Overview Guidelines Goals and Objectives Part I Part II Part III

THIRD PAPER ASSIGNMENT

Length: Three pages, double-spaced, and word-processed
Assignment: Write an essay on one of the topics listed below in Part III
Due: Friday, April 2 at the beginning of class

  1. Read "On Writing" in Coursebook

  2. Citations

    1. When are citations necessary?

      Always use citations when directly quoting a source. Citations may also be necessary when you alter the language of a source (see New St. Martin's Handbook, 484-97 for deciding whether to quote, paraphrase, or summarize, as well as avoiding plagiarism). In this instance quotation marks are not necessary. But except in the case of common knowledge (the first World War began in 1914) it is still important to identify where you obtained the information. This alerts the reader as to the source of the information, and thus lends authority to the writer's argument. At the same time the use of a citation when you are paraphrasing or summarizing acknowledges ideas and information which were not originally your own.

      Do not be afraid of excessive citations. You want to avoid plagiarism. Therefore identify all your sources. If in doubt, use a citation.

    2. How to cite

      For this class, you may use in-text citation rather than footnotes or endnotes. For most prose works, cite by using the name of the author and the page number, in parentheses, following the material you have included. For Lugard's Rise of our East African Empire, or any other text at a Web site, see New St. Martin's Handbook, 532-36. If you cite material from A History of the Modern World, your citation should be (Palmer, xx). If you cite background material from the coursebook, your citation should be (Coursebook, xx). In all these examples, "xx" stands for the page number or numbers you wish to cite. Note that you do not need to write "page," "pages," "p." or "pp." in your citations.

      A work(s) cited page is also necessary. See New St. Martin's Handbook, 523-39.

  3. Assignment

    1. Read the relevant portions of Palmer. It is important that you understand the historical context before considering the content of the text. You may bring in issues raised during class discussions or lectures, but the paper must use primary sources.

    2. Third Paper Topics:

      1. Nationalism

      2. Russian Revolution(s)

      3. Economic: see especially documents accompanying classes for February 27 and March 30.

      4. Political/intellectual: see especially documents accompanying lectures for March 1, 22, 26, 30, and 31.

      5. Women

      6. Totalitarianisms: Italy, Russia, Germany, comparative

      7. World War I, other international/imperial

    3. If you choose to write on a topic not on this list you must get it approved by the instructor.

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