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Essay 2 Overview V ideo ( h ttp s://s cre en cast-o -m atic .c o m /w atc h /c rn iD UR9T F) Objective: to assess students’ ability to analyze complex historical sources and materials and reach conclusions based on interpretations of those materials.

Instructions: Please answer ONE of the following questions as coherently and completely as possible. Develop a clear thesis supported by evidence primarily from the assigned primary sources using MLA in-text citations ( h ttp s://lib guid es.n vcc.e d u/M LA Cit a tio nS ty le ) . Length requirement: 500-750 words Course material only , no outside sources for this assignment. Additional formatting guidelines: Please include your name and class information No title needed BUT please indicate which number you are answering 12-point font, double space W orks Cited Page unnecessary Acceptable file extension include: .pdf and .docx Submit the Assignment ( h ttp s://c o m munit y .c an vaslm s.c o m /t 5 /S tu den t-G uid e/H ow -d o-I- s u bm it -a n - onlin e-a ssig nm en t/t a -p /5 03) by clicking the " Submit Assignment " Button. Please indicate the number of the question you are responding to on your assignment. 1. [Power and Authority]: Compare the portrayal of power in the assigned source by Plutarch “ Life of Themistocles ( h ttp s://d riv e.g oogle .c o m /f ile /d /1 5Y 718 M vF yd 76c7F uuoA 5g w lN IO lt 8 Q FT/v ie w ? usp =sh arin g) ” to the assigned primary source material " Medieval Commercial Life (h ttp s://d riv e.g oogle .c o m /f ile /d /1 cC Eib 1M 1-iS IA ep dqK rq Q KA 9W lL nxyb r/v ie w ?usp =sh arin g) " ? How do account for the similarities or dif ferences? 3/18/2021 Essay 2 Option Due https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/354732/assignments/7235854?module_item_id=24911865 2/2 Please note you only need to use ONE source within the "Medieval Commercial Life" document to compare to the "Life of Themistocles". 2. [Social Structures]: Compare the role of BOTH men and women as portrayed in the assigned primary source Hesiod’s “ Creation of Women (h ttp s://d riv e.g oogle .c o m /f ile /d /1 b nQ gO UKxW 0k b eA KFB q5H ksJxn N n8kt2 y/v ie w ?usp =sh arin g) ” and Livy's " Rape of Lucretia ( h ttp s://d riv e.g oogle .c o m /f ile /d /1 Jyg H - b7B bm 4F R UFvY D EdbL6G K8R w ZqN F/v ie w ?usp =sh arin g) " (remember to analyze WITHIN the context of periods written perspectives and not 21 -century perspectives). How do account for the similarities or dif ferences? 3. [Culture and Identity]: Compare how dif ferent societies portray religion and natural disasters in the assigned “ Flood Story ( h ttp s://d riv e.g oogle .c o m /f ile /d /1 g 7eR VaJw IU -- H eq oK SzG YW zy cC O Jrv g f/v ie w ?usp =sh arin g% 20) ” in the Epic Gilgamesh and the assigned "Readings in the Black Death ( h ttp s://d riv e.g oogle .c o m /f ile /d /1 E FG C0S q2P tU i3 M aen ZP 9zF LT B ZV K Q W y1 /v ie w ?usp =sh arin g) " . How do account for the similarities or dif ferences? Please note you only need to use ONE source within the "Readings in the Black Death" document to compare to the "Gilgamesh Flood Story". Writing Examples (h ttp s://d ocs.g oogle .c o m /d ocu m en t/d /1 9t2 n m weG o9y 4lt R S2ti9 q O gC P0N prQ tu X 4xrP W 0G Um 4/e d it ?

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