The following are guidelines for your paper: Selecting a Topic: You need to select a history topic covered in class that has modern day connections....

The following are guidelines for your paper:

1.   Selecting a Topic: You need to select a history topic covered in class that has modern day connections. 

2.   Writing the Paper:  Your paper should include three sections - introduction, body, and conclusion. 

• Introduction - should provide an overview of the issue and your thesis statement.
• Body - should discuss the issue in detail and depth. It contains two or more points in separate paragraphs to support your thesis statement. Each paragraph in the body should start with a topic sentence, followed with analysis and supporting evidence. 
• Conclusion - wraps up your essay, restating your thesis statement and the main points from the body paragraphs as a recap. 
• Source Citations - are important to document your evidence and give credit to the source. There should be three or more in-text source citations from the assigned readings and course materials.

The following are some broad issues for you to consider; please make sure that your topic is specific, manageable and relevant to a period discussed in this course. While you are welcome to use one of the topics below, you are not limited to the topics below. This list is intended to start the thought process. 

1. The Roman Empire's fall versus the United States today.
2. The emergence of Islam in the 6th century and its role in the world now. 
3. The growth of capitalism and its impact on states.
4. Religion's growth and antimatter infringement on the state.
5. Modern expressions of art (music, visual arts, poetry, etc.) are a new Renaissance period much like the Italian Renaissance.