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Part 3 Essay Question [40%]:Your essay should have an introduction with a clear and specific thesis, a body with evidence, and a conclusion that reinforces your central argument. Select the option you feel the most comfortable with and answer it to the best of your ability.Choose ONE (1) of the following options:In what ways did King George III’s ascension to the British throne in 1760 alter the dynamic between colonists and the mother government and how did it hasten the colonists toward independence movements?  Describe King George III’s government.  How did it differ from the previous 30 years of government?  How did the king’s government interpret royal authority?  How did the government put these views in practice with their colonial administration?What were Alexander Hamilton’s and Thomas Jefferson’s visions for the future of America?  How did their interpretation of the constitution differ as well?  What were the economic visions for America each of these men proposed and how did they seek to accomplish these visions?  During George Washington’s administration, whose vision won out?  Decades, or even centuries later, whose vision do you think prevailed?Trace the progression of the Northern economy from its reliance on artisanal labor to the full adoption of industrial capitalism. What were the various stages of the progression? Describe the labor, workers, and conditions at each stage. In what way was this work exploitative, so much so that Southerners began to refer to working in the industrial North as “wage slavery?” To whom did industrial capitalists turn in order to take advantage of the cheapest form of labor?

A screening test is evaluated in a sample of individuals. The results are: What’s the prevalence of disease in this table? Express your answer as a percentage. E.g. if your answer is 0.5, put 50 in the answer box to indicate that the prevalence is 50%.

A variable that lies on the causal pathway between exposure and outcome is called:

Television became a dominant cultural force in the 1950s, with most Americans owning a TV set and watching hours of television each day. Due to the limited number of networks and the expenses involved in recording, many programs aired live and audiences across the country viewed the episode at the same time, creating a broadly shared viewing experience. The most successful of these shows was [BLANK-1], as two-thirds of television-owning households tuned into the show each week. Like many programs of the era, this show idealized the nuclear family, traditional gender roles, and white, middle-class domesticity.

Ronald Reagan’s optimistic re-election campaign slogan in 1984 was [BLANK-1]. Reagan’s popularity was on the rise following low unemployment numbers, a brief improvement in the economy, and his ability to put a political spin on his social security austerity measures in order to take credit for strengthening a program beloved by most Americans. Reagan won re-election easily over Democrat Walter Mondale, winning 49 out of 50 states.

One issue that contributed to the United States’ reluctance to enter WWI early on was deteriorating relations with Mexico. In 1914, Mexican leader [BLANK-1] attempted to buy arms from Germany. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sent a naval escort to Veracruz escorted by U.S. Marines. The Marines supervised the government and prevented the arms trade from occurring; however, this and other incidents signaled the eroding relationship between the United States and Mexico in the prelude to WWI.

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Some late-nineteenth century women, like Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, voiced their discontent with societal expectations for women. In Gilman’s semi-autobiographical short story dealing with mental health and contemporary social expectations for women, [BLANK-1], she attacked the “naturalness” of feminine domesticity and critiqued Victorian psychological remedies administered to women, such as the “rest cure.”

[BLANK-1] was a political cartoon that appeared in Puck in 1904, which satirized John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil monopoly. The cartoon featured Standard Oil as an anthropomorphized octopus with its tentacles around the media, the White House, Supreme Court, and Capitol Building. The message was clear – Rockefeller’s monopolistic firm was so big and so powerful that it was even controlling the government and the media.