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After reading Vasari’s “Life of Michelangelo” and Wallace’s “A Week in the Life of Michelangelo,” please answer the following three questions. Please note that Vasari is a contemporary of Michelangelo and thus his biography is considered a primary source (something that was written or created in the time period under study). Wallace is a modern art historian, who has researched Michelangelo’s life (using multiple primary sources including Vasari) for his article (which is a secondary source). These authors have very different motivations (for more on Vasari’s motivation’s make sure to listen to this week’s narrated talks), which you should keep in mind, […]

Which of the following best describes the federal government’s response to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?

What were the Founding Fathers’ motives for creating the constitution, according to the author of source one? This question is from Chapter 5 of JohnHollitz textbook “thinking through the past”. I am supposed to answer this question from an exploratory standpoint rather than just answering the question

Read the Appleby and Salisbury essays in the Major Problems book and then explain what you think the respective authors meant by describing  “old” and “new” worlds for the Native Americans and Europeans. Which argument did you find most convincing? For full credit you must have at least three paragraphs and you must respond to at least two other student responses.

What are some pros and cons of the two theories represented in this activity regarding the peopling of the Americas?