English 125 Audra Puchalski   Tags: course_guide, english125, research, subject:english course:125, ugl, undergrad, undergraduate  

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English 125

Instructor: Audra Puchalski
Librarian:  Harold Tuckett

Essay #3:  Cultural Analysis Essay
Assignment: Analyze an element of our culture that ultimately presents a coherent, complex argument and explain why it matters to see the topic in this new light.

CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. You can browse CQ Resercher by topic, track specific controversial topics by date or look up topics in their Pro/Con section. Pro/Con offers succinct articles by experts arguing for and against given topics. Click on the image below to go to this database.

Issues and Controversies offers accurate discussions of over 250 controversial topics in the news supplemented with chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, contact information, and bibliographies including primary source documents and news editorials. It has a subject index and a section featuring pro/con articles on a number of topics.

•   ProQuest Research Library
     http://www.lib.umich.edu/database/link/28823

•   PsycINFO  (Psychology)
     http://www.lib.umich.edu/database/link/2734

•   Communication and Mass Media Complete (Communication and Media Studies)
     http://www.lib.umich.edu/database/link/28255

•    Sociological Abstracts (Sociology)
      http://www.lib.umich.edu/database/link/27171