Williams Ike-Joseph
1087741
Annotated Bibliography
HIST*1250
Marc-Andre Gagnon
Outline:
The Title/Topic of this essay will be, The Suez Canal. More specifically, The importance of the Suez Canal on global trade. The Suez Canal is a small path in northern Egypt that connects the Medite
anean Sea to the Red Sea, thus creating a shorter path from Asia to Europe by sea. Before the Canal, ships would sail around the south of Africa to make it over to the Pacific Ocean from Europe.
The Chosen thesis statement for the essay is – “The Suez Canal is a crucial world path that is responsible for increased globalization and the unification of the eastern and western world”
Plan for the essay:
The essay will first talk about the initial creation of the canal by Ferdinand de Lesseps, how the canal was first built by Egyptian Pharaoh Senusret III and how napoleon considered rebuilding it but was convinced it would flood over. The essay will then talk about how the idea for the Canal came about and why it was needed. The essay will talk about the importance of the canal to global trade and how it adds to the rise of the Asian and Middle Eastern Market/Economy. The Essay will talk about how many Nations and Companies rely on the Canal to transport vast amounts of goods across the world. The essay will talk about the blockage of the Canal in March 2021 due to the ‘Ever given’ ship. The essay will also touch on the disadvantages of the Canal such as spread of disease across Asia and Europe and the damage to wildlife and ecosystems that occur by opening the Medite
anean to the red sea.
Bibliography:
1. Feyrer, James. “Distance, Trade, and Income - the 1967 to 1975 Closing of the Suez Canal as a Natural Experiment,” 2009. https:
doi.org/10.3386/w15557.
This article talks about the effect of distance on trade. It states that trade is likely to decrease if the distance to travel increases even if the cost of travel stays the same. The Suez Canal handles 7.5% of world trade and is the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia. The Canal closed down for 8 years due to the ‘six day war’. Many eastern to western trade partners have the Suez Canal as their shortest path. With the closure of the canal many countries by the Indian ocean and Arabic Sea saw the most decline in trade.
2. Ramos, Kimberly G., Ian Christopher Rocha, Trisha Denise Cedeño, Ana Carla Dos Santos Costa, Shoaib Ahmad, Mohammad Yasir Essar, and Christos Tsagkaris. “Suez Canal Blockage and Its Global Impact on Healthcare amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.” International Maritime Health 72, no XXXXXXXXXX): 145–46. https:
doi.org/10.5603/imh XXXXXXXXXX.
This article talks about the effect of the Ever-Given ship blockage, that occu
ed in the Suez Canal in early 2021, on healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic. 90% of the worlds trade is transported by sea this includes hospital supplies and medicine. The Suez Canal plays a vital role in moving these healthcare supplies from Europe to Asia and the Middle East. “The obstruction of the canal has caused a global shortage of essential commodities, including medical and surgical supplies and medicines, which are essential during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic”. Hospitals could not get their equipment such as PPE for nurses or Surgical tools which increased the risk of the virus spreading. The blockage would lead companies to ship more through the air than over sea in-case an incident like this was to occur again.
3. BAYIRHAN, İrşad, and Cem GAZİOĞLU. “New Maritime Trade Routes in the Arctic Region: One of the Strongest Alternative to the Suez Canal.” International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics 8, no XXXXXXXXXX): 397–401. https:
doi.org/ XXXXXXXXXX/ijegeo.911179.
Climate change has led to more sea routes being discovered as alternates for the Suez Canal. The Arctic ice is melting so ships are freer to move through the Arctic. The Suez is greatly important to global trade that there is so much traffic going through it. Companies and Nations are beginning to question how reliable the Canal is and if it really can handle so much traffic. Alternate routes to spread out the traffic should be considered.
4. Watts, Sheldon. “World Trade and World Disease.” History & Policy, May 10, 2002. https:
www.historyandpolicy.org/policy-papers/papers/world-trade-and-world-disease.
This article talks about how the British changed their cholera policy in India just prior to the opening of the Suez Canal. The original policy allowed doctors to ca
y out safety measures such as quarantines. The policy was reversed as they figured giving doctors the power to limit travel would be costly to the time and distance already cut from using the Suez Canal that was about to be opened. This left nearly a million dead in India, with a similar mortality rate in Egypt. It was the result of a radical change in official British Government thinking on the control of cholera on the Indian subcontinent and elsewhere in the colonial world.
5. Galil, Bella, Agnese Marchini, Anna Occhipinti-Am
ogi, and Henn Ojaveer. “The Enlargement of the Suez Canal—Erythraean Introductions and Management Challenges.” Management of Biological Invasions 8, no. 2 (December 12, 2016): 141–52. https:
doi.org/10.3391/mbi XXXXXXXXXX.
