Monday, July 1, 2013

How would I write an article on the topic "breakfast is the most important meal of the day"?

There are several things you would do in order to write an article about why breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The first step would be to conduct research that supports this position. There are several studies or articles you could use to support this position. One such article appears here.
Once you have done your research, you will need to organize your article. Your article should have a catchy title that will draw attention to what you are writing. You should also state your opinion in the opening paragraph of the article. From there, you would present multiple examples and evidence that support your contention that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. At the end of the article, you should summarize your main points. It also may be necessary for you to cite your sources so people who read the article can see where you got your information and also be able to look at those sources if they feel more information is needed.
https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/breakfast-lose-weight

What is considered to be the first written constitution in America?

There could be a few answers to this question. If you were referring to the United States of America, then the first written constitution would be the Articles of Confederation. After the colonists won their independence from Great Britain, they needed to have a plan of government. The colonists wanted to be sure that the new government wouldn’t be able to abuse its powers. This was one of the reasons why they fought for their freedom from Great Britain. They believed the King was abusing his power. Thus, the government created by the Articles of Confederation created a weak federal government. For example, the federal government couldn’t levy taxes or make people join the military. The states held most of the power during the time when the Articles of Confederation was our plan of government.
If you were referring to the first written constitution in the American colonies, it would be the Fundamental Orders that was written in Hartford, Connecticut mainly by Roger Ludlow. Representatives from several different Puritan settlements in Connecticut created a plan of government. This constitution lasted from 1639-1662 when the Charter of Connecticut replaced it.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-colonial-constitution

https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/articles-of-confederation

How can "The White Man's Burden" be used to explain a primary cause of European imperialism in Africa?

Many of the same justifications used for imperialism in the Philippines (the full title of Kipling's poem was in fact "The White Man's Burden: The United States and the Philippine Islands") were also applicable to European colonization of Africa, which was virtually complete by 1899. Writing in 1877, British arch-imperialist Cecil Rhodes expressed these arguments more explicitly than Kipling:

Africa is...lying ready for us [and] it is our duty to take it. It is our duty to seize every opportunity of acquiring more territory, and we should keep this one idea steadily before our eyes: that more territory simply means more of the Anglo-Saxon race, more of the best, the most human, most honourable race the world possesses.

The unquestioning belief in white supremacy was thus a time-honored justification for imperialism by the time Kipling's poem was published. Rhodes would go on to supervise the British conquest of Africa from Cape Town in South Africa to Sudan.
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5478/

https://pages.uoregon.edu/kimball/Rhodes-Confession.htm


In "The White Man's Burden," British poet Rudyard Kipling writes to urge the United States to annex the Philippines, which had recently emerged from the Spanish Empire after the Spanish-American War of 1898. Kipling says that it is the duty of the United States to send its finest young men to bring "civilization" to people that he regarded as essentially savages. This would involve struggle and sacrifice and would ultimately bring the nation the respect of the European powers. Kipling's notion that presumptively "superior" whites had the obligation to bring their "civilization" to peoples around the world was a very common justification and even a motive for imperialism. It was very often tied to missionary attempts to bring (usually Protestant) Christianity to these people, and was based, in the final analysis, on a belief in European superiority. While Europeans did build infrastructure and combat diseases (many of which, it must be said, were of European origin), imperialism was carried out without the consent of colonial peoples themselves and not, as Kipling would have it, because they were not capable of understanding or appreciating European "civilization."

How did the implementation of Jim Crow impact the establishment of the 13th amendment for African Americans?

The 13th amendment, which banned slavery and involuntary servitude, was actually established prior to Jim Crow laws. It had passed both houses of Congress by the end of January, 1865 and was ratified by the states on December 6th of that same year. It was the first of the three "reconstruction amendments"—the latter two providing equal protection under the law and the right to vote for all races, creeds and backgrounds. There was no need for Jim Crow prior to these amendments; rather the existence of these amendments is largely what brought about Jim Crow, as bitter Southerners became to regain their pre-Civil War culture.
Reconstruction (1865–1877), during which time these amendments were passed and implemented, coincided with white Southern Democrats slowly regaining legislative power. They would often use paramilitary groups and strong-arm tactics to interfere with Republican organizing, all with a goal of maintaining a kind of de facto status quo on racial segregation and the suppression of black rights. In a short time, they had amassed enough power to enact state and local laws designed to counteract the new federally-mandated freedoms that had emerged for blacks after the Civil War. This had an especially detrimental impact since the majority of blacks still lived in the South.
Jim Crow brought about the "separate but equal" doctrine, which was upheld by the Supreme Court and used as justification for racial segregation in all public facilities and modes of transportation throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While the US military was already segregated at this time, President Woodrow Wilson additionally segregated federal workplaces in 1913 at the urging of Southern cabinet members. Also, as blacks started being elected to political office, Democrats passed laws and election rules design to reduce black voter participation (e.g., poll taxes, literacy tests, and residency requirements). Those who couldn't vote likewise couldn't hold public office or serve on juries.
Jim Crow essentially institutionalized social and economic disparities and disadvantages in an effort to negate the 13th amendment and make blacks second-class citizens. Facilities and opportunities for blacks were vastly inferior to those for whites. Public libraries and schools built specifically for blacks, for example, were grossly underfunded and stocked with secondhand materials (if such facilities existed at all). And while many of these laws also impacted poorer whites, loopholes were created that exempted most white European-Americans from the same rules imposed on blacks.
While there were countless efforts to cut the teeth out of Jim Crow, these laws still continued in some form or fashion for nearly 100 years until passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.

