Complete Topic: Due to budget constraints, many school districts are beginning to eliminate art and music programs from the school curriculum. There are those who argue that these subjects are not required from an educational perspective and should be removed if the budget does not allow for them. Others argue that art and music contribute a great deal both to students educations as well as to their overall wellbeing and that these programs should be kept in schools no matter the cost. Research school budgeting and the importance (or lack thereof) of music and art education and write your paper in support of one of these positions. My position is that they should keep music and art in should stay in the curriculum because it is essential to children that would like to be artists and musicians in the future Here are the details: The research paper will need to be at least 6 pages long, not including the Works Cited page at the end. If you desire to go over the 6 pages, please ask your instructor. Instructors will vary in how much over the page limit students may go. The paper will have MLA Style for documentation of sources and formatting. Please refer to the resources located in this unit for assistance. Also, please do not hesitate to contact me individually by email with any questions you might have. Your instructor will provide guidance on the topic of this essay. Some instructors will allow great freedom in choosing topics, while others will limit topics or have a selection of topics to choose from. This freedom on topics will vary depending upon the instructor, so please ask your instructor if he or she does not make this clear. The paper will need to have a thesis to keep the paper focused and organized. Unit 3 explains how to develop the thesis and use it for an organization. Include a visual aid such as a picture, graphic, table, chart, etc. in the research paper and give credit to the source of this visual aid. In the six pages this assignment requires, the graphic should take up no more than one-half of one of those pages. (That really means pages of writing with .5 of a page allowed for the visual aid). This visual aid requirement is to be in compliance with state guidelines for the class. The paper needs to have at least 4 outside sources. At least half of the sources you use need to be non-internet. By non-internet, this means general web pages found through a search engine such as Google or Yahoo. It is acceptable to use library sources that are accessed online, such as the college’s system of OhioLINK and the EGCC Gateway. Please refer to the links below for assistance in accessing these library sources. The paper uses a formal, academic tone of voice. The paper is an original creation for this course session and not a reworking of any previous essay submission from any prior course experience. The paper also includes a large amount of the students own ideas and words and is not merely a linking of a series of quotes or paraphrases.Show more
