“According to the quote of philosopher George Santayana, “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” That phrase is not only popular and catchy, but also true.
Assignment: Select only one of the four topics below for your paper.
1. In depth. compare and contrast immigration during the Gilded Age to immigration today; include politics, social, cultural aspects, and economics.
2. Discuss the significance of the 1925 Scopes Trial and, in depth, compare it with the debate over the controversy today of teaching of slavery and other cultural topics in schools.
3. How does Putin’s desire of expansion compare and contrast with the Soviet Union during the Cold War? What impact does the Russia-Ukraine War have on the United States and the world economically and politically? Give examples.
4. Discuss an event in the United States since 1877 that significantly impacted each of the following groups: African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and women, in either a positive or negative way politically, socially, and economically.
Requirements and Instructions: Your paper must be at least 850 words written in either the MLA style or the Chicago style with at least two other sources in addition to the article, excluding the textbook and Wikipedia. A bibliography is required.
The bibliography should include:
the title of the source,
the author’s name,
and the date it was published.
That means,
do not give an internet URL as a source.
The bibliography is not included in the word count.
SUBMIT THIS ASSIGNMENT IN A PDF IN CANVAS. LATE PAPERS AND PAPERS SENT VIA EMAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THIS IS NOT A GROUP PROJECT, SO THERE SHOULD NOT BE IDENTICAL PAPERS. TURNITIN WILL BE USED FOR PLAGIARISM REVIEW. THIS PAPER REQUIRES YOUR PERSONAL ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE HISTORICAL EVENTS. THAT SAID, IF YOU USE ANY AI, GOOGLE DOCS, CHATGPT, EVERNOTE, ETC, TO WRITE YOUR PAPER, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR GRADE.”
I chose Gilded Age as the topic, try not to make it seem extremely scholarly or too excellent in terms of the vocabulary as I use pretty simple vocabulary, nothing over the top please. Please do the assignment in Word and not Google Docs or Evernote. As long as the word count is met and accomplishes what is needed and no AI is used, thank you.