Research Paper–1A
For this researched essay, select from one of the following themes listed below. Your essay should compose a thesis in relation to the theme you have chosen. This essay requires at least five sources–one of which, minimally, must be from the class.
The thesis you argue should be centrally based on the course text/material–in explicit fashion.
Themes:
- fiction versus non-fiction
- mass incarceration; corporatized prisons
- media and influence
- politicizing science
- science and innovation
- dogmatic authority
- war crimes/drone program
- journalistic truth/lies
- marriage and divorce/relationship dynamics
- image based consumerism
- child development
- hollywood studio system
- veteran trauma and treatment
- creativity and transgression
- mental illness and artistry
- art and traditions
- mass surveillance
- storytelling and psychological development
- incentivized laws
- emotional intelligence
- freespeech/censorship
- financial corruption at the institutional level
- social/cultural double standards
Your paper should maintain the same analytic template as previous essays. Be sure to include a work cited page, along with your in-text citations. OWL Purdue has all MLA citation formats listed.
Six page essay–minimum (1500-2000 words)
Include MLA Citation page