Make sure to cite ALL your quotes and use APA or MLA format for citations/sources. Failure to cite your quotes is plagiarism, and you will be counted off for that. Also, do not cite more than 10%, or 150 words, of your paper. Using encyclopedias and encyclopedic websites (about.com or wikipedia.com), or grade school websites, will count against you! Do NOT quote your instructor or textbook. This is supposed to be OUTSIDE research, so make good use of the books, magazines, journals, reports, and government/education websites.
Papers will be submitted through Canvas by 11:59pm on the day it is due. If you miss the deadline, you can STILL submit your work through CANVAS, but I will deduct 5 points for EVERY day that it is late. (If you miss the midnight deadline, you have the full 24 hours, before you lose another 5 points, so use MOST of it to re-edit, re-write, re-read and thoroughly re-hash your paper again and again. ) It is YOUR responsibility to make sure YOUR paper is submitted by the deadline.
Paper #1 Due July 1st – Recently Texas passed a new law (SB8) prohibiting abortions after 6 weeks. instead of having government enforce the rule, this allowed private citizens to sue those who broke this rule, or helped others break the rule. Since there was no government enforcement, the courts allowed it. More recently a US Supreme Court opinion was leaked which seemed to indicate that the court will overturn Roe v Wade, which would allow states to make their own decisions on abortion. (And that decision could be out by the time this paper is due.) As such, Texas has passed House Bill 1280, which would outlaw ALL abortions, except if the life of the mother is at stake. Discuss these bills and the effect you think they are having, and could have on the State of Texas. This is not so much about how you feel about abortion itself, but how you think the State will react, both good and bad.
In the body of your paper be fair and balanced, leave your opinions until the conclusion. In your conclusion be sure to offer your suggestions for how you see this affecting Texas in our future and if it will be a mostly positive or mostly negative affect, and why. (Whether you are for or against abortion is not the point here, and your position on the issue will NOT affect your grade. What does affect your grade is an inability to present a fair and balanced argument.)
Although your conclusion is your opinion, be careful NOT to use “I” or “we.” Personal pronouns are not to be used in a formal research paper, which this is, even though it is a bit short. Just say it like you mean it, and it is a fact. (If 35 points is enough for you, then submit the minimums of 1500 words and 5 sources without many details with a general overview. If you want to score closer to 50, excel with MORE words, more details and show me you have a firm understanding by suggesting what will happen with the different choices that we make throughout the state and throughout the country. Also including 2 or more primary sources with 6 or more secondary sources would exceed my expectations.)
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