1. Please write a 1,500-word essay. Your essay will be graded on two general areas: written content and writing conventions. The conventions refer to the spelling, grammar, citations, capitalization, and format of your writing. The content refers to the style, topic, thesis, supporting evidence and sophistication of your argument. I wrote the questions in an open-ended manner so that you will have room to express yourself freely while (hopefully) avoiding internet plagiarism. You will need to express an opinion on your question.
2. You must cite three sources, and your citations should follow either MLA format or the format of the Chicago Manual of Style. The manual is widely available in bookstores, libraries and online. Here is a link: (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
3. PROMPT: Frances Willard and Walt Whitman, two significant 19th-century American figures, may have been homosexuals. When public school students learn about them, should history textbooks and history teachers explain that they were homosexuals?