Tag: HIST 152

Seth Arthurs

Martin Luther Pecha-kucha

Throughout the early sixteenth century, Luther challenged the moral and religious sanctity of Catholicism. Luther’s writings on Christian liberty often disputed what the Catholic Church taught. He argued that it is faith and not works that save one’s soul. Luther gained credibility by citing different passages from the Bible such as parts of Peter, Romans, and Corinthians. When Luther describes liberty he doesn’t use it in a physical sense, but rather a spiritual one. He explains that salvation isn’t something that you can purchase because it is by faith people are saved

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization II

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Grace Bone

Bloody Sunday, 1905

I will be talking about how I was a journalist in high school, and how I can relate to the journalist who was a witness of Bloody Sunday, 1905. I will explain the background of Bloody Sunday (the setting events), and what it entailed. Beyond this, I will explain how it started as a protest but wasn’t intended to start the Russian Revolution, but things don’t always go according to plan. 

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization II

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Ramsey Gordon

Mans wealth and how it relates to political rights

The story that I am going to be telling for my ace day Pecha Kucha is going to be the story of why a man’s wealth was so important for possessing political rights. I think that this will be the best story for me to do for my presentation for a few reasons. It is important for why certain political leaders were political leaders, and if it was for their knowledge, or because of their wealth. The emotional impact that I am trying to leave the audience with is that we should not base our political decisions off just how much money someone has, but we should base it off their knowledge and their decision making. I think there is a lesson to be learned here, and it is exactly that. We should base who we vote for not based off their income or their net worth, but we should base it off their knowledge and how good they would be as a leader. I think that I will be able to successfully relate the primary source to my own life because I feel as if in my own life, I tend to lean towards and be around people who are wealthier, but don’t have my best interest at heart.  

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization II

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Alec Gums

Life of a Mill Worker in the 20th Century 

I will be presenting about the lives of mid-20th-century mill workers in Northern England, highlighting their resilience amidst grueling working conditions and economic struggles, aiming to evoke empathy and appreciation for their hardships and sacrifices.

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization II

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Megan Lay

The Dinner Hour We Were Promised

I will lead with a brief overview of what my life may look like after college in terms of work and life. I will transition into looking at my source on women in the industrial era. I will talk about the conditions that forced families to seek the dual income during the industrial revolution and draw it to the present and how dual income is really a necessity for most families. Ultimately, I will show the connection between the industrial revolution and the traditional family model being a modern luxury.

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization II

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Tracy Magill

Women and Child Labor

I will be talking about the start of women and child labor for how far we have came to now in today’s world.  Also will we analyzing an old painting of women working outside of a mill.  Then I will go into important dates of the evolution for women and child labor and how we got to where we are in today’s world. 

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization II

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Kainalu Ortogero

Martin Luther and the Religious Wars 

I will be talking about Martin Luther and who he was and how he impacted the religious world during his time. I will also incorporate his potty language and how it was directed towards the corrupt catholic church. I will also go into depth about how and why the Catholic church of this time his corrupt and bad. Furthermore, I will talk about how Martin Luther played a role in the start of the religious war. He may not have done or meant it directly but it was indirectly. 

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization II

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Wyatt Pepiot

In The Trenches of The Great War

First I will talk about the causes of World War One and then move to talking about the soldiers. Then I will use my primary source from our textbook “A History Of Western Society” This source is about poetry that was written by soldiers in the trenches. Then I plan to expand on the aspects of trench warfare and the uses of deadly gases. Then I will End with the ending of the war and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization II

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Caleb Premo

Wollstonecraft versus Rousseau: Early Feminism in the Enlightenment 

In the world’s modern discourse, it is nearly impossible to avoid conversations about the nature of contemporary feminism. Despite the notion that feminism and the push for women’s rights is a fairly recent issue, Mary Wollstonecraft is arguably one of the key matriarchs of the modern feminist movement. Wollstonecraft highlights the hateful ideals surrounding women at the time in “A Vindication for Women’s Rights” to respond to the hateful ideals encouraged by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in “Emile.” With her main argument critiquing the fallibility of enlightenment logic, Wollstonecraft effectively mothers the main question surrounding feminist rhetoric: how can society claim to prioritize equality under God, when half of those on the planet are unequal? In focusing on the irony surrounding this backward logic, the argument between Wollstonecraft and Rousseau helps frame feminism today. 

