Category: History

You will complete and submit a five (5) page history paper on a topic related to your discipline. The bibliography counts as one page. Your will write a paper on the background, significance and legacy of an event or personality that impacted your field or area of study. For example, if you are a Sociology major, write a brief history or biography of a major event or figure that shaped Sociology as a field. If you are an Africana Studies major write a brief history or biography of a major figure that shaped Africana Studies as a field. And so on to each major… Everything must be stated in your own words and in an academic format. See section on plagiarism. Write in the third person and refrain from using “I”, “You”, “We”, “In my opinion”, etc.
“A Brief History/Biography of ________________________”
1. Description of personality/event and how it relates to your discipline:
2. Background and development of personality/event:
3. Significant achievement of personality/event:
4. Legacy of personality/event:
5. Bibliography

Maureen Miller, Power and the Holy in the Age of the Investiture Conflict
*****Drawing from the primary sources included in this text, who makes the more compelling case for his side, Henry IV or Gregory VII?  Why?*****
Format/Style
The paper should be 4 pages in length.  It must be double-spaced, use 12 point font and maintain standard one inch margins.  Do not use first person singular pronouns (ex. “I”) in your writing.  Poor grammar, sloppiness, no citations, or failure to adhere to these guidelines will be detrimental to your grade.  You may use parenthetical citation in this assignment.
Please use this link: https://ereader.perlego.com/1/book/3032001/1 
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Please use the exact page number where you find your quotes. 

Essays: General Guidelines
OVERVIEW
You are required to submit two essays for this course. In the essays, you will put the skills that you have developed in this course and in other classes to prepare a research paper on a topic of your choice. These assignments will require you to consider secondary sources and the arguments presented by other historians; you then will refashion that information and evidence to support your thesis (argument). You may choose to analyze and use primary sources too, but this is not required. By conducting research, analyzing sources, evaluating the work of other historians, and formulating and supporting your own thesis, you will be contributing to our understanding of the past. These assignments will also allow you to polish your academic writing style and, using the comments provided when the essays are returned to you, strengthen how you approach future research papers.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this assignment you will be able to:
empathize with historical actors and their situations while also remaining critical and objective;
connect the information that is contained in the class text and in the course modules with how Americans may have experienced the past;
locate appropriate secondary sources relating to an assigned topic;
analyze and critique historical arguments made by other authors and use those analyses and critiques in your own argument (thesis);
write concisely and effectively to prove your argument (thesis) using the information that was found in the located source materials;
properly cite secondary source material using the Chicago Manual of Style Notes-Bibliography format.
EVALUATION AND GRADING
Each essay is worth 25% of the final grade.
You will be graded on:
Style: grammar; punctuation; organization; presentation.
Research: the quality of the evidence and sources used; the applicability of the research to your topic; how convincing are the points that you are making? 
To receive a ‘good’ grade for this component it is recommended that you utilize at least 4 scholarly works (books and/or articles – not popular histories or broad surveys).
Utilizing fewer than four scholarly works indicates a lack of preparation and in all likelihood an unbalanced reading of the topic.
For a paper of this length, you should look to have between 15 and 30 citations: fewer than that and your paper might be more of a discussion paper than a research paper; more than that and you risk having your argument and analysis being lost in the points that are made by your sources.
If you are not sure what qualifies as a scholarly works, the following might help:
look for books published by university presses.
look for articles linked through JStor, Project Muse, America History and Life or similar databases.
avoid website ‘histories’, avoid surveys like the class textbook, and avoid encyclopedias for anything other than general background.
These are general comments and there are exceptions to the above, but sticking to these guidelines should help you to avoid using inappropriate works. If you are not sure about a source, contact your instructor.
Analysis: the clarity of the thesis, your analysis of the information presented in support of your thesis, the lack of any obvious flaws in logic, and the ability of the reader to follow the argument being made.
INSTRUCTIONS
Each essay is to be between 2000 and 2500 words in length (not including the cover page or the bibliography and citations). Please double space, use page numbers at the top or bottom of the page, and type in a 10-12 common font.
As with all of your assignments, this assignment must be submitted in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format; submitting in a different document format may result in your assignment being returned and late penalties being assigned.
Part of the responsibility of a historian is to convey and prove an argument in a clear and concise manner; part of your responsibility as a student is to work within the guidelines of assignment instructions. Consequently, essay submissions that are over the upper limit of the word count may be returned unmarked. You have a 500 word range for the submission length, so that gives you some flexibility.
You must include a bibliography of the works cited and the bibliography and any footnotes or endnotes (footnotes are preferred) must be cited appropriately in the Chicago Manual of Style’s notes-bibliography format. 
The notes-bibliography format is the standard for history; citing in a different format will result in penalties for the style component of this assignment.
For a paper of this length, it is recommended that you cite from at least 4 articles and/or books dating from 1980 onward. Among other things, citing from fewer than four secondary sources or from dated sources might indicate a lack of effort, flawed or incomplete research, an argument based on interpretations that have been challenged or disproved. At this level of historical analysis, you are relying on what other authors have written to formulate and prove your argument so your paper should integrate the evidence from a variety of other works into a cohesive presentation. It is permissible to use older works, but it is highly recommended that you contact your instructor first.
Also, because this paper is an integration of arguments and evidence from several other authors, you should avoid citing one author repeatedly. If you cite one author over the course of five or six footnotes in a row, all you are doing is relating what that author said and odds are that there is little in the way of analysis or integration. Your instructor wants to see what YOU are arguing.
Essay #1 (Due after Module 4)
OVERVIEW
For this assignment, you will review and analyze scholarly sources, and use the information in those sources to support an argument of your own about a particular topic (of your own choosing) in American history (up to 1877). The end result will demonstrate your knowledge of this particular topic and some of the readings in the field.
DUE DATE/SCHEDULING
This assignment is due at the end of Week 6. See the course Calendar for exact dates.
WEIGHTING
This assignment is worth 25% of the final grade.
INSTRUCTIONS
Following the Instructions set out in “Essays: General Guidelines”, you will write a 2000-2500 word essay on a topic relating to the History of the United States before 1877. You will select your own topic for this assignment and, while it is not required, you are advised to submit a proposed topic and bibliography to your instructor. Submitting a proposed bibliography and topic will allow your instructor to advise you about possible difficulties in terms of research and approach as well as formatting issues with your citations.

