Paper topic 1
(paper due Feb. 1)
Write a 4-5 page double-spaced typed paper (in a 12 point font)
using an idea you learned in Cronon's book to compare Cronon's
example with an outside past or present-day example. Note that
you are required to use this structure: half your paper
explaining specifics from the book and half based on research
into a material not covered by the book on a related topic, past
or present. You must discuss ideas and theories, not just
facts. General paper instructions are here: http://pammack.sites.clemson.edu/lec392/paperinstructions.html
You may use APA, MLA or Chicago format for your
references. Online sources of all types are appropriate,
if used critically and referenced appropriately. Make sure
to reread the discussion of academic integrity in the syllabus.
sample topics:
economic systems of European settlers and Indians:
- compare
environmental impact of trade on New England in the colonial
period and on Europe
- what if you
wanted to compare land ownership systems between the Indians
and the European settlers
- compare to a
controversy over land ownership now
- find another
author's perspective on one side of it to go beyond the
book
how property lines
were defined by the early colonists vs. how they are defined now--what are the ideas behind
those different ideas