HISTORY 125/ SPRING 2004 MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY COMPUTER LAB

Wednesday, March 17th:

Heaven Will Protect The Working Girl:

Write a few paragraphs on the following.

How did the two main characters in the film, Ida and Angelica, change? What factors shaped these changes. Do you think these changes were positive? Negative? What do you think was the most important change? Why? Have you gone through similar changes in your own life?

As you answer these questions, give examples and draw as specifically as possible on material from the film.

As time permits, comment on posts made by classmates.

Wednesday, April 28th:

Racial Profiling:

What, if any, do you see as the connections between the poster entitled "Instructions to All People of Japanese Ancestry" and the article you read (either the INS profiling article in the NY Daily News or the false terror threat article in the NY Times)? What lessons would you draw from these readings?

Wednesday, May 5th:

Civil Rights Sort:

As a group, post your choices and the rationale for each choice for the following.

Part 1 -- Key Events: Which 3 events do you think were most important in shaping the African-American struggle for freedom, equality and power? Which one was the least important?

Part 2 -- Key Actors: Which 2 groups of actors do you think were most important in shaping the African-American struggle for freedom, equality and power? Which one was the least important?