Is the COVID-19 vaccination safe?

e process of writing this essay (and all others in this course), we are trying to achieve the following:
1. Students’ critical thinking and analytical skills will be developed and reinforced.
2. Students will practice and develop their research skills.
3. Students will practice and develop their ability to integrate other sources into their own writing.
4. Students will practice and develop their ability to cite other sources properly.
Instructions:
Write an annotated bibliography for one of the topics listed below. The annotation needs to be a combination of informative and evaluative (what the source is and is about, and why it would be useful in research on your topic).
Each annotation must be at least (a minimum) of 100 words but no more than 200 words each. (Most are usually between 100 -150 words.) The annotations should be a summary of the work and some kind of evaluation of its worth as a resource.
It must contain five (5) sources (no more, no less)
Your sources should include at one scholarly/academic journal article that you find in the library’s databases, one book, and three other sources of any type, for a total of five (5) sources, minimum. Cite your sources correctly according to the 8th edition MLA documentation style Errors in your citations will seriously damage your grade.
Note: Wikipedia is not a valid academic resource! You may not use it! And a dictionary does not count as one of the book sources. If you use a source from the Internet, it should be a good, reputable, academic Internet source. You will be graded for the quality of your sources as well as for how well you do the citations and annotations. Do not use TV news channel sites or entertainment sites like the History channel, etc. You want sources that meet the CRAAP test.
Topics:
1. How social media affects us

2. How wearing a mask prevents contagion of COVID-19
3. The importance of vaccinations (in general, not just the COVID one)
4. Misinformation on the Internet
5. Neo-Nazi/alt-right groups in America
6. Misogyny and gun violence
7. The psychology of the popularity or spread of conspiracy theories
8. The importance of empathy
9. Free college education for everyone
10. Affordable health care
11. Campaign finance reform
12. How lobbyists affect government policy
13. Civility in public discourse
14. Public policy and the spread of COVID-19
15. How to prevent future pandemics
16. Is the COVID-19 vaccination safe?
17. Why everyone should get the COVID-19 vaccination
WARNING:
If you do not use the correct number and type of sources, or if you do not have the assigned number of sources , you will receive an F for not meeting the parameters of the assignment.
It must be clear from the citation what type of source each source is. If I cannot tell what type of source it is because of how badly you did the citation, then you will fail for not meeting the parameters of the assignment.
Failure to use the MLA citation style correctly will result in serious points taken off of your grade.
Failure to choose sources about one of these specific topics will result in an F for not meeting the parameters of the assignment. Do not stray from the specific topic.
Checklist
Do you have:
_____ Your topic listed below your header but above the citations and annotations
_____ Five sources
_____ At least one scholarly/academic journal article that you find in the library’s databases, one book, and three other sources (can be other articles or books, too – your choice)
______An annotation of at least 100 words for each citation
______Correct citations for each source according to the 8th edition MLA style
______Correct MLA formatting

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