This essay is around 3-4 pages, typed, double-spaced.
You will turn it into turnitin.com and bring a paper copy to class. This
assignment is due on November 13. Answer one of the following:
1.
PONDER GLOBAL MUSIC…Choose one of the following
bands or individuals: The Beatles, Bob Marley, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Cesária Évora, or Antonio
Carlos Jobim.
Discuss the world
historical impact of this musical sensation. How was this individual or group
important in countries other than their own? How does this artist or group
represent a world historical theme? (For example, what was the impact of The Beatles in Japan? Place the
singer or group into the context of the history.)
2. PONDER GLOBAL LEADERSHIP…What
makes a leader great? Vaclav Havel, Ho Chi Minh, Kwame Nkrumah, Rigoberta Menchú, and Mohandas K. Gandhi were all leaders (not
necessarily heads of state) in various parts of the world in the 20th
century. Choose at least two and discuss their rise to power and leadership style.
What connects the two leaders you have chosen?
3. PONDER GLOBAL DECOLONIZATION…Examine post-World War
Two decolonization in the context of two countries. You must choose one from
Column A and one from Column B. You may compare and contrast the experience
of decolonization in two countries. You must
make and prove a claim regarding the meaning of decolonization. Use the two
countries to make a bold claim.
Column A: AFRICA
Libya
Egypt
Sudan
Tunisia
Morocco
Ghana
Guinea
Cameroon
Togo
Mali
Senegal
Madagascar
Somalia
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Chad
Republic of
Congo
Nigeria
Tanzania
South Africa
Rwanda
Burundi
Nigeria
Algeria
Zambia
Cape Verde
Angola
Zimbabwe
COLUMN B: ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
India
Palestine
Burma
Ceylon
Malaya
Sarawak
Borneo
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Singapore
Brunei
Hong Kong
Philippines
Indonesia
Samoa Tonga
Fiji
Papua New Guinea
Obvious,y you must cite all of your sources and, as discussed in class, may use any style to do so.
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