Outline for Research Paper

Outline for Research Paper

I. Introduction

A. Background –

B. Thesis Statement – Musical censorship is a way of controlling what an artist writes and talks about in order to keep the general public from being offended.

II. What is Censorship? (First subtopic)

A. What does it mean to censor?

1. Definition

2. Example of censoring in music

B. What does Censorship do?

1. Pros

2. Cons

III. The First Amendment (Second subtopic)

A. Free Speech

1. Rage against the Machine concert shutdown

2. Green Day does not allow Wal-Mart to carry their album.

B. Censorship is legal

1. Record Labels/Censorship Laws

2. Forms of censorship

IV. Censorship Throughout History (Third subtopic)

A. Past Ways of Censoring

1. Banned songs

2. Racism and its effects

B. Censoring the present

1. Modern cases

2. Methods and rules

V. The Significance of Censoring (Fourth subtopic)

A. Is it effective?

1. Tipper Gore vs. Dee Snyder

2. Explaining the case

B. Does it make a difference?

1. Torries vs. Hebert

2. explaining the case

VI. Conclusion: A restatement of the main points of your paper.