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… "Common Sense": The Rhetoric of Popular Democracy yes Photo caption Thomas Paine's Common Sense … Common Sense , Paine put forth the first comprehensive, public call for independence, advancing arguments that far … problems, according to Paine, does "hereditary succession" create? What does Paine think were the real "origins" of …
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… Hamlet and the Elizabethan Revenge Ethic in Text and Film yes … Editions , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed Internet Public Library, or the online MIT text of Hamlet . Ask … revenge. Fortinbras' secret attack and takeover help to create the tone for the final moments and impact. How does …
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… The Industrial Age in America: Sweatshops, Steel Mills, and Factories … Experience , a link from the EDSITEment resource Internet Public Library): Strike at Homestead Mill The Homestead …
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… Lesson 3: Britain, Napoleon, and the American Embargo, 1803–1808 yes Photo … administration decided to retaliate with trade sanctions. Republican Party leaders were convinced that America’s … wish “long life” to President Jefferson? As a whole class, create a list of common characteristics that can be found in …
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… Lesson 4: Leadership in Victory: One Last Measure of the Man yes Photo … or to seek political or financial reward for his years of service astonished the country. And when word of it reached … especially to military men in particular, the weakness of republicks." In other words—in the most extreme interpretation …
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… Lesson 1: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nonviolent Resistance yes Photo … wrote his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in response to a public statement by eight white clergymen appealing to the … if Jackson's "law and order" argument had prevailed, and create a scenario of possible events. If time permits, ask …
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… History in Quilts yes Photo caption History in Quilts: Lone Star Quilt. Library of … and continue to reflect the lives of the people who create them, and of how quilts record the cultural history … that she, her mother and sister create." From The New York Public Library On-Lion for Kids , a link from Internet …
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… Unveiling the Past: Analyzing Primary Documents on Harry Washington's Life … Washington's life is also available from the National Park Service . This resource is a product of Claiming Freedom … if any free Blacks were interested in coming to Freetown to create a settlement. They were told the settlement would be …
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… Albert Sabin and Bioethics: Testing at the Chillicothe … : The Bioethics Movement ( s.v. Feminist Bioethics) Public Health Ethics (overview) [Note: This lesson is a … edited version of a lesson under the same title that was created as part of an NEH grant and that resides on the …
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… Images of the New World yes Photo caption Sebastian Munster's … the visual and literary visions of the New World that were created in England at this time, and the impact they had on … and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia . The publication first appeared in 1588 to keep interest alive in …
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… "Si, se puede!": Chávez, Huerta, and the UFW yes Photo caption Photo of Cesar Chávez with … in Article 29 of the Mexican Federal Labor Law. The Digital Public Library of America's Mexican Labor and World War II: … respond to the following: Why was the Bracero Program created? What do the photographs included in the Mexican …
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… The Poet's Voice: Langston Hughes and You yes Photo caption Portrait of … American Poets , an EDSITEment-reviewed website, asked the public to vote on their favorite American poet, the verdict … background in the special feature on Langston Hughes created by the EDSITEment-reviewed Academy of American Poets …
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… Jewish Americans: Securing Rights and Responsibility to Others May … also carries the responsibility to care for others to create a more perfect union. Jewish People in Early America … shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” Thus, on paper, …
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… Martin Puryear's Ladder for Booker T. Washington yes Photo … about his art, he describes how he worked with materials to create a form. Puryear was born in 1941 in Washington, … in the dignity of academic training, manual labor, and service to the community, Washington insisted that Tuskegee …
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… Lesson 4: The Monroe Doctrine: Whose Doctrine Was It? yes Photo caption John Quincy Adams played a crucial … of State , a link from EDSITEment resource Internet Public Library, states: "In Monroe's message to Congress on …
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… Marco Polo Takes A Trip yes Photo caption "Embarking for … produce his famous book. Then they will work in groups to create a large mural/timeline of the life and adventures of … to Marco Polo Polo, Marco available through Internet Public Library Tape or tack the butcher paper for the …
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… Lesson 2: The Federalist Defense of Diversity and "Extending the Sphere" yes … of the central issues had to do with the large nation or republic that would be created. Many Anti-federalists, such as Brutus and Centinel, …
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… Alexis de Tocqueville on the Tyranny of the Majority yes … in his time. The greatest danger Tocqueville saw was that public opinion would become an all-powerful force, and that … laws and otherwise influences government, but it also “creates opinions” and “gives birth to sentiments” in society …
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… Thomas Hart Benton: The Sources of Country Music yes Photo … led him to incorporate American democratic themes into his publicly displayed murals and to develop a painting … of the Archive of American Folksong in 1928, the LOC created a national center for the preservation and study of …
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… Memorial Day: Commemoration, Rediscovery, and Reconsideration May … we should think about the nation’s wars and the military service that requires such ultimate sacrifices. Some … Network partners, What So Proudly We Hailed, especially created for this holiday. “The Meaning of Memorial Day” The …
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… Montaigne “On Cruelty”: A Close Reading of a Classic Essay yes … his father. Later, he studied law, became a distinguished public servant, and even advised several French kings. After … death of his father in 1571, Montaigne retired from public service to devote himself to reading and writing. The fruits …
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… George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and the Presidents' Day holiday … 12) and George Washington (February 22), our commercial republic* has come to celebrate a national holiday … and political virtues that emerged during Washington's long service to his country in the French and Indian Wars and …
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… Doing Oral History with Vietnam War Veterans yes Photo caption Jack … or were drafted, many say they are proud of their service and would not give up the experiences they had had …
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… Picturing Freedom: Selma-to-Montgomery in March, 1965 yes Photo caption James … Distant signs Weeds are close to the viewer and help create a sense of scale. The ground dips down near the edges … civil rights movement? To what extent has media influenced public opinion and public policy regarding civil rights? A …
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… Pearl S. Buck: "On Discovering America" yes Photo caption A … "migrant" workers. According to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service , an "immigrant" is a person "who has been granted … American immigrants in the 1930s. Explain that they will create a computer presentation in which they share the …
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… Dr. King's Dream yes Photo caption Dr. Martin Luther King during a press … discuss what King's words mean to them. Finally, they will create picture books about their own dreams of freedom for … King's birthplace can be accessed through the National Park Service . Finally, remind students of some of the other …
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… From Courage to Freedom: Frederick Douglass's 1845 Autobiography yes … available via the EDSITEment-reviewed Internet Public Library: Imagery: ( Wikipedia ) ( Dictionary.com ) … frustration in dealing with someone. Teachers may want to create a handout or a power point file for students with …
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… Lesson 1: Mark Twain and American Humor yes Photo caption Mark Twain, … editors and other promoters, adopted by a grateful American public, 'Mark Twain' became a kind of mythic hero." Part of … with this literary device. What goes into the dialect he creates—misspellings? grammatical mistakes? inventive …
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… Emily Dickinson and Poetic Imagination: "Leap, Plashless" yes Photo caption … will observe how a poet plays with language and imagery to create a scene by acting out verse lines. Finally, they will … University of Virginia Library, Lift Every Voice Internet Public Library " Blessed [Blest] Be the Tie That Binds " …
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… Unicorns, Dragons, and Other Magical Creatures yes Photo caption Virgin … listen to stories about them. Finally, students will create puppets representing magical creatures of their own … available through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource Internet Public Library. Next, show students a reproduction of the …