Provide comprehensive answers for each of the following questions.  Each answer must be AT LEAST half a page long (single-spaced, standard margins, font 12, not including the question). The maximum length of the answer is one full page.  Your answers must be based on the PowerPoint lectures and/or the video-documentary assignments; you may use the textbook, but no more than 10% of the content of you answer can come from that source. Use of any external sources is not allowed and will lead to a zero on the question even if the sources are paraphrased or cited.  Transcribing long segments from the lectures, textbook and/or documentary will lead to a zero on the question even if the sources are cited. Any plagiarized material will lead to a zero on the whole assignment. Use of any external digital programs or platforms, such as paraphrasing tools or AI programs, falls in under the category of plagiarism and academic dishonesty.  Answer and number each question separately. I want you to express your understanding of the issues with your own thoughts and words. 
Please use only those PowerPoint audio lectures to answer those questions here is the Dropbox link for the PowerPoint do not use any other sources.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/74nnpv3aq4v5iuqu20sao/Ancient-Lecture7Assyrians.ppsx?rlkey=h83jjopi3n8ocobwg61l5frmn&e=1&st=11of3mi1&dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y6so81t36yucwvyilm5od/Ancient-Lecture9Minoans.ppsx?rlkey=f8dale96ggfwkhxvej1y2ml0p&e=1&st=dhc8v5wi&dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3ngh4gad6tqaeeorsxxhr/Ancient-Lecture8Persia.ppsx?rlkey=q0wlpmtq6vi7zo87ynyysk0uc&e=1&st=jw59j24z&dl=0
Documentary: Minotaur Island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VJqnTlbCS0
1. What was Arthur Evans’ view of the Minoans, and how was his view challenged by later archaeological discoveries? Discuss his archeological discoveries and the later findings that question his hypotheses. What leads to the decline of the Minoans? What conflicts did they face? 
2.What are some of the differences and similarities between the Minoans and Mycenaeans in terms of political organization, self-identity, architecture, social values and material culture?  How are the two civilizations connected? What have learned from their writing systems?
3. What types of institutions and practices enabled the Neo-Assyrian empire to build up a large and efficient military machine? What strategies, tactics, measures and policies did they use to conquer their enemies and subsequently control new territories? Make sure to provide details. 
4. What is the ideology that justifies and guides the Persian Empire as established by Cyrus the Great?  How is this ideology manifested in the foundational myths of the Achaemenid dynasty? Discuss the reforms of Darius I and explain how they strengthened the Achaemenid Empire. 
5. What were some of the structural weaknesses of the Achaemenid Empire? How did these weaknesses manifest and led to the decline and fall of the empire? Discuss the military challenges; provide specific examples.

