Reconstruction, Westward Expansion in U.S. History from 1861 to 1895, and the effects of the Industrial Revolution up to 1920

The broad topics of study for this Themed Essay assignment are Reconstruction, Westward Expansion in U.S. History from 1861 to 1895, and the effects of the Industrial Revolution up to 1920, including American Imperialism and the Gilded Age of Progressivism. Make sure you selected subjects to summarize through your theme selections that are appropriate within these topics and your study of chapters 14-19. See LIST OF THEMES here.

Regarding the Themed Research Essays

The purpose of the 2 Themed Research Essay assignments is to familiarize you with a “new” methodology of studying history (“new” because this is my own creation). In my lifetime of studying the past, I have seen certain reoccurring “themes” that help us understand the course of human events in this discipline we call history. I have also provided here the LIST OF THEMES. The general objective of your Themed Research Essay is to summarize a subject in history studied during the grading period in which the essay is assigned THROUGH the lens of a theme found in my list of themes. Example, if you were in an Early World History course and wanted to write about Alexander the Great, you would then choose to summarize the history of him through a theme, such as “Power of Personality,” where you might discuss his military leadership as conqueror of the world. OR you could talk about him through the theme of “Pivot Points in History” and talk about how he ushered in the Hellenistic Era and changed the political and cultural face of the world. Those are examples. You will choose 3 separate themes and write about 3 separate subjects from any of the history study during the grading period in which the essay is assigned through the lens of the themes you choose. Look at the STUDENT SAMPLE and see how they have formatted their 3 sections of the essay. For each subject you discuss through the lens of a theme, you need to quote your textbook OR an outside secondary scholarly source of your choosing once and ONE primary document found from either within your Mindtap Ebook chapters OR from outside research. (See further details about your sources below). Use a different primary document for each subject you write on. You must include a properly formatted Works Cited listing your primary sources separate from your secondary sources at the end. These assignments will help you learn to see history in terms of these themes. Some of these themes are quite self-explanatory and some are not. If you need more clarification, please do not hesitate to ask –> bonniesbiz@hotmail.com. There are 20 historical themes and 2 Themed Essay assignments you are expected to complete in the semester – therefore there are NO REPEATS of themes in these essays. You will use a total of 6 different themes in the semester for the 2 Themed Essay Assignments.

For each Themed Essay Assignment, you will write a minimum 750-word entry (CONTENT ONLY – Works Cited DOES NOT count towards minimum word count) about 3 historical topics that you can extrapolate from the subjects we have studied in that grading period in which the Themed Essay is assigned. EACH ENTRY PARAGRAPH WRITTEN ON A SUBJECT MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 270 WORDS. So the math here is easy = 3 different theme discussions of 270 word minimum each yields a total minimum word count of 810 words AND 3 separate themes X 2 Assignments = 6 historical themes used in the semester. I expect to see original analysis, interpretation and rhetorical content. Remember, I test all work for plagiarism.

REGARDING YOUR SOURCES FOR THESE ESSAYS.

You are required to quote your textbook twice AND ONE OTHER outside scholarly secondary source once in each Essay Assignment to support your analysis. You are also required to quote ONE primary document found from within your Mindtap chapters and TWO different primary documents of your choosing from outside sources to support your content as well. Each theme paragraph of the essay must use one secondary source and one primary source properly contextualized to support your arguments. THESE SOURCES MUST ALL BE PROPERLY QUOTED, CITED, AND VETTED IN YOUR ESSAY.

HOW TO FIND YOUR PRIMARY DOCUMENTS ONLINE – Refer to the Instructions section on How to Find Primary Documents online.

Reviewing the assigned Powerpoint “Vetting Your Sources” will help you find appropriate documents. PLEASE cite these sources according to my instructions. You must also give me a properly formatted Works Cited.

A Student Sample Essay has been provided – “NEXT” below. (This is from a World History Class in a different text so adjust to meet requirements for this class)

A Grading Rubric for the Themed Essays is also provided AFTER the Sample Essay.

