Historiography is the study of the writing of history and its interpretations over time.  You are the historian now and you will assess the administrations of Andrew Jackson and his impact on the US. Jacksonian America Assignment  We have entered the age of intense campaigning to the masses. All sorts of methods came into play. Presidential campaigns especially became entertainment with newspaper and magazine articles and advertisements, stunts, endorsements, signs, stump speeches, rallies, jingles, songs, and food and alcoholic beverages (hard cider came to symbolize the common man)… Step 1:  Think about this question: So how do you categorize Jackson? What motivated him? What was his ideology? Were there contradictions? See Images as History on pages 244 and 245. Do you support Old Hickory or King Andrew? Make sure you know what side you are on and why Jackson is viewed each way.  A true historical assessment is not an one issue approach. Step 2: After choosing your position, create a campaign slogan (something that will fit on a bumper sticker) that supports your opinion. Try to keep in mind the impact (good or bad) that Jackson’s policies had on the historical development of the nation. You are limited to 10 words. *You can use the biography.com sources as well the lectures and textbook. Step 3: Once you have created your bumper sticker slogan, name the type of car that you would imagine Jackson driving (if he was alive today) if he was Cruisin’ the Coast. Your choice of car will reflect your position on Jackson’s record as president. Explain your choice of car and slogan based on your assessment of his presidency in 5 sentences.

To prepare for this Discussion: Review this week’s assigned readings in the course texts. Select one indigenous group from the reading and review the cultural elements of that group. Compare a thought, belief, or ritual that you practice in your own culture to a thought, belief, or ritual in an indigenous culture. Consider how comparing aspects of two different cultures can be problematic or useful. With these thoughts in mind: By Day 3 Post one paragraph that describes your comparison of a thought, belief, or ritual in your own community with that from an indigenous culture. In a second paragraph, discuss the challenges in comparing thoughts, beliefs, or rituals from two communities in this way. Explain how this comparison might be useful. Thread 3 A ritual from your own culture and a ritual from an indigenous culture. Be sure to support your ideas by connecting them to the week’s Learning Resources, or something you have read, heard, seen, or experienced. Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings. By Day 5 Respond to at least two of your colleagues’ postings that contain a perspective other than yours. Explain how your colleagues’ perspectives do either of the following: Align with or complement your perspective. Contrast with or are in opposition to your perspective. POST 1 A thought from your own culture and thought from an indigenous culture: Culture is the term of social behaviors and norms that are found within human societies, each culture will have different types of norms and behaviors in which will be developed over time. As the Tiwi culture is different on many different levels compared to my very own culture, I have many thoughts in mind. One thought that really stuck out from the indigenous culture was their beliefs on marriage. Traditional Tiwi culture mandates that all women must be married (Peters-Golden, H.P. (2012). Now in my culture, it is not required for women to get married, although if you are unmarried in my culture, you may be asked why you are not married yet it is not looked at as a necessity. In the past this the culture required every female to be always married, there was no concept of an unmarried female, ever (Peter-Golden, H. P. (2012). As someone who comes from a a culture that does not require me to be married I find that this belief that the Tiwi live-by would be a challenge. References: Peters-Golden, H. P. (2012). Culture sketches: Case studies in anthropology (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. POST 2 As directed this week, I did take a moment to reflect on one of my culture’s beliefs/ rituals. As a Latina in my family, Catholic religion is the base and with that every year is Lent. For 46 days this practice is recognized and during this time no meat is consumed on Ash Wednesday or Fridays. Fasting is also practiced on these days as well, though for some this is not followed. When considering my cultures practice of Lent there are many contrasts to the Vegetarian Festival in Thailand. While their practice may be 9 days, there are rituals that here in this country would not be deemed holy, but most likely considered self-mutilating practices. The challenge when looking at the two is a basic understanding, just as Lent may be a foreign concept to them and not seem reasonable, the same can be said when initially observing their Festival. Between our two countries are differences in what our culture deems acceptable practices which would limit theirs if they were to try to display it here. This day and age we have what has been labeled as “cancel culture” which would no doubt be in full swing should the display of piercing one’s cheek with a foreign object be displayed. In addition to not being willing to openly observe without aversion is the limits of our understanding of the fluidity of a belief. Taoism is not hard to understand, for a good read on the basics there is ‘The Tao of Pooh’ by Benjamin Hoff, through his words we can understand that Taoism is simply to be and not to over think, which is again where there would be a struggle. Every culture has their methods of purification through devotion, for us here in America the issue is whether or not we can turn off our criticism and turn on appreciation instead. “The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard - one that thinks too much.” Benjamin Hoff References: Cohen, E. (2012). The Vegetarian Festival and the city pillar: The appropriation of a Chinese religious custom for a cult of the Thai civic religion. