Assignment Two for Political Sociology, fall 2000

Type the Name of the Person you are Presenting Here:

Type Your Name Here:

1.  Read the instructions at the bottom of the page.

2.  Briefly, what is this person known for (e.g., Republican candidate for president in 1932).

3.  What were this person's dates of birth and death (unless he is still alive):

4.  What generation did this person belong to, according to Strauss and Howe's definition of generations:

5.  In what way did his life reflect his membership in that generation (or, if it did not, why not?):

6.  What were his most important positions on political issues:

7.  What groups or classes of people supported him the most:

8.  What groups or classes of people opposed him the most:

9.  How would you evaluate his contribution to American society:

10.  Save this file in html format, with the name ps2.htm.

11.  Copy the substance of your presentation onto the Windows clipboard.  Go into our course's WEBCT site, click on Bulletin Board, and find the Topic Group for the date on which we will discuss your person.  Open the Topic Group for the appropriate date.  Click on "Compose Message" and type in the name of your person as the title.  Paste the contents of your presentation into the Message Box and post the message.

12. Also submit the file to the Assignment Dropbox on WEBCT as Assignment Two so it can be graded.

 
INSTRUCTIONS:

Keep this file open in your browser, and also open it in Netscape Composer or another editor capable of saving files in html format.

You have been assigned to report on a twentieth century American political leader.  Please read about this person in some or all of the following sources (unless he is not covered in one or more of them):

  • The Encyclopedia of American Parties, Campaigns, and Elections (on the reference shelf at JK9.B56 1999).  To make it easier to share one book, I have made photocopies of the articles - ask me for yours in class.
  • The NY Times Presidential Elections 1896-1966 page for inforation on your individual.
  • The Dictionary of American Biography or one of its supplements (if your person appeared on the scene by 1980).  This is on the reference shelves in the library at E176.D561.
  • The Encyclopedia Britannica online.  Please check both the Britannica's own story and their selection of "The Web's Best Sites" on your person.
  • Check the History Channel Archive of Speeches, and listen to your person's speech if he is listed.   This requires a computer with Real Speaker, a sound card and speakers or headphones.  There is a free version of the software available for download on the Real Speaker site.  There are headphones available for many of the computers in our computer labs.
  • Any other sources you may find useful, including books in the Rutgers Library.