RESEARCH ESSAY PROMPT: Adam Shepard believed James Truslow Adams’s American Dream vision of society was alive for anyone willing to work hard to attain it, and to achieve it he mapped out specific steps to reach his goal. For this essay, like Shepard, you will write about the steps you’re taking toward a specific goal of becoming getting your bachelors degree in nursing at a four year insitute at Bloomfield College this is your own personal American Dream.NOTE: This essay is NOT a commentary on the American Dream. It is about the practical, logical, real-world steps YOU’RE taking toward your own personal goal, which is the research in this Research Essay.
Research and write a ten (10) page minimum research essay based on the essay prompt, What’s YOUR American Dream? inspired by Scratch Beginnings, by Adam Shepard. Include at least ten (10) varied research sources
This Research Essay should include the following elements:
Indicate the specific goal of getting your Bacheors degree in nursing.Then using either the career path or creative endeavor, introduce the main topic of your Research Essay though a THESIS STATEMENT (argument)
GO DEEP into your topic through analysis backed up by research. Include specific passages or paraphrases from your sources to support a reasoned argument about your goal. Points of research should include the specific steps you’re taking to achieve your “American Dream.” For example, if your American Dream involves becoming an accountant, then your research steps could include four-year colleges you’re considering after Mercer, graduate schools, internships, certifications and licenses, potential employers, cities to move to, professionals in the field to interview, etc.
Sourcing should be a mix of different media–online, library databases, in-person, print sources, etc., using primary sources with no more than one or two informational sites, if needed, to explain a complex profession.
The research needs to be practical, real-world sourcing with current (no more than two years old) information. Sourcing should show a practical pathway to attaining a goal. The steps to your goal are your sources, and those sources need to be realistic, recent, and attainable.
Tie all points together in a ‘conclusion’ statement that “proves” your goal is attainable.
Remember, this is an exploration on attaining your own personal “American Dream,” and should NOT be an extended definition of it.
WORD ON FORMATTING: Please follow all MLA 8th guidelines for formatting, and if using citation makers please proof
Header containing your name, professor’s name, course, and date spelled out
Research Topic stating a goal that will lead you to acheiving your American Dream
Research that directly ties into the research topic, using sources that show realistic, practical, and attainable steps to acheiving you goal.
In-text Citations
Conclusion that addresses Research Topic, Main Points
Works Cited page that includes at least ten (10) relevant academic sources for your research paper that meets the 5 criteria and follows the MLA guidelines for a Works Cited page.
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