Write an essay that is at least 8, but no more than 10 pages ( words). Do not attempt to solve a problem; instead, expand our understanding of the world

Major Research Paper. Write an essay that is at least 8, but no more than 10 pages ( words). Do not attempt to solve a problem; instead, expand our understanding of the world. Your goal is to illuminate a facet of the world that we might not otherwise have seen. By doing so your intent is to make your readers think. Cite and reference at least 5 sources (articles) that clearly come from humanities journals, and at least 5 that clearly come from social science journals. (Don’t worry about tables or charts this time.) This research essay is your opportunity to offer your readers some unconventional wisdom. In other words, your paper is much less a summary of what others have to say (although what others say informs your task), and much more your expression of thought. This essay is your opportunity to summon the resources of the Humanities and of the Social Sciences in what should be the best writing you have ever done.

Again, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you FOLLOW – and NAME at the top of your References page – A STYLE GUIDE (MLA, APA, Tourabian, for example) for citations and references. Reference only sources that you cite, and cite the sources that you use. Try to avoid quotation, but if you quote you must give a page number in your textual citation or footnote. You must do this!