Category: History

Follow only requirements and use these provided sources plus 2 more. I’d suggest looking at more sources like the other two you picked to get an overview of the events and aftermath of the genocide for the purposes of your project.

Using the published descriptions of Old Bailey (Londons Assize Court) trials available at [details on searching the site below], select ten unrelated descriptions of one type of crime between 1750 and 1760. Make sure that each account is several paragraphs in length. The primary objective of the essay is to answer the question:

What do these cases reveal about the criminal justice system of eighteenth-century England?

To adequately respond to the question, you will need to examine the verdicts, sentences, and the type and treatment of the evidence presented in the cases, as well as the role of the prosecutor, and any legal officials who are mentioned. A strong essay will make use of any evidence that might shed light on the eighteenth-century criminal justice system. To demonstrate the fact that your crime has characteristics typical of the justice system as a whole, you will need to talk about other crimes. Thus, this essay will also be substantially based upon secondary-source research in the social history of crime and criminal procedure in early modern England. Whenever relevant, consider the role of the politics, religion, economy, gender relationships, or class structure of early modern England in affecting the definition of the crime and its treatment within the courts. To this end, more general social histories of England may also be relevant. The primary source material should only be used to further illustrate conclusions derived from research of secondary sources. Because your sample of cases is neither random nor large, keep your observations qualitative rather than quantitative (i.e., avoid any statistical analysis of the ten cases). Use an analytical tone (this is how it was and why) rather than an evaluative tone (this was good/bad) in your essay.

The Old Bailey Proceedings are not trial transcripts; they were pamphlet accounts of trials that were published and sold after each meeting of the Old Bailey from the late seventeenth century onward. When reading these accounts, be aware of the authors voices mediating that of the other participants. Be prepared to rely heavily on our online subscription to the Oxford English Dictionary (available through the library under databases) to ascertain the eighteenth-century meaning of words. When the language used is a significant point in your essay, you may cite the OED, although dictionaries (like encyclopaedias) are not ordinarily allowable sources. The HISTORICAL BACKGROUND section in the Old Bailey website will be helpful for preliminary research, but cannot be cited. Instead, make sure that you find and cite corroborating evidence from relevant journal articles and monographs (many of which are listed on the websites bibliography). Citations for the Old Bailey cases should follow the guide on the website; all other citations should follow the Chicago Manual of Style.

Requirements: 4000-word essay that has consulted a minimum of 15 scholarly articles or books [including at least 5 journal articles and 5 books]

*course readings–including the article by Robert B. Shoemaker required for the Old Bailey Case Summary–do not count toward minimum, though you are welcome and encouraged to use them*

Searching the Site: From the homepage, select SEARCH THE PROCEEDINGS, then choose to search by Crime, Verdict and Punishment. Examine the possibilities under Crime Category or Specific Criminal Act by clicking on the explorer bar with each. Then put 1750 in the From month/year section and 1760 in the To month/year section. Finally, click the search icon. Multiple search results are displayed by headings listing the crime, defendant(s), date, and a brief description of the offence. Click on the headings you find interesting to read the original text in its entirety. If a search yields less than 10 results, or the accounts are very succinct, you will need to select an alternative type of crime.

The topic you will use to answer this question on will be about Rape.

revise, check for Ai if there is any. shouldnt be much tbh.

First, you will write your initial post due by Wednesday. You will watch the following video and respond to the prompt:

• You are creating a new interest group or social movement.
• Explain the purpose and strategy of your interest group.
• What would you do to encourage people to join your social movement/protest?
• Would you use inside or outside lobbying?
• How would your selected strategies help overcome the free rider problem?

250-300 words

Instructions – Write

First, you will write your initial post due by Wednesday. Watch the following video and post the results of your two ideology surveys. You should add your survey screenshot to this discussion board. Then answer the following questions:

• Identify some of the major political ideologies in America. Do your survey results fall into one or more of these categories?
• Were your results surprising? Why or why not?
• Which agent of political socialization had the biggest impact on your political ideology and why?

250-300 words

Final Paper: Terms in Translation: Towards a Historical Understanding of Islam and Muslims

Be sure to read this entire description. Completing the final paper requires that you read relevant peer-reviewed and encyclopedia articles on your topic. The relevant material is stored in the Zip folder below.

Objective: Examine selected concepts and their development in Muslim history and critically review contemporary Muslim discourse on such concepts.

Summary of two news articles: Due in section of Week 7 (2/19-20): Identify 2 articles that show different usages of the term. Come to section prepared to discuss the articles you have selected and how they may be related to your paper’s argument. [5% of final paper grade].

