To what extent does Riley see fellow fundamentalists as an oppressed group? Were fundamentalists on the defensive in the early twentieth century, and if so, did their "outsider" status help them to create and maintain a distinct religious and cultural identity?

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?

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?

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?

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?

(a) What "gifts" does Mora give the students?

(b) Interpret: Explain the meaning or purpose of each.

(c) Connect: In what way is each gift connected to the idea of respect for one's own cultural experiences and heritage?

Using the answer line provided, complete item below with the correct word from the box. Use each Word once. A. appall B. cognizant c. commiserate D. expedient E. hindrance F. kindle G. lavish H. ludicrous I. negligent J. scrutinize Janna's parents were _____ of her problems at school, but they did not know the cause until a psychologist diagnosed a learning disability.

recruiting, salary scale ,cost-of-living adjustment ,merit increase, employee benefits ,disability insurance ,workers compensation insurance ,unemployment insurance ,travel expenses, release time , Use the key words above to fill in the sentences below. The personnel department may use a _______ to compare the salaries of various jobs.

Some critics have said that Sandburg opened poetry to new subjects by writing about industry and laborers. Other poets of his day, like T. S. Eliot, wrote about more intellectual subjects. What benefits or mistreat do you see-for poetry or popular culture-in Sandburg's appeal to the common person?

Write "correct" on the answer line if the vocabulary word has been used correctly or "incorrect" if it has been used incorrectly.

Ada is just a $cultural$ friend, but Chad and I are really close.