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CQ Researcher

Weekly in-depth single topic reports covering current issues and controversial subjects. Each report includes an background and current status, pro-con essays, future outlook, and a bibliography.

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A weekly publication with in-depth reports on current and controversial issues.

Finding Articles

MasterFILE Complete (Full text) This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and full text articles on a broad range of topics including general interest, business, health, education and current events. Provided by Badgerlink
Academic Search Ultimate (full text) This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary article database providing information across all areas of academic study.
Newspaper Source Plus (Full Text) This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and full text coverage of major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Washington Post and staff articles from many other newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Wisconsin State Journal and other Wisconsin regional newspapers. Provided by Badgerlink

I-Search Topics

ENG 150 i-Search Topics/Argumentative topics

Poverty

Substance Abuse
Drug Dealing
Middle/Upper Class supporting Drug Dealers
Health Care

Gang Violence

Age; adolescent, teens, adults
Specific races

Prison systems

Does rehab work?
Psychological effect-adults/juvenile
Religion and prisons
Rate of prisoners committing crimes when released to get back into jail. Recidivism

GI Bill

How has GI Bill changed
How is race treated differently? Gender?

Education/Race

Government funding-inner city
Public to Military
Inner city-suburbs

Law Enforcement/Race

Profiling
Abuse of Power

Discrimination

Intra-racial discrimination
Inter-racial discrimination

Opinion Polls

Websites

Google and Google Filters

USA.GOV