Project 2 addresses the following course outcomes: Illustrate the impact of historical thinking on personal and professional experiences Select appropriate and relevant primary and secondary sources in investigating foundational historic events Communicate effectively to specific audiences in examining fundamental aspects of human history Utilize historical evidence in drawing conclusions about the impact of historic events on American society Apply key approaches to studying history in addressing critical questions related to historical narratives and perspectives1PromptYour historical analysis essay should answer the following prompt: Analyze the historical event you selected, using your writing plan as the basis for youranalysis. The following critical elements will be assessed in a 4- to 6-page word processing document.Introduction: In this section of your essay, you will introduce your readers to the historical event you selected. Specifically, you should:Provide a brief overview of your historical event. For instance, what background information or context does the reader of your essay need?Based on your research question, develop a thesis statement that states your claim about the historical event you selected. Your thesisstatement should be clear, specific, and arguable, as it will give direction to the rest of your essay.Body: You will use this section of your essay to provide further detail about your historical event while supporting the claim you made in your thesis statement. Make sure to cite your sources. Specifically, you should:Describe the causes of the historical event. In other words, what were the underlying factors that led to the historical event? Were there any immediate causes that precipitated the event?Illustrate the course of your historical event. In other words, tell the story or narrative of your event. Who were the important participants? What did they do? Why? How do the perspectives of the key participants differ?Describe the immediate and long-term consequences of the historical event for American society. In other words, how did the event impact American society?Discuss the historical evidence that supports your conclusions about the impact of the event on American society. Support your response with specific examples from your sources.Conclusion: In this section of your essay, you will discuss the impact of historical thinking. Specifically, you should:A. Explain why this historical event is important to you personally. In other words, why did you select this event to research?B. Illustrate how your research of the historical event impacted the way you thought about the event. In other words, how did thinking like ahistorian change the lens through which you viewed the event? Support your response with specific examples.C. Explain how a historian would pursue further study of your thesis statement. In other words, if a historian were to continue researching yourthesis statement, what would be the future directions or next steps?Provide a reference list that includes all of the primary and secondary sources you used to investigate your historical event and support your thesis statement. Ensure that your list is formatted according to current APA guidelines (or another format, with instructor permission).Communicate your message in a way that is tailored to your specific audience. For instance, you could consider your vocabulary, your audience’spotential current knowledge of historical events, or lack thereof, and what is specifically important to the audience.

Week 4 Topic:"Trying Minors as Adults vs. The Juvenile Justice System"There is much controversy over trying minors as adults and then incarcerating them in the adult corrections system vs the juvenile justice system. What benefits exist in sentencing a minor to the juvenile justice system? What risks exist for juveniles in the adult prison system that adults in the same system do not face? Do you see any long term negative consequences that come from incarcerating minors with adult criminals? For what crimes do you feel that a juvenile should be tried as an adult?2. Your initial post (your response to the topic) must contain a citation. It is your ideas supported by research. Please refer to the APA Power Point in the Start Here section of the classroom for information on proper formatting. There will be a deduction of 20 points for failure to cite a source within your initial post and to provide a reference at the end of your initial post. 3. Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words