Length: Your essay should be 5-7 pages plus a works cited page. The total length, including the works cited page, will be at least 6 pages. General Requirements: For this project, you will write a research paper in MLA format. This paper should include an introduction with your thesis in it on the first page. Your paper must utilize at least 6 sources. Each of those 6 sources must be cited within the body of the essay. You must include a works cited page at the end of your essay. Thesis: Your thesis must appear on the first page of the essay. Your thesis must contain an opinion. Statements of fact are unacceptable as thesis statements. (See the HCR pp. 10-12.) Organization: Your paper may be organized using any combination of organizational modes. (See the HCR pp. 117-118.) Many writers organize their points in ascending order of importance, discussing the least important point first and building to the most important point. In another effective method, writers start with the second