Each essay should be about three pages in length.
Essays should be typed in 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1″ margins on all sides of the page. Each should include an introduction in which you state a specific, analytical thesis that addresses the question, and which is subsequently supported by thorough and well-explained specific evidence from the primary sources in the relevant sections of the reader. The evidence in the body of each essay should be organized logically into paragraphs, and each essay should end with a logical conclusion. Cite your sources properly, consistently using any citation format you are familiar with (Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, APA, etc.). If you do not know how to cite properly, please ask beforehand; failure to cite sources properly is one form of plagiarism, so it is worth the effort to avoid.
Keep in mind that you should assume the audience for these essays to be composed of intelligent persons who are not in this class, and who have read neither the documents you are using, nor the question you are answering. Consequently, you must provide explanation of both your evidence and your logic throughout the essay, in ways that will help persuade that neutral reader.
The question is
Choice D: Authors of our sources in chapter 17 seem to disagree about what issues were the most important in the French Revolution. Analyze the different perspectives to identify any common ground on that point between these authors, and thereby explain what the French Revolution meant to persons living in Western Civilization at the time.