HST 102 Week 5 Assignment 2

HST 102 Week 5 Assignment 2 | Indiana Wesleyan University 

5.5 Assignment: Final Exam - Part Two

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Instructions

1.   Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.

2.   Respond to two of the following three essay questions:

a.    Which president has had the most impact on American history in the post-Civil War era?

                i.        This must be a President who is no longer living.

               ii.        You will need to explain your rationale for choosing this particular president, giving several examples of how this president has changed American history or significantly impacted the course of American history. 

b.    What event in post-Civil War America has had the most important impact on American culture or political, economic, social, or religious institutions?

                i.        Discuss specifically how this particular event changed America, and perhaps even the world.

               ii.        You may also discuss a specific era in this essay and not limit yourself to an individual event. 

c.    How has faith, or the lack of it, influenced America in the post-Civil War era?  How has Christianity impacted American culture?

                i.        You can describe the role of the churches in American culture.

               ii.        You could also discuss how America’s increasing ethnic diversity has eroded the Judeo-Christian consensus that served as a unifying and stabilizing force in American culture until the last few decades.  

3.   When you’ve completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself and submit the essays in one document to your instructor using the Assignment submission folder by the end of the workshop.