World History, 1750-Present

Essay: Human Documents-

The primary sources from Human Documents of the Industrial Revolution portray a society on the cusp of dramatic economic, social, and cultural change. Using the two selections below, compare and contrast how the authors discuss a theme or themes relevant to this course:

1. "Change Comes to Lancashire," by Richard Guest (26-28)
2. "Manchester Cotton Operatives," by James Phillips Kay (44-46)

The following questions may help you choose a topic: How did the two authors characterize the transformation of society? How did they view the craft tradition and the new industrial order? Although there may be similarities, often the best arguments identify DIFFERENCES.

Please support your argument using a BRIEF reference from Worlds Together, Worlds Apart. However. please remember that I am most interested in seeing how you grapple with the two primary texts above.

The paper should 1) present an original thesis and support it with evidence from the texts.: 2) include a title that accurately reflects your argument; and 3) use parenthetical citations. Example: The authors envisioned society breaking down into two primary camps: the bourgeoisie and the proletariat (Marx and Engels 51).

I strongly encourage you to see me in advance about essay ideas.

The essay should be four pages double spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font and normal page margins. I will deduct one-third of 3 letter grade for each day papers are late and one-half a point for each of the errors on the accompanying grammatical sheet.