English 122 Research Essay

Being able to conduct thorough research and organize your findings into a well-organized essay is an important skill moving forward.  Select one of the following topics:

·        Why Do Teens Binge Drink?  What Are The Risks?

·        Does Reality TV Promote Dangerous Stereotypes?

·        Should Everyone Play A Sport?

·        Can Fiction Be Used As An Instrument of Propaganda?

·        Do We Need Art in Our Lives?

·        Why Do Teens Vape and is It Dangerous?

·        Are Parents Today Too Overprotective?

·        Is A University Education Necessary?

·        Is There Too Much Pressure on Teens to Have Perfect Bodies?

·        Do Schools Value Athletics Over Academics?

·        Can World Overpopulation Be Managed?

·        What Skills Should High Schools Focus On?

·        Does Society Treat Female Athletes Fairly?

·        What Role Will Robots Play In Our Future?

·        Are we too fixated on celebrity culture?

·        What Is There Left For Teens To Rebel Against?

·        Should people have the right to conduct medical research on animals?

·        Is social media making us more narcissistic and shallow?

·        Is It Necessary To Have Censorship In Art?

·        Should Sex Education Be Mandatory For All Students?

·        Is playing video games addictive? Is there a point where these games become dangerous?

Your essay is to be 5 pages + work cited page.  Double spaced. Font 12. TNR.  You are to use a minimum of 5 sources.  Min. of 3 must be from EBSCO. You cannot use Wikipedia.   Follow MLA format.   Plagiarism will result in a mark of zero. 

Value: 100 

Due:  December 3, 2019

“A Jury of Her Peers” deals with empathy.  Define empathy.  Look up a quote concerning empathy and using it as the jumping off point, write a 3 page personal essay discussing empathy. 

 Your essay MUST:

· Be typed.  Font 12.  Times New Roman.  Double spaced.

·Provide a works cited page for definition, quote, the short story, and any other source of information.

·Follow MLA format.

PLAGIARISM WILL RESULT IN A MARK OF 0%

LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL RESULT IN -10% PER DAY

   Citation for the short story: 

Glaspell, Susan.  “A Jury of Her Peers”.   New York: Susan Heckel, 1980.                                                               

Essay Due:      October 22, 2019

Considering the six possibilities looked at in class, what do you think will happen?  Provide supporting evidence and arguments.
2 (min) - 3 (max) pages.  Typed.  Double spaced.  Font 12.  Times New Roman.
Value:  30      Due Tuesday

Remember to have your novel read for Thursday (Sept. 26)