Watch this movies/videos and take brief notes (200 words maximum) on its main points. You can watch item 1 online.
1. “Legacy of a Dream” (a short documentary film on Dr. Martin Luther King): You can watch it online.
2. Analyze the painting known as “American Progress.” It is about what is called “Manifest Destiny.” Include in your analysis any relevant historical facts. Comment on the word “Progress.” In what ways was there “progress” and for whom? Which are the groups that must have seen this phenomenon as the opposite of progress and for what reasons? (250 words)
American Progress painting, Manifest Destiny, Unit 2
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/American_Progress_%28John_Gast_painting%29.jpg (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
You need to see this painting with all of its details clearly visible to get the impact. The smaller image that I could fit on the preceding page has the details, but in a miniature form.
Analyze the painting known as “American Progress.” It is about what is called “Manifest Destiny.” Include in your analysis any relevant historical facts. Comment on the word “Progress.” In what ways was there “progress” and for whom? Which are the groups that must have seen this phenomenon as the opposite of progress and for what reasons? (250 words)