Final Paper Outline and Thesis: Due in section of Week 9 (3/5-6). Brief outline of paper which includes your thesis statement. Bring your outline and thesis to section, along with any questions about the final paper you may have. [5% of final paper grade]

Final Paper Due Monday, March 16 (by 11:59pm)

All late final papers will have a late penalty of 5% off the final grade for every day they are late. Late final papers will not be accepted after Thursday, March 16th.

Length: 4-6 pages (No more than 6 pages); double-spaced; one-inch margins all around; 12 pt. Times New Roman

Process: Select one of the topics below that is of interest to you. Each of these topics is a term widely used in public discussions about Islam. In order to complete this paper, you must conduct an internet search to understand how the term is used in one or two news media outlets; read the articles posted below on Canvas about your topic; and answer the questions below. The final paper should have at least three (short) quotations from the assigned readings.

Terms (select one that interests you for your paper):

Caliph

Fatwa

Madrasa

The papers must answer the questions below and follow the format outlined below:

• What is the prevalent usage of the term in news media and in what contexts is the term used? (This section should be confined to one paragraph. Your analysis here should be based on a search for the term on sites such as CNN.com, MSNBC.com, Fox News, New York Times, or wherever you usually get your news.)
• Outline/summarize in your own words the historical development of the concept as presented in the encyclopedia article posted on Canvas about your selected topic. Pay special attention to the lexical meaning of the term in Arabic, or how it compares to similar terms, and how it may have acquired special significance in particular cultural/historical contexts.
• Drawing on the articles posted on Canvas that are related to your chosen topic, discuss how historical and political contexts have influenced the ways in which Muslims have understood or interpreted the selected topic.

Grading Rubric

Checklist for Writing Assignments

1. **Please write the essay question at the beginning of the paper and keep it in mind as you develop and write your paper.
2. Answer all parts of questions.
3. Present a clear thesis statement.
4. Have a clear structure (introduction, development of thesis, body, conclusion)
5. Provide adequate supporting arguments, evidence, examples and details.
6. Correctly acknowledge and document sources; you should use Chicago Manual of Style or another accepted style (e.g. MLA) for formatting all footnotes/references. Be consistent with whichever style you choose and do not switch styles across your paper.
7. Check for grammatical and spelling errors, proof-read for correct and clear use of language.
8. Demonstrate familiarity with relevant readings.
9. Demonstrate creativity and original thinking.

A Work: Strong evidence of original thinking; good organization, capacity to analyze and synthesize course material; excellent grasp of subject matter; no mistakes (with respect to grammar, syntax, diction). Fulfills criteria mentioned in all points above.

B Work: Demonstrates understanding of subject matter, evidence of analytic ability; understanding of relevant issues; evidence of familiarity with the literature. Fulfills points 1-8 above.

C Work: Shows some (limited) understanding of the subject matter; shows familiarity with course reading (and other relevant material); treats all parts of the question. Only partially fulfills points 1-8.

D Work: Little evidence of familiarity with subject matter and no evidence that critical and analytic skills have been developed. Failure to fulfill requirements of points 1-8.

F Work: Assignments that violate UCLA Academic Honesty policy or fail to minimally fulfill requirements of points 1-8.

Basic Tips on in Essay Writing

1. Structure of Essay
2. Please make sure you have an introductory paragraph that presents your thesis. Minimally, the thesis should clearly state your main argument. Ideally, the introduction and thesis should provide a map of the paper (by presenting them in the order in which you will cover them in your paper). Your conclusion should summarize the main points and ideally, present one or two new directions/ideas for future research or investigation.
3. Each paragraph must have a topic sentence. The body of the paragraph should then logically develop the theme of the topic sentence.
4. Grammar and Syntax (a few guidelines)
5. There should be agreement between the subject and verb in terms of number and gender.
6. Verb tenses should be consistent.
7. There should be no dangling introductory clauses (i.e. dangling modifiers). This is a very common mistake that can be avoided by careful proofreading. (I usually find this mistake with respect to introductory clauses, but it occurs in other places in sentences as well).
8. INCORRECT SENTENCE STRUCTURE: Having completed the revisions of the draft, the paper was submitted.
9. CORRECT VERSION: Having completed the revisions of the draft, the student submitted the paper.
10. Proof-read carefully for run-on sentences as well as incomplete ones.
11. Punctuation
12. Commas are the most commonly misused and abused punctuation marks. One good website that provides a review for the use of commas is
14. Diction
15. Be sure that your choice of words reflects your intention as a writer. Students sometimes use a fancy word even though a simpler one is better suited for the context. If you are using a word that you are not entirely familiar with, look it up, and explore the contexts in which it is used to be sure that your usage is correct.
16. The best remedy for diction errors is to read, read, read. Frequent reading of high quality writing will significantly improve your own writing and help you develop your own distinct style of written expression.