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Imagine you are living in seventeenth-century Europe and are taking a trip.You can take one of the following identities:

Writing in the first person, describe your occupation, where you live and the reasons for your journey.Discuss the place you come from and your destination including descriptions of local customs, religion and rulers. Include also a description of the political situation pertaining at both your point of departure and your destination.

Details:The purpose of this assignment is twofold.Firstly, it should show your awareness of the diversity of early modern Europe in terms of its religion, classes and ethnicities.Remember that you need to put your character in the proper context of time and place. Secondly, this assignment calls for you to choose and evaluate secondary web sources.

So where should you begin?Start by looking up facts about the era and location you will be writing about in the online textbook.Then, go Wikipedia.Check out general information about your character as well as the time period during which he or she lived.You can also check out other websites to get additional information.

There is a lot of room for creativity, so use your imagination along with the research you do!

Requirements:Papers must be at least 750 words long.

The paper must include at least 4 sources (internet or print)

Bibliography (Chicago/Turabian style) or Works Cited page (MLA style) must be included.

Review the Grammar Guide that is attached with the assignment instructions, so that you do not make basic grammar errors.

Imagine you are living in seventeenth-century Europe and are taking a trip. You can take one of the following identities: • • • • • an aristocrat living in the court of Peter the Great a displaced peasant living in a German principality during the Thirty Years' War King Louis XIV of France a Dutch merchant an apprentice to a famous astronomer or scientist Writing in the first person, describe your occupation, where you live and the reasons for your journey. Discuss the place you come from and your destination including descriptions of local customs, religion and rulers. Include also a description of the political situation pertaining at both your point of departure and your destination. Details: The purpose of this assignment is twofold. Firstly, it should show your awareness of the diversity of early modern Europe in terms of its religion, classes and ethnicities. Remember that you need to put your character in the proper context of time and place. Secondly, this assignment calls for you to choose and evaluate secondary web sources. So where should you begin? Start by looking up facts about the era and location you will be writing about in the online textbook. Then, go Wikipedia. Check out general information about your character as well as the time period during which he or she lived. You can also check out other websites to get additional information. There is a lot of room for creativity, so use your imagination along with the research you do! Requirements: Papers must be at least 750 words long. The paper must include at least 4 sources (internet or print) Bibliography (Chicago/Turabian style) or Works Cited page (MLA style) must be included. Review the Grammar Guide that is attached with the assignment instructions, so that you do not make basic grammar errors. Your essay must be uploaded into Blackboard. Resources: tutor.com Due Dates: March 29 (Rough draft) May 3 (Final draft) Quick Grammar Guidelines With ideas from: The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 16 March 2015. A. Capitalization: Capital letters should be Capitalization Examples: used in the following ways: • The first letter of the first word in a sentence • Shereen Ramadan → name • When using the pronoun “I” • Paterson, New Jersey → place • The names of people, places, organizations, and sometimes things. • World Trade Organization → organization Remember when capitalizing proper nouns, you must capitalize the first letter of each word. See example on the • Jesus, Allah, God the Father, Muhammad, side. Moses, the Bible, the Quran. • The names of Gods, religious figures, • Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey as and holy books. opposed to Chris Christie, governor of New • Titles preceding names but not Jersey. following names. • Sunday, Monday, September, February, • The days of the weeks, the months of August, Christmas, Easter, Ramadan, Eid al the year, and holidays but not seasons. Adha, winter, summer, spring. I.e. Winter Seasons are only capitalized when used of 2015 in a title. • Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Arabic. • The names of countries, languages, and English, French nationalities. • Shereen once said, “History is an important • The first word in a sentence in a direct subject regardless of one’s major.” quote. • Of Mice and Men, The Catcher in the Rye • The major words in a title, article song, etc. Unless terms such as “for,” “the,” “an,” “in,” etc. are at the beginning of a given title, article, song, they remain • African Americans, Democrats, New York