Essay Papers
Overview:
The final Research Paper project is worth 25% of your final grade. It will need at least 5 sources and should be 4-5 pages long, not including a list of works cited and formal outline. The paper is due on its due date. No late papers will be accepted!
Format:
The final Research Paper must be in MLA format and include a works cited list. No cover page is necessary. You must include a formal outline of your work. The Research Paper should demonstrate your ability to think critically and synthesize ideas. You will organize your ideas around a thesis and provide sufficient support or proof. Pay attention to grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Topic Selection:
The purpose of this paper is to inform and interpret. You will choose a person, famous or infamous from your major, and discuss his or her significance/importance to that field of study. You will choose one specific contribution to analyze in your paper. It means you will answer the following question: What is the person’s most significant contribution? If the individual has several contributions, pick one you consider most significant.
Note: Your topic must be narrowed down. This is not a general paper about someone’s life (Biography). When you select your contribution, make sure its analysis is not oversimplified; do not merely write what one could find in any reference book.
Possible Topic Ideas:
• Albert Einstein - Scientist
• Bill Gates – CEO Microsoft/Philanthropist
• Steve Jobs – CE0 Apple/Macintosh
• Mark Zuckerberg – CEO Facebook
• Oprah Winfrey – Celebrity/Philanthropist
• Florence Nightingale - Nursing
• Mother Theresa - Charity
• Jonas Salk - Scientist
• J. Edgar Hoover – Criminal Justice
• Hillary Clinton – Secretary of State, former First Lady
• Aung San Suu Kyi – Nobel Peace Prize
• Gabrielle Douglas – Olympic Gymnast
• Martin Luther King Jr.- Civil Rights Activist
• Ernesto “Che” Guevara- Revolutionary
• Andy Warhol/Jackson Pollack/Norman
The final Research Paper project is worth 25% of your final grade. It will need at least 5 sources and should be 4-5 pages long, not including a list of works cited and formal outline. The paper is due on its due date. No late papers will be accepted!
Format:
The final Research Paper must be in MLA format and include a works cited list. No cover page is necessary. You must include a formal outline of your work. The Research Paper should demonstrate your ability to think critically and synthesize ideas. You will organize your ideas around a thesis and provide sufficient support or proof. Pay attention to grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Topic Selection:
The purpose of this paper is to inform and interpret. You will choose a person, famous or infamous from your major, and discuss his or her significance/importance to that field of study. You will choose one specific contribution to analyze in your paper. It means you will answer the following question: What is the person’s most significant contribution? If the individual has several contributions, pick one you consider most significant.
Note: Your topic must be narrowed down. This is not a general paper about someone’s life (Biography). When you select your contribution, make sure its analysis is not oversimplified; do not merely write what one could find in any reference book.
Possible Topic Ideas:
• Albert Einstein - Scientist
• Bill Gates – CEO Microsoft/Philanthropist
• Steve Jobs – CE0 Apple/Macintosh
• Mark Zuckerberg – CEO Facebook
• Oprah Winfrey – Celebrity/Philanthropist
• Florence Nightingale - Nursing
• Mother Theresa - Charity
• Jonas Salk - Scientist
• J. Edgar Hoover – Criminal Justice
• Hillary Clinton – Secretary of State, former First Lady
• Aung San Suu Kyi – Nobel Peace Prize
• Gabrielle Douglas – Olympic Gymnast
• Martin Luther King Jr.- Civil Rights Activist
• Ernesto “Che” Guevara- Revolutionary
• Andy Warhol/Jackson Pollack/Norman