This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. Unlike research essays you probably did as a high-school student, college-level research writing is argumentative and does not ...

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Require many reliable sources to back up your thesis/claim. Take up a position and support it with evidence. Usually about events (historical or current), textual arguments, or personal interests.