Find ONE reliable outside source that you could use in your paper FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON YOUR TOPIC. List it in APA style.

THIS SOURCE SHOULD PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC, AND$/$OR ON THE VARIOUS SIDES OF THE DEBATE YOU$$RE EXPLORING IN YOUR PAPER

For example:

$$ Say you$$re writing your paper about marijuana legalization. You$$d want your $$background information$$ source to explain at least SOME of the following: $($a$)$ what marijuana is; $($b$)$ how it affects the human body; $($c$)$ where it is currently legal for recreational and$/$or medical use, and where it is not; and$/$or $($d$)$ what the different sides of the argument are on BOTH sides of the issue, pro and con

Some additional information on finding good sources:

Your outside source should be highly relevant and should be highly reliable. That means it should shed significant and valuable light on the topic you're discussing; and should come from reputable sources that are not "biased."

Use the Peirce College library's own databases!

$$ On the left of your Course Website screen is a link labelled $$Library Resources.$$ Click it$.$

$$ Use one of the databases provided there to find reliable information!

$$ If for any reason you$$re having trouble finding good sources, use one of the following reliable, respectable news websites

o The New York Times $($www$.$nyt$.$com$)$

o The Financial Times $($www$.$ft$.$com$)$

o The Washington Post $($www$.$wapo.com$)$

o The Wall Street Journal $($www$.$wsj$.$com$)$

Background Source $($in APA style$)$:

Why you think this source is reliable $($based on the reading due this module entitled $$Evaluating Sources of Information$).$

Brief summary of the source:

How this source helps provide background information on the topic and$/$or on the various sides of the debate you$$re exploring in your paper