HIS 200 Applied History module 4 PDF

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Module 4 Short Responses – Question 1 1. 2. 3. 4.

Your best friend People reading a newspaper editorial you've written Your professor The audience at a conference where you are presenting

1. My Best Friend: I'd use an informal tone, and provide brief details as they would really only be looking for basic information. 2. People reading a newspaper editorial I've written: I'd use a formal tone, but nothing too formal, I want to put readers at ease. I'd provide key points as news articles have only so much space and I would assume the readers know nothing so I am providing the basic information for them to do their own searches. 3. My Professor: I would use a formal tone with a high level of detail. I would include detailed arguments and scholarly sources to make my argument. 4: The audience at a conference where I am presenting: I would use a formal tone with a high level of detail, if I'm presenting at a conference I can assume the audience has at least a base knowledge of the subject. I would provide a more detailed argument as the subject matter expert being asked to speak.

Module 4 Short Responses – Question 2 Consider how your audience might influence the information you include in an historical analysis essay about the Women's Suffrage Movement. What audience would be most interested in reading about the women's movement? How would you tailor your presentation to that audience? What message would be most appropriate for this audience?

I believe the audience most interested in learning of the suffragette movement would be those currently fighting for their own rights wanting to learn what made these women so successful. I would tailor my presentation to be a bit on the informal side to put them at ease while still keeping enough formality to show them that I am a subject matter expert. For a group like this, the message most important would be the long-term momentum buildup needed that made the movement so successful.

Module 4 Short Responses – Question 3 Let's say the intended audience for your historical analysis essay about the legal battle for women's suffrage is a group of civil rights lawyers. How would you explain the legal background of the Constitution and the Nineteenth Amendment? How would this approach

compare and contrast to an audience of high school students?

If my audience was civil rights leaders, I would explain the legal background with a formal tone and with many scholarly sources so any of the lawyers listening to my analysis can continue researching if they are curious. I would provide analytical data on how Congress was voting at the time and how the everyday person, both men, and women feel about the suffragette movement. If my audience was a 9th-grade high school class, then I would use an informal tone. If I remember anything from my time in high school it was that speakers could be easily boring. I would avoid getting too technical providing a broad overview while still providing the scholarly sources for additional research.

Module 4 Short Responses – Question 4 Was President Kennedy's decision to support the Equal Rights Amendment a necessary cause for the amendment's passage by Congress?

I do not believe JFK's decision to support the Equal Rights Amendment was a necessary cause for the amendment's passage by Congress because he didn't push for it once in office. It seemed more like he claimed to support the ERA to obtain women's votes. His focus on the civil rights movement overshadowed the women's fight for equal rights. Module 4 Short Responses – Question 5 Was the social tumult of the 1960s a necessary cause of the women's liberation movement?

Yes, I believe the social tumult of the 1960s was a necessary cause. In the wake of the more prominent civil rights movement, people were becoming more aware of the injustice of American laws toward not only African Americans but women as well.

Module 4 Short Responses – Question 6 Simone de Beauvoir was the intellectual founder of the women's liberation movement. Tailor this thesis statement into a message suitable for an audience of high school history students.

Published in 1949, Simone de Beauvoir's book "The Second Sex" made her the founder of the modern women's liberation movement. The book provided historical and critical analysis of

the causes of women's inequality during the suffragette movement. Using her book Simone de Beauvoir highlighted the inequality of genders, inspiring a generation of feminist writers and activists.

Module 4 Short Responses – Question 7 The women's movement's focus on issues related to sexual freedom, including reproductive rights, galvanized support among many younger women, but it cost the movement support among many older and more socially conservative women. Tailor this message for an audience consisting of students in a Women's Studies class.

The 1960s women's movement was reshaped to represent the concerns of that generation of women issues. Issues related to sexual freedom, including reproductive rights. Because these were issues for the younger generation, NOW galvanized support among many women under 30. However, by shifting focus to only the younger generation concerns, it cost the support of many older and more socially conservative women. Even with this loss of support, those from the older group who stayed active in the movement used more traditional forms of political action with great skill. This paired well with the more experimental methods of their younger counterparts....