DirectionsJane Addams and Zitkala-Sa's are two very different women from two very different worlds. You can think about them as looking at the same process of civilizing those elements of society seen as “uncivilized” a designation that applied to both Native Americans and recent immigrants. You will really want to think broadly about this idea of “settlement” and how upper and middle class white americans were seeking to “civilize” the people of southern Europe and the Native Americans as neither fit nicely into the ideals of the upper middle class. Zitkala-Sa was a recipient of this treatment and it is important for us to grapple with these challenging ideas of identity and race and how these ideas come into conflict with these the goals and experiences of individual reformers and their subjects. Steps to complete the Assignment:Read the two sets of documents at the end of Chapter 7 on pages 376-387 (Zitkala-Sa and Jane Addams).Answer the following questions. Your essay should be 400-600 words long:How did white society try to assimilate Native American children?One scholar has characterized the assimilationist education offered by well-meaning white "friends of the Indian" as a kind of "tender violence." Given Zitkala-Sa's account, what do you think of this term?Compare the response of the author to the noise and regimentation of her school to the experiences of European immigrants arriving into bustling, industrial American Cities.Early in this essay, Addams speaks of the conditions in "the poor districts of any city" as "frontier-like." What does she mean by this? What were the similarities between the "settlement" of the West and "settlement" houses?How does Addams approach to charity for immigrants compare and/or contrast with that of the reformers who created the Native American boarding schools?Explain and support your answer with examples from the resources.

Research PaperNote: Before beginning this assignment, read through information contained in the Scholastic Dishonesty link in the course menu to the left.The core assignment of this course is a documented research paper (1500-2000 words in length = approx. 6 - 8 pages double spaced, 12-point font).The paper should support a thesis statement with information gained from research or investigation.The paper will not be just a report presenting information, but will be a paper that carefully examines and presents your own historical interpretation of the topic you have chosen and your interpretation of the information you have gathered.The paper may include consideration of problems and solutions, define key terms, or refute arguments against your thesis statement.It will be important to choose a topic of interest to you.Approach this assignment with an open and skeptical mind, then form an opinion based on what you have discovered.You must suspend belief while you are investigating and let the discoveries shape your opinion. (This is a thesis-finding approach.)Once you have found your thesis, write the paper to support it.You will use some of the following critical thinking skills in this process:Choosing an appropriate topic, limiting the topicGathering information, summarizing sourcesAnalyzing and evaluating sourcesDefining key termsSynthesizing information, comparing and contrasting sourcesTesting a thesis, making a historical argument, using refutationAmassing support for a positionDocumenting sourcesBecause this may be a longer paper than you have written before and a complex process is involved, it is recommended that you complete this paper using the following steps:Choose a topic related to U.S. History up to 1877 (Chapters 1-15) that you would truly like to explore and that you are willing to spend some time on. Your chosen topic should be focused. Pose a question that you really want to answer. You may want to begin with more than one topic in mind.Do some preliminary reading on the topic(s). You may begin with the textbook, then further explore the information available. Refine your topic. Summarize your topic, your interest in the topic, the questions you want to answer, and a hypothesis you want to test.Gather information from a variety of sources. Use a minimum of four sources for your paper, and at least one must be a primary source.Examples of primary sources are ones that are used in our discussion forums 2 - 8.They are sources that are contemporary to the times under investigation.An example of a secondary source is our textbook, though the textbook also contains excerpts of primary sources, which you may use as a source in your paper.Outline the results of your research and the plan for your paper (you are not required to submit the outline).Write the final draft and be sure to include a Works Cited List, and use the correct MLA documentation style.Grade RubricINTRODUCTION & THESIS: The paper makes a clear and effective statement (the thesis) about the chosen topic. /15FOCUS AND DEVELOPMENT: Body of the paper focuses on this thesis and develops it fully, recognizing the complexity of issues. /30SUPPORT AND SYNTHESIS: Uses sufficient and relevant evidence to support the thesis (and primary points), including facts, inferences, and judgments. Quotes, summarizes, and paraphrases accurately and effectively--appropriately introducing and explaining each quote. /30CONVENTIONS: Uses MLA format correctly; includes a Works Cited list; is free of errors. /10CORRECTNESS AND STYLE: Shows critical thinking and depth of understanding; uses appropriate tone; shows sophistication in language usage and sentence structure. /15

Memes are all around us. We adopt, embrace, and perhaps reject them consciously and unconsciously. This week, you are asked to explore memes that have influenced your social experiences in your home, community, and place of employment. How might your memes influence your leadership style? To Prepare Review the Brodie website, Virus of the Mind, from the Learning Resources. Post an explanation of memes and the characteristics by which they may be recognized. Evaluate which memes from your experience in your organization or community seem to be the most positive and the most dangerous. Provide examples to support your evaluation. Required Readings Clawson, J. G. (2012). Level three leadership: Getting below the surface (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Chapter 10, “A Leader’s Guide to Why People Behave the Way They Do” (pp. 126–138) Chapter 11, “The Reb Model” (pp. 139–153)