i have seven sources picked out but feel free to use them or not
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2020/oct/getting-lower-prescription-drug-prices-key-drivers-costs#:~:text=Key%20Findings%3A%20Action%20in%20five,sustainable%20biosimilar%20market%20to%20create
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7311400/
https://www.aha.org/2017-12-11-high-rising-drug-prices-myth-vs-fact
https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/changes-list-prices-prescription-drugs
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/following-the-money-untangling-u-s-prescription-drug-financing/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-do-your-prescription-drugs-cost-so-much-202401183007#:~:text=Some%20pharmaceutical%20companies%20acquire%20patents,nearly%20%248.1%20billion%20in%202022).
paper must include one picture
Length-5-9
pages (excluding Works Cited Page); each paragraph should contain 5-10 sentences
Content-Paragraph 6 is the
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH; it includes a summary of main points and restatement of
thesis statement; clear and relevant topic sentence is present; 5-10
sentences=paragraph length; clear and relevant content overall
Content-Paragraph 5 is the
COUNTERARGUMENT AND REBUTTAL PARAGRAPH SECTION; it includes a legitimate
opposing viewpoint to your main claim (thesis statement) with at least one
source to back up that opposing viewpoint and information that rebuts the counterargument
(proves your claim is actually solid and true); clear and relevant topic
sentence is present; clear and relevant content overall; 5-10
sentences=paragraph length; proper MLA Format for the one required in-text
citation
Content-Paragraph 2-4 is
the FIRST-THIRD BODY PARAGRAPH SECTION; it includes one main point that backs
up your claim statement (related to the thesis statement), 2 sources that back
up that point, and relevant information that support your main claim; clear and
relevant topic sentence is present; clear and relevant content overall; 5-10
sentences=paragraph length; proper MLA Format for each of the 2 in-text
citations
Content-Paragraph 1 is the
ABSTRACT/INTRO; it includes hook, background information about the issue,
including the importance of the issue, the audience for this paper, and what
the two sides of the controversy/topic are, and thesis statement with a clear
claim statement and 3 supporting points; 5-10 sentences=paragraph length
CONTENT-6 paragraphs
minimum expected; strongest support point should be in the second to last body
paragraph; counterargument and rebuttal should be the last body paragraph; each
paragraph here can be more than one paragraph in length if desired (this order
below must be present, though, in your paper)
Visual-Each
time a source is used, it should be highlighted in a distinct color throughout
the entire essay (7 sources=7separate highlighting colors); each highlighted
section should correspond to the source of the same color on the Works Cited
page (Works Cited page sources should be highlighted to correspond with when
they are used throughout the paper)
Visual-One
appropriate image that is the appropriate size is included; caption under image
should state Fig. 1: “explanation of the image goes in quotation marks”
Accuracy-Minimal spelling,
grammar-related, and punctuation errors; work must not be plagiarized;
similarity percent should be under 25% in copyleaks; essays that have 25% or
more similarity or those that show obvious plagiarism earn a grade of zero for the
entire paper
