Controversial Research Papers

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The research papers presented showed me that the topic of the paper does not have to be particularly controversial, as long as it has an argument it can be considered a research paper. The papers include facts, stay on topic, and thoroughly explain their topic before going into the main argument. For example, in the Yoga Take Over paper, there is some background information provided to set up for the argument. It is obvious that all these students did research(another reason it is called a research paper), that is evident in the lengthy works cited pages on the very end of all provided, and the numerous quotes that are spread throughout the

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