Your paper must be:
Prompt: Write an essay on a controversial issue within your career field. Take a stand on the issue and support it with developed reasons. Be sure to acknowledge a counter argument. (See pages 272- 274 for guidance in organizing and developing your paper. Consider using one of the patterns on p. 253 for your thesis statement.)
Steps:
Includes biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study.
Focuses on broad issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming, as well as more specific events and topics in the news.
Covers social issues and includes pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles, full-text magazines, academic journals, newspapers, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, and links to pertinent websites.
Reporting and analysis on key issues in the news. Unbiased coverage on health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, the economy, and more. Reports written by journalists are footnoted and fact-checked. Current year plus 10 year rolling backfile.
Information on significant people, events, and topics in U.S. History. Includes full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
Information on significant people, events, and topics in World History. Includes full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
Search the majority of our ProQuest databases at one time. Subjects include the arts, business, health & medicine, history, literature, science & technology, and social sciences.
Market and consumer data and all things statistics. Downloadable data, numbers, and facts in various formats on various topics and industries.
Articles from the printed paper, blogs, videos and web content from 1985-present. PCT users must log into their NYT account for full-text. Subscription is renewed every 4 years. Student accounts expire Dec. 31 after graduation.
Digital replica ofThe New York Times published between 1851 and 2002. PCT users must log into their NYT account for full-text. Subscription is renewed every 4 years. Student accounts expire Dec. 31 after graduation.
