Your task is to write a researched argument about a conclusion you have reached based on a study of current trends in our society. You will begin by looking at indications of popularity you find by reviewing “best-selling”, “most popular” or “highest grossing” lists. As you study the list, using your critical thinking skills, you should develop questions that you want to find the answers to, and that lead you to your own conclusion about our society. You must take a clear, debatable stance that you can support with additional outside source material. Your paper must be 2300-2500 words (eight to ten typed pages/ double spaced) and make use of at least six sources. Your source material should be varied and your support should come from at least three different perspectives. All source material must be properly incorporated and documented using MLA guidelines.

Topics

Begin by reading about a subject you are interested in already. Look at popular films, if you are a fan of the movies. Consider best-selling lists from your favorite genre of music or look at all of popular music and try to see if you can develop a theory about our culture today. Maybe you are interested in websites or video games or sport teams. Choose a topic which is already intriguing to you and then look at it with a critical thinking mind. As you read, pay attention to the concepts that you find most intriguing. Look for what troubles you, what interests you, what inspires you about the conclusions that you find. This should then become the source for your topic or focus for your research paper. I expect you to apply your own good mind to the issue. Get beyond the obvious. Go to where the thinking gets interesting. Then go a little further!

Sources

Within your six sources, I would like you to use information that comes from at least three perspectives. You will need to make a judgment about the quality of the Internet sources you use (keeping in mind that there is a lot of junk out there.) Review the information in the Correct Use of Borrowed Information. This will give you the guidelines for correctly incorporating your source material. Make sure to properly introduce each source before you make use of material from that source.

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Conclusion Based on my research I have come to the conclusion that our society is obsessed with cele... View the full answer