You are researching a contemporary social, cultural, political issue and finding credible/reliable sources for that issue

For this essay, you are researching a contemporary social, cultural, political issue and finding credible/reliable sources for that issue.
Then, you are finding past literary sources that specifically addressed that specific issue historically or in previous eras.
Next, you will compose an essay arguing that circumstances have changed/progressed/evolved, or that conditions/attitudes regarding the issue have not changed much
You must:

Have your topic approved
Have your contemporary sources approved
Use literature before 1970
Follow the argument template (This is not a report).

Topics for this research may include, but are not limited to:

Race Relations
Women’s Rights
Gender Roles
Sexual Identity
War/Hostility/Conflict
The marginalization of males
Social media takeover
You may use, but are not limited to, the literary selections covered in this course. You will need to have all selections and non-academic sources approved. Because we are comparing eras, you may not use any source after 1969.