Need help with a research paper file is attached with instructions.

• Choose a subject that appeals to you in one of the chapters to research in relation to the American Family today.
• Selecting a PartnerHooking UpLiving Apart Together (LAT)MarriageDivorceRemarriage CohabitationStepfamiliesSingle ParentingDomestic ViolenceAlternate Family FormsOlder People and their FamiliesFamily history in relation to a particular ethnic group
• You are to have a minimum eight (8) references. Three of the eight references must represent one each of the following *:A newspaper articleAn Internet articleA chapter from a bookAn article from a journalAn article from the popular press*From eight reference sources you must choose at least three types
• The paper must be a minimum of eight (8) pages, doubled spaced and word processed or typed and attached in the assignment area. These eight pages do not include the reference page!Remember when attaching, it should be a document that I can open such as .doc,
• The paper is to have the due date and the subject of your research and a reference page at the end with correct references (using APA style). Use the reference format as seen in References in the back of the textbook. This paper should be grammatically correct so be sure to use Spell check and check your grammar.If the paper has more than 4 grammatical errors on the first page, I won’t grade it. If you have any doubts, please go to the writing lab for help. If English isn’t your first language then you may need help from the ESL department or tutoring for further help.
• You may choose the way in which you approach your research.For example, if the subject is divorce, you may research the effects of divorce on children, or how divorce affects the economy of the family, or how it affects those who are actually divorcing.If you have any questions on

For example, you could have three newspaper articles, two Internet articlesandthree articles from a journal = eight references from 3 sources. These references should be current within the last 5 years.I will accept 1 classic reference (like those older ones listed in your text.) Classic means that it is groundbreaking and often cited in literature even years later

.docx, .rtf, .pdf , .odt or .txt.I cannot open Works or Word Perfect

or .pages, so I cannot grade them. There should only be ONE document thatincludes the 8 pages of research conclusions and 1 page of references.Do not use 2 separate documents or you will be graded down.

your approach to your research, do not hesitate to talk to me during office hours or message me via the conversation area or Pronto.

6.You are to include a paragraph or two as to why you choose the

subject and if and how it has personal meaning to you.This helps me to

understand your perspective. Please be careful not to make the paper

based solely upon your beliefs without using the text and references you choose as the basis and not your opinion as an essay on the subject.

7.At the very end of the paper, you will write a paragraph of how the subject matter of your paper has effected or might affect how the American family has changed/ischanging.For example, if your subject is domestic violence, you might discuss how laws and safe houses that are available have helpedprotect women more today than in the past.This paragraph should be a combination of your research and what you have observed.

8.Please keep in mind that you are not to plagiarize in any form.Yours should be an original work.If you are going to use information from another source, please reference it and put it into quotes.As long as you cite of the source and use quotes, you are not plagiarizing. Copying from another person in class is also considering plagiarism. If plagiarism is found you will get a “0” for your paper.For clarification on what plagiarism is and how to avoid it go to

http://science.widener.edu/svb/essay/plagiar.html and

http://www.maycc.kctcs.edu/fileadmin/user_upload/pdfs/PlagiarismandCheatinghandout.pdf