Research Paper and Argument Topics
1 The University Writing Center "Because writers need readers" Research Paper and Argument Topics Race and Ethnicity Gender and Sexuality
Multiculturalism and Diversity Advertising and Marketing Economic Issues Environmental Issues Media Issues Consumerism and Convenience
Culture TV and Film Sports and Entertainment Race and Ethnicity Should racial profiling be a legitimate law enforcement policy in some areas?
Should Affirmative Action for state university enrollment be continued? Should the primary method of public school funding (property taxes in
individual school districts) be amended to create more fairness in schools? If a university offers "African–American Studies" or "Black Studies" as
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Should communities retain the naming rights to baseball parks and football stadiums, or should businesses be allowed to purchase these rights? Does
the modeling industry bear any responsibility to provide healthy, realistic physical role models for young women? Is the use of sexual imagery in ad
campaigns unethical? Should tobacco and liquor advertising be allowed on television? Should all billboard advertising of alcohol be banned? Should
tobacco and alcohol companies be allowed to use ad campaigns that could be considered child–friendly? Why are alcohol companies now allowed to
advertise on television under certain conditions (after primetime, with responsible drinking messages in some ads, etc.)? Economic Issues Should
the local sales tax be increased/decreased? Should "sin taxes" on alcohol and tobacco be increased to help pay for the increasing costs of medical
care? Should Florida increase the use of toll roads to pay for local road improvements? Do local power and utility companies operate as monopolies?
Should purchases made over the Internet be taxable? Should the government provide financial assistance to people whose retirement funds were
invested in the stock of companies that may have used unethical accounting practices (i.e., Enron, Arthur Andersen, etc.)? UWC at UCF (407)
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Argument Outline For Research Paper
ESSAY 5 & 6: ARGUMENT OUTLINE
The myths story demonstrates many point in which I believe is very important. I will be using my opinion, and whether Myths. "Is the Punishment of
Humans in Myths Justified?". I will be utilizing agree with the detail of each stories path. The first reason I agree is because I am a Christian and
strongly believe in God, the second reason I agree, because God give instruction to Adam, and the third I reason I agree is because of both Adam
and Eve disobeying The First reason, "The Genesis creation story", I agree with these doctrinal truths for the reason that I am a Christian,
therefore in Genesis 1New King James Version(NKJV) "The History of Creation" "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The
earth was without form, and void; and darkness was[a] on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters". it
would be difficult for me to disagree with my creator God. God has inspired men to write for centuries about God and his creation, as well as how
God made the earth suitable for us to live on.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1&version=NKJV...show more content...
I agree with the punishment the of human race because God expressed he's wish to Adam only now it was Adam obligation to uphold Gods words.
God want to be obedient him, however, God charge to Adam was not to eat from the tree of knowledge good and evil and Genesis 2 :16 "the Lord God
commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat,
for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die". But Adam was influence by

Researched Argumentative Paper
Taking a Gap Year
Many students rush to college right after high school because that is what most students do these days. Taking a year or two off between high school
and college can be more beneficial than most parents may think. It is also referred to as a gap year. Instead of pushing your children into going to
college right after high school, more parents need to encourage their children to take a break from school to give them time to become more mature and
also time to focus on what they want to do with their lives in the future. I hope by reading this paper you will understand how a gap year can be more
beneficial to students rather than heading off to college right after high school.
There are so many advantages to taking time...show more content...
Also students who think that the gap year is a great time to be lazy and veg out on the couch are wrong. This year should be a time to do something
gutsy and adventurous in order to find out who they are and where they want to be in life.
For those of you wondering how to plan for a gap year should first apply to the college of your choice while still in high school, instead of waiting
until the year off. Then after you are accepted, you should ask for a deferral. It also might be beneficial to check into AmeriCorps or other volunteer
programs about helping with the costs of it. If that isn't a possibility, it might be smart to sit down with your child and agree on a budget. By doing
this, you can work together on a cost–conscious plan. If all those choices still do not work, you could consider having your student work half the year
to save up for traveling and then travel for the remaining half of the year.
I hope after reading this paper you will be more open to the idea of taking a gap year before attending college. There are so many decisions to make
about your future career and what you want to spend the rest of your life doing so whatever it may be, the decision should be chosen very carefully.
You are the only person that is in control of your future so follow your dreams and reach for the sky.
Works Cited
Chatzky, Jean. "If Your Kid Wants to Find Himself, Just Say Yes." Money 34.12 (2005): 40
–41.
Piddock, Charles. "Taking Time

