Compare and contrast society during the early Renaissance in Europe to contemporary society.

Create a proposal of 2 pages that references one academic scholarly source for the research project you intend to complete. This project should engage at least one academic source, should include an introduction and thesis to the best extent that you know it at this point in time, and should locate a central controversy that requires deft and subtle handling. Be sure to adhere to APA style for in-text citation and final reference page. (No cover page is needed.)

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Compare and contrast society during the early Renaissance in Europe to contemporary society
Compare and contrast human understanding of the nature of revenge prior to and after the creation
of Hamlet
Analyze the themes, imagery or interpretation of The Waste Land and describe how one or more of
these are found in contemporary society
Evaluate the work of Artemisia Gentileschi Renaissance Artist and interpret why she is considered
an early feminist
Analyze views of women’s reproductive solutions in the 19th Century and interpret their historical and
contemporary impact.
Distinguish the essential differences between the major thought of Plato and Aristotle and use the
information to illustrate the impact of philosophy on contemporary views on a given them (life, freedom,
power, equality, and more)
Examine views of warfare and battle throughout the ages and provide an interpretation that explains the
evolution of the faceless war
Analyze the impact of the Industrial Age and the rise of of capitalism and discuss the key features of both
and their influence on contemporary society
Investigate the history of slavery and discuss the ways in which this history impacts contemporary
socie