Write an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement

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Assignment - The Four-Source Essay - Basic Synthesis

Summary of assignment -

Task - The four-source essay asks you to synthesize the arguments of four sources.

Length: Minimum of 1000 words. The instructor will give you comments on the first draft and let you know if you need more development beyond 1000 words. Format: APA.

Sources: Four sources, all of which you will find through library searches. You will select a topic of your choice, conduct searches in the library databases, focus the topic, and determine four sources to use in this essay. You are encouraged to use the sources you developed for WA1.

All of your sources must be from scholarly journals or credible trade journals. No sources can be from popular journals.

Please use only four sources?. Please do not incorporate more than four sources into this essay.

Articles to Use for the Essay -

For this essay, you will select four articles on a topic of your choice. The articles should be on the same topic but feature different perspectives, opinions, or conclusions about some aspects of the topic.

For example, if you are majoring in cybersecurity, you might locate four articles about the need for improved training for employees on mobile security issues. The four articles might take different angles on the topic, perhaps even disagreeing in some respects.

To use another example, if you are majoring in criminal justice, you might locate four articles on the CSI Effect. The articles should take different perspectives on the topic. Perhaps one or two of them say that the CSI Effect exists and one or two say that it does not exist. Or perhaps all agree that it exists but they all take slightly different approaches to addressing the problem.

Organization for this Essay

You will write an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement?. Your thesis statement will demonstrate what the various sources say on the topic.

You will also have various body paragraphs that show synthesis?. In synthesizing sources, you will divide your paper into themes.

For example, let us assume that you find four articles on the need for improved training for employees on mobile security issues. In this situation, assume that the four articles emphasize different issues. One emphasizes the costs of data breaches to companies. Another emphasizes reasons that employees do not practice safe cybersecurity practices. Another discusses methods for training employees. Another mentions costs of training for such initiatives.

You might divide the paper into two categories:

Reasons for implementing a training program

Methods of and costs involved in implementing a training program

After developing the body of your essay, you will want to write a strong conclusion. Remember to summarize the material developed in the body in the conclusion. You might also consider calling for further research on the topic in your conclusion.

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