Zinn shares his thoughts on the classism carried over to America. Zinn unsurprisingly sides with the poor people who traveled to America out of sheer desperation. Zinn’s main point seems to be that the nation of the U.S. was built on the backs of all the people who were taken advantage of: the poor‚ the black slaves‚ and the indians. The title of this chapter comes from the view of the upper class on those unfortunates that Zinn sides with. “Persons of a mean and vile condition” were scoffed at
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Solutions Chap 8 Suggested Exercises 2. Howard Bowen’s cotton farm analysis appears below. a. Accounting profits: Revenues $5‚000‚000 Less: Variable operating costs 4‚500‚000 Less: Depreciation 40‚000 Less: Wages 50‚000 Equals: Operating Income $410‚000 Less: Interest expense 400‚000 Accounting income before tax +$10‚000 b. Economic profits: Revenues $5‚000‚000 Less: Variable operating costs 4‚500‚000 Less: Opportunity
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Study Questions Zinn Chapter 1 1. According to Zinn‚ his main purpose for composing A People’s’ History of the United States was to tell the history from the viewpoint of the weak‚ the ones conquered‚ instead of the classic viewpoint from which history is told of the victors‚ those who conquered‚ the ruling class‚ etc. The reason for Zinn’s dispute of Kissinger’s statement comes directly from Zinn’s own ideological view on how history should be told. Kissinger states 2. 3. 4.
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ZINN CHAPTER 5: Part I -- pp. 76-88 Study Questions 1. What support did the Revolutionary War effort have among the colonial population? The revolutionary War had some support from the colonial population. The Colonial population wasn’t very fond of the war. They did receive help from Sailors and mechanics who helped them with weapons‚ boats‚ etc. 2. What impact did slavery have on the war effort in the South? Slavery had a very large impact on the South’s was effort. Rebellions
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What does Zinn say about Columbus? Does he think we should honor him? Howard Zinn gives a very negative first=impression on Christopher Columbus. Although students learn about Christopher Columbus throughout school‚ the whole truth is not told. Schools give students the perception that Christopher Columbus did all good and no evil. However‚ Zinn gives the reader a totally different perspective. Zinn talks about how Columbus murdered mass numbers of Indians without second thought in order to fulfill
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previewing and reading a chapter you will move on to the next step of the reading process which is processing ideas followed by post reading and retaining them. Signposts are visual aids used to assist students in focusing on the main points making an online to reflect on the topic. Beginnings and Endings are organized much like paragraphs and essays with the center focus being divided into topics and subtopics. Connections are reflection done after you preview the chapter‚ link new knowledge to
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Howard Zinn’s A Peoples History of the American Revolution Chapter 5 If someone was to look back on the most of stories of the American Revolution‚ they would see that the stories of patriotic heroes and colonists risking themselves for their country. But Howard Zinn realizes that the stories are too good to be true so he then exposes the truth about the American Revolution. Howard Zinn had many opinions of the American Revolution. Many of Howard’s opinions were interesting and fluent. Howard
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Professor Angela Chapman Pastor and Lay Counseling Carol Burnett March 30‚ 2013 Jesus and the Disinherited‚ Chapter Two‚ Fear I’ve read a lot of things about “fear.” There’s the fear of failing in the eyes of others‚ the fear of self-failure and God-failure‚ the fear of what other think about me‚ fears of an unknown future‚ and many practical fears about family and friends with their jobs and illnesses and relationships. While the kind of fears I normally deal with are important‚ the kind
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1/12/12 Zinn Vs. Schweikart Turmoil that existed in the Americas a.k.a The New World has shaped and influenced much of the development of the world‚ as well as the conquers of the land or the tyrants some called them. Also has changed the history of the down trodden or the conquered. From the American colonies and the revolution. Howard Zinn and Larry Schweikart present different points of views of these subjects‚ but also they present similar views in the same respect. Columbus a hero or
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Chapter Summary Chapter seven talked about campaigns‚ elections‚ and the media. The legal qualifications for holding political office are minimal at both the state and local levels‚ but holders of political office still are predominantly white and male are likely to be from the professional class. American political campaigns are lengthy and extremely expensive. In the last decade‚ they have become more candidate centered rather than party centered in response to technological innovations and
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