"Helping Student Use Textual Source Persuasively" by Maragret Kantz, is a research about the mistakes most of us students make when researching
for a paper. "We need a theory–based explanation,one grounded in the findings of the published research on the nature and reasons for our students '
problems with writing persuasive researched papers. To understand how to teach students to write such papers, we also need a better understanding of
the demands of synthesis tasks." Like most students like to state the facts given to us by published articles and not finding out the "true" facts of the
research. In her research she introduced Shirley. A highly educated sophomore. She comes from an educated family with great reading and writing
skills. Shirley wrote a research paper on the Battle of Agincourt. While she did her research and only wrote about the so called fact/truth, she did not
receive the academic grade she thought she would since her facts were there. She then presented her concern with her friend Alice. While Shirley
defended her sources Alice states "You 're dealing with facts, so there aren 't too many choices. If you want to say something original you either have
to talk about the sources or talk about the material..." This would keep Shirley narrative structure of her research paper but also give her an "argument
and purpose". There are three causes Kantz states "1) Many students like Shirley misunderstand sources because they read them as stories. 2) Many
students

Essay on Researched Argument
Researched Argument
It seems that from the beginning of time, music has been an important part of people's lives. However, today, it seems that the number of people who
advocate the everlasting presence of music is dwindling, and the number of people only concerned with economic stability and the core curriculum in
schools is rising. Budgets in schools are being cut, and the music programs are usually at the beginning of the list when a particular area is to be
disbanded. Action is being taken against the loss of music education in schools, and the people fighting to save and rejuvenate this precious resource
have established many strong arguments. Meghann C. Russell of Towson University says , "Several studies have shown that...show more content...
Once a person has achieved the ability to express themselves using music, the person will be capable of an improved sense of self–assurance, higher
level of sensitivity, and an over–all improved sense of well–being. School–aged people are known to have high levels of stress and anxiety because of
life's everyday pressures, and music has been proven to be an effective release valve for these problems.
Because 93% of American citizens believe that music is a very important part of a child's education, it is surprising how much money is actually
being taken away from the programs which take an active role in giving this valuable part of education to a child(Russell). This vital money seems to
go elsewhere in the schools, such as to the math or the science departments. Some researchers argue , "Music courses may not turn students into
musicians; but on the other hand, chemistry classes don't necessarily make them chemists either" (Kupferberg 1). Music "opens doors"(Russell) to
things that children could hardly seem to be imaginable. For them, the opportunities appear magnificent and endless. When a child is doing poorly in a
subject, s/he, if given the opportunity, may have music to look to as an area of success, instead of failure, and this has the potential to greatly improve
child's self–esteem. There have been experiments done with pre–school age children to prove whether or not music

Taking English 1302 with Texas Tech University has been a highly rewarding experience. This class focuses on literature reviews and researched
arguments, but when I signed up for this class I did not know the difference between the two. Now I know that literature reviews use sources to inform
the reader about current studies on a topic, while researched arguments use sources to support the author's claim and persuade the reader. During this
class I have learned how to write a literature review/ researched argument as well as many mechanics related to general writing. In English 1302, I was
instructed on how to write a literature review and a researched argument. While I found literature reviews to be easier than researched arguments, I still
learned how to synthesize sources and their respective information. I realized that I did not need to put in much of my own commentary compared to
an argumentative paper. Initially, I could not see how subtopics and themes could connect several pieces of writing just as much as the subject of the
paper could. I also used to focus on the authors of sources rather than the connected information written by the authors, but now I focus on the latter.
Taking this course made me realize that I had never used common ground while writing an argument, but it is very critical for persuasion. For
example, in my researched argument I wrote: "... you, as a consumer, have been affected by robotics in more ways than you know; robots aid humans
in many

