Preface: This page will be for my Research Project. I did not experience any kind of research paper when in was in high school back home in Mali. I have only written a lot of essays in my previous ESL classes. It will be a pleasure for me to present my work to my teacher and classmates.
I did not know before the techniques of writing a research paper, but this class was a good learning experience. I was able to see the difficulties that come with writing a research paper. One of the parts that I thought was difficult was including quotes and citing them properly. I think that writing a research paper was a new and very interesting learning experience for my educational goals and for my entire life .
For my Research Project I will be using the Op-ed genre. In this paper. I will be talking about the addiction of the social media as an American zeitgeist. In blog assignment #10, Exploring American Zeitgeists, I wrote about the zeitgeist of technology I inspired after watching the film of Rob MacGan. for my blog #13 I have talked about the X-ray of my Formal Assignment i self asses my work. What is my zeitgeist topic? It is Toxic masculinity Why does this research topic matter (consider rhetorical exigency)? Because the definition of masculinity has lead to a social problem.
What is my research question? what is the definition of masculinity ?
Which citation style will I use? I will be using digital citation as a reference
What is the main theme (message) of my argument? Answer in thesis statement form.
Who is my audience My audience is parents and young people because they are the most concerned about that subject.
Optional addition to your preface: please consider linking to a web page or blog post with an annotated bibliography for your research project. An annotated bibliography can organize your research -- but this genre is not required for the research project.
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