This course is ideal for students interested in developing competence in the most common type of written communication used in seminaries, universities, and colleges as a major—and somtimes final (or sole)—assessment of success: The Research Paper. As a command of researched debate becomes increasingly necessary in our national and global policies and our discussions around them, it follows that a firm command of the typical approaches to research and argumentation will be an asset to anyone entering the academic or business worlds.