Great Unsolved Mysteries

jib a paper that sets out to solve a great unsolved mystery. For example, you could argue that
JFK was killed by the CIA, or perhaps you want to debunk this conspiracy theory by arguing that
a lone gunman mowed down the president. Your paper could expose the identity of a long
unidentified killer such as Jack the Ripper. Or maybe you are interested in science and want to
explore a mystery involving the unknown origins of the universe. The following are some
examples of mysteries on which you may write. You are not required to write on one of the
following topics, but you must write on a mystery.
Conspiracy Theories
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Who killed JFK?
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Was Martin Luther King’s assassination a conspiracy?
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Was the U.S. government involved in planning the 9/11 attacks?
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What happened to Jimmy Hoffa?
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Was Abraham Lincoln’s assassination masterminded by forces within his own
government?
Scientific Mysteries
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What killed the dinosaurs?
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How did life begin?
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Does Loch Ness/Big Foot/other supposedly mythical monster exist?
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What’s the deal with the Bermuda Triangle?
Crime Mysteries
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Who was Jack the Ripper?
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Who killed JonBenet Ramsey?
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Was Lizzie Borden guilty of murder?
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Did OJ do it?
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Who killed the Black Dahlia?
Historical Mysteries
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Who built Stonehenge?
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Did William Shakespeare actually write the plays attributed to him?
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What happened to Amelia Earhart?
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How did Edgar Allan Poe die?
Your paper will present your resolution of the mystery and refute opposing explanations or
theories. For instance, if you argue that Jack the Ripper was John Druitt, you will present reasons
and evidence that Druitt was the killer, and you will refute the cases for several other popular
suspects. If you are arguing that Franklin Roosevelt conspired to provoke Japan into attacking
Pearl Harbor, you must not only present evidence for that argument but must also refute the more
conventional explanations of the Pearl Harbor attack.
for Essay 3
The final draft of your essay must adhere to the following requirements:
Format
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Write 3-5 pages (not including the
works-cited page).
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Start the essay with a corre, attention-grabbing title
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Use size-12 Times New Roman font.
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Double-space.
Organization
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Start with an attention-grabbing QUOTE
or STORY.
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End the introduction with a specific
thesis that states at least three points
that the body will develop. Your thesis
should sound something like this:
Candidate X would make a strong/weak
president because _______, ________,
and ________.
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Write three body paragraph supporting
the points in your thesis.
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Effectively organize the body paragraph
by using the levels of generality.
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Focus all sentences in each body
paragraph on its topic sentence.
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Transition smoothly within and among
paragraphs.
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End with an effective conclusion that
does more than summarize.
Development
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Support your points with concrete
evidence.
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Provide enough evidence to be
convincing.
Sentences
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Include varied sentence structure,
starting some sentences with different
types of clauses and phrases.
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Avoid forbidden words (
you
,
thing
,
stuff
,
a lot
,
big
).
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Avoid free of clichés.
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Include clear, concise, correct sentences
(especially avoiding comma splices and
other comma errors).
Response to Opposing Views
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Fairly explain at least two opposing
views.
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Explain why those views are wrong.
Sources
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Cite sources correctly according to MLA,
APA, or CMS style.
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End with a correct works-cited page
(not included in the length).

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