Solved: Gaslighting and Ecosystem Essay

For this assignment, you have five primary sources.

Selma Speech

Rubin Stacy’s Lynching

Virginia Death Penalty

EJI’s Reconstruction

Senate Apology for Lynching (2005)

You have two vocabulary words: Gaslighting and Ecosystem

Prompt: Using only the aforementioned five primary sources, write a short essay explaining the impact and legacy of Reconstruction in the American habit of violence, in terms of physical lynching and rape (accusation and reality of sexual assault). Ideally, you will weave in the definitions of ecosystem and gaslighting.

This assignment MUST include an identifiable thesis. See a longer but good video on thesis. You must use 1.5 spacing and 11-point Arial font. This essay that must be 800 words (no more than a 810). You must number your pages and use an original TITLE that includes the subject matter (in this case, the word “Ecosystem” must be in the title. Also, you must have more words than “Ecosystem” as the title. Your title should relate to your thesis). Submit this paper via D2L’s “Assignments” (see “General Note” under Section #6 of this syllabus). Use prescribed heading found under Section 9:3 #7.

Possible questions you may have?:

  1. Must I use all five primary sources? You must use a minimum of four sources. Failure to use four sources will result into your grading starting at a C-.
  2. Must I write from a thesis? Yes.
  3. Do I use footnotes or endnotes in this course? Using footnotes. For incorporating footnotes in WORD, see this video or this written link.
  4. What style do I use in this course? Chicago. Link 1, Link 2, and Link 3.
  5. What happens if I forget to include the Word Count, proper heading, and title? Auto five point deduction.
  6. Should I number my pages? Yes.