includes extensive instruction on electronic resources, clear explanations of MLA, APA, and CBE methods of citation, and a complete sample research paper using MLA documentation.Each chapter leads students through one or more progressive steps in the process of writing research papers. To provide context for the exercises and avenues of potential inquiry, the book requires students to explore fascinating topics such as the Lizzie Borden murder case, the Titanic disaster, slave narratives by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs, and Edith Wharton's trip to a Morocco harem.  (less)

previous version was produced as My Name Is Lisabeth in 1976 at Douglas College with Pollock herself playing the role of Lizzie Borden. After significant revision, she renamed the play Blood Relations and staged it as a new work in 1980. The play is based on historical fact: the 1892 double murder of Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother, a crime for which Lizzie herself was charged. The crime shocked the Massachusetts community of Fall River, as well as the whole nation, and citizens read with fascination reports of the trial. Lizzie was acquitted but the crime was never solved, and her innocence was questioned by the public. In contemporary times, the figure of Lizzie Borden has achieved iconic status. Many perceive her as an early feminist who did not shy from acting and thinking as an individual. It has often been theorized that, if Lizzie did in fact commit the murders, her actions were based on self-preservation, an attempt to escape from an abusive family situation. Some reviewers of Blood Relations challenged Pollock for writing a work that failed to adequately confront feminist concerns, instead choosing to direct the play towards a more general political agenda. Pollock's work appears to be ""more involved with studies of oppression in general and political processes in particular than . . . in specific...."  (less)

she really murder her father and stepmother on that muggy morning in August 1892? Or does she stand wrongly accused?  (less)

River, Massachusetts home, it marked the beginning of one of the most famous and sensational murder cases in history. Lizzie, a thoroughly respectable spinster, was tried for the crime. Though she was acquitted, she lived the rest of her life a pariah. BIOGRAPHY examines all the evidence in search of the truth, including period accounts, police reports and crime-scene photos. Discover how the crime and trial were sensationalized in the press worldwide and meet Borden experts who offer insight into Lizzie's life and reveal what they think really happened on that fateful day. BIOGRAPHY asks was Lizzie Borden the scheming, cold-blooded murderess of lore or simply an innocent, ordinary woman destined to live out her life in ob...  (less)

the story of Lizzie Borden. Accused in 1892 of the brutal killing of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts, Borden experienced a dramatic life of love, sadness, and ultimately murder, rendered here in a dynamic, unforgettable dance performance.  (less)

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