HIST 103 News

Still looking for Cultural Currents possibilities? I'm passing along one I received.

A Tribute to Rosa Parks
1913-2005
Monday, December 5th at 12:00pm in Century Theater

On December 1, 1955 Mrs. Rosa Parks, the Alabama seamstress whose soft-spoken refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man triggered the Montgomery bus boycott, the first great mass action in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, died October 24, 2005. She was 92.

You are invited to a program to honor Mrs. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks and her lifetime of work as a Civil Rights activist.

Come celebrate the life of the "Mother of Civil Rights" and the 50th anniversary of an event that changed the country. Film-"Standing on the Shoulder of My Sisters" 1:00-2:00pm & 7:00-8:00pm

Lori Neer
Administrative Assistant
Multicultural Student Services
North Dakota State University
701-231-1029
lori.neer@ndsu.edu

History & Folksong
Presentation & Discussion by Prof. Tom Isern

Folksongs offer a fun and alternative view of the events of history. They speak from the point of view of ordinary people, presenting the consensus from the grassroots. They can be funny, frank, and sometimes scandalous. Following up on folksong presentations featured in his American history courses, Dr. Isern will sing and invite discussion of several folksongs dealing with historical events. Got one of your own to share? Feel free!

Students in Isern’s HIST 103 or 431 classes: This program can be used as a make-up for one class day’s attendance-participation points.

Free to All NDSU Students & the Public

Where: Pavek Hall Lounge
When: 7:00 PM Thursday 1 December
(Admission to Pavek via east doors)
(Information: 799-2942)

Proram Flyer - PDF File

Although the following is not an NDSU event, it is directly related to the state university system. Dr. Isern has thus agreed to a special dispensation to depart from the guidelines of the assignment for those who would like to attend.

Nov. 30: Effects of UND’s Mascot, 11 a.m., Minnesota State University of Moorhead, CMU 207. Students from UND’s BRIDGES organization will discuss the effect the “Fighting Sioux” mascot has had on the university and community.

Mr. Armstrong has passed me the scores for Exam 2. I had to delete several lines from the table; we post according to the three-digit ID# specific to this course, and I noticed in several cases it appeared people had filled in other ID#s, which we cannot use for posting. So if your score is missing from the table, you'll have to check with Armstrong for it. Here are the scores.

I'm posting this notice from Fine Arts, about a LCT event that would do nicely for the Cultural Currents assignment.

NDSU Little Country Theatre presents

An Evening of One-Act Plays
featuring
The Zoo Story by Edward Albee
The Intruder by Maurice Maeterlinck

November 17-19 at 7:30 pm
Walsh Studio Theatre (Askanase Hall)

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/finearts/theatre/lct/season/one_acts.html

The Zoo Story describes what happens when one character enters the life of another and quickly changes it forever. Filled with "characters" that populate the imaginations of the audience, The Zoo Story demands attention with themes of absurdity versus reality, alienation, loneliness, wealth, and poverty.

In The Intruder, a family has gathered in the house in which a new mother and her child are both near death. As they struggle with unanswered questions, the mood becomes the focus rather than the story. An interesting experimental piece that is perfect for those who like unconventional theatre.

Tickets are $8 for adults: $6 for seniors, NDSU staff/faculty/alumni, and non-NDSU students; and $2 for NDSU students. Call the NDSU Fine Arts Box Office at (701) 231-9442 to reserve your tickets today!

Wednesday 16 November Noon MU University Chamber
Les LaFountain, "Turtle Mountain Chippewa People"

Thursday 17 November 7:30 PM Beckwith Recital Hall
"The Arts in a Growing Community," Fargo community forum sponsored by Northern Plains Ethics Institute

Thursday 17 November 4:30 PM Reinecke Gallery
Reception for Michael Amick, Digital Photography Exhibit

Hey, here's something I've tentatively scheduled; I'll announce more definitively when it firms up. I plan to do a program called "History & Folksong" in the Pavek Lounge at 7:00 the evening of Thursday 1 December. This will be another attendance make-up oppoortunity for people in this class. It won't be eligible for the Cultural Currents assignment, as for that, you should be hearing someone other than me. Anyway, in this program I'll sing some folksongs from history, and if anyone else wants to sing one, that will be cool, too.

(The following is a paid commercial advertisement by Dr. Ineke Justitz, faculty advisor to History Club and Phi Alpha Theta.)

The mission of the Alpha Iota Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (PAT) at NDSU is to bring together people studying history for both professional advancement and pleasure. Through regular meetings, social events, banquets, conference attendance, and fundraising activities, the chapter aims to advance history at all levels and create collegiality among NDSU historians. History Club closely follows the activities of PAT. Members participate in the same events. Club membership, unlike PAT, requires no minimum GPA and is open to anyone interested in history. Join the History Club now, and pay NO DUES until September 2006. For membership details contact Dr. Ineke Justitz: Ineke.Justitz@ndsu.edu

For "History in Your Community": midnight Friday 2 December

For "Cultural Currents of the University": midnight Friday 9 December

Two of these will appear on the upcoming exam, and you will write on one.

1. Tocqueville said there once were great political parties in the U.S., but no more. Knowing what you know about the Federalists and the Republicans, were they, by Tocqueville’s definition, great political parties?

2. If you were Alexis de Tocqueville, and I asked you, off the record, if Andrew Jackson was a good leader for a democracy, what would you tell me?

2. Tocqueville says that "the American democracy frequently errors in the choice of the individuals to whom it trusts the power of the administration." Do you agree? Give examples from the lecture to support your opinion.

Five of the following will appear on the upcoming exam.

Who was the U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice who established the concept of judicial review by striking down a provision of the Judiciary Act of 1789?
A. William Marbury
B. James Madison
C. James Monroe
D. John Marshall

State government officials first asserted the power of interposition in response to which of the following federal acts?
A. Whiskey Excise Tax of 1794
B. Sedition Act of 1798
C. Slave Importation Act of 1807
D. Tariff of Abominations of 1828

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Federalist Party?
A. Supported limited government
B. Made up of aristocratic elite
C. Idealized the small farmer
D. Stressed individual liberties over civil order

The original intention of the Monroe Doctrine was to do which of the following?
A. Deter European powers from colonizing newly-independent republics in the hemisphere
B. Provide blanket authorization for U.S. intervention in Latin American affairs
C. Place a protective tariff on textile imports from Russia
D. Guarantee unimpeded U.S. access to international waters

Which of the following court cases established a constitutional precedent barring states from “impairing the obligation of a contract?”
A. Marbury v. Madison
B. Dartmouth College Case
C. Worcester v. Georgia
D. Brown v. Board of Education

The forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation in 1838 under the Indian Removal Act is commonly known as what?
A. The Longest Walk
B. The March of Sorrow
C. The Trail of Tears
D. The End of the Trail

Who was elected president in 1824 in what his detractors referred to as the “corrupt bargain?”
A. Henry Clay
B. Daniel Webster
C. Andrew Jackson
D. John Quincy Adams

Which treaty officially ended the War of 1812?
A. Adams-Onis Treaty
B. Treaty of Paris
C. Treaty of Ghent
D. Treaty of New Orleans

Who was known as a leader of the “War Hawks” in 1812?
A. Henry Clay
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. Andrew Jackson
D. Martin Van Buren