Where is the source from? Is it part of an online journal, a community organization, or a blog? Who is the intended audience of this article/book? How do you know you can trust this source?

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Use Times New Roman 12-point font, 1-inch margins, and number the pages. Introduction: Write a paragraph about why you chose this topic, your research questions, and a working thesis statement. Here are the five sources: 1. Dodge, Toby. Democracy in Iraq: History, Politics, Discourse. Routledge, 2013. https://books.google.com/books?id=BgQpDAAAQBAJ&printsec=copyright#v=onepage&q&f=false 2. Hinnebusch, Raymond. “The US Invasion of Iraq: Explanations and Implications.” Critique: Critical Middle Eastern Studies, vol. 16, no. 3, 2007, pp. 209-228. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10669920701616443#:~:text=The%20US%20Invasion%20of%20Iraq%3A,In%20Search%20of%20Theoretical%20Explanations 3. Arango, Tim, and Michael R. Gordon. “Iran Dominates in Iraq After U.S. ‘Handed the Country Over.’” The New York Times, 15 July 2017 4. Iraq: Ten Years On.” Council on Foreign Relations, www.cfr.org/middle-east-and-north-africa/iraq. Accessed 25 Nov. 2023. 5. Allawi,

Ali A. The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace. Yale University Press, 2007. After each source, include a paragraph with a concise description, summary, and evaluation of the source. Include: Description – Who is the author? How are they an authority on the topic?

Where is the source from? Is it part of an online journal, a community organization, or a blog? Who is the intended audience of this article/book? How do you know you can trust this source? When was the source created? Is it outdated? Remember that there are differences between quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Summary – What is the main argument? What evidence did they use to make their argument?

Evaluation – How convincing is the author? How useful is this source to your project? How does the source contribute to your knowledge about the topic?

How does this source support your argument or thesis? And how would you use it? How does it compare to the other sources you have listed? Is it accurate? Biased?

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