Bedford Researcher's Argument Essay
According to the Bedford Researcher, there are different ways for writers to get reader agreement into their ideas. For long time ago, writer used these
methods to express their thoughts, and information develops an argument successfully ending with the reader agreement.
The First method appeals to authority. This means the writer support an argument with a theory from an expert or a specialist person. In addition, it
could be from the people who affected by an issue. This evidence usually takes quotation, paraphrasing or summaries form.
Second, appeals to emotion. The meaning of that is making the reader think with their heart more than their mind. This method makes the readers see
the issue or problem in a different way. That strategy plays in the reader emotions to get their agreement toward an issue....show more content...
This means readers already have beliefs or thought the writer use it to get their agreement about issues. Using this technique is dangerous because it
depend on a hypothesis that readers value or believe. For example, religious and ethical usually based on individuals value. To use this method writer
must be sure about the readers values and believes.
Forth, appeals to a character. To explain that, "trust me" author used scientists or philosophers background experience to tell the reader that they had the
same experience, and they are honest. Then the reader will agree and trust.
Finally, appeals to logic. This method rely on developing reasons and facts using logical thinking to end up with ideas to support the writer arguments.
I am planning to choose the last method in my research paper which is appeals to

Argumentative Essay On English Class
What I am about to do is inform you on how to survive the ferocious English 1302 course to make life a bit easier on you. I mean, you're at the edge
of your seat dying with loads of work, starving like a dying child, living off of pennies and the only thing that is keeping you from collapsing is your
Starbucks drink that is filled with four shots of espresso, right? Well, by the time you get to the end of this letter, you'll thank me later for it.
When you enter your English class, you will come across many assignments. They happen to be your annotated bibliography and your researched
argument essay, or in other words RAE. The purpose of the bibliography is to critique sources and gather enough data for you essay. It includes
citations, a summary of your topic and personal thoughts of the sources you chose. The RAE is a persuasive essay where you attempt to create an
argument that is supported with the information you gathered in your annotated bibliography. In my RAE, I argued that children can recuperate after
their parents' separation. Its purpose was to demonstrate that if parents were to come together and realize that...show more content...
I learned that by annotating a certain part of the reading, it helped increase my understanding. Not only that but it helped me not miss a single bit of
important information. Writing notes in the margins of the text was really helpful because it was a summary of the entire paragraph and whenever I
would look back at my notes, it reminded me of what I read. Also, circling words I didn't know was very accommodating because again, it helped me
understand the concept a bit more. Underlining words that seem important to you is a big tip I suggest because you are able to use that information
when you are talking about your source. You can expand that information by linking it to another similar source. Therefore, it is important to annotate.
It'll take up extra time but it will be worth

Persuasive Essay About Growing Food In Space
My researched argument, which targeted NASA and its food researchers, claimed that NASA cannot send astronauts to space on long–term missions
without growing their own source of food in their shuttle. My purpose was to persuade NASA to follow through with this idea that growing food on a
long–term space mission would not only make the space travel successful but it would also help astronauts stay healthier, which ultimately would keep
them alive. With the goal of convincing my audience to accept my ideas, I had to use educated rhetorical elements. In this researched argumentative
essay, the use of these rhetorical strategies included pathos and ethos. The use of pathos allowed for me to appeal to my audience's emotion, and
personal connection that they have towards their astronauts and space projects. Likewise, using ethos helped me, as being the author, to develop
credibility with my audience, so they knew that I am reliable and informed about my claims. For my editorial, I plan on changing my audience to a
much smaller, educated group about the topic of growing food in space, which are CSU Plant Biologist graduates. Changing this audience is going to
change how I use my rhetorical elements. The application of pathos in my researched argument granted me access to NASA and their emotional
connection to their space missions and colleagues, those being astronauts. In my third paragraph, I use my first reason that is produced from one of
the many benefits of growing food in space, that was, it would keep astronauts healthy. I made the claim that, "It would not be a healthy expectation
for an astronaut to only eat prepackaged food for the long duration of their mission." (Gaub 2). Using this bold statement, I attempted to make my
audience feel sympathetic about this matter, as if they were in the astronauts' shoes. NASA can more easily imagine what it would be like to eat
prepackaged food day in and day out with this claim. NASA has one huge goal, and that is to keep their astronauts alive, so to connect with them
emotionally through the working environment and daily resource of food, showing that growing food provided bene health in space, and less fearful of
their survivability. Additionally, I talk about the

