Over 600,000 Americans lost their lives in the Civil War

Over 600,000 Americans lost their lives in the Civil War, with the Northern troops suffering higher losses. The North believed the sacrifice was worth it; the slaves were freed, and the Union was preserved. The South, on the other hand, began almost immediately to glorify the lost cause. They turned their generals into mythic heroes and looked wistfully back at the antebellum period. They almost regretted surrendering.

Historian Shelby Foote said,

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Any understanding of this nation has to be based…on an understanding of the Civil War . . . The Civil War defined us as what we are, and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. It is very necessary if you’re going to understand the American character in the 20th century to learn about this enormous catastrophe of the mid-19th century. It was the crossroads of our being.

Burns, K. & Burns, R. (Writers). (1990). Episode 1: The cause (1861). In K. Burns (Producer), The Civil War. Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service.

Write a 1,400-word paper in which you answer the following questions:

• What do you think Foote meant in the quoted passage? How does the Civil War define Americans?
• If the Southern generals like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were so brilliant, and if the South lost fewer men than the North, why did the North win the war?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Create a 3- to 5-slide presentation, using Microsoft® PowerPoint® or another multimedia tool that provides a visual tour of at least three major battlefields of the Civil War.

Include photographs from the University Library, quotes, numbers of dead and wounded, and the significance of each battle.

Cite and reference all sourced material consistent with APA guidelines.

ESSAY 2:

Write a rough draft for your Final Paper, in which you compare and contrast two literary works from this course that share the same theme (using the “Themes & Corresponding Works” list in the Week Five Final Paper instructions, as a guide).
The paper should be organized around your thesis (argument), which is the main point of the entire essay. When developing a thesis for a comparative paper, consider how a comparison of the works provides deeper insight into the topic of your paper (i.e., think about why you have chosen to look at these particular works in relation to one another). In your analysis, consider the relationships among the following elements:
•Content
•Form (e.g., short story vs. poem)
•Style
Assignment Requirements
•Theme: Your paper must address one of the themes listed.
•Length: Your draft should be six to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference page)
•Sources: Utilize at least six scholarly sources to support your thesis (including the course text and at least two sources from the Ashford Online Library).
•APA: Your draft must be formatted to APA (6th edition) style. ◦Separate Title Page: Must include an original title
◦Separate Reference Page
◦Proper Citations: All sources must be properly cited, both within the text and in a separate reference page.
•Elements of Academic Writing: All academic papers should include these elements. ◦Introduction with a thesis statement
◦Supporting paragraphs
◦Conclusion
-The Themes and Corresponding Work are:
Gender Roles/Marriage
The two to stories to compare are
-The Necklace (De Mauppassant)
-The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Thurber)