A “white paper” is a report commonly used in both the public and private sectors. A white paper is an authoritative document intended to fully inform the reader on a particular topic. It combines expert knowledge and research into a document that argues for a specific solution or recommendation.For this assignment, you will write a white paper directed at the U.S. ambassador to France on a topic of your choosing related to a current issue in France. The purpose of the paper will be to explain how understanding the historical context of modern France is imperative to understanding and responding to the current events. The issue that you choose to focus upon must have something to do with questions of French national identity.
Explain the topic in more depth by reporting on a newspaper article that illustrates the issue in its current significance. Also, present your recommendation to the U.S. ambassador in this section.
Present historical context relevant to the issue. Much of this section should come from what you learned in this course, but you must also do some outside reading in relevant secondary sources to contextualize the issue.
Analyze the issue, and present your recommendation using data and primary sources as evidence.
Provide a final analysis explaining why understanding the history of the particular issue is integral to the recommendation that you’re making and how the issue is tied into the larger, longer-term debate about French national identity.
List the sources that you used for this report, and format them according to the Chicago Manual of Style
