"America's Place in the 21st Century World" reveals the United States' periods of isolationism and the interventions that were a result of the Monroe Doctrine. On the other hand, "The Battle Hymn
of the Republic" only supports the importance of intervention when basic freedoms are threatened
Based on the information presented in "America's Place in the 21st Century World" and "The Battle
Hymn of the Republic," write an argumentative essay that explains whether the shift from
isolationism to interventionism was a positive public policy shift or a negative one,
Be sure to:
• Introduce your claim
• Acknowledge and counter alternate or opposing claims.
• Develop your claim and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly to point out the strengths and
limitations of both using evidence from BOTH passages,
• Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to clarify relationships between claim
and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim and counterclaims.
• Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument,