n this short essay of between 750 and 950 words, your thesis will explain two important ways that Eugene Sledge’s memoir complicated the classic idea that the Second World War was a good war fought for a clear moral purpose. The body of the essay needs to contain at least seven cited examples that support the reasons in your thesis. You must follow basic university standards for thesis composition, paragraph organization, and footnote citations explained in the linked guide (click here).

n this short essay of between 750 and 950 words, your thesis will explain two important ways that Eugene Sledge’s memoir complicated the classic idea that the Second World War was a good war fought for a clear moral purpose. The body of the essay needs to contain at least seven cited examples that support the reasons in your thesis. You must follow basic university standards for thesis composition, paragraph organization, and footnote citations explained in the linked guide (click here).

Checklist of grading criteria:

A specific and arguable answer to the prompt in the introductory paragraph (10 points)
Body paragraphs include topic sentences and are coherently structured, following our PARC tutor’s in-class guidance (10 points)
At least seven relevant pieces of evidence from the historical sources (25 points)
Accurate explanations why the evidence is relevant and/or significant (25 points)
Good spelling, punctuation, and grammar (10 points)
Correctly formatted Chicago Style footnotes (10 points)
A works cited section (10 points)

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