Author: chris

• Choose one (1) example of architecture that you believe best exemplifies the characteristic post-modern style. Provide a rationale for your selection, and describe two (2) of the features of post-modern style that you find intriguing.

Choose two (2) of the following late 20th century African-American artists, and compare and contrast their art: Bearden, Lawrence, Basquiat, or Colescott. Describe specific elements of the works from the chosen artists that represent the multiplicity of the African-American experience. Identify one (1) of these works (or some other by an African American artist) that you would like in your workplace, and explain why.

1. In the speech, Ho mentions crimes committed by the French during their occupation of Vietnam.  Which crimes, as you read them, were in your opinion most severe and justified Vietnamese independence?

1. Ho claims that Vietnam’s independence is consistent with the philosophical principles which the Allies claimed were paramount during World War 2.  What principles was Ho referring to, and does he make references to occasions where those principles were reasserted?

1. Ho’s speech proclaiming Vietnam’s independence contains a demand that the free world support that independence in part as payment for services rendered during World War 2.  What ‘service’ did Vietnam render during that conflict?

Was Ho Chi Minh a Communist?

Starting in the 1960’s, baseball started to lose its appeal as America’s game as football began to become popular. In at least 500 words, describe some of the differences between baseball and football? Why did football (in your opinion) start to become popular? What were some of the stars (or storylines) in baseball during the 1960’s to keep baseball popular. Which do you prefer – and why?

Starting in the 1960’s, baseball started to lose its appeal as America’s game as football began to become popular. In at least 500 words, describe some of the differences between baseball and football? Why did football (in your opinion) start to become popular? What were some of the stars (or storylines) in baseball during the 1960’s to keep baseball popular. Which do you prefer – and why?

Starting in the 1960’s, baseball started to lose its appeal as America’s game as football began to become popular. In at least 500 words, describe some of the differences between baseball and football? Why did football (in your opinion) start to become popular? What were some of the stars (or storylines) in baseball during the 1960’s to keep baseball popular. Which do you prefer – and why?

Consider the American culture of 1950s rock and roll, television, movies, and comic books.  Evaluate how the mass culture of  the 1950s is reflective of American fears and values, including the status of black Americans.