The assignments consist of finding a newspaper article that appears during the time period of the course listed in the assignment, either in a local paper or in an on-line newspaper such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun Times, Washington Post, Greenwood Commonwealth or any other United States or English language newspaper.  This means CNN, yahoo, Fox News, MSNBC, Huffington Post, etc. are not eligible for these assignments.  ONLY NEWSPAPERS/NEWSPAPER websites.  Each article must have some discussion of, or allusion to, a region of the world designated for that particular assignment.  These are not articles on the U.S., U.S. policy in that region or immigrants from that region to the U.S.   1.  These articles must come from newspapers, not websites unconnected to a print paper.   2.  Cite the article [Title of the article, author [if given], name of the newspaper, date of publication] AT THE TOP OF YOUR PAPER. Put your name at the top of the paper, as well.  No repeat headers allowed in your papers. 3.  You are to summarize the article and the point of view of the author.   5.  Then indicate whether your textbook sheds any light on the subject---use the index and cite the textbook pages.   6.  Comment on how history is “used” by contemporary authors to support their points of view or illustrate subject matters they deal with.   7.  Have you learned anything from the article? 8.  Finally, and most importantly, what are the specific sources the author(s) cite(s)/uses to support the article?  How does the author prove to the reader that they have facts to back up their writing?   Each assignment must be turned in by 11:00 pm on the date it is due.  They must be at least 550 words in length, must address the eight numbered issues above, and must be dated in the designated dating range for the assignment in which you are turning in the paper.  The subject matter of the articles must be about the region designated for the assignment.  Another object of the assignment, as with other assignments in the course, is to follow specific directions, as you would be asked to do in any job situation. The point of these assignments is for you to think about how history relates to what is happening now, so think about this issue as you write your essay.