1. Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 Assignment
Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 AssignmentEconomic Recovery Tax Act of 1981
AssignmentInitial Discussion Post: Choose one of the primary source documents from the
topic list below. Using the primary source reading, answer the following questions.Context
(20 points):Name of the document you chose to analyzeWho is the creator of the
document?Briefly describe the creator of the document. (To answer this question, you may
need to use information obtained from the introduction to the source, or other course
materials such as the textbook or Intellipath.When and where was the document created?
(Again, you may need to use information obtained from the introduction to the source, or
other course materials such as the Lib Guide, Intellipath, or your instructor.)Summary (20
points):Write a brief summary of the source. (What is the topic or issue of the source? What
are the creator’s main points about that topic? What is one interesting thing said in this
source?)Connections (20 points):How does this source help you to better understand a
topic you learned about in the Unit learning materials? (Here you want to think about how
this source fits into the other material for the unit such as the Lib Guide and
Intellipath.)Does this source what you already know about the topic? If so, how? Or does
this source change the way you think about this topic? If so, how?Peer Responses: Respond
to at least 2 of your fellow classmates about their initial discussion post. To help you with
your discussion, please consider the following questions:What did you learn from your
classmate’s posting?Are there connections between what you learned from your source and
what you learned about their source?What is one interesting thing you learned from your
fellow student’s post?What clarifications do you need regarding the posting?Topic
List: Choose one of the following documents to complete this assignmentRichard N.
Goodwin, “Memorandum For the President,” November 1, 1961John F. Kennedy, “Cuban
Missile Crisis Speech,” October 22,
1962 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYVPx3x3oCg (this is the one I chose, click on
the youtube link or paste it to complete the assignment.John Kerry, “Statement of Vietnam
Veterans Against the War,” April 23, 1971National Organization of Women, “Statement of
Purpose,” 1966Cesar Chavez, “Talks in New York,” June, 1968SNCC Vine City Project, “Black
Power,” 1966Part 2Initial Discussion Post: Choose one of the primary source documents
from the topic list below. Using the primary source reading, answer the following
questions.ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSContext (25
points):Name of the document you chose to analyzeWho is the creator of the
document?Briefly describe the creator of the document. (To answer this question, you may
2. need to use information obtained from the introduction to the source, or other course
materials such as Intellipath or your Instructor.)When and where was the document
created? (Again, you may need to use information obtained from the introduction to the
source, or other course materials such as Intellipath or your Instructor.)Summary (30
points):Write a brief summary of the source. (What is the topic or issue of the source? What
are the creator’s main points about that topic? What is one interesting thing said in this
source?) Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 AssignmentConnections (30 points):How does
this source connect to the Unit 4 Learning Material? How does it help you better understand
that moment in American History? (Here you want to think about how this source fits into
the other material for the unit in the Lib Guide, Intellipath, or your Instructor.)Does this
source what you already know about the topic? If so, how? Or does this source change the
way you think about this topic? If so, how?Issue Today (25 points)Identify how the issue in
the document relates to American life today. You will want to use specific examples to
explain your points.Peer Response (30 points):Respond to at least 2 of your fellow
classmates with a reply of at least 100 words about their primary task response. To help
you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:What did you learn from
your classmate’s posting?Are there connects between their document and the unit materials
that they did not mention?Are there connections between what you learned from your
source and what you learned about their source?What clarification do you need regarding
the posting?Topics/Sources:Buchanan, P. J. (1992). Address to the Republican National
Convention. Retrieved from http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/29-the-triumph-of-
the-right/pat-buchanan-on-the-culture-war-1992/Bush, G. H. (1990). Iraqi Aggression in
Kuwait. Speech before the United Nations General Assembly. (See PDF)Reagan, R.
(1981). Remarks on signing the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, and a question and answer session with reporters.
Retrieved from https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-signing-the-
economic-recovery-tax-act-1981-and-the-omnibus-budget-reconciliationReagan, R.
(1987). Tear down this wall. Retrieved
from http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/reagan-tear-down.htmAll sources used to
complete this project should be cited using APA format, both in-text citations and
references. Please use the CTU Undergraduate Writing Style Guide for assistance on APA
formatting.References will vary based on topic.
