1200 word essay mla format over the great depression

i am willing to pay up to $75 
The
purpose of this assignment is to measure your ability to analyze primary historical documents and to use your analysis 
to make an argument regarding approaches to the Great Depression.  
Through the documents you read for this project, you 
will 
see the Depression through the eyes an ordinary American family and the two presidents who had to dea
l with this 
economic disaster.
Preparation
1.
Read chapter 2
6
in the textbook to get an understand
ing of the effects of the Great Depression, along with how 
p
residents Hoover and Roosevelt responded.
2.
Read and take notes on 
Herbert Hoover’s “
Message Regarding Unemployment Relief (December 9, 1930)
” and 
“
Statement on Unemployment Relief (February 3, 193
1
)
.”  
3.
Read and take notes on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “
Fireside Chat 3:  On the National Recovery Administration 
(July 24, 
1933)
.”
4.
Read “‘
The Depression has Changed People’s Outlook’:  The Beuschers Remember the Great Depression in 
Dubuque, Iowa
.”  As you read the transcript of this interview, make notes on comment
s that relate to the ideas 
expressed by Hoover and FDR in their speeches/statements above.
Instructions
The parameters for this essay are as follows:
L
ength
(body of essay)
:
1200
–
1400 words (Note:  You can write more, but I will grade only your first 
1400
words.)
Sources:  Use 
only
the sources listed under “Preparation” above. Usage of other sources will result in 
severe
grade 
reductions. 
Format:
MLA, 
using in
–
text citations and 
including a works cited page
.  Here is a 
link
explaining MLA guidelines.  
Use direct quotes sparingly; I am much more intere
sted in YOUR explanation rather than a collection of direct 
quotes daisy
–
chained together.
Remember that even when you paraphrase facts from your sources, you still 
need to cite where you got your information.  It is permissible to group all of you
r
citation
s together at the end 
of the paragraph.
Appearance:  
double
–
spaced, using a standard 
(
12) font 
such as Times New Roman or Arial
Title Page
containing your name, date, and the course.  (The title of your paper should give me a hint regarding your 
argument in element 3 below.)
Write the essay as a narrative; do 
not 
write the paper using
bullet points.  
Prompt:
Write an essay relating the policy proposals of Hoover and Roosevelt to the actual experiences of the Beuscher 
family during the Great Depression.  Begin by discussing how President Hoover could have used the Beuschers’ 
experien
ces to support his ideas about how to deal with the Depression.  Then, discuss how FDR could have 
used the the Beuscher interview as proof that his New Deal was working.  Finally, give your opinion regarding 
which president had the more effective approach 
to the Great Depression (Hoover or FDR), supporting your 
argument with specific examples.  (Another way to 
approach
this final question is
to wonder
:  Would t
he 
country have dealt with the Depression better had Hoover been re
–
elected in 1932 and 1936?)