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The Research Paper Project is the focus of the entire course; each reading, writing, and critical thinking exercise is directly related to the development of your research paper. As an introduction to the project, you are to write an argumentative research paper which attempts to persuade your reading audience to accept your position or judgment on a controversial issue related to a contemporary social problem.
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Table of Contents
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Guidelines, Resource Materials,
and Exercises for Unit 4
The Library Orientation
Instructions for the Research Paper Project
Some Examples of Social Issues for the Research Paper
The Bibliography Cards: A Sample Card
Writing the Argumentative Thesis Sentence
Outlines for Argumentative Research Papers
A Sample Annotated Bibliography of Secondary Resources
The Research Paper Project
Drafting the Body of the Research Paper
An Analysis of the Research Paper Draft
The Final Exam
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The Honors Library
Ring Around the Double-Helix
by Shai Mendoza
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The Behavioral-Biological Approach: The Importance of Procedure
by Chase Lay
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The Price of Silence: The Allies' Role in the Holocaust
by Edgar Overstreet
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Abortion: Kills Babies, Hurts Us
by Christie Reed
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Solidarity as a Response to Global Alienation
by John McKendrick
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Shooting from the Lip
by Valerie Alidina
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Intimate Invasions: A Closer Look at Sexual Violence
by Robin Reed
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Instructions for Completing the Exercises for Unit 4
Click here for a list of each assignment and links to the supporting documents.


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