The Impact of Pets on Human Health and Psychological Well-Being: Fact, Fiction, or Hypothesis?
Research Paper: “CAN YOU GUYS MAKE SURE THE ESSAY GETS A MARK FROM 80-85%. THANKS” Write a 5 page (minimum length, maximum 7 pages) double-spaced, STAPLED, printed
research essay that demonstrates the skills you have been developing so far this term: 1) reading arguments critically, 2) asgiassing evidence and support, 3)
developing your own opinion, and 4) engaging in a written academic discussion. Remember that no matter which topic you choose and what research you do, you will need
to propose an argument which you will then analyze and support with the help of your research. Be sure that your paper does not simply describe the results of your
research. Procedure: 1. Choose any reading in the textbook that you have not already chosen to work with for Essay 1 or Essay 2. 2. Through further research, refine
your understanding of the issue being discussed in the reading. 3. Develop your own point of view about both the issue and the argument being advanced by the author of
the reading chosen. Your essay should give equal weight to the analysis of the reading and to presenting your own argument about the issue. 4. Make reference to a
minimum of three and a maximum of four properly documented sources, one of which will be the article chosen from the text. The other two or three must be scholarly
sources. 5. Make reference to each of these three or four sources at least once, either in the form of a direct quotation or a paraphrase. 6. Document these references
properly in MLA or APA format. 5. Make reference to each of these three or four sources at least once, either in the form of a direct quotation or a paraphrase. 6.
Document these references properly in MLA or APA format.
Additional Instructions: For this research essay, you will need to provide copies of the pages of your secondary source materials which you have made use of in your
argument, with the passages you have either quoted or paraphrased marked clearly. You also must include a copy of one rough draft of your paper which shows some
evidence of revision and editing along with your final version of the essay. If these copies are not included with your final essay, it will NOT be graded.