On this page, I will post selected writings that I have done for school or for pleasure. Some are essays, some are book/article reviews, and others are research papers. Please feel free to read them, and let me know what you think! Annotated Bibliography: The Civilian Conservation Corps This was written for my Historical Thought class. It is an exhaustive research of the available materials on the CCC. It contains a bibliographic essay, as well as descriptions of over 30 different sources. Book_Review: Women and the Work of Benevolence and The Grimké Sisters This was written for my Jeffersonian-Jacksonian Democracy (History 525) class. It is a review of two books that I selected to read. I was nominated to present this paper at the annual OSU Academy of History Conference by my professor. Was the Civil Rights Movement a Success? A brief essay for my History 566 course, and my opinion of the Civil Rights movement. Essay: The Second American Revolution This was a part of an essay exam I did for Jeff-Jack Democracy. Its been a really long time since I wrote it, but I believe its about the changing of the guard from the Federalist party to the Democratic-Republicans at the time of the War of 1812. Freedmen's Bureau Education: A research paper A research paper, about the involvement of the Freedmen's Bureau in education of free blacks during Reconstruction. Self-explanatory. Party systems in Early America Another part of an essay exam. I believe it is a compare/contrast of the early political party system in the U.S. Wrote it too long ago to give a decent description. An essay about the progression of U.S. policy regarding slavery from the onset of the Civil War. Pretty informative. Sputnik and the U2: How each affected the course of the Cold War My final paper in History 566. A study of two major Cold War events that are often glossed over in the history books. I really enjoyed researching/writing this one. Were the 1950's the Best Decade Ever? Another brief essay for my History 566 class. Read it to see my answer. A paper about differing views of Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis" written for my Historical Thought class. Women's Work and Ethnicity: Racial and Ethnic Divide's in Women's Work in America My final paper for American Women's History. Who knows why I picked such a complicated topic. Part of an essay exam for American Women's History. It is about women's activism up until the post-Civil War period. Part of an essay exam for American Women's History. It is about women's involvement in the work force up until the post-Civil War period. It was part of a midterm essay exam that I received a 100% on! African American Women: An Essay Another part of my Women's History midterm. This is about African-American women during the antebellum period, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. |
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