Credit Recovery Enduring Issues Essay

Global 10 Trimester II Enduring Issues Essay This question is based on the accompanying documents. The question is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purposes of this question. As you analyze the documents, take into account the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Keep in mind that the language used in a document may reflect the historical context of the time in which it was created. Directions: Read and analyze each of the five documents and write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs, and a conclusion. Support your response with relevant facts, examples, and details based on your knowledge of social studies and evidence from the documents. An enduring issue is a challenge or problem that has been debated or discussed across time. An enduring issue is one that many societies have attempted to address with varying degrees of success. Task: ● ● Identify and define an enduring issue raised by this set of documents Argue why the issue you selected is significant and how it has endured across time In your essay, be sure to ● Identify the enduring issue based on a historically accurate interpretation of at least three documents. ● Define the issue using relevant evidence from at least three documents ● Argue that this is a significant issue that has endured by showing: - How the issue has affected people or has been affected by people - How the issue has continued to be an issue or has changed over time ● Include relevant outside information from your knowledge of social studies Be sure to keep these explanations in mind: Identify – means to put a name to or to name. Define – means to explain features of a thing or concept so that it can be understood. Argue – means to provide a series of statements that provide evidence and reasons to support a conclusion. Document 1 An Excerpt from the Treaty of Nanjing, 1842 HER. Majesty, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the Emperor of China, being desirous of putting an end to the misunderstandings and consequent hostilities which have arisen between the two countries, have resolved to conclude a treaty for that purpose... Article II. His Majesty the Emperor of China agrees, that British subjects, with their families and establishments, shall be allowed to reside, for the purpose of carrying on their mercantile pursuit, without molestation or restraint, at the cities and towns of Canton, Amoy, Fuchau fú, Ningpo, and Shanghai... Article III. It being obviously necessary and desirable that British subjects should have some port whereat they may careen and refit their ships when required, and keep stores for that purpose, His Majesty the Emperor of China cedes to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, &c., the island of Hong Kong, to be possessed in perpetuity [for forever] by Her Britannic Majesty, her heirs and successors, and to be governed by such laws and regulations as Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, &C., shall see fit to direct. Article IV. The Emperor of China agrees to pay the sum of six millions of dollars, as the value of the opium which was delivered up at Canton in the month of March 1839, as a ransom for the lives of Her Britannic Majesty's superintendent and subjects, who had been imprisoned and threatened with death by the Chinese high officers. Article VI. The government of Her Britannic Majesty having been obliged to send out an expedition to demand and obtain redress for the violent and unjust proceedings of the Chinese high authorities towards Her Britannic Majesty's officer and subjects, the Emperor of China agrees to pay the sum of twelve millions of dollars, on account of the expenses incurred; and Her Britannic Majesty's plenipotentiary [representative] voluntarily agrees, on behalf of Her Majesty, to deduct from the said amount of twelve millions of dollars, any sums which may have been received by Her Majesty's combined forces, as ransom for cities and towns in China, subsequent to the 1st day of August, 1841. Write POSSIBLE ENDURING ISSUES present in the document in the space below. Document 2 Treaty of Kanagawa; March, 31, 1854 The United States of America and the empire of Japan, desiring to establish firm, lasting and sincere friendship between the two nations, have resolved to fix... the rules which shall in future be mutually observed in the intercourse of their respective countries; for which most desirable object the President of the United States has conferred full powers on his commissioner, Matthew Calbraith Perry, special ambassador of the United States to Japan and the august sovereign [ruler] of Japan has given similar full powers to his commissioners, Hayashi-Daigaku-no-kami, Ido, Prince of Tsus-Sima; Izawa, Prince of Mmimasaki; and Udono, member of the Board of Revenue. And the said commissioners after having exchanged their said full powers and duly considered the premises, have agreed to the following articles: Article I There shall be a perfect, permanent and universal peace, and a sincere and cordial amity [a friendly relationship], between the United States of America on the one part and between their people, respectfully, (respectively,) without exception of persons or places. Article II The port of Shimoda...and the port of Hakodate...are granted by the Japanese as ports for the reception for American ships, where they can be supplied with wood, water, provisions and coal, and other articles their necessities may require, as far as the Japanese have them... Article V Shipwrecked men and other citizens of the United States, temporarily living at Shimoda and Hakodate, shall not be subject to such restrictions and confinement as the Dutch and Chinese are at Nagasaki but shall be free at Shimoda to go where they please within the limits of seven Japanese miles from a small island in the harbor of Shimoda, marked on the accompanying chart hereto appended; and shall in like manner be free to go where they please at Hakodate, within limits to