HUMA 1301 - History's Mysteries Assignment - Fall 24 - Pope: Your HUMA 1301 Assignment!

There are several image and photograph sites which allow you to search for either public domain or CC licensed images.  If you are looking for images, start with these: 

History’s Mysteries:  A different kind of research project.

"There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each differently” - Robert Evans

Our history is filled with questions that have yet to be answered. It is also filled with conspiracy theories, alternative facts, and misinformation. History is a lot like gossip. Someone says something that seems plausible, so we accept it as fact, and over time we forget who said it or where the fact came from. False information worms its way into our lives in so many ways.

Studying history can be one of those ways.

• Is everything in your textbook factual?
• Whose facts are they?
• What is an academic source?
• How do we find the truth? 

We will research and try to get to the bottom of several mysteries this semester.

What will we find?

Will it change how you view the world?  

Let’s find out!

THE PROJECT

The project will contain THREE PARTS:

1. Proposal
2. Annotated Bibliography
3. Final Article citing 5 sources and providing a plausible solution

Written and Source Requirements:

You are required to identify and research a topic that you consider a mystery for the time frame of this class. A mystery is something that has incomplete information, uncertain conclusion, unsolved crimes, missing elements, numerous theories, and/or contradictory information. There are numerous structures that we have no real data on the date they were built or by whom. So much of the information about our world was lost to history. It is underwater, buried under the current cities or destroyed by war and progress.

Your Final completed project will contain:

• Original title
  
• Statement of mystery you are discussing
• Explanation of research you conducted.
• Discussion of your position
• A conclusion where you summarize your research and position.
• Proposed Solution to your mystery.
• An annotated Bibliography containing (5) FIVE sources.

The final product must be:

• Organized and visually pleasing.
• Contain visible links and/or in-text citations to denote paraphrased sources. 
• Be easy to navigate and access (you must have shared it properly).