STEP
READ THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE:
25 Moments That Changed America
BY TIME STAFF
STEP
READ THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE:
25 Moments That Changed America
BY TIME STAFFLinks to an external site.
On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, TIME proclaimedLinks to an external site. that his death was the moment that changed America. There is little doubt that his death and its circumstances set loose the darker instincts of the American psyche, TIMEs editor Nancy Gibbs wrote then.
And, looking back on the 20th centurythe epoch that TIME founder Henry Luce dubbedLinks to an external site. the American centuryits clear that there were many such moments of change, instances big and small that cleared the way for something greater to come after. Many of those moments are easy to name: the assassinations, the invasions, the elections. Many are more subtle, their impact visible only in hindsight.
With that in mind, TIME invited experts to nominate 20th-century moments that changed the United States. Taken together, those moments create a chronology of an evolving countryand a century in which any moment might be the next big one.
STEP 2:
Throughout this semester we have discussed many events that transpired during the 20th century as well as some that happened in the 2st century. Choose an event that truly resonated with you, that you feel was a turning point in U.S. history. Note that these do not have to be massive events, such as WW or WW2; they could be less dramatic such as the invention of the computer or the life of Sandra Day OConnor, the first woman U.S. Supreme Court Justice,
STEP 3:
Once youve chosen the event, write a 3-5 page paper describing the event in detail, in what way this event changed America, and why this particular event resonates with you more than any other.
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