be defined after the visit of the United States squadron to that place. Article X Ships of the United States shall be permitted to resort to no other ports in Japan but Shimoda and Hakodate, unless in distress or forced by stress of weather. Write POSSIBLE ENDURING ISSUES present in the document in the space below. Document 3 Africa, 1913 A map of Africa in 1913, reflecting the decisions made at the Berlin Conference and the actions taken by Europeans in the following decades. Belgium Great Britain Italy Germany Spain Portugal France Source: Image created by Erica Gaba and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Write POSSIBLE ENDURING ISSUES present in the document in the space below. Document 4 Select Articles from the Treaty of Versailles Article 159 The German military forces shall be demobilised and reduced as prescribed hereinafter. Article 231 The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies. Article 232 ...The Allied and Associated Governments, however, require, and Germany undertakes, that she will make compensation for all damage done to the civilian populations of the Allied and Associated Powers and to their property during the period of the belligerency of each as an Allied or Associated Power against Germany by such aggression by land, by sea and from the air, and in general all damage as defined in Annex 1 hereto... Write POSSIBLE ENDURING ISSUES present in the document in the space below. Document 5 The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization created to promote international cooperation established in 1945 after World War II in order to prevent another such conflict. In 1948, the UN General Assembly wrote the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights is important because for the first time, there was a document that defined the meaning of the "fundamental freedoms" and "human rights” and declared that these rights should be universally protected. While the UN Declaration defines human rights, it is not a treaty, which means it is not legally binding. Nations can choose to protect or not protect human rights. Article 4. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. Article 5. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Article 9. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. Article 13. (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. (2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country. Article 18. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. Article 26. (1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. (2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. (3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. Write POSSIBLE ENDURING ISSUES present in the document in the space below. Name:_______________________________ Period:____________ Enduring Issues Essay Part One Read each document in full and circle every enduring issue that corresponds with the document. Document 1 Circle all the enduring issues that appear in Document 1: Innovation Environment Movement Ideas & Beliefs Conflict Economics Power Inequality Globalization Scarcity Document 2 Circle all the enduring issues that appear in Document 2: Innovation Environment Movement Ideas & Beliefs Conflict Economics Power Inequality Globalization Scarcity Document 3 Circle all the enduring issues that appear in Document 3: Innovation Environment Movement Ideas & Beliefs Conflict Economics Power Inequality Globalization Scarcity Document 4 Circle all the enduring issues that appear in Document 1: Innovation Environment Movement Ideas & Beliefs Conflict Economics Power Inequality Globalization Scarcity Document 5 Circle all the enduring issues that appear in Document 5: Innovation Environment Movement Ideas & Beliefs Conflict Economics Power Inequality Globalization Scarcity Part Two Look at all 5 documents and the enduring issues that you have circled. Now write down every enduring issue that shows up in 3 or more document as well as writing down which documents it shows up in: Part Three Out of the enduring issues above, choose which one you would like to write your essay about. And write down the three documents you’ve picked to use in your enduring issues essay: Enduring Issue Essay Topic__________________________________________________________________ First Document:______________________________________________________________ Second Document:______________________________________________________________ Third Document:______________________________________________________________ Part Four Now that you have chosen your enduring issue and your three document now it is time to complete all of your information: First Document:______________________________________________________________ ● Write down a direct quote from the document that has to do with your enduring issue. ● Explain what that direct quote means. ● Explain how your enduring issue in this document has affected people’s lives. Second Document:______________________________________________________________ ● Write down a direct quote from the document that has to do with your enduring issue. ● Explain what that direct quote means. ● Explain how your enduring issue in this document has affected people’s lives. Third Document:______________________________________________________________ ● Write down a direct quote from the document that has to do with your enduring issue. ● Explain what that direct quote means. ● Explain how your enduring issue in this document has affected people’s lives. Part Five Now it’s time to come up with 3 (THREE) examples of your enduring issue from outside of the document set you have read. This means that you can choose any SPECIFIC examples of that enduring issue from 9th grade Global Studies and 10th grade Global Studies. YOU MAY NOT USE ANY EXAMPLES FROM U.S. HISTORY. First Outside Example:_______________________________________________________________ Second Outside Example:_______________________________________________________________ Third Outside