History Comparitive Book Report

The post has two asighnments

1: History Comparitive Book Report

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A Response to “On Her Own Ground” and “The Fish that Ate the Whale” (The two books compared in this book report).

“On Her Own Ground” Author: Madam C.J. Walker
“The Fish That Ate the Whale” Author: Rich Cohen

read two biographies that profile Americans who “made something of themselves.” For this paper, we want you to compare the lives of Samuel Zemurray (The Fish that Ate the Whale) and Madame C. J. Walker (On Her Own Ground) and write a 4-6 page paper addressing the following question:

How do the lives of Samuel Zemurray and Madame C. J. Walker, as depicted by their respective biographers, illuminate the tensions and possibilities of the American Dream?

2: Tejano Music and Corrido Music

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The following is the prompt the professor has sent and wants me to write a response to.

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Discuss some of the similarities you hear between corrido music and Tejano music (based on the links provided in the Tejano Music 1 PowerPoint).
Moreover, discuss the social impact that you believe conjunto and orquesta music made in the 1930s-50s.

Lastly, consider the new-age corrido and discuss the social impact that you believe it is making in this 21st century, both in Mexico and in the US.

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The new material for this paper are the following:
• From Ranchero to Jaiton
• Tejano Music 1 PowerPoint

Corrido Music