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WHY does this kind of research matter?

See The Atlantic: "The Books of College Libraries Are Turning Into Wallpaper"

In order to see your feedback on your iPad beyond the color-coding, please follow the directions below:

1. Click on the link below to access the spreadsheet of possible questions
2. Make sure Google Sheets is in "light theme", not "dark mode"
3. Select your question (or any other) cell
4. Tap it once and then select, "NOTE" to see the written feedback

LINK to VIEW FEEDBACK

If you still need to submit a successful 4QP proposal, click here.

>>SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL(S) HERE<< 

>>NTHS LIBGUIDE HERE<<

Here is a link to a journalistic example (using a very similar method).

RECENT CONTEMPORARY ISSUE: In his State of the Union address...President Obama celebrated the fact 'that for the first time in 40 years, the crime rate and the incarceration rate have come down together.'"

WHY QUESTION: Why does the USA incarcerate such a high percentage of its population, despite falling crime rates?

ANSWERS:

1. Crime surged during an era of social upheaval (historical look-back)
2. The federal government got more involved in local law enforcement.
   
3. A War on Drugs was launched.
   
4. Politicians changed sentencing laws.
   
5. More?? Others? Consider the role of race.

"Coming up with good questions in history is often more difficult than the answers."--Stephen Berry. @CWI_GC

— Kevin M. Levin (@KevinLevin) March 9, 2021

Need more help understanding proximate versus ultimate factors (causes)? Perhaps this will trigger your memory:

Lastly, here is a rationale for writing your own piece of history. Listen to the last half of the Today, Explained "American_history_v9" podcast (transcript) where David Blight, Yale University Professor and President of the OAH (Organization of American Historians) weighs in on recent efforts by the Trump Administration to "celebrate America's greatness" in Executive Order #14253: