Discuss the following:
Research Paper - Each student will write an 8-page paper on a topic that has been thoroughly researched. The paper needs to be in APA writing style and will include the title page, the abstract page, 5 pages of text, and the reference page. The information must come from at least five different reliable, recent, and scholarly sources.
If a controversial subject is chosen (i.e. Abortion), students are to present both sides of the issue. This is NOT an opinion paper. Opinion papers will be completely disqualified. Students must have their topics approved by the professor. The object of this assignment is to have students demonstrate the extent of government action, intervention, involvement, or effort to resolve current societal issues.
Suggested Topics:
Abortion Identity Theft
Alternative Energy vs. Fossil Fuels Illegal Immigration: Facts on Its Economic Impact
Adoption: Closed vs. Open Megan's Law
Capital punishment Plagiarism in American Schools
Child Support Police Brutality
Destruction of Nuclear Weapons Safe Surrender Law or Safe Haven Law (AB 1368)
Elderly Abuse Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide The California Drought
Foster Care The Effects of TV/video games' violence in children
Genetic Engineering The National Debt of the United States
Gun Control and the Second Amendment The Role of the United States in the United Nations
High-Speed Rail The Three Strikes Law
Homeland Security The War on Terrorism
Human Trafficking Women in the Military