Reference no: EM133240031

Assignment:

Part A

Read the following thesis statements. Based on your textbook material, lecture notes, and resources identify each statement as weak or strong. For those that are weak, list the reasons why. Next, revise the weak statements so that they conform to the requirements of a strong thesis.

1. The government must expand its funding for research on renewable energy resources in order to prepare for the impending end of oil
2. In this essay, I will give you lots of reasons why slot machines should not be legalized in Baltimore.
3. Despite his promises during his campaign, President Kennedy took few executive measures to support civil rights legislation.
4. Because many children's toys have potential safety hazards that could lead to injury, it is clear that not all children's toys are safe.
5. My experience with young children has taught me that I want to be a disciplinary parent because I believe that a child without discipline can be a parent's worst nightmares.

Part B

Do you think about the corporate values of products you buy? Would you be able to work for an organization or corporation that had different values from your own?

Part C

1. The end of slavery came when the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified in 1868.

a) True

b) False

2. The "Jim Crow" laws were called Black Codes.

a) True

b) False

3. From the US Bureau of the Census survey in 1996 to determine the term preferred to designate race, most Hispanics preferred the term Hispanic.

a) True

b) False

4. From the US Bureau of the Census survey in 1996 to determine the term preferred to designate race, most whites preferred the term Caucasian.

a) True

b) False

5. In the 20th Century, there were

a) separate hospitals and churches for African Americans

b) Separate medical schools for African Americans

c) European settlers introduced diseases that decimated Native Americans

d) All of the above

6. The civilized tribes mentioned in your text include all of the following, Except:

a) Cherokee

b) Seminole

c) Navajo

d) Choctaw

7. In which study did researchers inform men that they were treated with bad blood?

a) Nazi Study

b) American Medical Study

c) Tuskegee Syphilis Study

d) None of the above

8. Treaties between the US government and the American Indian tribes typically promised

a) Education

b) Housing

c) Health

d) Only education and health

9. Why is it important to study minority health?

a) By the middle of the 21st Century, they will become the majority and their health will reflect the nation's health.

b) By the middle of the 21st Century, their numbers will be less due to bad health.

c) By the middle of the 21st Century, minorities will have migrated to other countries.

d) All of the above

10. Racial and ethnic minority populations are increasing due to

a) immigration

b) higher fertility rates than Whites

c) higher mortality rates

d) A and B

e) All of the above

11. Indian Hispanics are likely to originate from

a) Cuba

b) Dominican Republic

c) Colombia

d) Ecuador

12. When it comes to racial or ethnic groups, we try to identify members of each group by

a) secret handshake

b) appearance

c) password

d) code