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Description of what i need in the paper. Must be 2000 word body. must have reliable sources. DUE BY 01/08/17 in 4 days. Must have correct grammar. Very important paper.  

Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
Using the databases and the Research Methods research guide in the Ashford University Library, locate and read peer-reviewed articles about the features of qualitative research and quantitative research. Also read the full text of the study you selected in Week One. Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative research methods and terminology. Specify which approach is used in the study. Explain whether the study is qualitative or quantitative by citing specific clues from the article, such as sample size, data collection techniques, the nature of the data collected, or the data analysis techniques used. Using information in the instructor guidance and Chapter 2 of the textbook, determine whether the research study you selected is non-experimental or experimental. Explain your reasoning.
Your paper must be a minimum of four pages (excluding title page) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. All sources must be documented in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. For more information about APA style, please see the Ashford Writing Center.
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Will Cuba become a democracy? Make title catchy

For several years there have been concerns about Cuba becoming a democracy after the exodus from office by former dictator Fidel Castro. The discoveries of the Cuban island by Christopher Columbus lead to a sudden decline of the native Amerindian populations of the Cubans, in 1942 (The World Factbook: CUBA N.D.). Explain: I don’t understand & ciatation is not in correct form!!

Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba in 1492. He named the island Juana in which he claimed it as the new world. (Kastle 2017)

Explain illustration and first sentence better After his discovery, Cuba became known as a Spanish colony. Annually around this time the fleets bound for Spain would be transported from Havana in which African slaves reported to their stations in the sugar and coffee plantations. On the island, Cuba transformed into a substantial sugar producer being that Haiti sugar producing colony collapsed (The World Factbook: CUBA N.D.). Some factors took place that caused other countries to break from Spain. These factors consist of: prosperity replacing poverty, cattle as the main occupation, large estates squeeze out, and slaves arriving in increasing numbers. Cuba still remained loyal after the move towards independence by other Latin American countries (Kastle 2017). Eventually the independence movement of the Spanish rule was provoked. In 1898, the Spanish American war took place which lead to the United States intervening and assisting Cuba in overthrowing the Spanish rule. Cuba’s independence was then established by The Treaty of Paris. After three in a half years later, Cuba was under the United States military rule and gained its’ independence from Spain.

According to Kastle, Gerardo Machado y Morales made an attempt at a revolution in the Cuban government, in the 1930s resulting in failure. His failure lead to him resigning from his position and fleeing the country. Decades later, the rise of Fidel Castro resulted in authoritarian rule for several decades. He decided he wanted to bring down the Batista coup d’état because it had an effect on the Cuban society. This is where the Cubans thought to govern themselves, but some doubts came about of the ability to perform such responsibilities. Several other circumstances such as the overthrow of Batista, the destruction of the military, the polarization of society, civil war, and other Cuban institutions resulted in Cuban becoming a ferocious right-winged dictatorship. In 1959, Fidel Castro seized power of Cuba. During this time, Castro confiscated United States properties and investments to officially convert Cuba into a communist system. This event broke relations between Cuba and the United States rapidly. The United States decided to force an embargo on Cuba to take away any relations they had. Three years later, the United States released Soviet missiles into Cuba which became known as The Cold War Period. During the Cuban Missile Crisis some tension formed dramatically between the two governments.

References

“The World Factbook: CUBA. N.D.” Central Intelligence Agency. December 12, 2017. Accessed December 17, 2017.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html

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Kästle, Klaus. 2017, “___ History of Cuba.” History of Cuba – Nations Online Project. Accessed December 17, 2017. http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/History/Cuba-history.htm.

I expect to earn 47 points out of 50 points.

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The final research report

I have organized the requirements for the final version of your research report by the “rules of  five,” to help you keep my expectations in mind: 

· Your final report will have at least five maps, charts, or other graphics that illustrate and enhance your report (that is, not just for decoration). You will insert these graphics directly into the Word document. 

