a scholarly and objective perspective.

Free Topic Research Paper- Read Guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines Order Description Students must choose a topic with material to study from a scholarly and objective perspective. Topics must be chosen from within" rel="nofollow">in the scope of this course though they should in" rel="nofollow">incorporate each student’s own in" rel="nofollow">interests. Student should choose a topic that can be argued from multiple perspectives though the student’s goal is to analyze the arguments and determin" rel="nofollow">ine the most logical outcome. Sample topics may in" rel="nofollow">include: “Science Versus Creationism”, “To Vaccin" rel="nofollow">inate or Not”, “Is either Political Party on Our Side?”, “Should Recreational Marijuana Use Be Legalized?”, “Is the Future Bright or Dim?”, “Is a College Education Worth It?”, “Should Nurses/Teachers Be Paid More?”, “Logical Fallacies in" rel="nofollow">in the Media”, “Arguments Surroundin" rel="nofollow">ing American Sports”, etc. Students are encouraged to speak with the in" rel="nofollow">instructor about a particular topic that in" rel="nofollow">interests them before developin" rel="nofollow">ing a proposal. Browsin" rel="nofollow">ing books in" rel="nofollow">in EC’s library that highlight one’s in" rel="nofollow">interests may help in" rel="nofollow">inspire a specific topic selection. Research for this paper will in" rel="nofollow">include general academic research in" rel="nofollow">into peer-reviewed journals and/or texts that can be found onlin" rel="nofollow">ine, at the library, or through the library’s website. Students are compelled to submit a quality research project that will be as “bias” free as possible (showin" rel="nofollow">ing multiple sides of the story and usin" rel="nofollow">ing reason to arrive at the most logical conclusion). Each paper MUST use evidence as found in" rel="nofollow">in the primary and secondary sources. Students must plan on conductin" rel="nofollow">ing a deep textual survey of the topic they plan on studyin" rel="nofollow">ing for this assignment (a review of Wikipedia and some general-in" rel="nofollow">interest websites will NOT suffice for this project- prove to the in" rel="nofollow">instructor that you know how to use the library). Websites used as sources for this assignment DO NOT COUNT towards the 5 source min" rel="nofollow">inimum. EC’s library website academic sources (primary source material, academic journals, eBooks, and e-newspapers) count again" rel="nofollow">inst a student’s total and therefore should be properly listed in" rel="nofollow">in the body of the text and in" rel="nofollow">in the bibliography/works cited page. As an example of a compilation of sources, if a student uses 2 EC library books, 3 academic journals, 3 websites that highlight the topic, and 1 newspaper source from EC’s onlin" rel="nofollow">ine library, they have 6 sources total that count for this assignment even though they have 9 total sources listed in" rel="nofollow">in the bibliography and body of writin" rel="nofollow">ing. Web sources are a good place to start, but are unreliable sources for strong academic research (even research on the Internet’s impact on religion is well-documented in" rel="nofollow">in prin" rel="nofollow">int and in" rel="nofollow">in academic journals). Each student can complete these assignments by usin" rel="nofollow">ing only resources found through EC’s library system. Research Paper Guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines (150 poin" rel="nofollow">ints): Students must submit their research paper of at least 1,500 words min" rel="nofollow">inimum (about 6-8 pages double-spaced although I count words not pages) illustratin" rel="nofollow">ing each student’s comprehensive, survey of the topic(s) they chose. The majority of the first half of each student’s paper should convey anthropological, historical, sociological theoretical, gender, racial, and/or methodological foundations of the arguments as presented in" rel="nofollow">in at least 5 approved sources that correspond to the student’s topic(s). Please recall that non-EC library websites do NOT count towards the source total. Each source must be listed in" rel="nofollow">in an academic bibliographical style of your choice in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing APA, APSA, MLA, or Chicago (see samples here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/ ). Students should expect to spend several hours studyin" rel="nofollow">ing textual and/or onlin" rel="nofollow">ine sources. Any and all data students can fin" rel="nofollow">ind (in" rel="nofollow">in their own research or in" rel="nofollow">in others’ research) will contribute to a more comprehensive research paper. Papers submitted for this assignment under 1,500 words, missin" rel="nofollow">ing a strong thesis and/or structural support/evidence in" rel="nofollow">in the paper, lackin" rel="nofollow">ing 5 approved sources, contain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing spellin" rel="nofollow">ing/grammatical/word choice errors, and/or lackin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">individual research contributions will not receive full poin" rel="nofollow">ints. Please review the gradin" rel="nofollow">ing rubric for gradin" rel="nofollow">ing standards.. Each student’s Research Paper should be composed of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing parts: 1- Introduction 2- Clear Thesis 3- Body of writin" rel="nofollow">ing 4- Conclusions