Students must submit a paper on a global issue of their choice. Your paper must meet the following content, format and submission requirements:
CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
1. Pick a global issue such as climate change, arms exports, human trafficking, WMD, infectious diseases, drug trafficking, women’s rights, ethnic/racial discrimination, etc. Explain the nature of this issue. Explain how and why some groups are more negatively impacted than others. [CT, CO and SR]
2. Present and critique three contrasting proposals to resolve your issue (one proposal can be “do nothing”). Choose one of these as the best option and use data (charts, graphs, etc.) to explain why this is the best choice. [CT, CO and EQS]
o Present the data you have gathered from reliable sources and analyze the trends regarding your issue. Is it growing worse or better? How do you know? [CO, EQS]
3. Discuss how and why your own past behavior may have made this issue better or worse. Explain how your new knowledge of this issue might lead to a change in your own behavior. Who will your changes impact and what do you hope to accomplish? [CO, SR]
4. Cite at least three (3) reliable, quality references within the body of the paper using the Chicago Manual of Style’s (Links to an external site.)parenthetical citation style. One of the citations MUST come from the class textbook (-10 points if this is not done). You must have at least three parenthetical citations in the body of the paper that correctly match the sources properly formatted in the Works Cited Page. [CO]
A paper with no parenthetical source citations in its body OR no works cited section at the end of will receive a mark of 0. No second chances.
FORMAT REQUIREMENTS:
1. Typed, 2-3 pages (not counting Works Cited Page), 12-point font, double-spaced.
2. Your name, my name, POSC 2503, and the date.
3. A title is required, but a separate title page is not necessary.
4. An introduction with a thesis/statement of purpose in the first paragraph: “This paper will…”
5. A logically organized and sequenced body followed by a clearly stated conclusion.
6. Use of the Chicago Manual of Style’s (Links to an external site.) parenthetical citation format. Students must be very careful and pay attention to details when they examine and cite internet sources.
A paper with no parenthetical source citations and/or no Works Cited Page at the end will receive a grade of 0; no second chances will be allowed.
7. Use of footnotes or endnotes is prohibited.
8. Using encyclopedias, like Wikipedia, Ballotpedia, history.com, kids.law.com, etc. is prohibited (-10 points).
9. Use of word mixers like Spinbot is prohibited and will result in a grade of 0; no second chances will be allowed.
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