My research question: In what ways do religious beliefs shape
attitudes towards LGBTQ+ individuals and communities? What are the
causes and consequences?
Paper Outline
Introduction and thesis: The
purpose of the introduction is to get the reader’s attention so you
should provide some ‘shocking’ data that gets his or her attention. At
the end of the introduction, you should provide your provisional
thesis—provisional because you are still researching this topic, so you
will possibly modify your these before turning in the final draft a few
weeks from now. Here’s an example of the introduction and thesis:
The
rate of obesity in the US continues to rise. According to the CDC, 43%
of adults and children are obese: they have a BMI greater than 40.
(citation). Many researchers have provided reasons for the growing
obesity rate, but what is clear is that there are many factors that
contribute to the rising obesity rate and no one solution will work for
all. For example, obesity among children is thought to be caused
primarily because of growing screen-time and a decline in physical
sports. Obesity among adults is much influenced by geography and
culture: the mid-western and southern states are much likely to have
higher obesity rates than those of the coasts. In addition, research
shows that the poor are much more likely to be obese than the affluent.
What is clear is that obesity continues to adversely affect lives and
communities. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the causes and
consequences of obesity among children and adults so as to come up with
solutions. I will argue in this paper is that obesity in the US is
rising primarily because of A, B, and C. The consequences of the
growing obesity rate are X, Y, and Z. The most effective way to fix the
problem is to do P and Q.
The introduction and thesis should be at least a page.
Evidence to prove that the problem exists AND data about the perception of the problem:
In this section, you should provide statistics that prove that the
problem exists. Your goal should be to paint a picture of the extent of
the problem.
Ask yourself the following questions:
How many people are affected by the problem?
Who are these people? Rich, poor? White, African-Americans and so on. Children or adults?
Is the problem geographically isolated or is it prevalent all over the country?
Again, your goal should be to make sure the reader understands the WHAT regarding the problem.
IN
THIS SECTION YOU WILL PROVIDE AS MUCH CREDIBLE AND RECENT (IDEALLY LAST
5 YEARS) DATA–GRAPHS, TABLES AND SO ON ARE FINE BUT CITE THEM–AS YOU
CAN FIND. Please make sure so that there are no concerns about
plagiarism.
Opposing Viewpoint: In
some cases, there may be an opposing viewpoint, and if that’s the case,
then you must tell the reader what the opposing viewpoint is and argue
against it. For the topic I’ve used—the growing obesity rate—there isn’t
a credible obesity viewpoint because no one is arguing that the growing
obesity rate is a problem. There are those who might argue that using
BMI to gauge obesity is not effective for X and Y reasons. So, make a
judgment regarding your topic: Ask yourself whether there are people out
there who think that the problem you’ve chosen is not a problem, and
then debunk their position.
4) Three causes for the problem:
Cause 1 and evidence
Cause 2 and evidence
Cause 3 and evidence
5) Three consequences of the problem:
Consequence 1 and evidence
Consequence 2 and evidence
Consequence 3 and evidence
6) At least two pragmatic solutions
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I’ve provided below the topics as research questions. Please choose a topic from the list given below.
Purpose: To argue that some sociocultural problem exists and to analyze the causes, consequences, and solutions
Length: At least 2000 words
At least 8 sources
APA documented
