The document outlines the requirements for a research paper on the topic of U.S. involvement in Libya's conflicts, specifying a minimum length, the need for annotated sources, and a structured format including an introduction, narration, arguments, refutation, and conclusion. It presents the thesis that the U.S. should not intervene in Libya, highlighting the rising costs of war, the potential for civilian casualties, and the implications of aiding unknown rebels. Additionally, the paper addresses counterarguments while emphasizing the need for Libyans to achieve democracy independently.

1. 1. Paper should be 5-pages min. + 1 page works cited
2. Should have at least 10 annotated sources (copy article onto
word, highlight main point, write a few sentences about how
it'll help you in writing the paper at the bottom of page)
3
. Should have an INTRO, NARRATION, ARGUMENTS,
REFUTATION, CONCUSION
4. Use in-text citations and have organized mla format works
cited page
SAMPLE OUTLINE
Research Paper Outline
Title: Rebellious Libya
Thesis: The United States should not get involved with Libya’s
conflicts.
I.
Introduction:
A.
Start with the question, what is war? Explain briefly.
B.
Talk about the wars of the United States.
C.
What were the outcomes of some of those wars?
II.

2. Narration:
A.
Give some background on Libya.
B.
Explain how Col. Muammar Gaddafi became the leader of Libya
C.
Talk about why the citizens of Libya want to overthrow
Gaddafi.
D.
Explain why the people feel that the United States should get
involved in Libya’s conflicts.
III.
Partition:
A.
Thesis: I believe that the United States should not get involve
with Libya’s conflicts.
B.
Essay Map.
1.
Cost of war.
2.
Using money in other Departments other defense.
3.
Killing innocent civilians and soldiers.
4.
Helping unknown rebels
5.

3. Involvement of foreign wars
IV.
Arguments:
A.
The cost of war is rising by the minute. The Obama
Administration proposed a budget of $553 billion dollars for the
department.
B.
Instead of spending all that money on war, we should be
investing that money on health care and education.
C.
This conflict has caused the lives of many innocent civilians.
NATO openly admitted to have killed innocent civilians, due to
misguidance.
D.
The rebels fighting against Gaddafi are in need of military
supplies. I don’t think that it is a good idea to help unknown
rebels. We helped the Afghanistan rebels when they were
fighting Russia. After they were victorious, they later became
the “Taliban” and used those weapons to attack the US.
E.
Getting involved in foreign wars is not a good idea. The US has
been involved in many foreign wars lately. These wars have
been in foreign countries where Islam is the prominent religion.
Libya is one of these countries. The involvement of the US in
these places, builds a bad reputation worldwide and among the
Muslim community.
V.

4. Refutation:
A.
Gaddafi’s actions against the civilians of Libya are totally
wrong. Killing your own people is bad and therefore, we should
help the rebels overthrow him.
B.
Gaddafi has been in power for many years. In fact, he holds the
record for most years in power in a single country. This type of
power can potentially lead to corruption and mistreatment of
civilians.
C.
The people of Libya deserve to have democracy. They should
have the right to elect their own leader.
D.
If Al Qaeda is threatening NATO and Libyan mercenaries then
we should help them fight terrorism.
VI.
Conclusion:
A.
Summarize my arguments.
B.
State why we should not get involve with Libya’s conflicts and
give possible solutions.