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U.S. History

U.S. History . in 15 paintings. Explain the following paintings using:. Historical context. Critical analysis. Close reading strategies. John Rose, The Old Plantation, 1785-1790. Emanuel Gottleib Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851.

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U.S. History

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  1. U.S. History in 15 paintings

  2. Explain the following paintings using: Historical context. Critical analysis. Close reading strategies.

  3. John Rose, The Old Plantation, 1785-1790

  4. Emanuel Gottleib Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851

  5. Thompkins H. Mattison. Examination of a Witch, 1853

  6. Frederick Edwin Church, Twilight in the Wilderness, 1860

  7. Frederick Remington. The Grass Fire (Back-Firing). 1908.

  8. George Bellows. Stag at Sharkeys. 1909

  9. Vincent Desidero. Plantocrator. 2002

  10. A federal judge ruled this Monday that the NSA metadata on phone records was illegal. Edward Snowden released the following statement: “"I acted on my belief that the NSA'smass surveillance programs would not withstand a constitutional challenge, and that the American public deserved a chance to see these issues determined by open courts. Today, a secret program authorized by a secret court was, when exposed to the light of day, found to violate Americans' rights. It is the first of many.” Do you agree or disagree with his statement? Was Edward Snowden’s act an example of civil disobedience? Why or why not?

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