The China Perspective
A dive on the American public's opinions and views on Cold War Communist China from the 50s to the 90s.
Essays
This template includes three sample essays with header information and information about Southwest food history written with AI assistance as placeholder content. They’re here to demonstrate what student essays can look like: how to use images, pull quotes, scrolling backgrounds, and other Xanthan components in a longer piece of writing.
Browse them to get a feel for the format. When you’re ready to build your own project, you’ll replace these with your students’ essays — same structure, your topic.
The Personal Computer
A social and cultural history of the personal computer.
Cultural legacies of the US and Japan post 1980
How the United States and Japan have shared culture since the 1980s
Dear Mr. President
Songs called "Dear Mr. President" and their place in politics and music over time.
The Craft Brewing Movement
A history of the Craft Brewing Movement.
McCarthyism
A history of McCarthyism from the Second Red Scare to the intervention of the Warren Court.
The Middle East in American Media
Children's Television
History of Children's Televison.
Beauty Standards
A cultural study of beauty standards in the USA.