Example:_______________________________________________________________ Part Six It’s time to take a deeper dive into those outside examples of your enduring issues and answer some key questions. First Outside Example:_______________________________________________________________ ● Explain how your outside example connects with your enduring issue. ● Explain how your enduring issue affects people’s lives. Second Outside Example:_______________________________________________________________ ● Explain how your outside example connects with your enduring issue. ● Explain how your enduring issue affects people’s lives. Third Outside Example:_______________________________________________________________ ● Explain how your outside example connects with your enduring issue. ● Explain how your enduring issue affects people’s lives. Enduring Issues Essay On a separate sheet of paper use the frame work below and the answers to the questions that you had from parts 1 – 6 in order to write your enduring issues essay. Any of the bolded parts of the framework can be used word-for-word in your essay. Be sure to answer the red unlined sections with what is asked of you in the parenthesis. “( )” INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH They say that history doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes. These rhymes we speak of are called enduring issues. An enduring issue is an issue that occurs constantly and repeatedly over time. The common enduring issue in the document set given is (enduring issue in common). The documents that have (enduring issue in common again) in common are (1st document name),(2nd document name), and (3rd document name). (Enduring issue in common) is (definition of the enduring issue in common). BODY PARAGRAPH #1: DOCUMENT INFORMATION st In (1 document) it says (direct quote from the document that has to do with your enduring issue). This means that (explanation of the direct quote). This document shows the effect (enduring issue in common) has on people because (explanation of how the enduring issue affected people). In (2nd document) it says (direct quote from the document that has to do with your enduring issue). This means that (explanation of the direct quote). This document shows the effect (enduring issue in common) has on people because (explanation of how the enduring issue affected people). In (3rd document) it says (direct quote from the document that has to do with your enduring issue). This means that (explanation of the direct quote). This document shows the affect (enduring issue in common) has on people because (explanation of how the enduring issue affected people). BODY PARAGRAPH #2: OUTSIDE INFORMATION (enduring issues in common) has repeated and changed throughout history. It is not just limited to the document set either. There are innumerable examples of (enduring issue in common) some of which include: (1st outside example of the enduring issue in common) has to do with (enduring issue in common) because (explain the how your outside example connects with your enduring issue). (1st outside example of the enduring issue in common) affected people’s live by (explain how this example affected people). Another example is (2nd outside example of the enduring issue in common) has to do with (enduring issue in common) because (explain the how your outside example connects with your enduring issue). (2nd outside example of the enduring issue in common) affected people’s lives by (explain how this example affected people). A last example is (3rd outside example of the enduring issue in common) has to do with (enduring issue in common) because (explain the how your outside example connects with your enduring issue). (3rd outside example of the enduring issue in common) affected people’s lives by (explain how this example affected people). CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH (enduring issue in common) is (definition of the enduring issue in common). The documents that had (enduring issue in common again) in common are (1st document name), (2nd document name), and (3rd document name). An enduring issue is an issue that occurs constantly and repeatedly over time. They say that history doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes. These rhymes we speak of are called enduring issues. Enduring Issues Innovation An innovation is a change, a new method, or new idea. Innovations have positive and negative impacts. Environment Our environment is the area around us in which we live. We are affected by our environment and we have an effect on it. This is true of your local environment (your home, your classroom, and your neighborhood) and the larger environment (your state, your country, and your world). Movement Population and Movement occurs when groups of people either increase, decrease or move from one area to the other. Ideas and Beliefs Our ideas and beliefs shape the way we look at the world. Ideas and beliefs can come from one’s conclusions from observation, religion, parents, books, or friends. Conflict Conflict is a serious disagreement or argument. There can be conflict between individuals, groups of people, and even nations. Economics Economics is the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth Power Power is the ability to influence or control the behavior of people and it is a part of every human interaction. You can see the effects of power in your relationships with your family and friends, and in schools, sports, business, and government. Inequality Human Rights are basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are considered to be entitled. Inequality is when one group has more power than another. Globalization The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. Scarcity Scarcity is the state of not having enough of something. Everything we use in our daily life comes from the Earth and there is a limited supply of resources on this planet. Some places have access to more water than others, some have access to oil. Since resources are scarce, we trade for them.