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- 1. Assignment 4 Research Paper “Go down the rabbit hole” of one issue and make your own claim about how it works. Try to answer the question you started off with. What background do you need to share? Consider: Where do the ideas surrounding this question come from? What research is going on right now? 1.Introduction The first section of the paper will be 1 - 1.5 pages encompassing: - your own perspective, background knowledge, and initial assumptions about this issue. Why are you drawn to it? What questions do you wonder? What do you hope any knowledge you gain about it, can do for you? - Additionally: what have been your responses to rhetoric around this issue? How does your socioeconomic status, gender, beliefs, or raising, affect how you relate to the concept? 2. Research The main body of research will be from 3 - 4 sources that are representative of your approach to the issue. This should take up 2 - 3 pages of your discussion. Either secondly (separately), or point by point, introduce 1 to 2 sources that are alternative/ opposing to the viewpoint you argue. This should take 1.5 - 2 pages of your discussion. Lastly, widen the conversation by using 1 to 2 sources in support of a similar theme in your issue, or that write about it from another standpoint, or a related field (a.k.a., not directly involved). This should take 1.5 - 2 pages of your discussion. 3.Conclusion/ Reflection 1 - 1.5 pages Synthesize what you’ve learned and why it’s important. Reflecting on research process is a biopsy. What questions did you ask in your research? Where did ‘going down the rabbit hole’ broaden out into areas you didn’t expect? Where did you pull your focus back in at? Why did you make these choices? What additional research seems to be needed? - What new perspectives have you come away with? Why is this knowledge intriguing or helpful to you? How do you see it impacting your own life or choices? Required Sources: (at least) 1 book, 2 scholarly journal articles, 2 popular articles (can include websites). These (or additional sources) must incorporate analyzing 1 image (photo/ painting), 1 research study and/ or statistical data, 1 “out of the box” source such as documentary/ art exhibit/ movie/ song (a photo also counts as this). Engl. 102 Palmer