A typical structure should include an introduction, where you state your thesis and provide a brief background of the topic explaining why this topic is important and worth your precious time writing it and my less than precious time reading it. Explain how your argument and the paper will unfold. This introduction should be followed by a number of section that follow each other in a logical order so that each one is building on the previous sections. Different sections should have different titles +/- subtitles. They should explain different aspects of the topic, different historical phases, different arguments, etc. Finish your paper with a strong and concrete conclusion.
