a hobby, a phenomenon, a current event, or just something that you are curious about
Role/Writer’s Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to find the answer to a question that would require research. Your question can relate to your major, a hobby, a phenomenon, a current event, or just something that you are curious about. Whatever the case may be it is a quest for knowledge—an exploration for truth.
Audience: Someone who is unfamiliar with your topic and would also want to gain the knowledge that you have acquired on the subject.
Genre: Formal analytical research writing.
Course objective: Synthesize ideas from a variety of sources. Integrate inquiry-based research into writing processes. Produce analytic texts that effectively address different rhetorical situations.[unique_solution]
Task: Write a 1500 word (minimum) essay relating your findings (the answer that you found to your question and the research that supports that answer). You should choose a topic that you are unfamiliar with so that you may find out something new and come to a greater understanding of your topic. You should not choose a topic where the information is commonly known. Instead, challenge yourself to independently learn something. Use your research proposal as an outline for structuring your final paper.
Guidelines: Keep in mind the following:
Use at least 5 credible sources from the Daytona State database (look for sources that
do not contain obvious bias and are professional and not personal or commercial)
Follow proper essay conventions for formatting your paper (double space, paragraph form, proper headings, etc.).
Originality report must be 20% or less.
Stay in strict 3rd person perspective (Do not use “I,” “Me,” “We,” “Us,” “You,” or “Your.”)
A properly formatted Works Cited page and in-text citations are required (without them the paper will be considered invalid and will not be assessed for credit).