Students will select ONE of the subjects listed below and write a 2-page paper on the selected subject. Students must include a minimum of two references, one being from an outside, non-GU source, is required.
Please be very sensitive to the issues involved in plagiarism! All of the written work submitted must clearly be your own. Keep in mind that transcription of material (copying), followed by parenthetical identification of the source with little or no original thought added does not constitute an adequate essay. You are expected to provide some evidence that at least a significant portion of the each essay is your own reaction to, thought about or evaluation of the subject of the essay, composed in your own words. Agreement, disagreement, examples, etc. are appropriate – as long as evidence of some thoughtful and pertinent independent thought, reaction, or response to the term or question is included.
Discuss the history of the death penalty and examine the impact the court case Furman v. Georgia (1972) had on the death penalty across America. Discuss the arguments on both sides of the issue. Include what you see for the future of capital punishment in the Unites States.
In detail, define Restorative Justice. Discuss the pros and the cons of the concept. Do you see it as a viable alternative sanction to traditional punishment methods? Why or why not? references plese