Explain the revolutions in North Atlantic societies (Europe, North America, and Caribbean) between 1776 and 1848? Consider political, economic, social, cultural, and scientific factors. In your opinion, which set (or sets) of factors is mostimportant and the best way to explain the Age of Revolutions?
Support your answer with examples from the textbook, from sources in the textbook (including artistic sources as well as sidebars with extracts from primary sources), from the chapters of Doyle’s The French Revolution that you read for your discussion boards.
Cite information that you use with proper citations.
Textbook, chapters 17-20
To organize your thoughts, make sure to read the “Conclusion” and “After you read this chapter” sections for each chapter.
Doyle, The French Revolution, chapter 4 What it Ended
You have considered this in your Discussion Boards 1;
Doyle, The French Revolution, chapter 5 What it Started
You have considered this in your Discussion Boards 1;
Primary Sources: selections of sources in Perusall Assignment 1
This would be the documentary, Olympe de Gouges, and Rousseau vs Wollstonecraft
Primary Sources: sources in Perusall Library, weeks 1-4
You can find these in the “Library” tab in Perusall. You will have to browse the contents of the folders to see whether there are any materials that might be useful in your essay.
A Title Page, with your paper title, your name, the course number and name, the date, and your professor’s name on it, and your affirmation that you have recorded all sources used to complete the assignment.
Properly formatted: double-spaced, Times New Roman, Calibri, Garamond or Georgia 12-point font.
Properly organized around a central claim (thesis) stated in an Introduction, supported by organized paragraphs that each have a central supporting idea, and summarized in a Conclusion.
Proper citations in MLA style (parentheses) or Chicago Style format (footnotes).
A Bibliography (Works Cited) page, which lists all sources you have used for the paper.
Consistent and clear grammar and spelling.
Note: if the paper does not carry out the assignment instructions, that is, you just decide to write something on whatever topic you choose using random sources, it will automatically fail. Only if it meets the basic assignment instructions will it be assessed.

Topic- How different was the Mughal Empire as it functioned “on the ground” (as shown in the two chapters by Hasan) from the top-down imperial vision (as shown in the reading by Richard’s)? How would you explain this discrepancy? 
– Below I have attached the sources(readings) which should be used in the essay
– Need to use about 5-6 quotes in the essay and need to give good reason about it
– everything should be in MLA format 
-Please add intext citations.
– everything should be connect and should flow well .

Discuss the merits of the work in contributing to our  understanding about the time period, the sentiments of actors involved, and the repercussions the book may have had in shaping public opinion or creating space for critical reflection.

In her chapter on transgender history, Susan Stryker argues that in order to truly understand the reasons transgender communities formed and transgender activism emerged, we have to understand “race, class, culture, sexuality, and sexism” and other forms of “inequality and injustice” during that particular time and place (page number unknown).
In her chapters from Girls will be Boys, Laura Horak also discusses race, culture, class, and sexuality during the first few decades of the twentieth century in the United States. She notes how these social forces shape the gender presentations of the white film actresses, and the general audience reception of their portrayals. 
In your discussion post, identify three different examples of this in Horak’s writing – from either chapter assigned this module. Your examples must come from a specific page or series of pages in the book, and you may not quote. Identify what page(s) your reader can find this information.
Your post must be written as a complete paragraph, not as a laundry list or series of bullet points. It should have a beginning idea and a closing idea, with the three examples between these two. 

see the attached discussion instructions and attached is also the link to the image that needs to be referenced. let me know if you have any questions

Discuss one of the following two topics in a paper of 6-8 typed, double-spaced pages. Please use one-inch margin on all four edges with a 12-point Times New Roman font. Come up with a good title for your paper and put a page number on each page. Be sure to follow my formatting requirements. Essays are due via email by June 27, Thursday, 8am.
2. Pick a century in Chinese history between 750 AD and 1850 AD and describe your worldview had you lived then as a local person (man or woman, commoner or gentry, peasant or merchant or scholars, but specify). Describe the social organizations in your local society and your interaction with the government and its representatives. Where do you live and where is your native place (hometown)? What kinds of religious doctrines would help you understand your place in the world and the meaning of life and death? How would you explain your role in the family and your relations with the people around you? What’s your attitude toward marriage? How do you make ends meet? Write in first person (using “I”).