Assignment: Project Paper - Comparative Essay
Topic: The purpose of this essay is to compare two ancient male rulers.
Step 1. Select any two of these rulers: Ramses II, Shihuangdi, Constantine, Ashoka, Pericles, or Charlemagne. Select rulers from different cultures.
Step 2: In your first paragraph, establish a clear thesis about your chosen subjects that addresses:
Who or what you are comparing
The dates covered for each
3-4 sentences on the reason for your choice
Step 3: Using reasonable and scholarly resources:
Compare 2 ways your choices are similar
Compare 2 ways your choices are different
Step 4: Consider your findings on the similarities and differences mentioned earlier and what it might suggest about differences between the subjects' cultures. Using reasonable and scholarly resources:
Compare 3 ways your choices' cultures are different
Step 5: Using reasonable and scholarly resources:
Suggest a modern day example of your first choice, and provide a rationale for your suggestion
Suggest a modern day example of your second choice, and provide a rationale for your suggestion
For Male rulers....Which President of f U.S, which Governor, Senator, Mayor reminds you of each person you have chosen.
Step 6: In a concluding paragraph, summarize 2 things you learned that in some way ties together with your original thesis.
Step 7: Include a reference area that identifies at least 3 references. The class text may be included in the list of 3 or more. In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting another source. (i.e., STEPS 3, 4, and 5 above)
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.