Sample Questions For PaperBasic: What can X tell us about Y?What can the homeless tell us about social mobility or movement in the U.S.?How can categories of gender be crossed?What’s the traditional definition of the American Dream? And what are the complications of the American Dream?What do different rates of Black and Latino men tell us about US culture/society?What can the NSA surveillance scandal tell us about US society?Westward ExpansionManifest Destiny: the idea that the US is a special place that has a destiny that is divinely ordained to control the US from coast to coast.Conquest/expansion is about peace?The reason for expanding the west was that they Native Americans were not using the land and resources as efficiently as they couldThis idea that the land was being wastedTrail of Tears (1830s): Much was violent and forced with treaties that were heavily tipped in favor of the colonialsForced relocation, massacre“I Want to Ride In Geronimo’s Cadillac” by Philip DeloriaThe antagonism between the automobile and the Native AmericansTechnological progressThe idea that Native American’s can not have technological progress without relocation and our helpMovement across timeThe idea that Native Americans were somehow stuck in timeAnnexing of Native American’s and their landRecurring idea in American imagination that Native Americans were care takers of the land and we came and took that responsibilityWe often forget that the borders of the US have not always been how they are todayIt’s like we have always been here (In the US)AMST-A10 1st Edition Lecture 4 Outline of Last Lecture I. Review of Last ClassII. The American Dreama. Income Inequality in the USIII. Criticisms of the American DreamOutline of Current Lecture I. Sample Questions for PaperII. Westward Expansiona. Manifest Destinyb. Trail Of TearsIII. “I Want To Ride In Geronimo’s Cadillac”Current Lecture Sample Questions For Paper- Basic: What can X tell us about Y?- What can the homeless tell us about social mobility or movement in the U.S.?- How can categories of gender be crossed?- What’s the traditional definition of the American Dream? And what are the complications of the American Dream?- What do different rates of Black and Latino men tell us about US culture/society?- What can the NSA surveillance scandal tell us about US society? Westward ExpansionThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Manifest Destiny: the idea that the US is a special place that has a destiny that is divinelyordained to control the US from coast to coast. - Conquest/expansion is about peace? The reason for expanding the west was that they Native Americans were not using the land and resources as efficiently as they could- This idea that the land was being wasted Trail of Tears (1830s): Much was violent and forced with treaties that were heavily tippedin favor of the colonials - Forced relocation, massacre“I Want to Ride In Geronimo’s Cadillac” by Philip Deloria - The antagonism between the automobile and the Native Americans- Technological progresso The idea that Native American’s can not have technological progress without relocation and our help- Movement across timeo The idea that Native Americans were somehow stuck in time- Annexing of Native American’s and their lando Recurring idea in American imagination that Native Americans were care takers of the land and we came and took that responsibilityo We often forget that the borders of the US have not always been how they are today It’s like we have always been here (In the
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