Mini-Research Essay

Research Tools Assignment:

* Write a well-developed (4-5 Page) essay on one of the following topics. You will need to use at least two outside resourcesâbut the good news is that I have given you one for each topic. You are required to use my source, but then you can roam anywhere. In your essay you should develop a thesis telling me your opinion of the topic and its overall importance. As you proceed through the essay, be sure to quote and summarize effectively. Be doubly sure to include parenthetical (in-text) references and an Annotated Bibliography (I'll send them), using MLA standards.

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1) I have been gradually exposing you to Woody Guthrie's music--Who wasWoody Guthrie? He was obviously a fan of John Steinbeck (See Unit 2 Lecture) ! Analyze his importance, detailing his important cultural contributions. Required starting point: The Woody Guthrie Website.

2) What is the Freedom of Information Act? What are its main provisions?? How has it helped people??? Required Starting Point: National Security Archive.3) A Los Angeles history question from 1942: What was the connection between the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots? Required Starting Point: "Zoot Suit Riots"--San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

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Starter Bibliography

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select. Gale Literary Databases, found on Santa Monica Library Home Page. http://library.smc.eduThis link may not be immediately useful for this assignment, but it will lead you to the many interesting databases we havecourtesy of the SMC library. If you want background informationon Steinbeck, you can find it this way.

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Baeder, Ben. "Zoot Suit Riots: The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case That Helped Spur the WWII Era Los Angeles Race Riots." San Gabriel Valley Tribune. 2017. Accessed 7/10/2017. <www.svgtribune.com/article/ZZ/20130531/NEWS/130539861 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..>

National Security Archive. 1995. Accessed September 11, 2006. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Woody Guthrie Website. Updated September 11, 2006. Accessed September 11, 2006. http://www.woodyguthrie.org (Links to an external site.)