Topic: Explain the causes of a phenomenon or trend. A phenomenon is a salient and steady fact of life while a trend is an increase or decrease in some activity over an period an extended period of months or years. Divorce is an example of a phenomenon. Others include road rage and families without fathers. Some trends include women waiting longer to have children and the decrease in viewers of cable television. Discover an interesting phenomenon or trend and research its causes.
For additional insights into systematically collecting,organizing, and presenting your information, consult the following chapters in the St. Martin’s Handbook, Eighth Edition:
Ten, “Preparing for a research project,” 190
Eleven, “Conducting Research, ” 199
Twelve, “Evaluating Sources and taking notes,” 212
Thirteen, ” Integrating Sources into your writing,” 232
Fourteen, “Acknowledging Sources and avoiding plagiarism,” 241
Fifteen, “Writing a Research project, ” 250
Thirty-two, “MLA Style,” 402
Format: Your final essay should be between 1,900 to 2,000 words, double-spaced, using one-inch margins and 12 point times New Roman font. See the syllabus for complete details regarding manuscript format. You must use Modern Language Associate (MLA) parenthetical citations to document a minimum of six resources; at least one of which should be dated 2018 or 2019. Do your best to locate current information as well as a range of credible sources. Be sure each .com source’s credibility is corroborated by an analogous resources such as as the American Poetry review, the New york times, National public Radio, or other reputable publishers. In addition, you may freely use corroborated, credible sites, like those whose domains identify them as collages and universities (.edu), governments (.gov), and trustworthy organizations (.org) like the American Heart Association. Rely mainly on Academic Search Complete, CQ RESEARCHER, GreenFILE< and additional referred databases available through CR's library.
