{"id":11926,"date":"2024-02-16T19:42:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T19:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/what-are-the-risks-and-benefits-of-steroids-and-how-much-more-common-will-they-become-in-sports\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T19:42:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T19:42:04","slug":"what-are-the-risks-and-benefits-of-steroids-and-how-much-more-common-will-they-become-in-sports","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/what-are-the-risks-and-benefits-of-steroids-and-how-much-more-common-will-they-become-in-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the risks and benefits of steroids and how much more common will they become in sports?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Write a research paper using evidence to support a thesis that addresses your research question examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study. The audience is people who are generally educated but do not have extensive knowledge of your field or topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Grading<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This assignment is worth 350 points (35%) of your final course grade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Earning the maximum possible score on this assignment will require students to:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: 40px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Step 1<\/span>:&nbsp;complete all assigned components, use and cite<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;eight<\/em>&nbsp;sources, and answer reflection questions (earning up to 100% of the possible points)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please note that there is no &#8220;step 2&#8221; (revise and resubmit option) for this assignment. Completion of the &#8220;initial submission&#8221; using and citing<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">eight<\/em>&nbsp;sources will earn you up to 100% of the possible points. The<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Research Paper Revisions and Expanded Reflection<\/em>&nbsp;is to be submitted and graded as a separate assignment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">To see required components and associated points in the assignment rubric, please view this assignment through the Assignments area of the classroom and scroll to the bottom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Due Dates<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The deadline for submission of this assignment is the end of Unit 6 (Tuesday, 11:59 PM Eastern). The Research Paper Revisions and Expanded Reflection&nbsp;is to be submitted and graded as a separate assignment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Connection to other Course Assignments<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: auto; padding-left: 2rem; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; padding-left: 2rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Issue Exploration assignment helped you develop a topic for the Research Paper First Draft.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Annotated Bibliography assignment helped you identify sources and plan how to&nbsp; use them.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In the Revised Research Paper and Expanded Reflection, you will incorporate feedback on this first draft and reflect on the experience of completing the research paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As you complete the tasks required for this assignment, you will be working toward several of the course outcomes:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; padding-left: 2rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use research to write a paper that will inform or persuade an audience (Course outcomes 3 and 4)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Form unified, coherent, and well-supported paragraphs in support of the thesis statement (Course outcome 4)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Select sources, use them to inform and support your writing, and document them in APA style (Course outcomes 2 and 5)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Demonstrate accurate grammar and mechanics in writing (Course outcome 5)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Participate in the process of receiving feedback and revising your writing (Course outcome 3)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; margin-left: 0px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.5rem; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Step 1: Submission (<em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">earn up to 100% of the possible points for the assignment<\/em>)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your submission should include all of the following components:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sources<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">To earn the maximum possible points on this assignment, use and cite at least eight sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">At least three of these must be from scholarly journals, and all sources should be selected based on reliability, currency, and level of information\/analysis. The UMGC library will be very useful in helping you find appropriate sources. You can, but do not have to, include all of the sources from your annotated bibliography.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note that it is possible to earn a B on this assignment by using only six sources, including three scholarly journal articles. To earn an A will require an additional two sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Consider the following in incorporating your sources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: auto; padding-left: 2rem; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sources are meant to help you build your argument, not to define the paper&#8217;s organization. Therefore, it is usually not helpful to have an entire paragraph focused on a single source or to focus on a source in a paragraph&#8217;s topic sentence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">To weave sources into your own writing, avoid dropping quotes into your paper without an introduction or transition in your own words. An example of a transition into a quote is underlined in the following:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This idea is corroborated by<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Snyder (2019) who explains that &#8220;community-based interventions have to be adequately funded&#8221; (p. 10).<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">It may also be helpful to follow a quote with a comment on its significance to the paper&#8217;s ideas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Content and Organization<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This paper is the culmination of your research project, in which you are examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study.&nbsp;Before drafting your paper, you will have chosen a topic, developed a research question, and identified several potential sources in an annotated bibliography. You should write on the same topic for this paper, unless your professor has asked you to make changes to your topic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As you write your paper, be sure to include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: auto; padding-left: 2rem; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">an introductory paragraph that includes your thesis statement. The introduction is meant to engage your readers and orient them to the topic, and the thesis statement should clearly state your position or central claim to be supported in the body of your paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">any definition of terms or background information that your reader is likely to need to understand your paper<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">focused body paragraphs that begin with topic sentences and use transitions as needed. This is where you will support the thesis using arguments and evidence. Use the sentence outline you developed in class to guide you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">a concluding paragraph that reiterates the thesis, summarizes key points of the paper, and leaves the reader with the &#8220;So what?&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">an APA reference list that includes all of the sources cited in the text of the paper, in alphabetical order<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Research is a key element of this paper. Take care to support your claims with research throughout the paper. Include APA in-text citations whenever you use sources, whether through quote, paraphrase, or summary.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Language Choices<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: auto; padding-left: 2rem; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As a writer, you are free to decide how you use language, keeping the following in mind:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; padding-left: 2rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">style<\/span>: your language choices should result in a consistent writing style that is purposeful and aligned with your goals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">readability<\/span>: your language choices should ensure that your ideas are clear and easy to follow<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">When composing your assignment, think about the conventions for academic writing, including:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; padding-left: 2rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">punctuation<\/span>: this includes things such as recommended use of commas, colons, and apostrophes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">word-level accurac<\/span>y: this includes things such as capitalization, spelling, word-tense, and usage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">sentence-level accuracy<\/span>: this includes things such as sentence boundaries, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun-antecedent agreement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Take time to review your language choices after you\u2019ve drafted your assignment. Think about your goals for the style of this writing and your own writing habits (like using \u201ctext-speak,\u201d omitting capitalization, or writing sentence fragments). Revise as necessary to accomplish your style and readability goals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Reading your writing aloud is a helpful technique when reviewing your language choices for style and readability.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This paper calls for an academic style, which most frequently involves third person point of view. Second person &#8220;you&#8221; is seldom used in academic writing. First person &#8220;I&#8221; is best restricted to discussions of your personal experience or involvement with the research topic or your role of as the researcher. Not all research papers will will include these discussions. First person statements of opinion (&#8220;I believe,&#8221; &#8220;I would say,&#8221; etc.) may weaken your claims. Instead, state your position without these phrases, and provide evidence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Length and Format<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This paper should be at least 2000 words, including references.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Incorporate these elements of APA style:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-left: auto; padding-left: 2rem; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use one-inch margins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Double space.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use a consistent, easy-to-read font between 10-point and 12-point.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Include a title page with the title of your paper, your name, and the name of your school.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Write a research paper using evidence to support a thesis that addresses your research question examining a current issue or event in the news from the perspective of your field of study. 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