yr13_ia_2007_kirby_a

=A. Plan of investigation=

My investigation will principally use two sources. The first is a speech given by Senator McCarthy concerning his claims of communist infiltration in the government and the army. The second is a document written by the Senate which explains the reasons for censoring Senator McCarthy and laments the period of the 'red scare' as a whole. In section B I will describe these sources and attempt to give a balanced overview of the period as a whole. In section C I will evaluate the two sources i have decided to use and attempt to deduce the value of each source. In section D I will reevaluate the traditional conclusions reached by historians as to the extent of Senator McCarthy's involvement in the affair, this shall be split into sections on the ideological and economic reasons for the witch hunt and then the effects of the witch hunt upon the media and politics. I will conclude the essay in section E.

[**too formulaic - focus in this paragraph on exactly what sources you will analyse in Section C, and how Section D will be structured. This will enable me to give you 2/2**]

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The scope and plan of investigation must be entirely appropriate and clearly focused.