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Abraham Lincoln: Why did he free the slaves?

NOTE: I believe he freed the slaves because he was losing the war, not because he was anti-slavery. Make the paper support my thesis!

Research Project Questions and Inquiries: You will select a gap in knowledge in your discipline created by an area that may not have been previously addressed in course content or may have served as inspiration for greater knowledge on the subject matter, idea, or concept. Through systematic inquiry, you will research, collect, organize, and produce an analysis of the information from both primary and secondary sources. Your research project will conclude with a 25-page (minimum) scholarly report in Standard Academic English and with appropriate APA documentation, which successfully fills your gap in knowledge on the selected topic.

Final Project

Your project should have the components listed below and they should be arranged in the same order. Consult the explanations given for guidance regarding what information to include under each of these components.

Title page

Be sure to list the title of your capstone project, your name, your mentor's name, the course code and name, your section number, and the date.

Abstract

The abstract is a brief summary of your project. It should be no more than 350 words. It should briefly state the problem you have investigated, indicate the methodology you used to research the problem, and discuss your results.

Contents page

List of tables and figures (applicable only if you have tables and/or figures)

Chapters (1-5)

You will need to finalize chapters 1-3, then arrange all five of your chapters in the following order: o Introduction

o Literature Review

o Methodology

o Results of the Study

o Summary and Discussion

References or Works Cited

Use APA format for social science studies and MLA format for literary studies. Be sure you are consistent in your use of format.

Appendices

(only if applicable) NOTE: Appendices do not count towards the number of pages in your paper.

Remember, your paper is to be a scholarly report written in Standard Academic English and with appropriate documentation. Papers for Research and Applied Projects should be a minimum of 25 pages in length