Finding Articles - ENG 1020 - Kadilak - Research Guides at Cuyahoga Community College

Research Paper Options

Select one of the following questions:

Why is the setting of the play important?
Why is Troy Maxson considered an "everyman" character?
Explain the play's principal metaphor of the fence.
Is Rose's character an example of feminism or an example of the repressed role of women in society?
Discuss the cycle of father-son relationships in the play.

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Newspaper Source provides full text for 185 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc.

Must include 4 sources from magazines, newspapers, books, or scholarly articles.

One source must be an academic, peer-reviewed journal.

Dictionaries, encyclopedias, or other reference material may be used but they do not count as one of the four sources.

Do not use websites!

Cite in MLA format.

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