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Students must write a research paper--using both primary and secondary sources--that answers the following question:
During the last Decades of the 19th century, European society faced significant intellectual, scientific, and cultural changes. Discuss how Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, reflected these “modern” societal challenges.
Make sure you have a thesis (a general argument) and provide examples and details from the novel and outside sources to support your answer.
- The First Draft of the writing assignment is due in class on Monday, July 22 for peer review. The Final Draft must be uploaded to Canvas by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24. Late papers will be penalized by one grade per class session.
- This paper is worth 20% of the course grade.
- The length of the paper should be 5-6 pages (approximately 1500-1700 words not including citations).
- The paper must be typed in Times New Roman 12-point font and double-spaced.
- For background information refer to Chapter 23 and 24 in Levack. You must provide at least 4 outside sources (besides Levack and Stevenson).
- All sources must be correctly cited using the Chicago Manual of Style. You must also provide a separate Bibliography at the end of your paper.
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Modern Europe 1
Modern Societal Challenges
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Modern Europe 2
Modern Societal Challenges
The last decades of the 19th century in Europe encountered an extensive scope of
scientific, intellectual, and cultural challenges. At the time, Europe faced a wide range of
political and economic upheavals which had adverse effects on the relationship among the major
European powers1. Conversely, apart from the conflicts which existed during the time, it is also
important to note that there were significant advances in scientific and intellectual fields and
these changes had adverse effects on the cultural dynamics of Europe. One of the areas where
science played an important role was in medicine. Before the 1870s, many doctors believed that
diseases were caused by bad blood, and as a result, there was a use of traditional approaches in
handling the illnesses2. As knowledge was being advanced in the field of medicine, there were
also improvements being made in other fields of research. The knowledge which the Europeans
acquired during this time helped them to brag and to justify their perceived superior economic
and social status3. During the same period, society started to gain a better understanding of the
nature of the relationship between humanity and nature. Using the evolution theory advanced by
Darwin, Europe started advancing its understanding of racial hierarchies and the manner in
which it affected the relationship among the various groups of people in society. Based on
Darwin's theory, many people across Europe started believing in the idea of social Darwinism,
which indicated that only white males had achieved the apex of human evolution. All the other
groups, including white females, were inferior due to the fact that they were still in the process of
1
Levack, Brian, Edward Wallace Muir Jr, and Meredith Veldman. The West: Encounters & Transformations,
Combined Volume. Pearson, 2013. Pg. 743
2
Grell, Ole Peter, and Andrew Cunningham. "Health care and poor relief in 18th and 19th century Northern
Europe." In Health care and poor relief in 18th and 19th century Northern Europe, pp. 3-14. Routledge, 2017. Pg. 4
3
Levack, Brian, Edward Wallace Muir Jr, and Meredith Veldman. The West: Encounters & Transformations,
Combined Volume. Pearson, 2013. Pg. 745
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evolution. Notably, while appreciating the benefits which the scientific, intellectual and cultural
changes brought to Europe in the preceding times of the 19th century, it is also essential to note
that the changes brought a w...
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