Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography for Internation

Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography
[WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the Introductions & Conclusions and Annotated Bibliography web pages, and Evaluating Sources and Annotated Bibliography tutorials.
Reflect: Reflect back on the Week 1 discussion in which you shared with the class the global societal issue (International Drug Trafficking) that you would like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.
Write: For this assignment, review the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines and address the following prompts:
Introductory paragraph to International Drug Trafficking .
Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words that clearly explains International Drug Trafficking, the importance of further research, and ethical implications.
Thesis statement.
Write a direct and concise thesis statement for International Drug Trafficking, which will become the solution to the problem that you will argue or prove in the Week 5 Final Paper. (A thesis statement should be a concise, declarative statement. The thesis statement must appear at the end of the introductory paragraph.)
Annotated bibliography.
Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.
Summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of International Drug Trafficking for each annotation.
Address fully the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on International Drug Trafficking (your annotation should be one to two paragraphs long—150 words or more.
Include no less than five scholarly sources in the annotated bibliography that will be used to support the major points of International Drug Trafficking.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of International Drug Trafficking.

The Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography
Must be 1,000 to 1,250 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style
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resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography
Lacey Washington
GEN 499: General Education Capstone
TaNeisha Barton
May 26, 2020

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Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice
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resource for additional guidance.
Must use at least five scholarly sources.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources
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table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment. The Integrating Research
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tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.
Must document in APA style any information used from sources, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper.
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Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List
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resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.