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Prior to beginning work on this Discussion forum,
1.
In order to start thinking about history, think of a film, video, image,
song, or piece of music that reminds you of an era or event in the past.
Consider the film, video, image, song or piece of music that you selected.
Explain why you chose this piece.
Explain what it tells us about the historical event or era it depicts.
Think about what you want your classmates to know about
you as a person and your academic, professional, and personal goals.
2.
Next, start thinking about your work for this course, which will focus
on American history from 1877 to the present. One of the primary areas of focus in the course will be the examination of political and civil rights of traditionally disadvantaged groups within American Society and their struggles for social equity within American society.
To this end, you will select one of the following disadvantaged groups and examine their experiences throughout the course, culminating in your Final Paper. (Your group choice does not have to relate to your chosen historical piece above.)
African Americans
Native Americans/American Indians
Women
Immigrants
Consider which group you have chosen to focus on. Why have you chosen this group? If you are having trouble deciding, which groups are you most interested in and why?
Good Evening Class,
I am happy to take a break from some math and dive into a class about American History. As a kid, I often had to study harder and work with teachers to keep up with math or chemistry, but I didn't need any extra motivation to pay attention in history and social studies classes. And maybe it helped that our high school basketball coach taught Political Science, so a bad grade in that one translated to wind sprints. After 10 years away from college, I returned last Spring to take advantage of a tuition reimbursement program that my employer offers. I enjoy the pace of UAGC coursework, and have learned a few lessons about how to stay on top of everything while juggling my life. I hope to present my completed
degree to our VP at work, and obtain the position that I have been earmarking since I started here. Although I haven't decided on which group to focus my discussion and paper on, I was drawn to include a photo of my childhood hero, Tiger Woods. I was 10 years old when he broke through to become a household name in 1997, by winning the most prestigious tournament in golf, The Masters at Augusta National. He broke the tournament record, and was only 21 years old. As a kid myself watching, I never thought anything about Tiger Woods being an African American, and in my youth, I didn't have the perspective to understand what that moment meant for him and other African Americans. Truth be told, the very course where Tiger demolished the competition didn't invite an African American golfer (Lee Elder) to participate in their tournament until 1975, 40 years after the first event. Furthermore, Augusta did not welcome a Black member to their membership until 1990. Tiger's victory cemented himself as a new force for the game of golf, and he continued to open the door and present the game of golf to an entire WORLD
of traditionally disadvantaged peoples. It would be an understatement to say that no man has progressed and advanced golf over the last 30 years as much as Tiger Woods. As I grew older, I did a lot of research and learned about what life was like for Tiger as a kid in Cypress, CA. Him and his father Earl would go to the same golf course to practice and play, because in the 1970s, Tiger was not welcomed at all courses. This picture represents the victory and the emergence from many civil restraints that Tiger had and has lived with his entire life as an African American. Thank you for welcoming me to class,
Justin
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