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Assignment #2: Civilization Comparison. Week 8 (25% of Course Grade)
You will compare and contrast one aspect of two civilizations that we discuss in this course. You will choose any two civilizations. They can be from any chapter that we are discussing. After you choose the civilizations, look at their social, political, scientific, technological, economic, religious, or military characteristics. Choose one of these features, research how each of your civilizations developed the specific topic you are researching further. You will then compare and contrast them. To do this, you will look at the ways they are similar, and then discuss how they differ and why. Remember, for a compare and contrast paper, you must address the same elements and characteristics of each civilization and discuss them from each side.
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introduction must have a strong thesis statement. I like what the
Writing Center at the University of North Carolina has to say on this: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/thesis-statements/
Example Topic:
You
could compare the scientific capabilities of the United States and the
Soviet Union during the Cold War. To create a successful paper, you
would discuss the significance placed on science within each of these
cultures, leading practitioners, relevant success and failures, the
overall respective contributions of science to each of these nations,
and the impact of science on the Cold War itself.
For any
topic you choose, think critically about what you are discussing and the
role it played in these nations, and choose accordingly.
Technical and Formatting Requirements:
With
this assignment, you will learn how to do proper and adequate research
and write a short paper with a central thesis statement.
This
paper is at least FIVE double-spaced pages of text (Times New Roman,
font size 12), not including bibliography or title page, and you must
consult a minimum of FIVE sources. These sources breakdown as follows:
a.
TWO primary sources which include one for each of the
civilizations/nations you are comparing and contrasting. As a reminder, a
primary source “is a document or physical object which was written or
created during the time under study. These sources were present during
an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular
event.”http://www.princeton.edu/~refdesk/primary2.html.
b.
TWO scholarly secondary sources which include one for each of the
civilizations you are comparing and contrasting. This means peer
reviewed journals or books from reputable publishers as found in the
APUS library. What is a secondary source? “A secondary source interprets
and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps
removed from the event.”http://www.princeton.edu/~refdesk/primary2.html.
This means peer reviewed journals or books from reputable publishers as
found in the APUS library. Like the JSTOR database. This DOES NOT mean
web sites.
c. Our class readings should be used to supplement these
sources, but they should not be the main focus of your work, and they
are not counted in the two primary and secondary sources you need to
research.
To use our example from above, if you wanted primary
sources you might use the article by Don K. Price on “The Deficiencies
on the National Science Foundation Bill” as published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in October 1947. This can be found: http://goo.gl/mtVcx
Secondary sources would be recent journal articles by historians analyzing science in the Cold War. This means peer reviewed journals or books from reputable publishers as found in the APUS library. One example is Alexander Vucinich’s 2001 book entitled Einstein and Soviet Ideology. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/apus/Doc?id=10042890. Another example is Jessica Wang’s 199 book, American Science in an Age of Anxiety: Scientists, Anticommunism, and the Cold War. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/apus/Doc?id=2001287
Bibliographies and citations will be in the format followed by your school, such as Chicago Manual of Style, APA, or MLA format.
The
short paper needs to be turned in through the Assignment section for
grading. If you use any of the information from your sources
word-for-word, you must cite the source by using endnotes or footnotes.
If you read the information and write it in your own words and it is not
common knowledge, then you must cite the source because you are
paraphrasing someone’s information. The paper must include a cover page
with your name, course number and course title, instructor’s name, and
date. You must also include a bibliography at the end of your paper.
While composing your paper, use proper English. Do not use
abbreviations, contractions, passive voice, or first/ second person (I,
you, we, our, etc). Before submitting your paper, check your grammar and
use spell check. Remember, the way you talk is not the way you write a
paper.
