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An annotated bibliography is a list of secondary source citations with a short overview of each essay’s main argument. The educational goal is to 1) gather information necessary for your final research paper and 2) to train yourself in finding other authors’ theses sentences so you can write your own. […]

Write an essay of 3-5 pages in which you develop your own thoughts , interpretations, and or insights. Support evidence from the text. MLA style. AVOID PLOT SUMMARY and discuss your topic in an INTELLIGENT and INSIGHTFUL manner. Essay should have a detectable introduction(with a thesis),body,and

Summarize: Explain what the song you selected is about. Does it tell a particular story? Who are the central characters in the song? What theme or themes emerge? Identify the Purpose: What is the central message in this song? Is there a subtext? What is the main idea that the […]

Description: This practice exercise allows students to plan, conduct, and summarize a survey. You will write a 2 page paper (12-point font) summarizing the survey design, survey data, and survey findings. Objectives: Describe techniques for conducting surveys. Conduct a survey. Instructions: Step 1: Determine the goals and target audience of […]

In an essay 7 pages in length, you’ll compare and contrast two short stories: Brownies by Z.Z. Packer Vs. Battle Royale by Ralph Ellison, exploring similarities and differences in content, perspective, how the authors utilize story elements, social/cultural themes, etc. This essay will need five (5) sources, while two (2) […]

In James Paul Gee’s article, he states that Discourse is not one about using language, but that it is about saying(writing)-doing-being-valuing-believing combinations. Look back on Tony Mirabelli’s article “Learning to Serve” pages (298-318) to find and then describe some examples of those combinations among the community of severs he analyzes.