Instruction
(Go to google and write UTSA library then follow this steps)Source: Cities: America the Story of Us
Go to the Library, Find Databases, under F, look for Films on Demand, enter Cities: America the
Story of Us .
*The paper is to be a three full pages.
*You are also to give your writing a title of your own devising. DO NOT USE The City or anything so unimaginative. Create your own title reflective of your analysis of the content of the video.
Your paper will be graded on the quality of your analysis, the terseness of your language and proper formatting, spelling and grammar. This is a college paper and carelessness will detract from your grade.
The structure of the paper should be: an introduction, a paragraph on any of the writing prompts; or a discussion of your point of view overall, and a conclusion reflecting your analysis of the importance of urbanization to the progress of the United States.
NOTE: in an academic paper do not use contractions such as: dont; cant, its; or slang, jargon, abbreviations or informal language. Do not use the first person pronouns such as I, me or my.
Idea Starters write your own impression of the video but consider the following questions to help you find a thesis.
1) How did internal migration, that is, immigration into the city from within the United States, specifically African Americans from the South compare to immigration from other nations?
2) The word metropolis comes from the Greek meaning mother of the people. How could the atmosphere and growth of American cities be considered the cradle of Americanism what it means to be an American? Did the migration of people into factories create a new type of American?
3) Why was the Statue of Liberty so symbolic of the attraction of America to the rest of the world? Does it remain so?
Thank you