The opening of the Suez Canal led to the introduction of species from the Medite
anean Sea into the Red Sea and vice versa. This article talks about how enlarging the Canal even more leads more and more non-indigenous species from the Medite
anean into the red sea. This results in loss of native species and damage to ecosystems. Species of ra
itfish have dispersed into the Medite
anean all the way up towards France and Tunisia. Some poisonous species also create health hazards to local species as well as humans.
Essay - Grading Ru
ic
INFORMATION LITERACY: ____________________/20
Quality and Relevance of Sources (10 points)
8-10 points: Sources are extensive, well-chosen and varied.
7-8 points: Sources are generally good but there is a lack of variety or some e
ors of omission. The essay may need more sources or sources of better quality. There
may be some i
elevant sources.
6-7 points: There is an excessive dependence on a limited number of sources. Sources may be poor.
5-6 points: Very little or largely i
elevant sources. Sources are very poor.
0-5 points: There are virtually no relevant sources.
Ethical and Responsible Use of Information(10 points)
8-10 points: Sources are quoted and cited co
ectly (Chicago style).
7-8 points: Most of the sources are quoted or cited co
ectly (Chicago style).
6-7 points: Sources may be quoted or cited inco
ectly or not always cited.
5-6 points: Sources are inco
ectly quoted or cited.
0-5 points: At best, sources are inco
ectly quoted or cited.
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS: ______________________/40
Quality of Historical Analysis (20 points)
16-20 points: The thesis is clear, focused and insightful. The approach is interesting, original and limited in scope.
14-16 points: The thesis is mostly clear and focused. The analysis may lack sophistication or the essay may read like a summary. The scope may be too ambitious.
12-14 points: The thesis is fairly simplistic. There may be too few insightful moments. May read like a summary. Scope may be too ambitious.
10-12 points: The thesis may be difficult to identify. The analysis may be limited or based on misinterpretations. There may be little focused development. The essay
may read more like an encyclopaedic entry than an essay.
0-10 points: There is no discernible analysis. At best, reads like an encyclopedic entry.
Use of Evidence (20 points)
16-20 points: Reliable and relevant sources are deployed to support the claims being made. Sources are used so as to provide a critical perspective. Sources are us
to ask in-depth questions. If used, quotations are used sparingly and always justified.
14-16 points: Sources are deployed to support the claims but they may be deployed in limited ways or as a simple affirmation of the writer’s viewpoint. There may be
some inconsistent connections between evidence and arguments. If used, quotations are used sparingly and always justified.
12-14 points: Substantial omissions or i
elevancies and/or minor e
ors of fact may be present. Sources may be used simply to affirm writer’s viewpoint. Some evide
may be taken out of context. Quotations may appear undigested or used as fillers. The essay may present some misreading.
10-12 points: Evidence may be taken out of context. There may be substantial e
ors of facts. Quotations may be undigested or used as fillers.
0-10 points: Very serious e
ors of fact.
WRITING COMMUNICATION: __________________________________/40
Structure and Organization (20 points)
16-20 points: Logical progression with strong and obvious links between points. Coherent and well-organized paragraphs.
14-16 points: Generally logical structure but can be unclear, disorganised or overly predictable at times. Some disorganised paragraphs.
12-14 points: Confusing or overly predictable structure. May lack a clear focus. Disorganised structure or paragraphs.
10-12 points: Disorganized structure and paragraphs.
0-10 points: No discernible structure.
Quality of Prose (10 points)
8-10 points: Clear and persuasive prose.
7-8 points: Clear and understandable prose. Might be weighed down by fancy diction meant to impress.
6-7 points: Understandably written but at times vague or choppy. May be simplistic or hard to read. Might be weighed down by fancy diction meant to impress.
5-6 points: Confusing or hard to understand.
0-5 points: Writing is nearly unintelligible.
Grammar, Spelling and Format (10 points)
8-10 points: No grammatical, spelling or format e
ors.
7-8 points: A few grammatical, spelling or format e
ors.
6-7 points: Substantial grammatical, spelling, or format e
ors that detract attention from the content.
5-6 points: Frequent grammatical, spelling or format e
ors.
0-5 points: Severe e
ors in grammar, spelling, and format that render the essay nearly incomprehensible.
Instructions for Annotated Bibliography and Essay (F21)
HIST*1250 - Science and Technology in a Global Context
Fall 2021
Instructions for Annotated Bibliography and Essay
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (20%)
Due Thursday, October 7 (to be uploaded on Dropbox – CourseLink)
ESSAY (25%)
Due Thursday, November 25 (to be uploaded on Dropbox – CourseLink)
For your first assignment, you are to write the outline and annotated bibliography for the
essay you will submit later this semester. For both assignments, you are asked to
choose one of the topics