QUESTION:
Does John Green of Crash Course World History think Alexander was “Great?’ If so, why and if not, why not? What is your definition of “greatness?” Is greatness a question of accomplishment, of impact, or are people great because the rest of us decide they’re great? Other than family and friends, what historical figure do you think is “Great” (based on your definition) and why?
DUE: No later than 11:55 pm on 3/14
Follow these guidelines for posting to the Discussion Board:
Your answer will be graded, not for your viewpoint, but for the quality of your answer (facts, argumentation, length, etc.). You will receive an A D for each post (or zero if you dont do it).
The answer must be a minimum of two paragraphs long and be robust.
One paragraph should answer the questions about John Green and Alexander the Great.
The second paragraph must be a fully developed identification. Include your definition of greatness and the historical figure you think is great. Address the who, what, where, when, and why for the person. Finally, be sure to explain the significance and/or the importance of the individual.
Use the Historical ID assignment on Hatshepsut as an example.
Use outside sources to support your information about the person (besides family and friends) that you consider “great.”
The outside sources must be legitimate, credible sources (i.e. mainstream, peer-edited newspapers, magazines (Time, Newsweek, the New York Times, etc.), academic journal articles, books, etc.). If they are not, they will affect the strength of your argument and thus your final grade. Remember that Wikipedia and other online encyclopedias are not legitimate sources for a historical argument; they are good for looking up names, dates, and other basic facts. If you have any questions about whether or not your sources are credible, please discuss it with me.
Make sure that you do citations for all of your sources (i.e. ideas, direct quotes, statistics, etc.). You must cite any ideas even if you paraphrase the information in your own words. The citations should be parenthetical citations done right in the text. For example: Modern scholars do not believe the myth that the city of Rome was founded by Romulus but instead argue it was Indo-Europeans who settled in the area, establishing the city. (Bentley, Ziegler, and Streets-Salter 2014, 153)
Plagiarism Policy: If you do not cite your sources, your post will receive a zero. If you continually fail to cite your sources (which is plagiarism), more severe penalties will be imposed, such as automatically failing the class or even expulsion depending on the circumstance. (See the Student Conduct Code for more details.)
List your sources at the end of the post. Don’t worry about formatting since this is the Discussion Board and doing the correct indentations and spacing for a bibliography is difficult. Just list your sources with all of the correct information, like in the example below.
Since we are simulating a conversation when you post to the Discussion Board each week, you can write informally. However, you still should be professional and academic, meaning that informal writing can use the first person, contractions, etc. which formal writing does not. This is not a text message or a tweet, so there should be no text or conversational language (LOL, OMG, etc.); you should not write in all lower case (i.e. i went, u r late, etc.); and you should use proper punctuation.
It is highly recommended that you write your answers in Microsoft Word (or another word processor) and then, you can copy and paste your answer directly into the Discussion Board using the copy Microsoft tool (the clipboard with the W on the bottom right). This way you will be able to save a copy of all of your answers. If you do this, do not include any formatting (i.e. tabs, bullets, etc.).
To learn how to post to the Discussion Board, watch the video in the How To Videos Tool in the left toolbar.
Bibliography:
“Bessie Coleman” From the Women in American History Collection. American Experience. PBS. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flygirls-bessie-coleman/ [accessed October 2, 20202]
Ree, Malcolm James. “Greatness: Who Makes History and Why” [Review of the book Greatness: Who Makes History and Why by Dean Keith Simonton] Personal Psychology, 49(4), 1028-1030.
Yousafzai, Malala, and Christine Lamb, Andrew. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban. New York: Little, Brown, and Company, 2013.
Things to Remember When Posting to the Discussion Board:
1. The discussion board is a place where students can engage in intellectual conversation and debate, regardless of their political leanings (liberal, conservative, Democrat, Republican, independent, moderate, etc.). The conversations are intended as another way to learn the material and to connect past and present. Students can be passionate about their beliefs; they can discus
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