Compare and contrast a particular sport from the classical Olympics and the modern Olympics.
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Description
Instructions
- Over the course of several stages, you are to develop an essay to address the following:
- Compare and contrast a particular sport from the classical Olympics and the modern Olympics. Eg, wrestling. The sport could be the same sport used for the timeline assignment. Alternatively, one can contrast a classical sport with a modern sport that is new and in this case, part of the assignment is looking at why there are new games.
- Further, you must demonstrate how a certain type of historian or historians, may interpret these historical changes from the classical to modern Games.: e.g. empirical dates and places, hermeneutical methods, Hegelian dialectic, etc.
- You will be preparing a research essay that
- develops your particular approach to answering the question,
- establishes your arguments,
- provides support for these arguments (both from the assigned readings and external sources), and
- summarizes everything in a conclusion.
- Format the paper using APA style, double spaced, with appropriate headings, and a title page and reference page(s).
- The essay should be 2000 words (+/-200 words, excluding title and reference pages).
- A minimum of four academic references should be included, and should follow APA referencing style.
The Iterative Stages of the Essay
There are three iterative stages to this essay, which need to be followed in sequence in order for the paper to reach the final stage and be graded.
Stage 1: ESSAY IDEA AND OUTLINE
The first stage requires that you submit an outline of your essay: the argument(s) you will make and how your essay will proceed.
- Due no later than 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday of UNIT EIGHT.
- It will not, in itself, be graded, but the professor will provide any necessary critical feedback to help you in the early stages of your writing.
Stage 2: BIBLIOGRAPHY SELECTION
This second stage will determine which texts or articles you will use to support your argument(s). You will be required to submit, on its own, a basic bibliography of at least four references you will use, with one or two sentences for each describing how it will bolster your argument(s).
- Due no later than 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday of UNIT NINE.
- As with the Outline, it will not, in itself be graded, but the professor will provide critical feedback to help you choose good sources.
Stage 3: FINAL SUBMISSION
This is where everything comes together.
