Paper Assignments/Schedule
HST 346
FA 11
Dr. Janet R. Bednarek
As noted on the syllabus, you will be required to write ten (10) two-page papers based on the course readings. You can earn up to 200 points with these papers (20 points possible per paper). The format and requirements for the papers are listed below.
Course
The purpose of these papers is to prepare you for class discussions. Reading the material completely and carefully is an important first step. Writing down some thoughts about the readings is a necessary and vital second step. These papers will take you through the second step. Although these papers are limited to certain readings, lessons learned on careful reading and note-taking in preparation for discussions can be applied to the other readings.
Each paper is to be based
on the reading assignments associated with the due date.
For example, the first reading is due 31 Aug.
It is to be based on Jacob, pp. 1-17.
The first readings paper is due 31 Aug (based on Jakab, pp. 1-17). In this paper you must identify the three most important factors determining the Wrights’ success in inventing the airplane. Briefly defend your choices.
The second reading paper is due 12 Sep (Douhet, pp. 3-33; 251-290). In this paper you must state and briefly explain three reasons why Douhet believed that airpower would revolutionize the nature of warfare.
The third discussion paper is due 21 Sep (Hansen, pp. 41-81). Between WWI and WWII, Hansen argued, there was a design revolution that fundamentally changed the airplane. In your paper explain three significant ways in which the airplane was changed between the wars.
The fourth discussion paper is due 28 Sep (Corn, pp. 71-90; 113-133). In this paper discuss how airminded people in the 1930s and 1940s believed that women and children were both key to bringing about the future envisioned by believers in the winged gospel. In other words, what did they see women and children doing or what did they encourage woman and children to do in the 1930s and 1940s that would result in the creation in the future of an “air age.”
The fifth discussion paper is
due 5 Oct (Mitchell, Winged,
pp. xi-xix; 3-26; 214-223; Mitchell,
Skyways, pp. 253-289). In this
paper you must state and briefly explain three reasons given by Mitchell as to
why the
The sixth discussion paper is
due 26 Oct (McCurdy, pp. 1-51).
In this paper present two examples of ways in which space advocates in
the 1950s used the media (books, magazines, television, and/or movies) to
convince the American public to support a space program.
What did these media images tell the American public about what a
The seventh discussion paper is due 2 Nov (Pyne, 5-35). In this paper you must name which nations held leading roles and explain why they promoted exploration in each of the three ages of exploration.
The eighth discussion paper assignment is a little different from the rest – here you will have the choice of writing on either the eighth discussion paper A or the eighth discussion paper B. You may write either paper, but you still need to read the entire Clodfelter book. [Also, this is opportunity to make up for any missing assignments. If you failed to hand in any previous assignments, you can hand in both A and B.]
The eighth discussion paper
A is due 9 Nov (Clodfelter,
pp 1-115). In this paper you must
briefly explain one positive objective and one negative objective of the
The eighth discussion paper B is due 14 Nov (Clodfelter, pp. 117-223). In this paper you must briefly explain two reasons why, according to Clodfelter, airpower succeeded during the Linebacker campaigns, particularly Linebacker II.
The ninth discussion paper is due 21 Nov (Courtwright, pp. 132-171). In this paper you must briefly discuss three factors that transformed airline travel from an elite, almost daring, experience to one more like routine mass transportation. You must have at least one factor from each of the two chapters covered in the reading assignment.
The tenth discussion paper is due 30 Nov (Hansen, pp. 143-174). In this paper you must discuss three reasons why the US SST program was cancelled.
Overall Requirements:
All papers are due at the beginning of the class on the due date. You must bring one hard-copy of the paper to class. A second, electronic version of the paper must be submitted to Turn-it-in. Many students have found this website helpful in avoiding plagiarism (see below). (See instruction sheet for Turn-it-in.) No late papers will be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism with all papers. As noted in syllabus, any academic dishonesty will result in a failure for the course. Plagiarism is a frequent example of academic dishonesty. If you do not understand what constitutes plagiarism, go to the following link: http://www.wadsworth.com/english_d/special_features/plagiarism/definition.html.