HISTORY 112: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ESSAY
Choose one essay question below. Write an essay answering all parts of the question.
This essay should be at least 7 pages long with a 12-point font excluding bibliography
page and cover sheet. This essay will be evaluated on historical significance and
examples to support the essay question. You must use additional resources besides your
textbook to fully complete this essay. Please do not use ALL internet sources to complete
this assignment or you will automatically be deducted ten points from your paper. You
must use primary and/or some secondary sources to complete this historical essay.
Please save a copy of your essay on a disk or cd.
1. Explain what elements aided, and limited, the spread of the Ottoman power into
adjacent territories in Europe, Asia and Africa. Was the ottoman system of rule a
significant factor in determining the success of Ottoman imperialism? Why or
why not? Also, what were the central aspects of the religious and social life of the
Ottoman Empire? How did women fare in these aspects of Ottoman life?
FORMAT OF ESSAY OR RESEARCH PAPER:
I. INTRODUCTION (WITH THESIS STATEMENT)
II. FIRST THEME
A.
B.
C.
III. SECOND THEME
A.
B.
C.
IV. THIRD THEME
A.
B.
C.
V. CONCLUSION
2
**A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND/OR WORKS CITED PAGE IS NEEDED WITH THIS
PAPER AS WELL. REMEMBER TO USE FOOTNOTES OR ENDNOTES TO
REFER TO ADDITIONAL SOURCES USED IN PAPER.**
Here are the complete instructions for writing the Historical Essay:
1. This historical essay must be at least SEVEN pages long of content (excluding
the cover page, bibliography and/or work-cited page.
2. This essay should be double-spaced in regular 12 point font.
3. The students must use the standard essay/research paper format, which includes
an introduction with a thesis, the body of the paper (main themes and arguments)
and a conclusion.
4. The essay must answer the question analytically and with a thesis statement that
focus on the student’s position. (Introduction)
5. Student must answer each prompt of the question thoroughly and provide
supporting data for each point. (Body of the paper: main themes and arguments)
6. The essay should be written as if the reader is not the professor and is not
familiar with the topic chosen.
7. The student must have a work cited page or bibliography and a cover page. If
there is no cover page and work cited page, the paper will be deducted 10 points
each.
8. Also, the student must use outside sources beside the textbook to complete this
essay. In fact, the textbook should only be used as a guide for this essay, not the
primary source for the paper.
9. Do not use all internet sources to write this paper. You must use secondary
and / or primary sources to write this paper. If you use all or mostly internet
sources, the student will automatically be deducted 10 points from the paper.
10. This paper must be emailed to me by the due date. I WILL NOT ACCEPT
LATE PAPERS. You have plenty of time to prepare for the essay. In case of an
emergency, I will accept the late paper with documentation. But each day you are
late, you grade will drop one letter grade.
11. PLAGIARISM: BE CAREFUL: When you write this essay and any other
assignments, remember to cite your sources. If you have summarized thoughts,
themes and copied information from any source, please cite your source using
Chicago, MLA style, Turabian style, etc. You can use parenthetical citation,
endnotes and /or footnotes (in any format) to prove where you got the
documented information. If not, this would be considered plagiarism and that
would have severe consequences. (Also, refer to TCC guidelines on plagiarism)
12. Please keep a copy of your essay on a disk or cd.
HINT: If you write a SEVEN page paper or less, the highest grade you will
probably receive is a C, depending on the content of the paper. Hence, if you want
or expect a higher grade, your paper should be longer than 7 pages long and follow
all the instructions listed above