From your assignment (consult your full assignment sheet):
"Just like poems and paintings, songs are works of art that offer interesting insights into the way people think and live. Choose a song that you believe contributes to our understanding of culture—history, politics, social problems, language, beliefs. Write an essay of 4 pages or more (plus Works Cited) that offers your own original analysis of the song and explains its cultural significance. Note that your analysis must be original, with your own ideas and own words."
"Research: Although your interpretation of the song should form the central focus of the paper, include the song itself as a source and at least four additional outside sources that show relevant facts about the subject of the song. To avoid unintentional plagiarism, you must draw clear distinctions between what you are saying and what the research is saying."
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