I have a research paper. It’s about a pre modern world subject, I need to research about a Question that I have chosen. The answer to the questions needs to offer folks ways to live a better life.

I have chosen a question, and I need my research paper to be about this question. I will post the requirements and questions below. The answer to the question should give a way to audience on how to live a better life in the modern world.

MY QUESTION IS = “How can understanding the SUni/Shia split help modern individuals or Muslims live a more connected life”

Submit a 1500-2000 word Research Paper that advances a scholarly argument which answers the question above with your primary and scholarly source(s), but is still open to interpretation and different views.

I have four sources, I will submit them here, I will also need about three more sources from UCSD library.

I don’t need more than FOUR QUOTES, try to paraphrase more, and make sure to cite everything you paraphrase, also make sure to use 7 sources and not more than 4 quotes.

HERE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS=

Integrating Research Into Your Writing

Below is a list of the criteria your research paper should meet. Most important are the substantive aspects, such as the quality of your position and the appropriateness and strength of your evidence, but the mechanical concerns—spelling, grammar, and so forth—also matter. You must also be very careful to give credit to all of your sources, whenever you quote, paraphrase a source or use data or information from it. Make sure that you check your final draft against the Guidelines for MMW Papers above.

Organization

Your introductory paragraph(s) should include:

An indication of your topic and how it addresses the research question

Your thesis statement

An indication of the significance of your topic and question (the “so what?”)

Your thesis should be:

An answer to the question posed

Arguable with scholarship

Amply supported with evidence (that should come from assigned class reading and scholarship)

Your concluding paragraph(s) should:

Summarize your argument

Explain the significance of your thesis

When presenting your evidence you should:

Present information and make claims that are factually correct and from relevant sources

Explain which of your claims each piece of evidence supports

Explain how the evidence proves your claims and support your thesis?

• Evidence that proves causation or correlation (strong evidence)
• Evidence that demonstrates, illustrates or elucidates a claim (medium evidence)
• Evidence that regurgitates, quotes or paraphrases a claim that you made (weak evidence)

Acknowledge your sources whether you quote or paraphrase an author’s words or merely draw upon an author’s ideas

Use direct quotations sparingly and only when necessary

When addressing counterarguments or alternative interpretations you should:

Acknowledge the scholars whose positions differ from yours and the credibility of your sources

Explain how each counterargument differs from your own claims

Present the evidence that supports each counterargument

Rebut each counterargument (i.e., explain why your claims are stronger)

Overall, your paper will succeed if you:

Carefully select sources indicating substance, currency, authority, relevance, accuracy, and lack of bias.

Present a persuasively argued point that is amply supported with relevant, direct, convincing evidence from primary and secondary scholarly sources (peer-reviewed)

Present evidence that is strong and convincing

Acknowledge equally valid points of view other than your own or a point of view you are supporting

Discuss the significance of your claims

Engage in university-level research and writing, using the resources provided

Advance a clear and convincing claim (thesis)

Organize your paper well and write with your readers’ needs in mind (e.g., by providing transitions and topic sentences to help readers to follow your train of reasoning, defining unfamiliar terms, providing vivid, concrete examples, and so forth)

Check the Guidelines for MMW Papers for all formatting issues

Works Cited

Your paper must have a list of Works Cited that includes complete MLA-style citations for all of the works you cite in your paper. You do not have to include entries for works you do not cite, but bear in mind that “citation” means not only direct quotations and paraphrases but also all information and statements of observation and opinion that are in your own words but that are indebted to other authors for their content. In other words: when in doubt, give credit to your sources.