The objectives of the research project are to investigate an important and debatable issue in today’s
world and then to write an argumentative/persuasive paper in which you take a stance on the issue. In
other words, you will research and issue that provokes debate or controversy and then write an essay to
both inform and persuade your reader, asserting a firm position within the debate
You are required to have a minimum of six sources for this research project. Your sources must
include at least three categories of resource material. To help you achieve this, I am requiring that you
have at least:
• Two newspaper articles
• Two mainstream magazine articles
• One scholarly journal article
Note that these can all be accessed through the Electronic Databases available via the library
website.
Other categories include subject encyclopedias, specialized reference works, films/videos, and books.