All paper assignments should use 1-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri font. Assignments should be doubled-spaced. For instances where you need to cite, use APA formatting for your citations (Links to an external site.).

As a reminder, the topic for your paper must be selected from the topics covered in class. Please use feedback from your Topic Brainstorm to assist you in refining your proposal.

For this assignment, you will need to turn in a two-page (approximately 500-700 word) description of a topic that you would like to write about for your final paper. This should be a brief overview of a topic in American Culture that seems relevant, interesting, or important. Briefly describe the topic (history, background, statistics, and/or influences), why it would make a good subject to discuss in your paper, what the significance of the topic is in society, and what drew you personally to the idea. While your other assignments should not include your personal perspective, this is an opportunity to explain why you are interested in writing this paper. You can also use this to practice an APA bibliography (Links to an external site.).

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