This is a formal paper that “connects” at least one specific theme or issues in the readings to a contemporary issue or experiences in your life today.
After completing the notes on all the readings for that day you will then select at least one of the themes/issues in the readings to connect to something in the present.  This can be a current event or a personal experience, but you must provided examples and analysis to link the current issue directly with the readings.
The paper section should be 1 to 3 pages in length.
THEME
During the Reconstruction period was the idea of combining women’s suffrage and black suffrage together.
Recently the idea of combining BLM and the Me Too movement.