With the influx of immigrants in the latter decades of the 19th century (period covering 1800-1899), American society changed in fundamental ways. Discuss these changes with regard to any three of the following: economically, socially, culturally, demographically, and politically.
Write a 2000-word argumentative essay that is thesis-driven and evidence-based.
Write an essay that investigates the chosen topic. Collect, generate, and evaluate the evidence, and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner. You can organize the paper in the way that seems best to you, but in general, the essay should contain the following components:
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- An introduction
- Shape your introduction like a funnel while introducing the topic and each perspective.
- Write a thesis statement. Your thesis statement should summarize what your argumentative essay will be about. Nuanced arguments that effectively appreciate and critique different perspectives will be much stronger than those that simply choose a single side.
- Some historical background.
- Be sure to summarize the historical background thoroughly yet concisely for this issue. Should be 1 paragraph max.
- A summary of the arguments
- What problem does each author address, what is the significance of that problem, and how does each author address it with an argument?
- Analysis of the sources
- What do these sources tell us about the issue, and in what ways do they speak to each other?
- In what context were these sources written? How might the context have influenced the authors’ perspectives?
- What are the areas of commonality? Think of approach, evidence, claims, problems, thesis, and conclusions.
- What are the major differences between the sources? Think of approach, evidence, claims, problems, thesis, and conclusions.
- Conclusion
- Summarize your thesis and main points
- Try to expand and connect this debate to the present. Think: what can this debate tell us about similar issues we face today?
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Remember to Cite all of your sources in Chicago Style and include a Bibliography at the end of your paper.
