Research Paper Assignment(s)
You may come up with your own research topic if you generate your topic from the course’s readings.
For this research paper, you will investigate a question associated with The Sun Also Rises. Your topicshould be one that will deepen our understanding of Hemingway’s novel, although there is no need to mention the novel in your paper. Remember that a good research paper, in the area of history or sociology, for example, does not just tell facts; it interprets those facts in a logical way that suggests ameaningful perspective on the information (a thesis). You must focus on a literary topic for this paper, and you will use MLA style for documentation. You will use MLA Style in-text citations, and a works cited list at the end, listing all sources referenced throughout the paper. In addition to the MLA guidelines included in Chapter 9 of this book, you can find helpful information on MLA style at PurdueOwl: https://owl.english. purdue.edu/owl/ and mla.org.
This essay should be 1500-2000 words in length (approximately 5 to 7 pages) and must
be typed, double- spaced. You should integrate 6 peer-reviewed scholarly sources into the discussion. Also, do not forget your primary source(s).
Below are several topics. You may choose one of those if you like.
- Why did many feel that World War I did not resolve the world’s political issues satisfactorily?