Your last paper

Let me reiterate the requirements for the final paper here.
—Your paper should be 4-6 pages (not including Works Cited).
—You should cite at least four sources (hopefully sources that actually contribute useful information).
—Among your sources there must be:
at least one book (could be a single-author book or an anthology),
at least one periodical (could be a journal, a newspaper, a magazine), and
at least one online source (could be a journal, encyclopedia, web article, etc.)
—Caution: there are lots of texts online that are NOT appropriate or reliable sources, including Wikipedia, most blogs, or any article in which it's not clear where the information in the article comes from.
—Please make sure that your in-text citations and your Works Cited page conform to MLA style.
—Your individual essay will draw on the research done by everyone in your team, and should give a brief general history of the topic, but it will mainly focus on the aspect of your topic with which you are most familiar. You do not need a thesis statement, but make it clear in your introduction what part of the history you are going to emphasize. Instead of a thesis, the main point of your essay will be an explanation of why this is an interesting topic. Please don't begin your essay with general comments about history or essays or society etc.; get straight to your topic.
—You must submit your completed essay to me by email by Monday morning (failure to do so will result in a reduced grade). We will go over your citations in class and then you will have a further two days to correct mistakes. The final deadline is midnight on Wednesday.
—Any rewrites of your second essay are also due on Wednesday.
—Let me know if you have any questions.