Argument/Hypothesis: Cancer is more prevalent now than in the past. (Looking to prove this argument and provide solution towards the end of paper)
–> talk about why cancer has increased, what types of cancer are most common in the fire service, how firefighters are affected (financially, mentally, physically), how fire departments are affected (staff, financially, workers compensation, etc…),
–> make the correlation between increased cancer levels to increased firefighter exposure to carcinogens, reduction in staffing levels (city to save financially), and any other reasons as to why cancer would be increasing.
– cancer levels in the past compared to now within the fire service

Chapter three is the research and findings chapter.  In this chapter you will need to compile the information you have collected to test the hypothesis.

 

There should be a brief introduction to the chapter which restates the hypothesis for the paper.

The following subheadings should be in the paper:

Research design

• In this section you will discuss how you collected your information on the topic. There will be secondary research which you found in articles, books and internet sites.  You will also have some primary research where you collected new information (interviews, data from departments, or some other not previously collected data)

Data Analysis

• In this section you can use charts/graphs or text to describe the data you collected.

Findings

• The findings will indicate whether your data supported or did not support the hypothesis you were testing.

 

The chapter should be 5-7 pages in length.  Remember you are aiming for a 35 page paper when all chapters are complete.