Requirements: Grading criteria for paper A.  The paper has a  clear original thesis  or  central argumen t .  It is  well developed and  well structured with a  clear topic sentence and a  c lear transition to the following paragraph and ends with a  strong conclusion .  4-5 page  persuasive commentary  on  ONLY ONE of the following assertions             ( Limit References to 5-6, if they must be used) :  · The Cold War has been called by many historians and non-historians alike as one of the most intense events in history. The United States underwent monumental changes during the early years of post World War II(late 1940s early 1950s). Dramatic situations occurred with breathtaking frequency. Were the changes largely were positive? or negative?  · The Modern Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was a watershed event that had a profound impact on our nation. More than half a century has passed since a number of monumental events associated with this time in our nation’s history took place. The impact on how the movement affected Black Americans since the late 1960s has been intensely debated. The Modern Civil Rights Movement has produced significant or limited gains for Black Americans?  · Since the 1950s American Popular Culture has deeply impacted our society. Over the past few decades we have seen a plethora of various types of media that have become an integral part of our society. Television, the internet, various forms of music to name. With such ongoing developments has come both praise and criticism. The current state of American Popular Culture has reached a tipping point?  · In 1960 America was introduced to the pill.  This was a form of contraception that provided opportunities for American women, in particular, a level of sexual freedom that had previously been denied to them. As the decade and century progressed, various forms of sexual identity and expression emerged in American society. Divorce, Gay men, Lesbian Women, Single people, interracial marriage, adolescent grown men, same sex marriage were just a few of the topics that have dominated the public discourse. Such openness and frankness about sexuality has been the source of contention for some Americans who feel such issues should be kept behind closed doors. American attitudes on sexuality and have become more complicated since the late 1960s?  · American Race Relations have long been etched in the fabric of our nation. From the days that the first Americans landed on the nations shores in the 17th century to the present 21stcentury. Some observers believe that it will be an ongoing issue. There are some who argue that race relations have improved significantly over the past 50 plus years. Others believe that racial communication between different ethnic groups have gotten worse. Race is almost always the subject of intense debate. The fact is that we live in an era where the state of race relations is hard to define?     · Since the 1980s ...

1. Requirements:
Grading criteria for paper
A. The paper has a
clear original thesis
or
central argumen
t
.
It is
well developed
and
well structured
with a
clear topic sentence
and a
c
lear transition to the following paragraph
and ends with a
strong conclusion
.
4-5 page
persuasive commentary
on
ONLY ONE
of the following assertions
(
Limit References to 5-6, if they must be used)

2. :
·
The Cold War has been called by many historians and non-
historians alike as one of the most intense events in history. The
United States underwent monumental changes during the
early years of post World War II(late 1940s early 1950s).
Dramatic situations occurred with breathtaking frequency. Were
the changes largely were positive? or negative?
·
The Modern Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s was
a watershed event that had a profound impact on our nation.
More than half a century has passed since a number of
monumental events associated with this time in our nation’s
history took place. The impact on how the movement affected
Black Americans since the late 1960s has been intensely
debated. The Modern Civil Rights Movement has
produced significant or limited gains for Black Americans?
·
Since the 1950s American Popular Culture has deeply impacted
our society. Over the past few decades we have seen a plethora
of various types of media that have become an integral part of
our society. Television, the internet, various forms of music to
name. With such ongoing developments has come both praise
and criticism. The current state of American Popular Culture
has reached a tipping point?
·
In 1960 America was introduced to the pill. This was a form of
contraception that provided opportunities for American women,

3. in particular, a level of sexual freedom that had previously been
denied to them. As the decade and century progressed, various
forms of sexual identity and expression emerged in
American society. Divorce, Gay men, Lesbian Women, Single
people, interracial marriage, adolescent grown men, same sex
marriage were just a few of the topics that have dominated the
public discourse. Such openness and frankness about sexuality
has been the source of contention for some Americans who feel
such issues should be kept behind closed doors. American
attitudes on sexuality and have become more complicated since
the late 1960s?
·
American Race Relations have long been etched in the fabric of
our nation. From the days that the first Americans landed on the
nations shores in the 17th century to the present 21stcentury.
Some observers believe that it will be an ongoing issue. There
are some who argue that race relations have improved
significantly over the past 50 plus years. Others believe
that racial communication between different ethnic groups have
gotten worse. Race is almost always the subject of intense
debate. The fact is that we live in an era where the state of
race relations is hard to define?
·
Since the 1980s, America has witnessed three decade of
unprecedented situations. Such events have had a profound
impact on our nation. The AIDS crisis, Ronald Reagan, The Iran
Contra-Scandal, deep economic divisions, the fall
of communism, the rise of the religious right in politics to name
a few events. The 1980s was The 1980s was a decade of
certainty?
·

4. Since the early 1990s, has witnessed a number of events, the
Clinton years, the expansion of globalization, increasing levels
of technology, multiculturalism, the culture wars, numerous sex
scandals, September 11, 2001, Mexican Immigration, the racial
fallout over Hurricane Katrina, unprecedented redistribution
of wealth, the election of the nation’s first Black president
among others. Our nation has been able to handle such events
with a degree
of maturity?