Culture Short Essays, just need two!

Culture Short Essay #1: The Press and the American Revolution

Click on this link ( http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/reporting-the-revolutionary-war-an-interview-with-todd-andrlik/) for the Mt. Vernon website and read the interview about newspapers and the American Revolution.  Then go to this page ( https://allthingsliberty.com/2015/02/top-10-revolutionary-war-newspapers/ ) and review the "Top Ten Revolutionary Newspapers". Using the information you find in those two articles and material covered in class, draft a short essay (300-400 words) addressing the following question:

Without newspapers, would there have been an American Revolution? Did the press influence the outcome of the war?

Be sure to address both parts of this question.

Culture Short Essay #2: Immigrant Experience

First, open these files and review the quotes and political cartoons:

· Pol_cartoons_Gild_Age.docx

· Quotes_Wealth_Gild_Age.docx

Second, learn about Jacob Riis, a social documentary photographer, documented the conditions of the working poor during the Gilded Age. Go to this web page ( https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/us-art-19c/us-19c-arch-sculp-photo/a/jacob-riis-how-the-other-half-lives-knee-pants-at-forty-five-cents-a-dozena-ludlow-street-sweaters-shop ), read the text and review the photographs from Riis' seminal work, How the Other Half Lives.

Then, complete the following assignment:

The vast gap between wealthy corporate magnates and the working poor during the Gilded Age led to a serious question of equity. Immigrants, especially, were exploited by industrial giants. Using the resources provided in this lesson and the material in your text, as well as any other resources you might find useful, write a 300-400 word essay addressing the following question:

Using the immigrant experience as your reference point, discuss the responsibility of the rich and powerful for its workers. Can the private sector be trusted to protect the public interest?