Write a research paper using evidence to support a thesis that addresses your research question examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study. The audience is people who are generally educated but do not have extensive knowledge of your field or topic. Length: At least 2000 words Sources: Minimum of 6. At least 3 of these must be from scholarly journals, and all sources should be selected based on reliability, currency, and level of information/analysis. The UMUC library will be very useful in helping you find appropriate sources. You can, but do not have to, include all of the sources from your annotated bibliography. Due date and revision: The first draft of the research paper is due by the end of Week 5. Submit your draft as an attachment (Microsoft Word is preferred) to this assignment folder. This should be as complete a draft as possible, in order to receive the most helpful feedback. In working on your draft, you may want to look at the rubric that will ultimately be used to grade your final paper. You can see it when viewing these instructions through the Assignments area of the classroom. During Week 6, you will receive feedback on your draft. You will then revise your paper and submit it by the end of Week 7 to the folder “Assignment 3: Research Paper, revised draft.” This version will be graded using the rubric and will count for 30% of your course grade. Your instructor may or may not complete the rubric for your first draft, but only the grade on your revised paper will count toward your course grade. Outcomes you should achieve by completing this assignment The outcomes for this assignment are listed below, with the associated course outcomes in parentheses: Use research to write a paper that will inform or persuade an audience (Course outcome 1) Form unified, coherent, and well-supported paragraphs in support of the thesis statement (Course outcome 2) Select sources, use them to inform and support your writing, and document them in APA style (Course outcome 4) Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Course outcome 3) Participate in the process of receiving feedback and revising your writing (Course outcome 1) Topic This paper is the culmination of your research project, in which you are examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study. Before drafting your paper, you will have chosen a topic, developed a research question, and identified several potential sources in an annotated bibliography. You should write on the same topic for this paper, unless your professor has asked you to make changes to your topic. Organizing and supporting your paper As you write your paper, be sure to include the following: an engaging introductory paragraph that includes an effective and clear thesis statement any definition of terms or background information that your reader is likely to need to understand your paper focused body paragraphs that begin with topic sentences and use effective transitions. This is where you will support the thesis using arguments and evidence. a concluding paragraph that reiterates the thesis, summarizes key points of the paper, and leaves the reader with the “So what?” Research is a key element of this paper. Take care to support your claims with research throughout the paper. Include APA in-text citations whenever you use sources, whether through quote, paraphrase, or summary. An APA reference list at the end of the paper should list all of the sources cited in the text of the paper. Point of view This paper will be written in an academic style. Use third person point of view. Do not use I or you. Formatting your assignment Incorporate these elements of APA style: Use one-inch margins. Double space. Use an easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point. Include a title page with the title of your paper, your name, and the name of your school. Please use the following sources: Annotated Bibliography: Effects of Porn addiction in Millennial and Generation Z men Pearl, M. (2016, March 29). What Did Porn Do to Millennials. Retrieved from Vice: This article delves into how pornography has played a major effect on millennial men. It also brings information on unusual side effects from pornography. Porn has created less motivated men and women. The author sheds light on the declining sex life of millennials and draws a direct correlation to porn addiction. Vice is a credible source when it comes to detailed investigations with issues pertaining to millennials. They have covered a wide range of political and social issues that they have been praised by other accredited journalistic entities. The author uses empirical data to back up their claim. I plan to use this source in my paper to showcase issues pertaining to porn addiction; millennials having less sex and how that affects the future relationships and mental health of these young people. I believe it is important to show how a society of young men who are no longer motivated to engage in sexual activity can cause issues in a society in the long run. Ling, L. (2019, September 28). He says he became addicted to porn at 12.Retrieved from CNN: https://www.google.com/amps/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/09/27/health/this-is-life-lisa-ling-alex-rhodes-nofap-wellness/index.hrml Lisa Ling interviews a 26-year-old that is addicted to porn. He talks about his first sexual experience at 12. It shows how easy and accessible pornography is to children. Many factors played into his addiction, one of which is social media. Softcore porn is extremely prevalent on social media. Its very easy for kids to access all types of porn with the advent of smartphones. The gentleman being interviewed was able to beat his addiction and started a company helping other addicts recover from porn addiction. This CNN story is very useful because it comes from the perspective of a former addict. No one knows the effects of addiction more than the addict. From his firsthand account, one can see how a 12-year-old boy can grow up to become a serial masturbator. I plan on using this source to humanize the addiction. Its easy to throw statistics about addiction but people tend to empathize with it when a person is talking about its effect on their life. I will also use this source to illustrate how simple it is for young boys to have access to porn. Ruben de Alarcon, J. d. (2019). Online Porn Addiction: What we know and what we don’t- a systemic review . Journal of Clinical Medicine , 132. This source focuses mainly on medical data pertaining to porn. Because porn addiction will eventually lead to a national health crisis, its important to understand where we currently are and what to anticipate in the future. Americans are the biggest consumers of pornography. They spend an average of 10 minutes and 39 seconds on websites like Pornhub everytime theyre online. 5% of addicts that attend porn rehabilitation centers defeat their addiction. 80% of women whose partners watch porn say their significant others are visibly depressed. The Journal of Clinical Medicine deals only in facts and statistics backed up by empirical data. I will use this source to illustrate alarming statistics to support my thesis. Journal of Sex Research. (Mar/Apr2018), Vol. 55 Issue 3, p310-319. 10p. 4 Charts. This study, taken place in Australia examines how men respond to different kinds of porn. The overall conclusion is that young men between the ages of 15-29 are more likely to have favorable responses to hardcore/taboo pornography. The more hardcore the category, the more frequent its consumed. Public health experts hypothesize that porn consumption by adolescent boys correlates to preconceived notions about the opposite gender. If children spend a predominant amount of time watching aggressively dramatized sexual situations, they could believe such behaviors acceptable within intimate relationships. The reason why I picked this source was to compare American youth perceptions against worldwide youth perceptions on porn. Through my research Ive concluded that this is not only an American problem, but a potential global health crisis. In my paper, Ill use this source to support my aforementioned claim. I will also use it to compare the differences between American and Australian male youth
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