exhibit an insightful understanding

The student is required to write a Capstone Paper which is worth 200 points, or 19% of your grade. This core assignment shall require the student to:

1) exhibit an insightful understanding of at least three (3) societies from three (3) different continents, one of which must be the United States and two of which must be non-western;

2) display an understanding of the political and economic systems of those diverse societies and the effects that changes in those systems have had on society and individuals, including women and ethnic groups;

3) exhibit an understanding of how political, economic, and other ideologies affect society; and

4) cite references from books, magazines, scholarly journals, and the internet.

The Capstone Paper shall be at least five double-spaced typewritten pages in length and conform to conventions of grammar, punctuation and spelling. 
Trace the historical changes in the economic and political systems in three countries on three different continents (one of which is the United States and the other two non-western) and discuss the impact of political, economic, social, and philosophical ideas in these changes.