American Cultural History - Dr. Meirowitz Fall 2020 Please P

American Cultural History Dr Meirowitz Fall 2020 Please Post

American Cultural History Dr. Meirowitz Fall 2020 Please Post

American Cultural History Dr. Meirowitz Fall 2020 Please post in WORD only. There are 3 parts - answer all parts. Grammar and spelling counts. Please proof your work. You need to write clearly and in an organized fashion. Please submit as one complete document in WORD which includes all parts. Do not submit the document in separate parts. ONE WORD DOCUMENT. Documents other than WORD will not be accepted or processed or graded. You don’t need to quote outside materials – but if you do you must footnote, and provide a list of sources. Any footnote format, e.g. Chicago, MLA, APA but be consistent. You must include a list of sources if you use outside sources. ANSWER ALL PARTS - there are 3 Parts.

Part 1

From the text, The American Reader – pick ONLY THREE of the following readings and write at least ½ page double-spaced on each. Explain the background and the significance of the reading – also comment on the author. For each reading, discuss the main points that you learned from it. If you don’t have the text, these readings can be located on the internet: Martin Luther King, Jr. - The March on Washington (p. 578); John Brown - Last Statement to the Court (p. 224); Frederick Douglass - Independence Day Speech at Rochester (p. 202); Learned Hand - The Spirit of Liberty (p. 498); Douglas MacArthur - Duty, Honor, Country (p. 540); John F. Kennedy - Inaugural Address (p. 549).

Part 2

Please watch these videos – MINIMUM ONE AND ONE-HALF (1½) PAGE TYPED DOUBLE-SPACED FOR THIS PART. What was Prohibition? When was it enacted and how was it repealed? Provide details. What did you learn from the videos?

Part 3

Please read and listen to the audio interview titled “ng-harry-smith-b-sides.” What was the Anthology of Folk Music? Discuss what you learned from the interview. Please provide details. What was the issue with three of the tracks that were removed from the anthology? MINIMUM ONE AND ONE-HALF (1½) PAGE DOUBLE-SPACED FOR THIS PART.

References

• King, M. L. Jr. (1963). The March on Washington. In The American Reader.
• Brown, J. (1859). Last Statement to the Court. In The American Reader.
• Douglass, F. (1854). Independence Day Speech at Rochester. In The American Reader.
• Hand, L. (1944). The Spirit of Liberty. In The American Reader.
• MacArthur, D. (1962). Duty, Honor, Country. In The American Reader.
• Kennedy, J. F. (1961). Inaugural Address. In The American Reader.
• Video sources on Prohibition history (details in the actual videos).
• Interview and audio sources on the Anthology of Folk Music.
• Additional scholarly sources on intellectual property rights and folk music history.