Writing Homework Help

You will answer both questions below for 50 points each, a total of 100 points. You will need to develop a full and complete essay with a thesis statement and evidence that supports a clear argument. Use evidence from readings and discussions. Awareness of historical chronology is important.

1. For this essay, students will use primary documents from The Cherokee Removal and The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears and construct an argument about the ways Indigenous people shaped and responded to the expansion of United States colonialism in the nineteenth century. The individuals who said or wrote these words had different experiences, and sometimes divergent perspectives. Your essay should present a nuanced argument that reflects the complexities of the positions these men and women took.

2. Ella Cara Deloria’s Waterlily is a story about kinship. Using evidence and examples from the novel, demonstrate how this story illustrates the centrality of kinship to all of Dakota society.

Total Paper Length: 700-800 words