2. 
Follow this link to the "Structures" page at this on-line exhibit.  **Click "Exhibit Buildings" -- the first square on the left.  Scroll through the slides.  How would you describe these "fancier" buildings?

3.  Follow this link for a collection of images of the Philippines Reservation.

2.  Write at least one-and-a-half double-spaced pages with reasonable margins and font size and without large headings or titles -- I will rely on 12 point Times New Roman as my standard and I will reformat your paper if needed.  Longer papers will certainly be accepted and read.  Keep in mind this is a formal academic assignment and you will be evaluated both on the quality of your writing and the content of your ideas and evidence. 

In your paper, answer the following question:

Using what you learned in the D2L Reading (“Justifying American Imperialism”) and from viewing the photographs of the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, how did the United States use the Philippine Reservation and the 1904 World’s Fair to justify engaging in Imperialism?  How would you compare the different types of buildings the visitors would have seen? In your paper you might wish to discuss some of the arguments that pro-Imperialists used to advocate their position.  (such as Social Darwinism.)  How do the photographs help to “sell” the American public on that particular argument?

Getting help: You should certainly feel free to bring your paper to the Writing Tutors in the Academic Support Center.  I also suggest you have a friend read your paper to help catch any grammatical errors.  If you want to share your first paragraph or an idea or two that you have, feel free!  You can post them in Contact Linda and I will reply. Remember my AI policy which prohibits the use of Grammarly or any similar webite which would rewrite your essay for you.