Assignment
Your research paper for this class will be based on a historical figure of your choice. You may pick any person who falls within the scope of the course-that means it must be a figure from the Western world (Europe or the Americas) who lived from the beginning of recorded history until the year 1689. This gives you a wide variety of people to pick from, so pick someone who interests you.
While this paper is based on a person, it should NOT be solely the story of their life from birth to death, but should make an argument that focuses on the historical events that affected their lives, and the events that they affected. For example, if you chose Nicolo Machiavelli as your topic, you should spend very little time talking about his early life and career, and more discussing his entry into politics, the changes in his political opinions, how and why he wrote his great work The Prince, and how it affected politics both in his native Italy and across Europe, both in his time and to the present. Remember when beginning to write your paper that this course covers the history of dozens of nations. We will be discussing how events in one nation affect other nations, so you should also use this type of international perspective when considering the significance of your chosen figure.
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