For this assignment, please survey current events (within the last ten years) and choose two (2) instances
when a Christopher Columbus statue was removed in an American (U.S.) city. After choosing your
examples, please write an essay on your selections .
YOUR ESSAY SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
1) 250 – 400 words, double-spaced, Times New Roman or Arial 12-point font
2) Must include a summary of the facts of your selections, including the reasons given for the removal
3) Must include details regarding challenges to the removal of the statues
4) Must include your overall opinion on the removal of Columbus statues (pros/cons) and
5) Must include a “Works Cited” page (in APA, MLA, or Chicago style), which reveals the sources that
you relied on to write your essay.
Was the Spanish conquest of the New World a genocidal act?
Research Paper: Genocide Purpose: Research and writing are core skills for historians, and all students must show some proficiency in these areas. For the purposes of HIS 102, you are assigned a research topic related to an episode of Genocide in the modern world. This is a multi-part project in