The Curious Research Paper

After reading ‘ introduction I got to thinking that a research paper wouldn’t be as bad as I thought although I still see it as a more formal writing filled with quotes and sources. I think it could be made effective in stating opinions and backing with these quotes and sources. But like said in the other blog “response to Jordan unmotivated” I feel like there are a lot of guidelines restricting the flow of the paper. In high school my research papers weren’t too bad but were very boring basically page fillers, my teachers weren’t very strict and I didn’t have to do more than one or two research papers. I was always a person who if required to write preferred a more creative text such as a short story or something of that sort. Research papers to me are not like this at all, if I were required to write one it would probably be easiest writing on a controversial issue. This way it would be easier to carry out advice given in The Curious Researcher to be authoritative and opiniated. I’ve become worried with all the penalties involved in citing and work cited pages, how strict are you with those? Could you help the format of the work cited page?