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Biomes, Plant Community and Ecosystem of Yosemite National Park

Include specifically the biological, geological, climatological, ecological and other factors that influence it (the information that you learned from the websites you visited, above). It could be springtime in the wildflowers of the Death Valley desert, the temperate rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington,the mixed conifer forest that you ski through at Mammoth Mountain, etc. (Note: no points for describing your grandmother’s garden, a park, or any other landscaped place, those are not plant communities). For example, if I had to do this report I would write about my first time walking through a rain forest in Costa Rica, truly a life-changing experience. I would, of course, describe the factors responsible for this particular geographic area being a tropical rain forest, rather than a desert or other biome..
You may NOT copy from or include quotations from any source. All material must be re-written in your own words. No exceptions. Copying, quotations and plagiarism (referenced or not) will result in a lowered grade and, if extensive, a score of zero. Do not copy a single sentence from any source; you will lose points.

Personal Perspective Essay

Unit V Essay
The list below includes some provocative discussions related to the events in this unit’s reading. Choose one of the five
topics to write about. Compose a one-page essay in which you will take a first-person perspective of the situation,
describe the debate in your own words, and provide a justified and academically defended argument for one side or the
other. The essay will need to reflect your understanding of the time period to avoid being anachronistic, and your
argument must relate to one of the viable outcomes from that time.
 As a multi-generational American citizen, in the wake of Pearl Harbor, do you support the internment of your
Japanese neighbors?
 As an 18-year-old male high school senior, are you eager or fearful of going to war?
 As an 18-year-old female high school senior, are you eager or fearful of going into the wartime factories?
 As a tax paying citizen, prior to November 1941, is the crisis in Europe something that the U.S. should join, or
should the U.S. remain isolated? (Use a perspective from no later than November 1941.)
 You are an important congressperson. How do policies and economics that are in place at the end of the war
impact America’s position in the world?
In addition to the topic you selected from the list above, you must consider the influence of the below factors and
conditions, which are relevant to all the topics above, and provide historical detail relevant to your topic:
 perceptions or impacts of limitations on and advocacy for civil rights,
 influence by propaganda or stereotypes,
 impacts of international events or crises,
 impacts of economic conditions, and
 effects on the U.S. isolationist policies.
As this is a point of view essay, a modern perspective will not accurately address what the question is asking for. You are
required to use a minimum of two reputable sources, which must be cited and referenced, only one of which can be an
assigned or provided text or source. It is strongly suggested that the one selection is from the America: History and Life
with Full Text database located within the CSU Online Library. Inappropriate resources or failure to use resources that are
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available in the CSU Online Library can lead to deductions. All sources used, including textbooks, must be referenced;
paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.

Reality and a Myth

Part I.
1 Briefly explain how race is both a reality and a myth. Why has the reality of race been reduced over the course of mankind’s existence, especially over the past 500 years?

2 What is “ethnic work”? Provide an example of how an Italian-American would engage in “ethnic work.”

3 Identify and describe the six major patterns of minority and dominant group relations.

Part II.

1 What is the function of “feminism?” Describe how it has evolved in the United States.

2 Explain why industrialization influences the life expectancy of people in a society.

3 Define the term “graying of America” and describe the consequences of this social transformation.

Part III
1 Describe the difference in cultural themes between marriage in traditional families and marriage in industrial societies.

2 What is the probability of divorce in American society and why is this so difficult to measure?

3 What are some common characteristics of a successful marriage?

Part IV.

Website Assignment Social Inequality:

Place your response in your D2L dropbox for Unit 6 using MS word

Below you will find links to several websites or links addressing social inequality in race/ethnicity, gender and age. Choose two websites /links of interest and explore them. Summarize briefly what you have learned from each selected website about social inequality. Provide at least two statistics you gathered that demonstrate race/ethnic, gender and or age inequality. This inequality can be specific to the United States or global social inequality. How would you evaluate the websites selected as learning tools about social inequality? Would you recommend their use to others? What did you like most about the websites as a source of information? (length: approx. 2 pages ds)

Weblinks:

Gender Inequality:

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/forum/forum-daw-equalsharing.htm

http://ethemes.pearsoncmg.com/020539423X/article_02/index.html

Hint: womenwatch forum is a discussion group website.

http://www.un.org/

Race Inequality:

http://www.splcenter.org/

http://ethemes.pearsoncmg.com/020539423X/article_21/index.html

Poverty

http://ethemes.pearsoncmg.com/020539423X/article_05/index.html

http://ethemes.pearsoncmg.com/020539423X/article_20/index.html

http://ethemes.pearsoncmg.com/020539423X/article_14/index.html