How does Private Wilson frame the paradox of race and democracy as he experienced it? From his perspective, how did America's involvement in international crises like World War II affect debates over national identity?

To what extent did African American experiences during World War II, focus attention on public discussions regarding American national identity?

How did Moreno's civil rights activism on behalf of Latinos compare with similar efforts promoting the interests of minority groups in America? What similarities or differences can you see?

Why do you think Kallen set "democracy" against "melting pot" in his title? How does he define the relationship between these ideals?

Analyze Riley's essay (W. B. Riley, “The Faith of the Fundamentalists,” ) to see how he creates a fundamentalist identity in opposition to modernism. What definition of each emerges from his discussion?

More than 600,000 immigrants passed through Ellis Island in 1912, the year residents of the Lower East Side wrote this letter to President Taft criticizing the disparaging remarks of the New York commissioner of immigration. Unlike earlier waves of immigration, increasing numbers hailed from Southern and Eastern Europe, including Jews and other groups that many Americans feared as radical and inassimilable. This anxiety led to a study published in $1911$ by the Dillingham Commission recommending immigration restriction, which would later be enacted in the early $1920$s. Here, a citizens' committee of the Lower East Side responds by affirming their identity as Americans.

Examine the role of ethnic identity in shaping both the Commission of Immigration's characterization of Lower East Side residents and their response. To what extent did their ethnicity define them in their own minds?

Analyze Riley's essay (W. B. Riley, “The Faith of the Fundamentalists,” ) to see how he creates a fundamentalist identity in opposition to modernism. What definition of each emerges from his discussion?

How did Moreno's civil rights activism on behalf of Latinos compare with similar efforts promoting the interests of minority groups in America? What similarities or differences can you see?

More than 600,000 immigrants passed through Ellis Island in 1912, the year residents of the Lower East Side wrote this letter to President Taft criticizing the disparaging remarks of the New York commissioner of immigration. Unlike earlier waves of immigration, increasing numbers hailed from Southern and Eastern Europe, including Jews and other groups that many Americans feared as radical and inassimilable. This anxiety led to a study published in $1911$ by the Dillingham Commission recommending immigration restriction, which would later be enacted in the early $1920$s. Here, a citizens' committee of the Lower East Side responds by affirming their identity as Americans.

Examine the role of ethnic identity in shaping both the Commission of Immigration's characterization of Lower East Side residents and their response. To what extent did their ethnicity define them in their own minds?

To what extent did African American experiences during World War II, focus attention on public discussions regarding American national identity?

What role did the Great Depression play in shaping public debates regarding American national identity as they related to minority groups like Latinos? How did the economic crisis focus these debates?

Decide whether following statement is true or false. Explain your reasoning. Jane wants near objects to look nearby and far objects to look far away in her painting, so she should use perspective.

Refer to the case related to Beazer Homes. Evaluate Beazer’s accounting for cost-to-complete reserves from a GAAP perspective. Was the initial accounting for the reserve in conformity with GAAP? What was the company trying to achieve with its accounting?

Refer to the case related to Romello Accounting LLP. Assume Max convinces Michelle to let him serve as the review partner for all audits and Michelle will serve as the engagement partner on all audits. Do you see any problems with this approach from an ethical perspective?