Paper addresses a research question examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of the student’s field of study.

Terms are defined and background information is provided, making the paper the paper accessible to an audience of people who are generally educated but do not have extensive knowledge of the student’s field or topic.

A thesis statement expresses a position in response to the research topic/question.

The paper supports the thesis statement using arguments and evidence.

Task: Write a research paper using evidence to support a thesis that addresses your research question examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study. The audience is people who are generally educated but do not have extensive knowledge of your field.

At least 2000 words