If your instructor has noted that you should NOT use research for an essay, what might happen if you do perform research?
a) You will not earn a passing grade and will be asked to rewrite if you ignore a major part of the instructions by using research anyway, even if you fully cite and reference it.
b) You should ignore important instructions from your instructor.
c) Your instructor doesn't care and will be just fine with you doing that.
d) If you use research anyway and just paste it into your essay with no citation, you could be reported for plagiarism, which is extremely serious and could have major consequences for your academic career, and therefore your professional career.