HIS 112 Columbia College History Essay

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Textbook

Strayer, Robert. Eric Nelson. (2019) Ways of the World with
Sources Volume 2. Boston. Bedford/St. Martins.

Choose one of the question-clusters below to address in your essay:

  1. Read carefully the primary sources found in the “Working with
    Evidence” section at the end of Chapter 20. Write an essay addressing
    the following question: In what ways did these authors find fault with
    mainstream western societies and their political and social values? How
    did their solutions depart from mainstream political and social
    values? Be sure that your essay shows awareness of the chapter as a
    whole.
  2. Read carefully the primary sources found in the “Working with
    Evidence” section at the end of Chapter 20. Write an essay addressing
    the following question: To what extent were the ideas in these
    documents new and revolutionary? To what extent did their ideas reflect
    long-standing traditions in their societies? What aspects of modern
    life did they accept and what aspects of it did they reject? Be sure
    that your essay shows awareness of the chapter as a whole.

Expectations:

  • Submit to the Dropbox by 11.59 p.m., Sunday
  • Your thesis statement should reflect the question-cluster you have
    chosen. Be sure to base your response on the documents themselves and
    the information provided in the preceding chapter.
  • As you plan your essay, be sure to pay attention to format
    instruction on the syllabus, and to the guide document on essays,
    located in the Course Overview page in the Start Here module.
  • The essay must be:
    • Between 1000 and 1200 words in length
    • Double-spaced, using a normal-sized font, such as Times New Roman 12-point
    • Properly cited: Cite sources—whether directly quoted, paraphrased or summarized–using Chicago-Style citation
    • Use appropriate scholarly sources rather than dubious sources such as Wikipedia
    • Plagiarism free: Contain no plagiarism whatsoever; any plagiarized
      material will receive zero points and may result in further action as
      per College policy
    • Submitted to the course Dropbox in Word .doc, .docx, or in .rtf format
  • Be sure that your essay actually points to evidence from the documents. Show me, don’t just tell me.