Specialinstructions
Readings in World Civilization
05096000
Pleasefollow these instructions for your 05023800project. The information below contains the rubric, the topics, a description of exactly what the instructors are looking for in your submission, as well as helpful information on documenting your sources. You should follow these instructions andnot those in your study guide.
Readings in World Civilization
SSC105 05023800Graded Project
Name:Student ID: / SkillRealized / SkillDeveloping / SkillEmerging / SkillNot
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CONTENT:The studentchoseoneoftheassignedtopics:
Topic #1 Witch-Hunts, Then and Now: Based
on“TheDevilDiscovered”onpages77–96andMcCarthyandMcCarthyismusingthewebsitearticleprovided.
Topic #2 Energy Crisis, Then and Now: Basedon“AnEarlyEnergyCrisisandItsConsequences”onpages97–110andthearticleson“GlobalOilCrisis”usingthewebsitearticleprovided.
Topic #3 Mercenaries, Then and Now:Basedon“The‘MilitaryRevolution’Abroad”onpages
114–157andthearticlesonmercenariesusingthewebsitearticleprovided.
Thestudentdevelopedthepaperaccordingtothepatterndescribedonpages34–35usingcompare/contrasttechniques,findingparallel,offeringanopiniononthetopic,andsupportingthatopinionwithresearch. / 70 / 60 / 50 / 30 / 20 / 10 / 0
GRAMMAR,SENTENCES, and MECHANICS:
Thepaperwasfreeoferrors—spelling,grammar, andsentencestructure. / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 4 / 0
LS4868(1209)
FORMAT and LENGTH: The studenthadapropercover sheetthatcontainedalloftherequiredinformationasshownonpage34ofthestudyguide.The studentusedstandardfontandmargins.The researchpaperwasbetween3–5pagesinlength. / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 4 / 0APA FORMATTING:APAformattingforin-text citationsandareferencepagewasusedandincorporatedthroughouteachsectionofthepaper. / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 4 / 0
Thepurpose of this research paper:
Inyourresearchpaper,you’llanalyzeparticularreadingsinyourtextbooktoaddressaspecificquestion.You’llchooseoneofthethreetopics,suchasparallelsyoudetectbetweentheSalemwitchcrazeandpresentdaywitch-hunts.You shouldofferyouropinionsandconclusionsbasedontherelevantselectionfromyourtextbookandsupplementalinformationbasedonrelevantresearch.However, any conclusionsmustbebackedbyfactsderivedfromthesourcesyouuse.
Witch-Hunts, Then and Now: Basedon“TheDevilDiscovered”onpages77–96,whatparallelsdoyoufindbetweentheSalemwitch-huntsandthe“Redscare”associatedwiththeMcCarthyeraprosecutionsofsuspectedCommunists?Whatarethesimilaritiesanddifferences?
Ifyouchoosethis subject,discussboththeSalemwitch-huntsandtheRedscare,andthencompare/contrasttheseeventstoasimilarmodernday event toillustrateyourfullunderstanding.Forthewitch-trials,youdon’tneedtogointogreatdetailaboutthegoryeventsofhowthepeoplewereputtodeath.Whatyouarelookingforinbothoftheseeventsisthepoliticalreasonsbehindtheseevents.Whowastargetedandwhy?Whatwasgainedandwhoprofitedfromtheevents?Inaddition,toillustrateyourunderstandingofthetopic,discussamodernday event thatissimilar.
EnergyCrises, Then and Now:Basedon“AnEarlyEnergyCrisisandItsConsequences”onpages97–110,compareandcontrasttheenergycrisisinBritainwithtoday’senergycrisis.Inyouropinion,whatarethesimilaritiesanddifferences?
Forthis paper,you’regoingtolookatthereasonsthatcausedtheenergycrisisinBritainandhowthepeoplereactedtotheideaoftheproposedalternativefuel.Inaddition,you’lldiscusswhateconomiceventswerebroughtonwhenBritainfinallyembracedthechange.Next,you’lldiscussthecurrentfateoftheUnitedStates.Whathasbroughtustoourcurrentenergycrisis?Whatare ouralternativesandwhatmayourfuturesholdifandwhenweembracethesealternativeenergysources?
Mercenaries,Then and Now:Basedon“The‘MilitaryRevolution’Abroad”onpages144–157,whatparallelsdoyoufindbetweenusingnativetroopsinthestrugglesbetweenFranceandBritainduringtheeraofEuropeanexpansionandthepresent-dayuseofprivatemilitarycontractorssuchasBlackwater(XeServices)?Here’syourmainquery:WereIndiansepoyssoldiersormercenaries?
Thisoneshouldbefairlyself-explanatory.Usingthesourcesprovided,definebothtermsandwhatroleseachperformed.Thencompareandcontrastthetwobasedonthosedefinitions.
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Provideacover sheetwiththefollowinginformation:
• ThetitleinALLCAPITALLETTERS
• Yournameandstudentnumber
• Thefollowinginformation:
•SubmittedforcoursenumberSSC105BA
•ReadingsinWorldCivilization
•Currentdate(forexample,July25,20XX)
• Researchprojectnumber05023800
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