It will look at the changing frontier as it moved from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It will consider the role of many groups - Native Americans, miners, cowboys, gamblers, overlanders, the Spanish, women, ranchers, and Chinese to name a few. Readings, television shows and movies will all be used to look at the West. This course will allow you to determine what is the reality and what is myth in our story of the West. This course provides introductory instruction in, and analysis of, the principles of human behavior.
Emphasis is placed upon class discussion and the use of surveys and video tapes.
This course is a college level course that requires students to analyze human behavior. Students are required to apply theories of psychology from various perspectives. All students will take the Psychology AP examination. This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore the Ancient and Medieval World of Europe and the Middle East in greater depth and scope. It will consider the world of ancient Egypt, Israel and Babylon.