rather than challeng
ing themselves. Do you th
ink colleges should let students slide by? Why or why not?
4) Do you th
ink it is possible for a mature, motivated student to get a good education even when stuck
in an environment where many students are content to just slide by?
5) In your f
inal paragraph, discuss thoughts on the value of a college education. What motivates your decision to pursue a college degree? How will you keep yourself motivated when you feel stressed and overwhelmed?