I have started this essay and am about 4 pages in but I absolutely cannot get myself to finish it. Please help! I have attached what I have done. I have also attached the 4 articles that I chose for my sources.
The final requirement is a research paper. You are free to select
whatever topic you prefer as long as it is related to the central theme of the course. For
example, you might decide to investigate one of the weekly themes we will address in
this class, or explore connections between two or more themes, or examine a related topic
that we did not have time to discuss this semester. You are required to do outside
research for this assignment. In other words, your paper should be based on your
reading of at least four scholarly sources that were not assigned on the syllabus for
this class. By “scholarly,” I mean that your sources should be published in recognized
academic journals or, in the case of books, should be authored by someone with the
appropriate academic credentials. As with the Article Profiles, the Research Paper should
discuss the methods employed by the studies that are cited as well as the negative and
positive aspects of the research. You should address any controversies in the field and
briefly discuss the persuasiveness of the various arguments. This assignment does NOT
require you to generate original research (i.e., develop hypotheses and test them with
empirical data). Instead, I expect you to explore and critique a topic related to the course
in some detail. This assignment should meet standard, high expectations for a good term
paper. It should be well organized, well written, and well argued. It should also not be
unduly reliant on quotations. I expect you to proofread your Research Paper and it
should be free of typos and grammatical errors. The paper should be 10-pages in length,
not counting the title page or references. The paper should be double-spaced, typewritten
in 12-point font (Times New Roman) with 1-inch margins all around. Papers that do not
conform to these requirements will be penalized.