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 10(1), 1–21. Hoff, B. (1982). The Tao of Pooh. New York: E.P. Dutton

PurposeWriting a fully developed essay, incorporating research and clear organization, prepares you to write successful college essays. Your essay must follow MLA format. For a review of MLA formatting, integration of sources, and MLA documentation, return to the videos for MLA Basics in Student Resources in the main menu.DirectionsUse feedback from your self-review and your Turnitin report to revise your paper one final time, paying close attention to clarity and fluency of ideas and editing and proofreading for correct grammar, mechanics, spelling, and MLA format.Submit the final draft of your essay on fracking or offshore drilling as a docx file.GradingThis assignment is worth 150 points.Your essay will be graded using the Essay Grading Rubric, focusing on the elements found in the Essay Evaluation Checklist.RubricEssay Grading Rubric (150 points)Essay Grading Rubric (150 points)CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMLA Formatting(MLA Heading, Title, and Paging)7.5 to >5.36 ptsVery Good (A)Paper is properly formatted according to MLA requirements5.36 to >4.29 ptsGood (B-C)One MLA formatting requirement is not done correctly4.29 to >0 ptsNeeds Improvement (D-F)More than one MLA requirement is not done correctly7.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFocus(Thesis)22.5 to >20.36 ptsVery Good (A)Thesis is clear, fully developed, insightful and effectively responds to prompt20.36 to >15.0 ptsGood (B-C)Has a thesis that responds to the prompt, but it is vague or not fully developed15.0 to >0 ptsNeeds Improvement (D-F)Thesis does not respond to the prompt, is too general to provide a focus for the essay, or doesn’t exist22.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization(Topic sentences)22.5 to >20.36 ptsVery Good (A)Topic sentences are clearly written, fluent, and aligned with the main ideas related to the thesis, and those main ideas are presented in a logical order20.36 to >15.0 ptsGood (B-C)Topic sentences lack clarity and/or fluency, but are aligned with thesis and logically ordered15.0 to >0 ptsNeeds Improvement (D-F)Topic sentences are vague or non-existent22.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSupporting Ideas37.5 to >33.75 ptsVery Good (A)Evidence and explanations are relevant, fluent and adequately support topic sentences33.75 to >26.25 ptsGood (B-C)Evidence and explanations are relevant but need further development26.25 to >0 ptsNeeds Improvment (D-F)Evidence and explanations are not all relevant or adequate37.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction7.5 to >5.36 ptsVery Good (A)Introduction grabs the reader and expresses ideas that lead into the thesis5.36 to >4.29 ptsGood (B-C)Introduction expresses ideas that lead into the thesis, but it lacks development4.29 to >0 ptsNeeds Improvement (D-F)Introduction is missing or lacks adequate development7.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion7.5 to >5.36 ptsVery Good (A)Conclusion restates thesis idea and sums up body of essay, leaving the reader with a reflective thought5.36 to >4.29 ptsGood (B-C)Conclusion restates the thesis and sums up the body of the essay4.29 to >0 ptsNeeds Improvement (D-F)Conclusion is missing or lacks adequate development to bring the essay to a close7.5 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIn-text Citations15.0 to >13.5 ptsVery GoodSource ideas are properly cited within the text of the essay according to MLA rules13.5 to >10.5 ptsGood (B-C)Source ideas are evident, but have errors in MLA rules10.5 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementSource ideas are not cited15.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWorks Cited15.0 to >13.5 ptsVery Good (A)Sources are properly listed in a Works Cited, following MLA formatting rules13.5 to >10.5 ptsGood (B-C)Sources are listed, but some errors in formatting evident10.5 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementSources improperly listed or Works Cited is missing15.0 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar and Mechanics15.0 to >13.5 ptsVery Good (A)Writing has no major errors in sentence structure, spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation and indentation13.5 to >10.5 ptsGood (B-C)Writing has 1-3 major errors that interfere with clarity and fluency of ideas10.5 to >0 ptsNeeds ImprovementWriting has more than 3 major errors and/or is difficult to read15.0 ptsTotal Points: 150.0