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This student-generated research paper demonstrates the following: clear focus (evident in thesis and relevant information/details) clear organization (evident through topic sentences) specific and varied evidence, such as statistics, historical facts, cases, expert explanations, and examples authoritative sources in sufficient numbers to show depth of research exceptional integration of diverse sources, such as scholarly journal articles, books, popular magazine articles, and Internet (Note that the paper doesn’t rely on Internet sources!) clear student explanations and commentary tying evidence to the main points and ultimately to thesis correct MLA documentation (in-text citations and works-cited page) and MLA format varied and effective signal phrases that introduce quotes, summaries, and paraphrases
This is Carol Rivers’ research paper, printed and edited with her permission.
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Research papers customarily use third person, not “you” or “I.”
In-text citations never use web URL addresses.
The manuscript must be paginated in the upper right-hand corner in the header using student’s last name and page number.
Carol Rivers
Dr. Chrzanowski
ENG 101
12 July 2009
Reinstating Compulsory Conscription
World War II marked the last war that received full American support. The draft, known today as compulsory conscription, was an integral part of that war. Seventy percent of American men aged 18 to 35 served. The common experience shared amongst these men created lifetime friendships for an entire generation. No other conflict since then has come close to producing such national unification and pride of citizenry. So states Charles Moskos, late professor of sociology for Northwestern University, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for the U.S. Army, and a draftee for the U.S. Army Combat Engineers (Moskos). Currently, however, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the official estimate of the American
This student-generated research paper demonstrates the following: clear focus (evident in thesis and relevant information/details) clear organization (evident through topic sentences) specific and varied evidence, such as statistics, historical facts, cases, expert explanations, and examples authoritative sources in sufficient numbers to show depth of research exceptional integration of diverse sources, such as scholarly journal articles, books, popular magazine articles, and Internet (Note that the paper doesn’t rely on Internet sources!) clear student explanations and commentary tying evidence to the main points and ultimately to thesis correct MLA documentation (in-text citations and works-cited page) and MLA format varied and effective signal phrases that introduce quotes, summaries, and paraphrases
This is Carol Rivers’ research paper, printed and edited with her permission.
Notes
Research papers customarily use third person, not “you” or “I.”
In-text citations never use web URL addresses.
The manuscript must be paginated in the upper right-hand corner in the header using student’s last name and page number.
Carol Rivers
Dr. Chrzanowski
ENG 101
12 July 2009
Reinstating Compulsory Conscription
World War II marked the last war that received full American support. The draft, known today as compulsory conscription, was an integral part of that war. Seventy percent of American men aged 18 to 35 served. The common experience shared amongst these men created lifetime friendships for an entire generation. No other conflict since then has come close to producing such national unification and pride of citizenry. So states Charles Moskos, late professor of sociology for Northwestern University, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award for the U.S. Army, and a draftee for the U.S. Army Combat Engineers (Moskos). Currently, however, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the official estimate of the American
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