Did Reconstruction help the United States to accomplish any of its original goals?
atch the old Chinese movie ″Two Stage Sisters″ and read the article ″Two stage sisters The blossoming of a revolutionary aesthetic by Gina Marchetti (can be found on GOOGLE) • Purpose: to cultivate the habits of critical reading by making arguments and providing evidence • Content: identify an argument (not merely a topic) from a required reading (with direct quotations and page numbers) and discuss it in relation to the designated film of the day • Focus: your ability to articulate someone else’ argument and state your interpretation of a film in relation to that argument; mere factual information or plot summary won’t count as argument
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was created to protect against discrimination what Congress considered to be the five most important classes of persons needing protection. These classes came to be known as the “Big Five” and included Race, Color, Sex, Religion, and National Origin. Do you think that these five classes are the most important classes, or would you have chosen other classes such as Age, Sexual Orientation, etc.? Explain and defend whether you are in agreement or not.