While we understand that race is a social classification and not a biological one, it is still a very meaningful concept to most people in America. 

I would like for you to discuss your own race/ethnic identity in this essay.  

Be sure to incorporate the concepts from the readings: stereotypes , racial and ethnic inequality, discrimination and prejudice, white privilege, etc. Answer some of these questions within your essay. 

Again look for a good ‘hook’ and a clear thesis for your essay.

What is your racial/ethnic identity? When and how did you become aware of this identity? What role has it played in your life?How does it affect you in your social activities? How does it affect you in your school? How does it affect you in your community? In what ways do you benefit from this identity? In what ways do you suffer or miss out because of this identity?

This essay should be at least 800 words and should be very specific about the terms and concepts mentioned in your book and in the readings for the unit. APA style.

The final essay, due on November 25th, makes up 25% of your final grade. 

For this essay you will choose at least one chapter from the Louisbourg Portraits other than “The Marriage of Marie-Louise Cruchon” and write an essay about what the life of the individual(s) in question tells us about eighteenth-century society (i.e. social relations, class, race, gender). You may also make use of the “Marriage” chapter if you wish. 

This assignment asks you to generalize from the particular, something that historians do all the time. For this final essay, you are the historian.

5-6 pages, double spaced, 1" margins, Times New Roman font size 12

Please use Chicago notes style when engaging with and attributing sources.

Choose two to three of the films studied in the class to compare and contrast in response to one of the following questions. 

Be sure to reference specific examples from the films to illustrate your arguments. 

8-10 pages. MLA.

1. How do children’s films depict “difference” or “otherness”? Do these depictions sanction only certain types of “otherness”? Who might be left out?

2. Children’s films are often written with two different audiences in mind – children and their parents. Examine the strategies films use to appeal to these very different audiences. Are they successful?

3. Discuss the queer readings of The Little Mermaid and Frozen. Are these readings warranted? Do these films have the potential to be positive coming out stories?

The final essay, due March 29th, makes up 25% of your final grade. 

For this essay, draw on course readings and lecture notes to debate whether corporations have too much influence on government in the context of American politics. 

Take a clear position in the debate, drawing on evidence to argue what “too much influence” may involve. Be careful not to ignore counterpoints to your position. 

The essay should be 6 pages in length and use MLA citation style.