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HIS 101/102/104 (Dr. Sullivan): Everything Has a History Project

1) Choose a Current Event Article

Select your article from one of the following online sources:

*Article must be from within the past 6 months and approved by Dr. Sullivan

2) Choose an Article from JSTOR

  • JSTOR search tips: 
    • Choose Advanced Search > type in topic related to the current news article you found > ITEM TYPE: select Articles; PUBLICATION DATE: enter years 2013-2023; RETURN RESULTS: select History
    • If you want to utilize phrase searching, don't forget to place quotes around your search terms
    • Utilize Boolean logic (by selecting AND, OR, or NOT) to either narrow down (AND, NOT) or expand (OR) your results
    • If you Modify the search, re-choose History journals

Chicago Citation Guide 17th ed.

To Further Understand this Assignment

These links will help you recognize the significance of reputable fact-based analysis in a peer reviewed article as an important source of information: 

The link provided below will help you consider how the field of history creates knowledge in the first place, the same knowledge that ultimately ends up in our classes, and shapes the way we think about contemporary society.

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