Revised Research Argument Essay
Elizabeth Jeziorny
Prof. Donohue
WR122
14 June, 2012
Final/Revised Researched Argument Essay
(thesis)The media is a culture force that can not be avoided and gives us information on a vast variety of topics. It influences what we think, the way
we act and helps us choose our purchases. The media not only provides us with the information, but it decides which information is important. What
we see on television and the internet or what we hear on the radio is all chosen by the media. Media gives us the data that forms our opinions. It has
taken away a lot of our individual qualities and so that we are much like sheep trying to imitate the media suggestions and losing our individuality and
creativity. Advertising is a conspicuous...show more content...
Even if they do show something which could be dangerous to a child's well–being, it is the responsibility of the parent to make sure they don't watch it!
Look around us today, what do you see? Technology being thrown at you from all kinds of places. For one the media has brought technology to
another level. But if you really look at the whole picture technology is media and they interact with each other. We are swamped by media and
technology. We have no control over it, and don't know what to believe about technology anymore. Children are growing up faster than normal and in
the future who knows what will happen to innocence that children usually had. When you remember that being happy and feeling good is your
number one priority, you will find it much easier when you seek out positive media influences. In the article Affects of Media on Society, it states "In
the last 50 years the media influence has grown rapidly with the technology." It started with all the ways information was relayed to us by mail,
telegraph and new computer technology. We need to give it some credit because it has taken great steps in advancements in the medical field and other
forms of technology. The internet has made many things in our life much simpler at work, at home and in education. We need to give it some credit
because it has taken great steps in advancements in the medical field and other forms of technology. The

Project 5 Research Argument
Project 5: Researched Argument Analysis
The main claim was that re–funding the space industry would help America by creating jobs, producing new and innovative technology, and help
international relations.
The reasons for how the job market would improve is that, government agencies typically contract the work out to civilian corporations. Further
helping the civilian corporations grow and have a need for a large amount of additional manpower, resulting in more jobs for the American people.
This is based on the American defense agency, which in total, has over 100,000 additional civilian jobs tied into the manufacturing and maintaining of
a single type of aircraft.
The space industry has produced many amazing technologies in the past from the development of fireproof material that makes up the modern
firefighter suit to new forms of power generation. This is based on the fact that the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA)...show more content...
That journal went into great detail in the statistics of the survivability rate of the plants. On the other hand, some of my sources came from United
States agencies such as the Department of Energy or NASA showing statistics on energy production and its efficiency in space. The ways I made
my argument persuasive was through sound logic, statistics, and examples. For example, when talking about how if the space industry was as well
funded as the military industry it could produce hundreds of thousands of jobs by using the statistics from Lockheed Martin. Moreover, when I
talked about how we could remove space junk I gave examples of ways we could remove it from a scientific journal by Claude Phipps and Mike
Lander. I believe that through sound logics, good statistics, and examples the majority of my audience was successfully

How To Write Research Based Arguments
This week we read about writing research based arguments. Most arguments that are written are research writing. Research writing requires reading
from a particular source, and gathering information or facts on a certain topic. When writing research based arguments these tips can assist you with
writing your paper. Picking a topic can be tricky. When deciding your paper topic pick an issue that question a topic. Make sure you are able to find
multiple sources for research on your topic, if not you might want to reconsider the topic of your research based argument. When finding sources, they
can come from multiple avenues such as the newspaper, internet, magazines, and books. The sources that are used should be creditable, and if writing
about