UNCAPITALIZED. Yankees, Japanese • Members of national, racial, political, • Coca Cola, Puma, Coach, Michael Kors social, civic, and athletic groups. • Gilded Age, Bronze Age, Hellenistic Era, • Trademarks are always capitalized. seventeenth century. • Periods and events but not century numbers. B. Contractions: In a contraction, two • weren’t → were not words are usually combined leaving • haven’t -→ have not certain words out. Contractions are • aren’t → are not most commonly used in speaking and • I’m → I am informal writing. Contractions should • don’t → do not be avoided in academic writing. Possessives: Contractions are not the same as • their /they’re possessives and should not be • your/you’re confused. C. Run On Sentences are terms describing • Incorrect: I did not know which country I two independent clauses which are wanted to travel to I was too excited to joined together with no connecting decide. word such as “and,” or punctuation, such as a semicolon , to separate the clauses. D. Sentence fragments incomplete sentences, usually disconnected from the main clause. • • • Correct: I did not know which country I wanted to travel to, and I was too excited to decide. Incorrect: Passaic County Community College offers many exciting majors. Such as early childhood education and criminal justice. Correct: Passaic County Community College offers many exciting majors such as early childhood education and criminal justice. E. Adverbs vs. Adjectives • An adjective is a term that describes a noun or pronoun. A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. A pronoun is a term that takes the place of a noun (i.e. he, she, I etc). An adverb is a term that modifies verbs, adjectives, or others adverbs. A verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or an occurrence. F. Verb Tenses: There are six verb tenses a student should understand before writing academically. G. A comma is an extremely useful punctuation mark that tells us how to read and understand sentences because they tell us when to pause. A comma is placed before a conjunction (and, but, yet etc.) if you two independent clauses (meaning This is a cute kitten. In this example, the adjective “cute” precedes the noun “kitten.” • He looks hot. In this example, the adjective follows the pronoun “he. “ • She speaks quickly. In this example, the adverb “quickly” describes the verb “speaks.” Notice that this example incorporates the pronoun “she” instead of a noun. • Sara is especially smart. In this example, the adverb “especially” modifies the adjective “smart.” Notice that this example incorporates the noun “Sara” instead of a pronoun. Tense Basic Form Perfect Form Present walk am walking Past walked was walking Future will walk will be walking Present perfect have walked have been walking Past perfect had walked had been walking Future perfect will have walked will have been walking • • Sara increased her running pace, but Jessica had already crossed the finish line. In this example, “Sara increased her running pace” could stand alone as a sentence. The same is true for the second part of this example. Sara ran the race but missed the finish line. each sentence could stand alone). The same is true for the opposite situation. A comma is used to separate three or more elements. • • Use a comma after an introductory word group. • A comma is used in a quotation that is a complete sentence and that begins with a capitalized word. However, a comma usually does not go before a quotation that is an integral part of a sentence. • • In this example, “missed the finish line” is not a complete sentence or clause and omitting it would take the central idea away from the sentence. Therefore, a comma cannot be used before the conjunction in this example. Correct use: I have a choice of chicken, beef, and pork. Incorrect use: I have a choice of chicken, beef and pork. After reading the paper, the instructor turned bright red. In this example, “After reading the paper” is the introductory word group in which the comma comes after. Sara stated, “I have no idea what you are talking about.” Sara stated “she had no idea what Jessica was talking about.” H. Semicolons: A semicolon, like a comma, is a useful punctuation mark that is used to connect two RELATED ideas in a sentence. • I. • The kittens are mine. This sentence is an example that uses the plural noun “kittens.” • The kittens’ claws are long. This sentence is an example that uses a plural possessive noun. This example takes a noun that is ALREADY plural and shows possession. • The children are wonderful. This example uses a plural noun that DOES NOT end with –s. Therefore, when converting to a plural possessive noun, the apostrophe is placed between the word and the –s and not after the –s as we have seen above. Take a look at the example below: • The children’s coats are adorable. Notice that although the plural noun shows Plural Nouns vs. Plural Possessive Nouns • Incorrect: I put hazelnut creamer in my coffee; I like TLC shows. Correct: Sara was born in Clifton; she moved to Paterson when she was three. possession, the noun itself does not regularly end with –s.