Describe vault server auditing and comment on vault server authorizations.

Describe vault server auditing and comment on vault server authorizations.

Briefly list the functions of a vault server.

Briefly list the functions of a vault server.

Explain production possibilities frontier (PPF) by putting tables on the Horizontal axis and chairs on the vertical axis. What is Bill’s opportunity cost of producing one additional table?

Bill can produce either tables or chairs. Bill can work up to 10 hours a day. His production possibilities are given in the table below:                                                                (3 Marks)

1. Explain production possibilities frontier (PPF) by putting tables on the Horizontal axis and chairs on the vertical axis. What is Bill’s opportunity cost of producing one additional table?
2. Currently Bill is producing 70 tables and 140 chairs.
3. Is this allocation of resources efficient? Why?
4. Show this allocation on the graph and advise Bill how he can be more efficient.

What type of good does this suggest good x is?

For each of the following situations where the price of x decreases from p¹x to p²_x (a-b), calculate the following:

i) the optimal basket at time 1 and time 2

ii) the income and substitution effect. What type of good does this suggest good x is?

iii) the compensating and equivalent variation. Explain in words what these mean

(a) u(x,y) = 7xy, p1x = 8, p2x = 2, py = 5, I = 80.

(b) u(x,y)=6x^1/3 y^2/3 ,p1x =8, p2x =1, py =2, I=48.

Using the network survey produced during the first part of this project, together with host vulnerability assessments and access requirements, you need to design an updated network structure.

As discussed so far in this course, the configuration of a network affects the options available for security and network defense. Using the network survey produced during the first part of this project, together with host vulnerability assessments and access requirements, you need to design an updated network structure. Scenario You have been working as a technology associate the information systems department at Corporation Techs for a while now. You have discovered so far that all of Corporation Techs’ computer systems share the same Class C public IP address range, including workstations along with servers providing authentication, e-mail, and both secure and public Web sites

Provide an opportunity to solve a comprehensive problem in firewall and VPN implementation at various levels.

Purpose This project provides you an opportunity to solve a comprehensive problem in firewall and VPN implementation at various levels. You will play the role of an employee participating in the network security update planning process in a specific business situation.

Write a formal introductory letter to a new client.

This independent writing assignment is designed to give you a chance to apply concepts you have learned in order to write a formal introductory letter to a new client. For the sake of this assignment, create a fictional company that you will be working with in a role of your choice (e.g. “I am looking forward to consulting with your accounting team on the implementation of new bookkeeping methods.”) In this letter, you will introduce yourself to this new client – and the letter’s content will establish their first impression of you.

Consider the content of this letter to be a personal statement, which is a short summary that defines you and your mission as a professional. A personal statement identifies who you are, what you can bring to a job, and what your objectives are. With this assignment, keep in mind your audience’s needs and interests, and try to share your most relevant qualities, skills, and experiences.

Format this assignment as a formal letter, captured on a one-page PDF document. In addition to your professional objectives, also consider your motivation for working with this client, the value your skills can provide, and your communication skills.

This document should build trust, and it should be inspirational, dynamic, action-oriented, and persuasive.

As with any professional letter in the workplace, demonstrating professionalism is your goal – there is no room for errors, and errors will be judged harshly (as they will be in a professional context).

Decrypt the following ciphertext, which was encrypted using the Rail Fence cryptosystem using 4 rows.

Decrypt the following ciphertext, which was encrypted using the Rail Fence cryptosystem using 4 rows.

MABFHLRRPEETRUATSALBAIGEAEMSACSEIIIEENAECTTKRWWGN

Find the key, and then get the plain text using that key.

The following cipher text is created using Shift Cipher.

“H XBPJR IYVDU MVE QBTWZ VCLY AOL SHGF KVN”

i.        Find the key, and then get the plain text using that key.

ii.       Transform the obtained plaint text to cipher text again by using Vigenere Cipher with key word “antelop”. Show all the steps.