Overview
Use one of the following essay prompts to make them your own. Wrote the essay following prompt and the “guidelines for writing an essay” written below . You are required to consult and use secondary readings source (readings attached below)-- ( "Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844", and "Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848)" in The Marx-Engels Reader")for your argument and cite according to academic standards. The essay should be 2.000 words in total .
Prompt:
- In Marx’ and Engel’s Manifesto of the Communist Party, both the bourgeoisie and the proletariat take part in revolutionary processes. How do they differ and who eventually has the real power to change things? Explain your notion of power.
- Behind Marx’ communist theory is a specific understanding of what humans are meant to do, what they are like, and how they can fulfill their “species character"
ESSAY GUIDELINE
A. Structure
Essays should follow the structure below. Sub-headings for each section are highly recommended:
1. Introduction
Here you can state why you decided to enter the field or you can refer to a latest piece of news etc. It is also a good place to review literature on the subject that may already exist. Alternatively, literature review, if a substantial part of the paper, can go after the section on methods or can be integrated with the theoretical framework.
2. Research question(s)/working hypotheses
This can be integrated into the introduction or developed in an extra section. It is very important that your research question(s) or your working hypotheses are clearly formulated. The underlying issue here is “What am I going to try to answer in this essay” or “What is my basic hypothesis which I would like to corroborate in this essay”.
3. Method(s)
This can be integrated with the research question or developed in an extra section depending on its length. Here you need to be explicit about how you are going to answer your research question or corroborate your working hypothesis. This may include literature review, media reviews, observation, informal interviews, image analysis etc.
4. Literature review
The literature review is a very important part of any academic paper. It is a summary of the most important theories, methods, and research on the topic(s) at hand. This means that a literature review is a section of your final paper, a synthesis of what you have read on your research topic (s).
5. Theoretical/Conceptual framework
A clear theoretical/conceptual framework is very important for an academic paper. This is where all the concepts you use are clarified, where you position yourself inside an existing academic discourse and you give the viewpoint through which you are conducting your research. Particular care should be given in developing a sound theoretical framework.
6. Analysis and Interpretation / Close Reading
The analysis and interpretation of a chosen source needs to relate to the class content and consists of three parts:
- Descriptive/narrative: This is where you present the text and/or chosen passages that you base your interpretation upon. Try to give us facts, put the text/passage in a context and make sure the reader knows what it is about.
- Analytical: This is where you analyse your source based on your conceptual framework and your research methods. Your task is to make visible and understandable for your readers what you see in a given text/passage.
- Interpretation: Here you may develop your own hypotheses and (small) interpretive theories based on your analysis.
7. Conclusions
The conclusions need to come back in a full circle to your research question(s) or working hypotheses. They can sum up the findings, emphasize the most important ones or occasionally open up new questions.
8. References
Please use the APA citation system for your references. Contact me if you are not sure how to use it.
Reading resources:
1.Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844",: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/m...
2. Manifesto of the Communist Party.(PDF. file attached below)
PLEASE 1. FOLLOW THE GUIDELINE, 2. ANSWER THE PROMPT. 3. USE READING PROVIDED AS EVIDENCE.