What is the significance of the title of Fences by August Wilson?

To start answering this question, think about the way fences function as symbols in this play. First, why do different members of Troy's family want to build a fence? As Bono says in Act II, "Some people build fences to keep people out...and other people build fences to keep people in. Rose wants to hold on to you all." Rose, Troy's wife, wants to build a fence to keep her family safe and protected, much as she sees Jesus as a fence and protector. Troy, on the other hand, wants to build a fence to keep death out after Alberta, the mother of his baby, dies in childbirth. 
As much as fences can offer protection, fences can also keep people out. Think about the larger meaning of fences in Troy's life. He has been kept out of playing baseball in the white leagues because he is African-American. He won't let his son, Cory, play football because he is afraid of racism, and, as a result, Cory decides to leave home. The fences, or ways that Troy has been left out of parts of American life because of racism, cause there to be fences, or divisions, in his own family. In considering the answer to this question, think about the ways in which fences keep people in but also keep people out. 

Do you agree with Mamas decisions

This is, of course, a matter of personal opinion. The decision that Mama makes in the story is that she gives the family's hand-stitched quilts to Maggie, though Dee (Wangero) asks for them. Maggie is getting married soon to John Thomas, Mama says, and will likely get more use out of them. This decision outrages Dee who says that Maggie would not sufficiently appreciate their ancestors' quilts:

"Maggie can't appreciate these quilts!" she said. "She'd probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use."

Mama responds that she hopes Maggie will do just that, seeing the quilts as the ancestors intended—objects that are to be appreciated for how practical and useful they are. Meanwhile, Mama recalls that she had offered Dee a quilt when she went away to college but Dee then told her mother that she did not want them, for "they were old-fashioned, out of style."
Personally, I agree with Mama's decision. In the context of the story, Dee's fascination with quilting developed as a result of her turn toward Afro-centrism. We know this based on her style of dress—lots of "yellows and oranges," gold earrings hanging down to her shoulders, and bracelets "dangling and making noises"—as well as her new name, "Wangero," and her greeting, "Asalamalakim." Personal style, Mama narrates, has always been important to Dee, mainly to distinguish herself from her simple, rural upbringing. This attention to style often caused her to look down on her family, particularly her sister, Maggie.
Furthermore, Dee's opinions and tastes fluctuate over time. Maggie, on the other hand, embodies a constancy and faithfulness to her family and its traditions, which make her more deserving of the quilts.

How would Homer define Fate?

Fate is a very powerful force in Homer's Iliad. As in all Greek epics, the role of the gods is paramount in the Iliad, and it is difficult to separate their will from the idea of fate more generally. Some argue that the fate of an individual is beyond even the gods to affect. Others suggest that it can be altered by a specific god's will.
Whatever the case, it is clear that fate is as capricious and unpredictable as it is unavoidable. The Iliad's main focus is the events of the Trojan War, a war which begins as a result of the Golden Apple of Discord. Zeus gives the Golden Apple to Eris, the goddess of strife, to create chaos. And chaos it creates. In fighting over who is the most beautiful and deserves the Golden Apple, Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena each promise Paris something in particular. He ends up being particularly drawn to the idea of Helen of Troy falling in love with him. It is this that precipitates the war, since Helen is already married to King Menelaus.
Throughout the conflict, various figures make all sorts of decisions, but it is clear that no matter what they do, they can't avoid their fate. Their character comes to be a significant factor in determining their fate. One thinks here of Achilles's wrath.

Summarize the major research findings of "Toward an experimental ecology of human development."

Based on findings of prior research, the author, Bronfenbrenner proposes that methods for natural observation research have been applied in ...