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Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Keziah Santik

The Significance of Scatological Humor in the Protestant Reformation

Martin Luther, well-known for his vociferous theological statements opposing the papacy, was one of the founders of the Protestant Reformation. What most people are not aware of, however, was his frequently use of potty humor when describing his spiritual experiences and encounters with the pope. This was revolutionary for the time because it shattered the illusion that people had toward religious authority as the ultimate spiritual mediator between them and God. This shift in mindset brought about a great change in 14th century Europe, resulting in the many Christian denominations we have today.

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Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Samuel Sau

Luther: A Reformation of Mind, Faith, and Christianity

Christianity as we know today is as diverse as it is strong in America. We can see this especially prevalent among the Protestant community. However, in order to understand the meaning of Protestantism we must first understand the meanings and roots behind such a category of Christianity. This presentation on martin Luther and his many reformed ideas during his time and that of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, especially the leader, the Pope. We will discover how Luther battled with the longstanding ideas and traditions of the Catholic Church which would eventually give birth to what we know today as, Protestantism.

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Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Haleigh Wambolt

Mary Wollstonecraft and womens rights

My presentation is on Mary Wollstonecraft. She was an advocate for women’s rights until the late 20th century. She advocates educating children into the emerging middle-class ethos. Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790) criticizes aristocracy and promotes republicanism in reaction to Edmund Burke’s Reflection on the Revolution in France (1790), which was a defense of constitutional monarchy, aristocracy, and the Church of England. Among the first writings of feminist philosophy is a Vindication of the Rights of Woman, published in 1792. In it, Wollstonecraft makes the case that women should receive an education appropriate to their social status and assert that women are vital to the country because they raise its children and can be more than just wives-they can be their husbands’ “companions.” Most of Wollstonecraft’s early writings are devoted to education. She put together The Female Reader, an anthology of literary excerpts “for the improvement of young women.” In thoughts on the Education of Daughters (1787), her conduct book, and in Original stories from real life (1788), her children’s book, Wollstonecraft promotes teachings to kids in the values of developing middle-class ethos: Self-control, integrity, thrift, and social contentment. Both works stress the value of instilling reason in kids, demonstrating Wollstonecraft’s intellectual debt to the influential educational philosopher John Locke of the 17th century. Additionally, she advocates for women’s education in both texts-a contentious issue at the time that she would revisit throughout her career. According to Wollstonecraft, educated women make excellent mothers and spouses and will eventually make contributions to society. 

Again this is just a summary of some of the things I am going to talk about in my presentation. These are her contributions and her theories on education and women’s rights and equality. I will be adding more detail to the presentation and more in-depth detail about the effects on society that she made and her past life as well. 

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization ll

Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Audri Ward

Leonard Defrance’s ‘A l’egide de Minerve’ An example of Change 

This presentation is based on Leonard Defrance’s painting ‘A l’egide de Minerve’, which shows a public square with many people, most of which are from different religions. This painting is significant because it takes place during the Enlightenment. This is important because previous to the Enlightenment most everybody had to be Catholic. This painting shows a major change. Change isn’t always easy and quick, but when people want change bad enough, they will do everything they can to make it happen.

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Stephen Andes

Bucher Room

1 – 4 PM

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Emmalee Rusk

“Danton”

History of Western Civilization II outlines a large and complex portion of history. In the conclusion of this class, a Reacting To The Past (RTTP) role-playing game was integrated into this course. In this specific Reacting To The Past game, “Rousseau, Burke and Revolution in France, 1791” the character elected to me by my professor was Georges-Jacques Danton. The use of this RTTP game in History of Western Civilization II allowed me to connect and understand Danton and his place in history better. Reacting To The Past provides a deeper dive into the understanding of history and to the understanding of crucial members of history.

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization II

Melisa Ortiz Berry

Bushnell History Symposium, P103

10 AM – 1 PM

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Cameron Binaley

The Effectiveness of Active Learning through Reacting to the Past

The assignment that will be presented is my argument that Active Learning techniques should be utilized more in the classroom and this will be explained through the classroom roleplaying game Reacting to the Past (RTTP) for History 152: History of Western Civilization II. The first  part of the presentation will include an introduction and an explanation as to what RTTP and its use in the classroom. The second part of the presentation will discuss what researchers and college professors have found in looking at the results and growth in students while playing RTTP. The third part of the presentation will look at my experiences playing RTTP, the experiences of other students who have also played RTTP at NCU, and the data I compiled from those students.  The last part of the presentation will look at all of the research obtained and conclude with stating that the Active Learning techniques that were utilized in RTTP should be continued in the future.

HIST 152, History of Western Civilization II

Melisa Ortiz Berry

Bushnell History Symposium: 10:05 – 10:30 AM

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