kaplan SS211 unit 1 discussion latest 2016 may
Question 1
Events of the 1950’s strongly influenced the lives of those living in the early 1960s.
Look over the first timeline that includes events of the 1950’sand choose one event. Do a small amount of internet research on that event. Now imagine that you are living in the early 1960s. How would this event impact how you go about your everyday life? Please cite your sources.
Question 2
The events of the 1950’s primed society for the upheavals of the 1960s. Those upheavals are still reflected in your lives today.
Now look over the second timeline that includes events of the 1960sand choose one event. Do a small amount of internet research on that event. Now reflect upon your life today. How would this particular event have an impact on your everyday life today? Please cite your sources.
Question 1
During the Cold War, American citizens were taught to prepare themselves and their families for the possibility of nuclear attack. Locate an example of a preparedness film or other document from the 1960s that offers advice on how to prepare for such an attack. Briefly describe the suggested preparation methods in the materials you found, and post the link to the document.
Question 2
Even though the Cold War has ended, the media and some politicians suggest that the United States is still at risk of nuclear or biochemical attack. The United States is also vulnerable to large-scale natural disasters. Locate a video or document stressing preparedness today, post the link, and then describe how you would prepare your family for one specific danger (perceived or otherwise).
Question 1
Locate a photograph that captures what you think the American Dream meant in the 1960s and a photograph that captures what you think the American Dream means today. You may use personal family photographs or others you may find on the internet. If you are not using a family photograph, please provide direct links to the source of each photograph, however do not cut and paste the photographs due to copyright infringement issues.
Question 2
Is the “American Dream” in the new millennium different than the “American Dream” in the 1960s? What factors have changed? Are all welcome to the “American Dream”? Please support your ideas with examples from your own life as well as current events.
Do not forget to reference the ideas in your response to the course materials or other resources that you consulted to address this topic.
Live-tweet the moon landing in no more than six tweets. In these tweets you must not only announce what is happening as the first Americans landed on the moon, you must also place the moon landing in its historical and political context. For each “tweet,” provide a 144-character or less statement of what is happening as the race to the moon comes to a conclusion. You may also include “hashtags” as long as you stay within the 144-character limit for each tweet. Before you start, you may want to search online for an example of how others have live-tweeted current events.
To determine the character count of each tweet, you may need to create the tweet in Microsoft Word because it provides a character count next to the word count.
Do not forget to reference the ideas in your response to the course materials or other resources that you consulted to address this topic.
Choose a Social Movement that has developed locally or nationally over the last five years. Using the information from the Social Movement presentation (Presentation Transcript), please answer the following questions:
- What category of social movement is the social movement that you have chosen? (David Aberle’s classification of categories)
- What stage is your chosen social movement in?
- Has your social movement been successful in its goals? Why or why not? If not, what has to happen for your social movement to find success?
Do not forget to reference the ideas in your response to the course materials or other resources that you consulted to address this topic.
Locate a short poem written by any poet of the 1960s. Some poets of the 1960s include Jack Kerouac, Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Allen Ginsberg, and Robert Bly.
Perform textual analysis to locate at least three themes present in the poem. Share the poem in your post, cite the poem using APA style then list the three themes and explanations that you have found expressed within the poem.
Do not forget to reference the ideas in your response to the course materials or other resources that you consulted to address this topic.
Choose any two of the numerous Great Society programs that were initiated during the 1960s, Explain the intent of those two programs. Then, give a substantiated assessment (.gov sources work well for this) of how successful those programs have been in achieving their purpose during the last half century. Explore three suggestions for how to improve the programs you chose to make them more successful.
Do not forget to reference the ideas in your response to the course materials or other resources that you consulted to address this topic.
Many conspiracy theories have been offered as explanations for the assassinations of the great leaders of the 1960s and still fascinate society today. Share some of those conspiracy theories or find others to share with your classmates. What contributes to the belief in conspiracy theories?
Do not forget to reference the ideas in your response to the course materials or other resources that you consulted to address this topic.
Watch television for 30 minutes or watch about 30 minutes of any movie made within the last five years. What were the first five things that stood out to you as being a product of progress since the Civil Rights Movement? Also, describe how one of the products of progress, because of the Civil Rights Movement, has directly impacted your life.
Do not forget to reference the ideas in your response to the course materials or other resources that you consulted to answer this question.
The women’s movement of the 1960s was part of a long effort by women fighting for equality since the late 1700s and continuing through today. The women’s movement is now more correctly envisioned as a “gender movement.” Describe what a “gender movement” is and explain how that differs from a “women’s movement.” If you were put in charge of the gender movement today, what would be the top three issues you would focus on and why?
Do not forget to reference the ideas in your response to the course materials or other resources that you consulted to answer this question.
