write the above research paper which will be 6 word-processed pages of text, plus the Works Cited page.
you will address the following elements of this issue in your paper:
• Identify the issue you will be examining
• Articulate your position on that issue (both of these will be done in your thesis)
• Provide a “history” of the issue in America, and specifically in terms of law, events leading up to the issue you’ve chosen, public opinion, etc). This portion will require research!
• Examine at least 2 “sides” (but no more than 3-4) of the issue thoroughly, drawing on research to support both sides.
• Provide support for your “side” of the issue, and for your version of how the issue should be addressed/resolved
This paper requires at least 10 resources from a variety of media. Also, remember that in order to be cited, the source must be used in the body of the paper! You’ll need to consult books, periodicals, the library’s online databases, and the internet. In addition, I’m sure that some of your topics can be argued using field research (interviews, observations, and/or surveys).
I will only accept 2 of these sources from the Internet, and no more than 2 of your sources may be field research (interviews, observations, and/or surveys). All research papers must conform to MLA style for both format and documentation (ie: internal citations and works cited page). make sure that every entry on the Works Cited page is cited in the body of paper and the page numbers in the essay correspond to those listed in Works Cited.
If all of the information in one paragraph in your essay comes from the same page of the same source, you may save the citation until the end of the paragraph. If you start a new paragraph, you must insert a citation at the end of one paragraph and then within the next paragraph. When you write about another piece of writing, use the present tense
