OBJECTIVE: This essay will serve as an introduction to research and MLA formatting as you will locate and cite sources of information to support your arguments. INSTRUCTIONS: Write an effective, grammatically sound persuasive/analytical essay in Omniscient POV/third-person POV, minimum 1,000 words in length, double-spaced, with 12 point font and 1-inch margins using MLA formatting for headers. Your essay must employ at least THREE SECONDARY SOURCES, FIVE SOURCES MAXIMUM as well as parenthetical citations and a “Works Cited” page in proper MLA format – all of which are covered on Purdue University’s website (Information about Purdue is also located on Writing Supporting Information Module section. Also, the MLA format information regarding in-text citations or parenthetical citations and Works Cited page information can be found at the HCC Library, Perdue University’s website or and in The Seagull Book, and all of these locations are listed in the Writing Support Module.) ****You are only allowed to have one long direct or paraphrased source that consists of four lines, and you must follow the correct MLA formatting for it. You are not to use a research paper or essay from any other class. Your work must be fresh and new. Any electronic source must come from HCC’s library research database. No internet secondary sources will be accepted. If internet sources are used, you will receive a 25 point deduction on the overall grade of your research paper. You must have one opposing viewpoint, and you must provide a counter-argument to “answer” the opposition. Look at the examples of how to use opposing viewpoints in the “Writing Support Module” under Persuasive/Analysis Research. AND DON’T FORGET TO REVIEW STUDENT EXAMPLES OF THE RESEARCH PAPER. Evidence of plagiarism will result in a zero for the assignment. ****There is supporting information to reference, including a valuable checklist and examples for you to use for your research paper, located in “FILES” on CANVAS and, then choose Persuasive_Analysis Support Info.*** We will have library instruction online to have a “research” class to demonstrate how to best use the available databases to get results to support your argument. All students are required to participate. As always, if you have questions about this process beyond our class discussions, contact me or the Tutorial Center. Choose your topic from one of the following (You may choose your own topic; however, please get approval): How has online social media impacted presidential elections? How has the importance of earning a college degree changed over the past fifty years? How does the prison population in America compare to other nations? How is text messaging affecting teen literacy? How did the Freedom Riders change society? Should it be illegal to use animals for sports and entertainment? Should we reform laws to make it harder to get a divorce? Antibiotics. Sprays. Are food manufacturers killing us? How do men and women communicate differently using body language, and why does it matter (in dating, the workplace, social circles)? How is internet censorship used in China and around the world? How does a hybrid car save energy? How have oil spills affected the planet and what steps are being taken to prevent them? How has the music industry been affected by the internet and digital downloading?