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History can be a complex subject.  There are many ways to look at it.  It can be viewed politically, economically, religiously, socially, intellectually, and even artistically.  While we will focus on all ways to view history, we will spend a significant amount of time defining how groups of people have been affected by US History (events and people).  Groups include but are not limited to: women, minorities, children, immigrants, Nativists, the wealthy, and the poor.  We will seek to evaluate how the lives of Americans have changed over time and evaluate how the past mirrors (in any way) the present.  Each era of American history is unique and collectively these eras have contributed to who we are as Americans today.

Patterson Course Overview for student 2011-2012 Semester I

Patterson Course Overview for student 2011-2012 Semester II

Miles in the 50′s.  When we cover this era, I will play some of this.  If you have seen the film, Pleasantville, this song is in the film and is important to the story of the 50s.  So What

Billy Joel\”We Didn\’t Start the Fire\”

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