· Your report will also include five additional references related to the general theme. These references may come from newspapers, reputable websites (e.g., not just somebody’s blog), or other reference materials other than encyclopedias and dictionaries (see “Useful research resources,” above). Again, every one of these sources will be fully and appropriately referenced, in the professor’s modified Chicago style.

· You may use one or two articles that I assign for class, but you will have to research the rest for yourself. I will be glad to help you, if you start early but cannot find the materials you need. 

· Combined, I want to use a total of 8 to 10 good references.

Also:

· Your final paper will contain at least 2000 words—which is very roughly seven double spaced pages worth of text—plus your name, student ID number, date, descriptive title, references, and illustrations. Please don’t be short, nor too long either: target somewhere between 1950 and 2050 words of text.

· All your research and every one of your illustrations must be fully and appropriately cited, using the modified Chicago style specified below.

· You must submit your report through the Canvas dropbox, as a Word document (either or x).

· Please note that your final report will automatically be checked by Turnitin.com, to be sure your work is original.

· No “do-overs.” Check over your work before you submit your report, and be careful to submit the correct version of your paper.

Expectations for an “excellent” or “A” report: 

· The report will be submitted by the due date, as a Word document, delivered via the digital dropbox in the “exams & dropboxes” link for this assignment.

· You will read carefully and follow all the rules listed above. 

· You will incorporate your textbook readings, graphics, and additional sources into a report that is thoughtful, well-written, interesting, and enjoyable—both for you and me. 

· You will define, explain, and provide examples all new terms and concepts. If you do this, not just the professor should be able to understand your report, but any interested, intelligent reader. 

· Comparisons are always helpful. Rather than just giving the reader the square miles or kilometers of Honduras (pretty meaningless, even to me), compare it with the size of, say, a familiar state in the U.S. Don’t just give the reader the population growth rate or fertility rate of Afghanistan, compare it with those rates in the U.S. or in other Third World countries, such as Mexico. 

Complete & proper referencing

· You must provide a full and proper reference for everything you include in your report that comes from any other source. This includes and and all illustrations, quotes, facts, figures, or ideas that come from websites, books, TV, radio, textbooks, newspapers, magazines, interviews, etc.

· You must use the modified form of Chicago referencing and style explained in the section following. Please ask me if you have any questions.

· Please don’t use footnotes. Instead, provide a simple citation in the text after any fact, figure, illustration, etc. The citation only needs to include the author’s name, followed by the year if available. If there’s not an author listed, then use the organization or publication responsible instead. For example: (Smith 2017) or (Washington Post). This citation then will direct me to the complete reference at the end of your paper.

· At the end of your paper, you will provide a complete list of “References,” or “Works cited.” (Don’t use the term “Bibliography;” that’s something different.)

· Begin all references with the last name of the author, or the organization or publication responsible if there’s no author—then alphabetize in that order.

· You can use interviews with knowledgeable individuals on your topic, or your own relevant experience or photos. You can reference such sources as “Slick, Stan. 2017. Personal interview.” ” Author’s personal experience. 2017.” or “Author’s personal photo. 2017”

· Never just give me the web address for a source. Website addresses change too often, or they’re easy to copy incorrectly. Please provide full and complete references.

· Most students seem to have bad results with Microsoft Word’s automatic referencing function, which results in lots of errors. Either check over the automatic referencing carefully, or I suggest you do it yourself so you’re sure it’s done right.

· Why am I such a cranky old professor about all this referencing stuff?

· I am a cranky, old professor.

· You don’t ever want to be accused of plagiarism. See the section on plagiarism, following.

· Sorry, but you are not yet a recognized authority on world geography. Back up your ideas with more established sources than yourself 🙂

· Using a standard system forces you to include all the necessary information about every source. This allows the interested reader to track down your information and illustrations to follow up on your interesting research.

· If and when the web address changes or disappears, a complete reference allows for the reader to search for the information anyway.

· Learn how to do it right now, and you’ll know how to do it right for all your future research papers in undergraduate and potentially graduate school as well as professional reports.