History (read and compare two books given by the instructor)

In a well-organized essay of 4-6 pages, respond to the statements and questions listed below. Be sure to provide references and examples from the assigned readings (see below). You are responsible for the entirety of On the War for Greek Freedom and The Art of War. Since this is a take-home assignment, grammar, spelling, and the like will carry more weight in the computation of the final grade than is the case for an exam.Discuss the role conflict and warfare play in the two texts mentioned above. Your essay should present a definitive point-of-view (i.e. you should have a thesis argument). It is not acceptable to say that the texts are “similar and different”; rather, present a firm conclusion and demonstrate that it is a reasonable one based on your reading of the texts.In making your arguments, you must provide examples from the texts for support. Rather than using formal footnotes/endnotes, follow these instructions. At the end of a citation–either a complete quotation or a paraphrase (putting the author’s ideas into your own words)–place the author’s name and the page numbers in parentheses. For example, a quotation: “I really like to teach history.” (Beirich, 21); a paraphrase: Some people like to teach history. (Beirich, 21) These methods are used to teach you about the issue of plagiarism, and to show you that historians always try to attribute properly their sources. This is the idea: You cannot claim another’s ideas as your own. In addition, avoid quoting from the Introductions of the three works. The information contained in them is provided as background material only. Make your arguments from the texts themselves–there is more than enough information present for you to make realistic conclusions about the works. In addition, you are required to submit your paper electronically to turnitin.com by the deadline list on the course syllabus. Failure to do so will result in serious consequences at the instructor’s discretion, up to and including a grade of “F” for the assignment.Your essay should use a standard format: 12 font, double spaced, one inch margin. Be sure to proofread your paper carefully; spelling, grammar, and other issues related to proper presentation and usage are a significant part of this assignment. In addition, your paper must be presented to me as a hard copy, in class, on the day it is due, and you must submit it electronically to a turnitin assignment drop box on Moodle. Failure to follow both of these instructions will result in the paper grade not being recorded until they are completed. If you have any questions regarding topic, thesis argument, paper format, and/or presentation, please do not hesitate to ask. In most cases I can alleviate a concern before it becomes a problem, but you have to ask for help or make me aware of the situation ahead of time. Informing me of any and all issues near to or on the day the paper is due makes it extremely difficult for me to help you.