{"id":4313,"date":"2022-01-23T19:39:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T19:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/?page_id=4313"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:28:08","slug":"second-essay-modern-us-diplomacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-282pinsker\/assignments\/second-essay-modern-us-diplomacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Essay &#8211;Modern US Diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Due March 30 by EMAIL ATTACHMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0<strong>Monday, March 30<\/strong>, students will submit by email attachment a 3-5 page typed, double-spaced essay on a modern US diplomatic topic provided to them during the previous week. All essays must include quotations from the Herring book as well from additional material featured at the course site, all properly cited using Chicago-style footnotes. Outside research is allowed but not encouraged. Essays will be graded on depth of analysis, use of evidence, and quality of prose. Late essays will be penalized up to 5 points each day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">Please answer ONE of the questions below\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">During the period from 1880 to 1945, was the US more of a &#8220;Good Neighbor&#8221; or a hemispheric bully in its relations with Latin American nations?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">During the period from 1880 to 1945, did the US generally pursue policies grounded in an &#8220;Open Door&#8221; and cultural exchange with Asian Pacific nations or was American policy mostly imperial and exclusionary?<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><em class=\"ContentPasted0\">Please open your paper with a descriptive title, byline (name), and a clear introductory paragraph with thesis statement\u00a0 &#8211;and don&#8217;t just restate the question<\/em><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"ContentPasted0\">Organize your<\/i><i><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ContentPasted0\" data-markjs=\"true\">essay<\/span><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i class=\"ContentPasted0\">in a way that respects chronology and historical context.<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"ContentPasted0\">As with any essential question,<span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ContentPasted0\" data-markjs=\"true\">make<\/span><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>sure to define terms, consider the landscape of opinion, and demonstrate respect for complexity and change over time<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"ContentPasted0\">Be specific.\u00a0 Use examples, dates, statistics and snippets of quotation to support your claims.<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"ContentPasted0\">All essays must include material from Herring&#8217;s book properly cited with Chicago-style footnotes. Students should also feel encouraged to use relevant material from the course syllabus or the course site discussion pages, especially primary sources.\u00a0 Outside research is allowed but not required.<br class=\"ContentPasted0\" \/><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"ContentPasted0\">Use past tense except when describing modern scholarship<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"ContentPasted0\">Avoid first person pronouns, including &#8220;our&#8221;<\/i><\/li>\n<li><em class=\"ContentPasted0\">Prof. Pinsker is available to review drafts by email (until Sunday evening) and you may utilize the Writing Center but do not consult with other students in the course<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em class=\"ContentPasted0\">Late essays will be penalized<span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ContentPasted0\" data-markjs=\"true\">up<\/span><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>to 5 points per day.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Sample Footnotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to George Herring, it was \u201cunilateralism\u201d and not isolationism which \u201cformed a powerful and enduring strain in U.S. foreign policy.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/assignments\/first-essay-19th-century\/#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a>\u00a0 Any subsequent citation to Herring<em>\u00a0<\/em>can be abbreviated with only author\u2019s last name and page number.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/assignments\/first-essay-19th-century\/#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/assignments\/first-essay-19th-century\/#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a>\u00a0George C. Herring,\u00a0<em>From Colony to Superpower:\u00a0 U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776\u00a0<\/em>(New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), 6.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/assignments\/first-essay-19th-century\/#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a>\u00a0Herring, 118.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Additional Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Make sure to address a question and devise a thesis statement that can be effectively argued in a short paper.\u00a0 Consult the Methods Center handout on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2011\/08\/HANDOUT-How-to-Write-a-Thesis-Statement1.pdf\">How to Write a Thesis Statement<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Make sure you are using and formatting your footnotes correctly.\u00a0 Provide footnotes for all quotations and highly specific information (such as statistics). See the models below as well as this methods handout on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2011\/08\/HANDOUT-How-to-Use-Footnotes2.pdf\">How to Use Footnotes<\/a><\/em><em> and consult as needed with the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagomanualofstyle.org\/tools_citationguide\/citation-guide-1.html\">long-form Chicago-style guide<\/a>, but make sure to use sample footnote models for formatting and NOT bibliography examples.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Don\u2019t underestimate the importance of integrating your quoted evidence with some degree of fluidity.\u00a0 Awkwardly inserting quotations is one of the hallmarks of mediocre undergraduate essays.\u00a0 Consult\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2011\/08\/HANDOUT-How-to-Use-Quotations.pdf\">this handout<\/a>\u00a0from the methods center for a range of good tips.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Also, please guard against plagiarism.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-118pinsker\/files\/2010\/09\/Handout-Plagiarism-2.pdf\">Remember our discussion from the very first day of the semester<\/a>.\u00a0 Never write your own words while looking directly at your sources, especially secondary sources \u2013unless you are quoting them.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>And finally, always remember to proofread your work by printing it out and reading it aloud, slowly. See our methods handout on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-117pinsker\/files\/2011\/08\/HANDOUT-How-to-Proofreed.pdf\">How to Proofreed<\/a><\/em>\u00a0<em>[sic]<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due March 30 by EMAIL ATTACHMENT On\u00a0Monday, March 30, students will submit by email attachment a 3-5 page typed, double-spaced essay on a modern US diplomatic topic provided to them during the previous week. 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