Write a draft of the introduction section to your final research project. The draft must reference a minimum of 5 peer-review journal articles.

Write a draft of the introduction section to your final research project. The draft must reference a minimum of 5 peer-review journal articles.
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Topic: “The Economic Consequences of COVID on Minorities and other Ethnic Groups in the United States”
General Tips: Scientific writing is not creative writing; it follows a standard style and format. When you did your lit search and annotated bibliography, you read a number of published research articles. How did those authors write the introduction section of those papers? Do you notice similarities across the articles, in terms of style and flow and content? Use published research articles as models when drafting your own “introduction” section.
Content: An introduction section is not just a “literature review” — it is so much more. It presents the research topic, question, hypotheses, theoretical framework, and significance of the research project. It also reviews previous literature on this topic, but then discusses how your research project is new or different and how it complements or contradicts the existing knowledge on the topic.
Format: Double space, 12 point font, 1 inch margins. No formal page limits or requirements, but your draft will probably be 2.5 to 4 pages of double spaced text plus a reference list of at least 5 peer-review journal articles. Reference list at the end of the draft and the in-text citations can use any bibliographic style you prefer (e.g., MLA, APA, Chicago) as long as you use it consistently and correctly.
References: Your draft must include a minimum of 5 peer-review journal articles. These are likely articles you summarized in your annotated bibliography assignment. However, if your topic has shifted and your annotated bibliography is not as on-topic as you need, you may need to find additional sources to use for this assignment. In-text citations should be placed in parentheses, immediately following the text you want to reference. The in-text citation should have the authors name and publication year, plus page number if you are using a direct quote (Remember – try to summarize in your own words, rather than using direct quotes). The draft should also include a reference list at the end, with the full bibliographic information for each referenced article. These entries should include author(s) names, publication year, article title, journal title, issue/volume, page numbers. You can choose any bibliographic style for in-text citations and the reference list at the end of the draft (i.e., APA, MLA, Chicago style), as long as you are consistent and using it correctly.

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