Posted: June 10th, 2015

Reaction Papers

2 Reaction Papers, 1.5 pages on each reading uploaded. IMPORTANT: Do not use any outside source. No internet, no documentaries, papers other sources. ONLY the readings uploaded and your personal reflection and reaction. Systematically analyze key concepts from the readings uploaded.Reaction papers should answer the following questions. • What do/does the author(s) claim to be telling us about the social world? o To whom do/does the author(s) believe his/her claim applies? o What exceptions do/does the author(s) make to his/her claim? • What reasons do/does the author(s) give for advancing this claim? o Are they good/effective reasons? Explain. • What kinds of evidence (data, personal experience, case studies, citations from an expert, etc.) do/does the author(s) offer in support of his/her reasons? Is the evidence convincing and relevant? • Does the author offer and refute alternative explanations? o What possible explanations does the author fail to eliminate? • Summarize your response to the readings by giving an overall evaluation of the argument(s). Reaction essays should be at least 1.5 double-spaced, typed pages each. 12- point Times New Roman font. Include the author and title of the reading(s) in the header for each of the 2 papers.
Questions for 1st reading:What is the “Master Narrative of American History?”
What was the view of savagery England imported into the American colonies and where was that view developed?
In the early colonies was Native American “savagery” seen as cultural or genetic? What differences were there in Virginia and New England when it comes to this? Use Takaki’s book A Different mirror to answer these questions. Do not use the internet or other online sources
Use: 1: http://www.enotes.com/topics/different-mirror
2: https://www.whitman.edu/newsroom/a-different-mirror-ron-takaki-presents-2006-whitman-college-commencement-address
Do not use exact quotes,do not use exact material, do not cite, Explain in your own words.
Questions for 2nd reading: Use above link and the uploaded reading to answer these: On page 340 Takaki writes “ World War II… forced Americans to look critically at the color lines in their own society… The contradictions between the reality of prejudice and the principle of equality became American dilemmas.” In what ways did the United States’ implementation of the New Deal (Fox), reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and involvement in WWII create inequality? In what ways during this time did the U.S. lay the groundwork for greater equality?