Article Bibliography : Annotated Bibliography
Article Critiquing Toolkit
Evan Wilcher
Northcentral University
Article Critiquing Toolkit
An essential part to a good research plan that will result in a completed dissertation is having reliable information that will support the need for the
research topic in the first place (2004). Trochim (2006) discussed validity of information variable relationships in regards to their validity being
conclusive, internal construct or external; or a combination of the four based on the researchers observations. Articles critiques require researchers' to
locate scholarly information that could potentially relate to their research topic. The literature review relationship with the research topic is essential; in
that it might provide the bases for additional research in a particular area. The literature review can expand manuscript quality and peer reviewing
abilities potentially improving the acceptance of the completed work (Kulage, & Larson, 2016).
Part I Article Critique Strategies
Literature reviews are an examination of a study to determine its credibility or worthiness and information significance extracted from the existing
research data (Wakefield, 2014). Literature reviews summaries, critically analyses, evaluates and clarifies the study authors' ideas. The researched
information provides the literature reviewer a summarize rational argument that defends and helps to explain the new research question, based on
related policy and practice identified by

Stuart Greene Argument As Conversation Analysis
In the article "Argument as Conversation" by Stuart Greene, he emphasizes on how argument is much like conversation, and to create a good
argument, one needs to find good resources and gather enough information to make your reader agree with your point of view, and possible create
counterarguments. Greene uses metaphors and examples from other authors to make us understand his point of view, for example he states that just
like a photographer taking a picture would use light and shade to focus on what needs to be remembered, writers also do the same with language.
Greene also makes very important points about how inquiry, research and writing arguments are closely related, making us learn that writing an
argument has a process and that it

Argumentative Essay On 9 / 11
Every American citizen can remember exactly where they were on the day September 11, 2001, this day was burned into the mind of American
because the biggest terrorist attack in American history would occur. Two Boeing planes hijacked by a terrorist organization named al
–Qaeda who
would crash the planes into the world trades centers, sending America into shock(Pizzo,2016). There have been countless laws and regulations passed
in America since the awful terrorist attacks on 9/11, has it been effective or a failure. The attack on September 11, 2001, will forever be a turning
point in American history, it raised one of the most important questions in American society today what is more import for a citizen freedom or security
and the law put in place to combat these horrific terrorist attack ultimately would be ineffective and tear American more apart on political issues.
The terrorist attacks on the world trades created many laws trying to prevent these from ever happing again, but what are these laws exactly? The
major law that was put in place by the U.S government was the Patriot Act also known as the Anti–Terrorism Act of 2001; these laws would be the
biggest expand of government in U.S history(Pizzo,2016). The original law was created to try to remove the limits the law–enforcement, so it could
better protect the citizens of the United States. In many causes, this was just modernizing the government with all the new technology like cell phones
and the internet. One

Argumentative Essay On Racism
Growing up in a small town that consists of almost 90 percent of the same race, you don't take into consideration the social diversity that goes on in
the world around you. So, growing up in a family of white, I never really knew what it was like to truly see color. Color isn't always vibrant and
beautiful, sometimes it ugly, and I learned this the hard way. Racism is a word that we hear every day; whether it's on the news, the internet, or even
television shows, it's literally all around us. Just because we hear the word, doesn't mean we fully comprehend the significance of the meaning. Racism,
by definition, is the practice of discriminating against people based on their race, national or ethnic background. Now knowing the definition of...show
more content...
You cannot judge one person on the actions of another. We must adapt to accepting each other, regardless of how "different" everyone may seem.
I've never been oblivious to our history, I knew that slavery existed and that the world we live in is a cruel place, but I also knew that I was a
privileged white girl. I had heard the stories, I knew who Rosa Parks was and I knew Martin Luther King had a dream, I understood all of it. But this
time, I wasn't just another student reading in my history text book of a situation that I would never have to be in. Rather, I was an eighteen–year–old
white girl who fell in love with a black guy. My boyfriend is of the mixed ethnicity; he is Caucasian, African–American, and Hawaiian. Compared to
me, he has a darker complexion and is clearly not fully Caucasian. To me, this never matter, but I didn't realize how much it mattered to other people.
We were in Tyler County, for the local fair, when Troy went to go get some food. I sat down beside some woman, while I waited for him to return.
When he approached me, the woman grasped her purse and immediately pulled it against her chest, as if he was going to steal it. I didn't think much of
it at first, but the more the day continued the more

Strong Writing Evidence
Strong writing has strong support. In academic writing, a claim is my evidence did not introduce the relevant context, making it hard to understand if
the evi supported by countless pieces of evidence. Having evidence is not enough though. The evidence must be comprehensively analyzed and
connected to the claim. In essence, each piece of evidence acts like a pillar that supports a building. One weak pillar can cause a fatal flaw that could
destroy the whole building. During Writ 1, I have felt that my writing was weak from not truly understanding how to use evidence. In my essays about
"The Garden of Forking Paths" by Jorge Luis Borges, I have witnessed this misunderstanding from Professor Esin's comments that I did not explain my
evidence sufficiently. In my earlier essays, I thought evidence could explain itself, so I did not give an in–depth analysis of my evidence. That,
however, is incorrect. Each piece of evidence needs a complete introduction, analysis, and conclusion to create a strong base for an argument. For
example, In...show more content...
This was fixed in the later essays. For example, I use "Stephen Albert even reclaims the lost honor" to introduce the quote "idle variations" to
describe the actions of a character, which I proceeded to explain with "the work... is not a waste" (Fang, 8/18/2015, 2). The problem, however, is that
the explanation is vague. There is no clear relation between the work and the actions of the character because the two words are not synonymous.
Thus, not defining the relation creates a problem of explaining why the evidence is relevant to the claim. Professor Esin even commented that the
reader would not understand the evidence (Esin, 8/18/2015, 2). Essentially, I introduced the piece of evidence using but I did not analyze or conclude
anything from the piece of evidence afterwards. In terms of the building, I had a pillar, but it was not connected to the building at

Argumentative Essay
Katie Rudnik
Instructor McClary
English 102:027
20 November 2014
Researched Argumentative Essay – Foreign Language in the United States
With the development of technology, improvement of transportation, and expansion of social media, globalization is occurring faster than ever. Now
more than ever, companies are looking to expand internationally and employers are looking to hire multilingual employees. Because of this, the study
of foreign language plays a critical role in the ever–expanding global market. While many other nations, such as Germany and the Netherlands, put
strong emphasis on multilingualism, the United States and other English–speaking countries are currently lagging far behind. American society is
described as "linguistically malnourished," with less than one in ten college students majoring in a foreign language (Cutshall). The general apathetic
mindset that the American people cling to is in part due to the widespread, yet false belief that one can simply "get by" with English as the global
language.
It is vital for us, the American people, to change our priorities and study foreign languages because of the international competitiveness in the job
market, need for national security, and protection of international relations. Parents, teachers, policy makers, and educators need to become aware of
the benefits of language acquisition. These benefits include, but are not limited to, an improved understanding of the native language and a broadened
horizon in

In the Introduction to They Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing, Gerald Graff, Russel Durst and Cathy Birkenstein provide
templates designed to format different ideas contradicting sides while building a structure in a clear and organized way. Specifically, Graff and
Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer a way to engage in critical thinking and analyze the supporting ideas you formulate in
a reasonable way, yet, also given the opportunity to explain why or for what cause you're disputing your point and explaining how you disagree or
agree with other points made if there are any. As the authors themselves put it, "academic writing is argumentative writing... You need to enter a
conversation, using what others say as a launching pad or sounding board for your own views" (page 3)....show more content...
In my view, the types of templates that the authors recommend do help to organize putting arguments together and giving an extended vocabulary to
those who might feel stuck. For instance, as mentioned in the book, this templates might help writers to improvise and build up ideas for their
points. In addition, critical thinking is an unlimited form of judging , with that said, templates offer plenty of concepts to cover your argument up.
Some might object, of course, on the grounds that templates could be a form of plagiarism since this concepts are used without being taken from the
writer himself. Yet I would argue that mapping ideas with the techniques offered in a template isn't a form of plagiarism since we all develop our
techniques and skills from methods used in the past. Overall, then, I believe templates aren't just a form to assure you a well developed and organized
argument but also a creative form to express your ideas in a different diagram – an important point to make given a good writer developed from using
different methods from different techniques, not necessarily plagiarizing, but replicating with their own

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