You will be writing a 5-7 page essay using Give Me Liberty!, Voices of Freedom, and the book Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business to examine and answer one of the two following questions:
In
what ways did Andrew Carnegie’s career typify the American Dream laid
out by people like Horatio Alger in the nineteenth century? Was his
experience similar or different (or both) to the experiences of other
immigrants? Was he typical or not? Was it reasonable for others to
aspire to be like him?
How
did Andrew Carnegie’s business practices and experiences reflect the
changes in American society and business in this period? Was his
success typical or unusual? How was business changing in the nineteenth
century? How does Carnegie’s career reflect those changes? How did he
pioneer changes?
Your paper must have a cover page which states:
Your Name
Your Class Time
Your chosen topic for the paper.
The
main body of the paper should be between 5 to 7 pages, typed in 12
point Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins, double spaced. And when I
say five pages, I mean five full pages, not four pages and 3 sentences.
Anything shorter than the minimum of five full pages will result in –20
points per page less than 5 full pages. (Remember, 4 and 95% of a
fifth page is still less than 5 full pages.) You may write more than 5
pages if you find it necessary to go further, but please don’t turn in
something 10, 20, or more pages long. You must cite examples from your
sources to prove your points. You should use some quotes from the book,
and you also need to cite your sources when you are using their ideas
in your own words. In general, you ought to be citing the book at least
3-4 times a page to show you’ve read it. If you don’t, your grade will
be penalized anywhere from 20 to 60 points, depending on how much you
failed to do so. Further, you need to make sure you cite from the whole
range of the Andrew Carnegie book, not just small parts of it. If you
don’t do this, your grade may be reduced 20, 40, or 60 points or more
depending on how much of the book you’re not using when you ought to
be. If I feel convinced you didn’t read it at all, you will get an F
(100 points out of 200), which may itself be reduced further by other
problems.
Indent the first line of each paragraph by 1/2 inch.
Your paper should be based upon Give Me Liberty!, Voices of Freedom and the Carnegie book, not other sources.
At least 70% of your citations should come from the Carnegie book. If
you do use other sources, you must include a bibliography page and cite
any use of other sources. Copying anything you find online or in a
printed source without giving credit is plagiarism and you will get a
0. If you paraphrase from other sources, it is wisest to cite the
source, so you do not end up with me thinking you a plagiarist and
giving you a 0. Any use of any paper written for this class, ever in
the history of the Earth, will be punished with a 0 for plagiarism.
This paper is intended to be your work and yours alone, though you may
use the university’s writing center for help, since that is what it is
for. Do not get someone else to type it for you or edit it or do
anything else whatsoever to it. Unless you want a 0. If you have any
question about such matters, please ask me instead of going ahead and
doing it and getting a 0 on your paper.
You
may NOT use any form of Cliff’s notes or other analyses of the book; I
want you to do your own analysis. If I find evidence you went to a
website to analyze things for you or I discover you used materials from
websites like http://www.cliffsnotes.com/, you will receive a 0 on the
paper. Do not do this.
You
MAY consult websites for factual information, such as if you want to
know who someone is or need maps, pictures, etc. However, you must cite
any information you get in said manner with a footnote.
Citation
inside the text should be done with in-line citation as shown below.
Every time you quote, you should cite. Also, every time you refer to a
major incident from the book, please give a citation, even if you don’t
directly quote. Remember, you need to use citations, whether quotes or
paraphrasing 3-5 times per page, unless you enjoy grade penalties.
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