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Essay 3: Assignment This paper is designed to demonstrate your ability to use multiple sources in a paper, specifically your synthesis and documentation skills.
Topic: Choose a current issue for your topic, which means something in the news in the past six months or so. Be sure to choose a story that is sufficiently well known that you will be able to find adequate source material. If you are looking for an unusual topic, visit Project CensoredLinks to an external site. for some interesting possibilities. This is an expository essay, so you will explain this topic to your reader, not argue for or against it. (Argument comes in 1102.)
Length: The main body of your paper should be at least 750 words long. Headings, the works cited list, appendices, etc. do not count toward a paper’s word count. Sources: Your paper must incorporate at least three high quality sources suitable for college work. That specifically excludes things like Wikipedia, agenda-driven organization websites, websites designed to sell products, etc. No source should be more than two years old, unless used for historical background information.
Personal interviews Formatting and Documentation: use this template Download this template to ensure that your paper is formatted correctly. Turn in your paper by submitting a Word file. Sources must be documented in 8th edition MLA styleLinks to an external site.. Resources The Gulf Coast State College LibraryLinks to an external site. Databases A to ZLinks to an external site. ENC1101 Subject GuideLinks to an external site. MLA Citation HelpLinks to an external site. Schedule an AppointmentLinks to an external site. International News Sources: Al Jazeera (Qatar) – http://english.aljazeera.net/Links to an external site. Australian Associated Press – http://news.smh.com.au/Links to an external site. British Broadcasting Company (UK) (“The BBC”) – http://bbc.co.ukLinks to an external site. China Daily – http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/Links to an external site. Der Spiegel (Germany) – http://www.spiegel.de/international/Links to an external site. The Economist (UK) – http://www.economist.comLinks to an external site. France 24 (France) – http://www.france24.comLinks to an external site. The Guardian (UK) – http://www.guardian.co.uk/Links to an external site. Ha’aretz (Israel) – http://www.haaretz.com/Links to an external site. The Independent (UK) – http://www.independent.co.uk/Links to an external site. Reuters (international) – http://www.reuters.com/Links to an external site. The Scotsman (Scotland) – http://www.scotsman.com/Links to an external site. South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) – http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/Links to an external site. The Telegraph (UK) – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/Links to an external site. The Times of India – http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Links to an external site. News Search Engines: Bing News – https://www.bing.com/newsLinks to an external site. Google News – http://news.google.com/Links to an external site. Yahoo News – http://news.yahoo.com/Links to an external site.
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