General Comments
8 general comments
I have a question about your post. How did you come up with the conclusion of who the person you replied to was talking about when he said that they overdosed. Based on your post I assume you are talking about George Floyd, but this cannot be concluded from the post that you replied to.
why in the world would you make a person’s comment have “moderation.” This is the second time on this same person This sounds like censorship and since the above post is also 4 years old like the first one by this person on chapter 58 it just doesn’t make sense.
why in the world would you make a person’s comment have “moderation.” This sounds like censorship and since the above post is 4 years old it just doesn’t make sense. There may be a plausible reason, but it seems like a bad move for a history book because if you are trying to censor people you cannot be trusted. Then again we already can’t trust you from your actions in the first few paragraphs which I won’t go into because it was already commented extensively by others.
When it says that control of the Panama Canal was “returned” it gives a false sense that Panama had ever previously controlled the canal. The canal was owned by built, and operated almost exclusively by United States.
Where it says that the US returned the Panama Canal this is not true. For the whole existence of the Panama Canal until this point the Canal was the US’s. The workers that built the canal were US citizens. The land also was owned by the US. I believe this would be worth mentioning because the way it is currently stated is factually incorrect.
In the current short cut/headings listing(I. Introduction
II. American Politics before September 11, 2001
III. September 11 and the War on Terror…) Conclusion, Primary Sources and Reference Material are all 2 numerals off. IX vs XI, X vs XII and XI vs XIII
la neta, la neta, se paso estados unidos con mexico, just my opinion
This paragraph shows how destroyed the South was after the Civil War, not just physically but socially and politically too. I think the questions at the end are important because Reconstruction was not only about rebuilding roads and governments, but also deciding what freedom would actually mean for formerly enslaved people.
You should be careful when including the #MeToo movement. Whenever you start making the act of blaming people for sexual assault a trend, it is extremely dangerous. I don’t defend sexual assault, but there will always be “victims” who are really just bad actors wanting attention. Additionally, the #MeToo movement was a failure and should be disregarded in history. It’s a failure because it sets the condition that consent is the only thing that determines sexual abuse. We know that there is a lot more that goes into sexual abuse, rather than just someone saying they consent.
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Some of the paragraphs the text size is smaller then others for not apparent reason.
I don’t know if there is way to fix that but, if possible please try.
It would be fantastic if there were instructor resources (quiz questions, etc.) available as well.
It would be useful to include in the primary sources for Chapter 6, the US Constitution, since so much of that chapter is dedicated to that document. It would also be nice to include a selection from The Federalist Papers so students can understand the framing of the debate over the Constitution. Given the polarized nature of the electorate today, perhaps Federalist 10 would serve the purpose.
It would be great if you could highlight the text and underline it, as if it were a real textbook. Having a toolbar that allows you to take notes like you do in a physical book would be utterly helpful.
Where are the page numbers? I am using the online text for class, and we are asked to site directly from the text. However, unless I am missing something, the online text does not have a convenient way to find the page numbers.
It would be wonderful to have text-to-speech function for the text and textual sources. Many of my students commute, are ESL, or have other accessibility issues. Also, they would learn pronunciations, as well.
Most of the discussions that I have had with other instructors and professors regarding the American Yawp have generated very favorable reviews of the text. One consistent critique, however, is the lack of maps to help with understanding the geographic connections, historical context, and the visualization of historical data and information across the entirety of the text. I tend to agree and geographic/historical map additions to each of the chapters would be extremely helpful.
Why is this textbook named after Walt Whitman, yet there is no mention of Whitman in any of the chapters???