Final Paper
Ten Source Paper
	Our nation and state is in crisis. The economy has not seen the likes of the current down turn since the Great Depression. Our infrastructure is in decay. We need to replace bridges, roads, dams, public buildings, etc.  Our global climate is warming. We need alternative, renewable energy sources. We need to improve our educational system. In short, we need a major overhaul of our state and nation. Your assignment is to write a ten-source researched paper on the topic: Making Our Nation/State Better (please use a better title than this). Your paper should advise President Obama or Governor Schwarzeneggar on how to fix one or two problems. You need a MINIMUM of ten sources. (I will be sending your papers to the President and Governor because I think they need your ideas and help).
Sources: Your summer reading book, The Way We Will Be 50 Years from Today, by Mike Wallace is an excellent source and is required. You will need to have the following sources at a minimum: 1 book, 1 printed article from a newspaper or magazine, 1 science/medical/professional journal, 1 non-print media source (tv, radio, podcast, blog), and 1 website.  Encyclopedias (including Wikipedia) are not allowed as sources because they are considered by most professors as non-academic. Neither should you cite a dictionary. You may use one, but it is not counted as a source. These sources must be credible academic sources. For a description of what constitutes "credible," please see UC Berkeley's library criteria and Los Angeles County Office of Education's TEAMS tutorial.
	MLA, APA, Chicago 1 and Chicago 2 styles will be used. This means you will write ONE paper, but you will change the format 4 times. See Sample
Chicago 1 due January 16 (peer reviewed)                                 MLA, APA, Chicago 2 due January 23
	Point value = 800 points
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