Question
American History
Please answer one of the following questions in a double spaced, 3-4 page paper. In doing so, you must reference one detailed, specific example from Mae Ngai’s The Lucky Ones. You must also incorporate no less than 3 key terms from lectures, being sure to explain what the term means, when it took place, and why it is historically significant. Please Boldyour key terms in your essays to make them easier to identify.
No outside research is permitted for this assignment. You can draw on the book as well as our lectures, including any images, cartoons, texts or film clips. Please remember that citations including page numbers are required when quoting directly from a source. I prefer Chicago Manual of Style (Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.citations, formatted as endnotes. No bibliography is necessary. Grading Rubric:
A: Strong argument, complexity and nuance in the argument as well. Detailed explanation of key terms within course context and their significance. Solid understanding of and engagement with readings, critical analysis throughout.
B:To get a B someone must fulfill basic
requirements, some good analysis but failure to address complexity of issues,
evidence, argument, etc.
C: No analysis, no argument, failure
to fulfill basic requirements, and/or demonstrates
some misunderstanding or lack of comprehension of material.
D: Fundamental
misunderstanding, incomplete.
+/- papers combine
elements of these
categories. Tips:
● Write deeply not broadly (ex. cut out “Throughout US history…”)
● Write for someone who is not familiar with the course material – assume you need to explain things clearly and in detail.
● Be sure to define your terms. For
the first question what is “full citizenship?” What is "whiteness?"
For the second question, what is “Social Darwinism?” (Also, for the second question “Social
Darwinism” cannot be one of your key terms.)
●Develop an argument! An argument is not a statement of fact, but typically
answers a Why? How? Or So What? question. An
argument can also be argued against.
●We encourage you to reach out to us to talk about your thesis statement and the specific evidence you will be using. While we will not read entire paperdrafts, we will gladly look over outlines, introductions and thesis statements.
Question #1: In what ways was whiteness a requirement of full citizenship—of truly being “at home”—in the United State at the turn of the twentieth century? How did some people attempt to challenge this?
Question #2: Where and how can we see the effects of Social Darwinism, or the idea that the "fittest" races and economic groups would naturally rise to the top, in American politics and culture at the turn of the twentieth century?
Expert Solution
Immigration in the United
State has been a major topic of discussion attracting a lot of controversies
due to the inequality that the migrants faced from the Americans in the
twentieth century. It is one country that has been supporting discrimination for
a long thus only a few people could acquire full citizenship. Some people were
against the idea of whiteness as a requirement for gaining citizenship due to
various reasons. Survival in the US was for the fittest thus the Social
Darwinism which supports racism, social inequality, and imperialism. Some races
and economic groups in the US would naturally rise to the top in politics and
culture. Therefore, inequality was a major challenge to any immigrant to become
an American citizen due to the difficult requirements and the suppression of
immigrants.
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