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Paper details
Your first paper (4 to 6 typed, double-spaced, and numbered pages) is due Tuesday,
Please turn in an electronic copy through Canvas on the due date. Late papers will lose one-third
of a letter grade for each day they are late. The grading criteria will be based on the quality of
your thesis and main ideas, incorporation and analysis of textual evidence, clear and correct
writing, and well-structured sentences and paragraphs. Make sure to consult the grading rubric as
you write and revise your paper; and proofread for proper spelling, punctuation, and grammar
before turning in the paper. Refer to The Chicago Manual of Style Online (17th edition) through
the Auraria Library for any questions regarding style and writing mechanics. Plagiarism will
result in a failing grade for the course. When quoting or paraphrasing, place page numbers in
parentheses at the end of the cited material. For example, Thucydides writes, “I have written my
work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession for all
time” (16). Please use the following prompt to write your paper.
Based on the assigned readings, explain how the Persians and Athenians justified their
empires. Make sure to discuss key passages in the assigned texts to illustrate and support