*Professor’s instruction*
Paper:
More than one person can choose a topic as long as papers are distinct. Focus on legal issues such as authority, jurisdictions, philosophical themes such as ethics and morality, legislation, practices such as enforcement, court cases, and legal scholarship-articles by legal scholars in law reviews and alike. The interviews will be based on a required paper of about ten HARD-COPY pages (8 page minimum for passing grade, an abstract will count, BUT cover sheet and list of references are EXTRA), single side, double space, regular margins, and in font size 12 Times New Roman. NO FOOTERS/HEADERS; insert page numbers at the bottom of each page without extra spaces/margins, using MLA or APA style before the interview. For more guidance see http://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/ld.php?content_id=44028142 Outline presages the structure of the whole paper.
Introduction presents the issues. An abstract summarizes, usually in one paragraph of between 150–250 words, the major aspects of a research paper or dissertation in a prescribed sequence that includes: The overall purpose of the study. Information regarding the method and participants. Main findings or trends. Your interpretations and conclusion.
NO NEED for foot/endnotes unless you are quoting directly. If you chose to cite, you should quote fully the first time, then can use the format [Smith, 20] IN THE BODY OF THE PAPER. You are encouraged to focus your topic, then research widely, using library databases such as Google Scholar; Google Books; JSTOR, Lexis-Nexis, Springer, and EBSCO.
Prominent scholarly periodicals such as the Journal of American History; Political Studies Quarterly; Peace & Change; Reviews in American History; and Human Rights Review. Regrettably, to assure uniformity, and my ability to read them if necessary, all scholarly sources have to be in English.
Worthwhile online academic websites include multiple H-Net Discussion groups: H-1960s; H-Afro-Am; H-AmIndian; H-AmRel; H-AmStdy; H-Atlantic; H-Borderlands; H-Business; H-California; H-CivWar; H-Connecticut; H-DC;H-Death; H-Demography; H-Diplo; H-Disability; H-Education; H-Empire; H-Energy; H-Environment; H-Ethnic; H-Eugenics; H-FedHist; H-Film; H-Florida; H-HistGeog; H-History-and-Theory; H-HistSex; H-HOAC; H-Human Rights; H-Ideas; H-Illinois; H-Indiana; H-Intel; H-Iowa; H-ItaAm; H-Journalism; H-Kentucky; H-Labor; H-LatAm; H-Law; H-Local; H-Louisiana; H-Maritime; H-Maryland; H-Memory; H-Michigan; H-Migration; H-Minerva; H-Museum; H-Nationalism; H-NC; H-Net Reviews; H-New England; H-New Jersey; H-New Mexico; H-Peace; H-Pennsylvania; H-Pentecostalism; H-Pietism; H-Pol; H-Policy; H-Public; H-RadHist; H-Rhetoric; H-Rural; H-SC; H-Slavery; H-SHEAR; H-South; H-Southern-Industry; H-Southern-Lit; H-Southern-Religion; H-State; H-Tennessee; H- Texas; H-US-Japan; H-US1918-45; H-USA; H-Utopia; H-War; H-Water; H-West; H-Women; and JHIST.
Seven scholarly sources MUST be articles from various law reviews, academic periodicals, or chapters from analytical books, written by different authors, each consisting of at least ten pages, in English, published since 2000. To help find scholarly articles and annotated bibliographies, useful tutorials are: https://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/resources-for/students/tutorials ONE exception (for any, and all, categories) is permitted. Additional allowances must be explained to be excused. Unacceptable: Course materials, encyclopedias like Wikipedia and Encarta, dictionaries, movies, newspapers, magazines, textbooks, cases or casebooks, documentaries, and websites.
PREFERABLE BUT NOT MANDATORY Paper format: Comparative Annotated Bibliography: Contrast various sources, referring to the context, basic and relevant facts, dates, and background about the people and movements involved, then similarly research the authors, their findings, and their conclusions. Research the topic for scholarly analysis. See who wrote about the topic. Focus on issues such as context, contents, and authors. What is their background? Compare and contrast their differing or similar approaches. Then compare and contrast portions that relate to scholarly articles analyzing the same topic. The exact format is flexible as long as there is a substantive analysis. Facts like dates and names do not need citations. If, by contrast, you QUOTE or INTERPRET based on an outside source, then cite fully. If you chose to cite, you should quote fully the first time, then can use the format [Smith, 20] IN THE BODY OF THE PAPER. For more info, see https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/c.php?g=348899&p=2353822
No sample annotated bibliographies, drafts, revisions, or re-submissions will be given, read, or accepted. Late submissions not excused by documentation will be penalized (at least a half-letter grade). The leading criteria in evaluating your performance will be 7 Cs: Coordinating topic with course materials and the professor; overall Competence; Communication skills; the Clarity of the paper; knowledge of the topic Context; Contents of work; and the Consequences of the topic. I have kept past papers from this course. I take notes about paper/interviews and exams to address student grade queries.
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*My personal comment*
Hello! I am an international student taking an American legal history class. The paper must be about American legal history, and the topic is the death penalty. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FOCUS ON AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY(LAW&HISTORY) related to DEATH PENALTY. The format I chose is MLA. I don’t need a cover sheet and abstract, but do need a reference page. Thank you so much for your hard work.