EN+205+SPEECH+TO+PERSUADE

=EN 205 - Speech to Persuade=


 * Scholarly Journal Articles (databases) **
 * [|URSearch] - Giant database that searches across academic journal databases and the Ursuline Library book catalog.
 * Academic Search Complete - Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
 * [|Points of View] - Designed to assist researches in understanding the full scope of controversial issues.
 * [|Green FILE] - Information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.
 * [|SocINDEX] - Comprehensive sociology database. Topics include urban studies, criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies, marriage and the family, and social psychology.


 * Find books, ebooks, and evideos in our library's collection by searching the Library Catalog **
 * keep searches simple - one or two keywords or a short phrase
 * pull-down search type to search for a specific **author** or **title**
 * browse by subject heading to find additional sources
 * click the OhioLINK button for more sources (request usually filled in 2-3 business days)

Use the catalog to search for the following series of books that deal with both sides of a contemporary issue:
 * [|Opposing Viewpoints]
 * [|Taking Sides]

Databases:
 * Gay Rights **
 * [|URSearch] - Giant database that searches across academic journal databases and the Ursuline Library book catalog.
 * Academic Search Complete - Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
 * [|Points of View] - Designed to assist researches in understanding the full scope of controversial issues.
 * [|SocINDEX] - Comprehensive sociology database. Topics include urban studies, criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies, marriage and the family, and social psychology.

Books:
 * [|The Moral Defense of Homosexuality]
 * [|Violence Against Queer People]
 * [|That's so Gay!: Microaggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community]
 * [|Gay and Lesbian Issues]

Databases:
 * Assisted Suicide **
 * [|URSearch] - Giant database that searches across academic journal databases and the Ursuline Library book catalog.
 * Academic Search Complete - Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
 * [|Points of View] - Designed to assist researches in understanding the full scope of controversial issues.
 * [|SocINDEX] - Comprehensive sociology database. Topics include urban studies, criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies, marriage and the family, and social psychology.

Books:
 * [|Understanding Assisted Suicide]
 * [|Assisted Suicide and the Right to Die]
 * [|New Directions in the Ethics of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia]
 * [|Clinical Ethics Casebook]

Databases:
 * Gun Control **


 * [|URSearch] - Giant database that searches across academic journal databases and the Ursuline Library book catalog.
 * Academic Search Complete - Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
 * [|Points of View] - Designed to assist researches in understanding the full scope of controversial issues.
 * [|SocINDEX] - Comprehensive sociology database. Topics include urban studies, criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies, marriage and the family, and social psychology

Books:
 * [|The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know]
 * [|Debating Gun Control]
 * [|Gun Control: Restricting Rights or Protecting People?]

Databases:
 * Freedom of Speech **
 * [|URSearch] - Giant database that searches across academic journal databases and the Ursuline Library book catalog.
 * Academic Search Complete - Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
 * [|Points of View] - Designed to assist researches in understanding the full scope of controversial issues.
 * [|SocINDEX] - Comprehensive sociology database. Topics include urban studies, criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies, marriage and the family, and social psychology

Books:
 * [|Freedom of Speech: Rights and Liberties Under the Law]
 * [|Speech and Harm: Controversies Over Free Speech]
 * [|A Right to Offend]
 * [|Free Expression and Censorship in America: An Encyclopedia]


 * Pit Bulls **

Databases:


 * [|URSearch] - Giant database that searches across academic journal databases and the Ursuline Library book catalog.
 * Academic Search Complete - Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
 * [|Points of View] - Designed to assist researches in understanding the full scope of controversial issues.
 * [|SocINDEX] - Comprehensive sociology database. Topics include urban studies, criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies, marriage and the family, and social psychology

Books:
 * [|The Original Dog Bible]
 * [|Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare]
 * [|Companion Animals in Everyday Life]


 * Children and Sports **

Databases:


 * [|URSearch] - Giant database that searches across academic journal databases and the Ursuline Library book catalog.
 * Academic Search Complete - Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
 * [|Points of View] - Designed to assist researches in understanding the full scope of controversial issues.
 * [|SocINDEX] - Comprehensive sociology database. Topics include urban studies, criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies, marriage and the family, and social psychology
 * SPORTDiscus - Coverage of sport, fitness, and related disciplines.

Books:
 * [|Young athletes, couch potatoes, and helicopter parents: the productivity of play]
 * [|Protecting children from violence in sport]
 * [|Sports in America]

**MLA Style & Citation**


 * OWL at Purdue: MLA Formatting & Style Guide
 * Noodle Tools - select MLA to generate individual citations
 * MLA sample paper
 * MLA Handbook - the official MLA handbook in print (not available as an ebook)