PowerPoint Presentation Sign-Ups, Sec. 5

Here are the slots for PowerPoint presentations this semester. In order to choose a date:

1. Click on "Comments" at the end of this post.
2. In the "Post a Comment" box, leave your name (first and last), your topic, and the preferred date.

Example: David Cortez, LA Street Food, Tu 11.19

Remember, you topics must be related in some way to American culture. Dates and topics are first-come, first-served.

Anyone that has not chosen by noon this Friday (Sept. 3rd), will be assigned a topic and date.

UPDATE: Those of you who did not respond or responded past the deadline were assigned topics. Also, if your submission was vague or too broad, I may have refocused your topic.

WEEK 4: LIFE AND DEATH IN AMERICA

Th 9.16
1. Brittany, "American Funeral Traditions, Now and Then"
2. Nicole, "The Summer of Love: A Retrospective"
3. Carolina, "The History of UFOs in America"

WEEK 5: COMING OF AGE IN AMERICA

Tu 9.21
1. Laura, "The High School Homecoming"
2. Davey, "The History of American Hot Rods"
3. Sanyo, "The New York City Punk Scene in the 70s"

WEEK 6: COMING OF AGE IN AMERICA

Tu 9.28
1. Jonathan, "An American Visionary: P.T. Barnum"
2. Tsung, "The Zoot Suit Riots" 
3. Andrew Black "America's Classic Skyscrapers"

WEEK 9: FAMILY IN AMERICA 

Th 10.21
1. Jovanna, "The History of Broadway"
2. Rheanna, "The American Roller Coaster"
3. Andrew Bradshaw, "An American Icon: Annie Leibovitz"

WEEK 10: FAMILY IN AMERICA 

Tu 10.26
1. Chandler, "Three Original American Styles of Dance"
2. Vanessa, "An American Visionary: Thomas Edison"
3. Jordan, "The History of Obscenity on American Television"

WEEK 11: RELATIONSHIPS IN AMERICA 

Tu 11.2
1. Anson, "Three American Technological Advances to Watch For"
2. Julia, "A Look at American Dating Rituals"

Th 11.4
1. Nicole, "The History of Marriage in America"
2. Regyna, "Interracial Relationships, Now and Then"

WEEK 12: RELATIONSHIPS IN AMERICA 

Tu 11.9
1. Rae Ann, "Homegrown Faiths: Mormonism and Christian Science"
2. Yongxiang, "The Ivy League: An Overview"
3. My, "Baseball: The Early Years"

WEEK 13: SOCIAL CLASS IN AMERICA 

Th 11.18
1. Ruben, "Life During the Great Recession"
2. Jessica, "An American Icon: Barbra Streisand"
3. Rafael, "Great American Novels: J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye"