Due the 16th of this month - 13 days time frame from today. Topic: Taboo: What, why and where using outside sources and articles. detailed examples. professional writing. 10 pages. +1 page summary for precentation or power point slides precentation. TOPIC: any aspect of culture including art, social practices, interesting subcultures, foods, fashions, religious belief systems, or media representation of a culture. The paper should explore some of the issues raised in class from the readings and films. Demonstrate how your topic IMPACTS the culture. See list of suggested topics. Teacher must approve topic. PAPER: 10 pages +/- (no less than 8, not more than 13 pages) may include photos, images, graphs. Must include citations (quoting and identifying your sources) in MLA format, STRUCTURE OF PAPER * Abstract : synopsis of your paper and findings in 100 words * Introduction: set up the topic and rationale – why you are interested in the topic; what you hope to learn * Topic : a) review of literature in the field you are exploring – what have scholars and others written and published about it (a good place for citations); b) historical perspectives – has this field been seen or behaved differently in the past; c) opposing viewpoints – critical and valid views against the tide of popular opinion, or contrary to established fact d) data that you have collected – analysis, discussion * Conclusion : your personal opinion on the subject, how your knowledge and view has changed, recommendations for action or activity in the field (ex: “the reader is encouraged to hike into Monument Valley Utah to really experience a desert culture”) * Works Cited : a list of your sources for the quoted material, arranged alphabetically by author: last name, first name/title of book or article/title of magazine or newspaper or website-url/publisher, place of publication, year, edition, translator. .