<p> Independent Research Project</p><p>Research a topic of your own choosing that might educate us better on modern-day slavery. You will present your information to the class in a 3.5 essay format with 3.8 paragraph structure (See handout.) A bibliography page that corresponds to your in-text documentation (Example: McCreary 3) is mandatory and will result in a 0% if not completed correctly. Only a few possible topics are listed below. You can find additional slave issues on the Internet.</p><p>Afghanistan Sex Slave Trade: Bacha Bazi Boys http://www.debbieschlussel.com/20825/must-watch-the-bacha-bazi-boys-video-on- afghanistans-dancing-boys-how-muslims-pimp-young-boys-for-gang-rape/ Child Prostitution http://www.gvnet.com/childprostitution/DominicanRepublic.htm Child Soldiers http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/crp/facts.htm Chocolate and Slavery: Child Labor in Cote d'Ivoire http://www1.american.edu/ted/chocolate-slave.htm Cuba: Sex Slave Trade for Tourism http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Cuba.htm Debt Bondage http://www.vachss.com/help_text/bonded_labor.html Domestic Slaves http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fline/fl2315/stories/20060811003310700.htm Florida Orange Juice Industry and Modern-Day Slavery http://www2.palmbeachpost.com/moderndayslavery/index.html Haitian cane cutters http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0MKY/is_5_30/ai_n26804882/ Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery http://www.humantrafficking.org/ http://www.gvnet.com/humantrafficking/DominicanRepublic.htm Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery (By Country) http://www.gvnet.com/humantrafficking/index.html Nike Shoes and Child Labor in Pakistan http://www1.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/nike.htm RESTAVEKS: CHILD SLAVES http://www.quicksitemaker.com/members/immunenation/restavek.html Sudan Slavery: Factfinding Report Confirms Sudan Slavery http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=70&release=107 The Facts About Children Trafficked For Use As Camel Jockeys http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/fs/2005/50940.htm Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/10492.pdf Peonage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peon#Peonage Kony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kony</p><p>Editorial Format (Title-Should Imply the focus of the piece.)</p><p>Introduction: Thesis statement of the problem in our global society that you want to discuss and the position your paper is going to take.</p><p>Ex. #1 of the Problem: Give me a summary of it taking place somewhere in the world. </p><p>Use in-text documentation throughout to give credit when using photos, facts, quotes or paraphrasing information you get off of the Internet (McCreary 3).</p><p>Ex. #2 of the Problem: Give me another summary of it taking place somewhere in the world. Solution: What do you personally think should be done about this? Be brief here; elaborate in the next two paragraphs.</p><p>Rationale #1 as to how your solution would eliminate the problem.</p><p>Rationale #2 as to how your solution would eliminate the problem.</p><p>Conclusion: Tie back to your thesis statement in the introduction. Include a call to action. Ask your reader to get involved in some way. Tell the reader who to call, where to get more information and how they can help. To generate a works cited page, go to the following website: citationmachine.net</p><p>Choose “MLA Format” Choose “Web Document”</p><p>URL means “hyperlink” Website means “the whole site” like CNN. Webpage means “the specific page on CNN” like “Child Soldier’s Childhood Stolen.”</p><p>Your in-text documentation to put at the end of words and phrases you quote, paraphrase, or summarize is as follows:</p><p>“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood. . .” (Frost). “There are approximately 27 million slaves in the world today” (“Modern-Day Slavery Statistics”).</p><p>Works Cited</p><p>Devitt, Terry. “Flying High.” The Why Files. 9 Dec. 1999. University of Wisconsin , </p><p>Board of Regents. 4 Jan. 2000 </p><p><http://www.whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/shorties/kite.html>.</p><p>Use the following format to generate your own works cited page.</p><p>Author’s name. “Title of article within a website.” Title of website. copyright day </p><p> month [abbreviated]. year. Group, Person, or Organization placing information </p><p> on the Internet. day month. year you accessed it <http://www.webaddress>. </p><p>Additional Tips:</p><p>Tip #1: Use 12 font, Times New Roman</p><p>Tip #2: If more than one entry, put it in alphabetical order.</p><p>Tip #3: Use hanging indentations.</p><p>Tip#4: Document on your reference page as you collect the information and remember which page you got it from. </p>