Please upload here your first draft of your first essay.
Eventually this will be a 6-8 page paper
You will choose one essay topic (see list in syllabus) and compose an introduction to it in one paragraph (1/2 page) written in narrative format (NO BULLET POINTS) describing three important moments from the history of the topic from 1960+.
YOU MUST TITLE THE SECTION OF YOUR ESSAY WITH THE FOLLOWING FIVE SECTION TITLES OR LOSE 5 POINTS. THUS, EVERY ESSAY WILL HAVE SECTION HEADINGS WITH THESE TITLES:
COMPOSITION, HISTORY OF TOPIC, PRO/CON, APPLICATION OF ETHICAL THEORY, PERSONAL CONCLUSION
SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR RESEARCH PAPER:
Discuss the ethics of racial profiling analyzing the topic from one of three perspectives In relation to local law enforcement practices, national security practices, or biomedical/medical practices. Do NOT cover all three of these in your paper. Pick one and develop it.
How does the media perpetuate racial or ethnic stereotypes. Examine this by looking at the portrayal of race and ethnicity on television (for instance, in specific shows), marketing campaigns or cinema. Do NOT cover all three of these in your paper. Pick one and develop it.
How does the media perpetuate stereotypes in relation to gender?
Should women be judged on an equal playing field and have equal access with men with respect to every branch and role of military service?
Should transgender soldiers be allowed to serve openly in the military?
Should children who identify as one sex at birth but who identify as another sex as they grow older be allowed the opportunity to alter their bodies using chemical and surgical means to change their sex?
Under what circumstances is pornography ethical?
Should prostitution be decriminalized in the United States?
Should a carbon tax be passed to charge companies and industries for the carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide they produce and release into the environment?
Should illegal immigrants in the United States be granted a pathway to citizenship?
Is the replacement of full time workers with robotic and digital technologies ethical?
What limits should companies observe concerning data collection on U.S. citizens?
What ethical principles should all news coverage reflect whether it appears on Facebook or in the New York Times?
Should marijuana be decriminalized on a national level?
Should the death penalty be legal in the United States?
Is physician assisted suicide ethical in the United States?
Your final research paper assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric. Your first draft will not be graded according to this rubric. It is included here below only as a reference.
15/15: Composition: Is paper written well with attention to syntax, grammar, clear thesis statement, consistent paragraphing and proper citations style or are there recurring problems with any of these?
15/15: History of topic: Does paper develop historical background for the moral issue from 1960 onward in a clear and chronologically coherent manner or does the paper fall short of doing this in specific ways?
20/20: Pro versus Con: Does paper spell out clearly conflicting sides of the issue or does it only show one side or is it entirely missing a pro/con section?
30/30: Application of ethical theories: Does author treat issue with two ethical approaches studied during the term in depth (or analyzes the issue with unusual and sustained depth from the standpoint of one theory)?
20/20: Personal Conclusion: Does author develop a concluding personal analysis that expresses their standpoint on the subject in a thorough and clear way or does it sum up the issue superficially or is the paper missing a genuine personal conclusion?
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