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Racism Within American Higher Education This history of American higher education is plagued by systemic racism and oppression of many marginalized identities such as Black, Latino/a, and women. African American students were almost entirely banned from American higher education from the creation of Harvard College in 1636 until past the Civil War (Anderson, 2002). Slave states banned African Americans from education using the state law, while free states practiced institutionalized racism to…

Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the Classroom (From: http://marjorieumg.weebly.com/learning-theories.html) For this work, I would like to focus on “Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the classroom” in the scope of this course. In the following sections, I will explain the meaning and the basics of constructivism theory, the origin of it and the starting point of the theory. In addition, importance of constructivism theory will be discussed. Furthermore, the supporters…

Conventions to Travel With In the years when explorers and settlers traveled to the undiscovered land of the Americas, travel narratives became a hallmark of the area’s literature. Feeding the hunger for excitement and adventure, their popularity skyrocketed. Not only do these stories inspire wonder in the reader, they provide insights into life and events of the time. Two famous narratives, in particular, remain an essential part of learning about such travels. John Smith’s The General History…

Andrew Lampman HIST 202A-03 MW 0800-0930 An American Discourse to Liberty Americans often remember the battle cry of Patrick Henry “Give me liberty,” though many forget that with the liberation of America in the 1770s from British control many remained in bondage in this nation. The American Revolution revealed the hypocrisy of liberty, as the colonies fought for independence, and yet enslavement remained an integral part of the new nation. Liberation was the idea that men had certain…

Religion was a large part of North Americans’ lives during colonial times. Many different groups moved to North America to escape religious persecution in their home countries. However, “freedom of religion” did not always exist in the present-day United States. While many groups came to North America to escape religious persecution, they only wanted the freedom to practice their own religion and did not necessarily want everyone to be able to practice their own religion. Until the Bill of…

While no one in my family holds the current office of governor, a relative held the first office as governor in Plymouth. He died shortly after coming over on the Mayflower, however, my family still remembers him. My family’s old money accumulates more and more throughout the years and provides an ever expanding labyrinth of gardens for Rose and I to have a picnic in. We arrive at the florid estate just in time to…

pines. There were newer species here that we had not previously identified including: sweet gale (nice fragrance), ground juniper (sharp), and polypody ferns (very small). Older species were also identified including: paper birch, bear berry, Canada Mayflower, pillow moss, pincushion moss, reindeer lichen, and blueberry. As you travel further north from this location, there are fewer red/white pines and more jack pines and black spruces which…

Fredreka Goodgame Mrs. Glover Western Civilization 101 11 April 2015 Christianity: The Great Awakening Christianity is defined as the religion based on the teachings of Jesus the Nazareth; it was developed out of Judaism in the 1st Century C.E. The Great Awakening was an otherworldly replenishment that cleared the American Provinces, especially New Britain, amid the first 50% of the 18th Century. Certain Christians started to disassociate themselves with the created way to deal with love at the…

of illegal immigrants in the United States of America. If you really think about it, everyone in America is an immigrant or related to an immigrant. Unless you are Native American, your ancestors weren’t born here. The first colonists aboard the Mayflower were immigrants; leaving their country to escape religious persecution. Benjamin Franklin’s father is an immigrant. Thomas Paine, author of…

Lesson 301 - Capitalization Capitalize the first word of a sentence. Example: The lessons begin tomorrow. Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter. 1. You don't seem to understand. 2. Why didn't you ask me? 3. The boy will be punished for his wrongs. 4. Get out of here. 5. Did you see that! Lesson 302 - Capitalization Capitalize the word I, either alone or in a contraction. Examples : Do I get to go? I said that I'm here. Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter. 1.…