2 PAGES- ISSUE REVIEW
ISSUE REVIEW
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 6, 7
Lesson
Link (website): Conducting Research (Purdue OWL)(Links to an external site.)
Link (website): How to Search the Library(Links to an external site.)
Link (website): Library Workshop Archive(Links to an external site.) (various videos about research and APA format)
Minimum of 6 scholarly sources
Introduction
This week you continue to work on your paper that addresses a current controversial issue. This paper is to be in the form of an argument. You have selected a topic and chosen issues related to that topic; this week, you will thoroughly research both sides of the issues you have chosen. Keep in mind that your paper must define the issue, present evidence on both sides of the issue, and then argue that one side is stronger and more persuasive than the other. Your paper must address at least three relevant aspects of the issue. More specific directions for each part of the paper will be found within the specific assignment in the weekly modules; the assignment this week is to research both the pro and con sides of the issues you have chosen to address.
Here is a brief breakdown of the project so that you can plan your time in the course:
Week
Task
Week 1
Topic Selection
Week 3
Issue Review (both sides)
Week 5
Thesis & Annotated Bibliography (both sides)
Week 7
Argumentative Paper
Instructions
This week, you will conduct an issue review for your selected topic for your project. Present a brief report of your research on both sides of the issue. This should include the following:
Citation of your sources
Links to the sources where available
Brief description of the content of each of the sources (50 to 80 words for each source)
Your research review should address at least three (3) aspects of the issue that is the subject of your paper and must present at least one pro and one con article review on each aspect. Sources should be scholarly or of very high substantive quality.
Click on the following link to view an example. The first aspect is written out completely, with APA citation and brief description of content. The next two aspects should be completely written out by you in your report, including correct APA citation and brief description of content.
Link: Example Issue Review
Because the topics vary widely, the nature of your research will also vary. If you are writing about gene therapy, for example, you will have to support your points with scholarly medical opinion. You may need to review researching techniques. Visit the research links provided in the Required Resources section in this activity for more information.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 1-2 pages (not including title page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page
Running Head: COURSE PROJECT 2
Course Project: Topic Selection
PHIL 347
Professor Auksuole Rubavichute
September 4, 2020
Topic Selection
State the topic chosen from the list or approved by the instructor
The topic I selected is capital punishment. The use of this form of punishment as a penalty for a crime is a constant debate topic. Bearing in mind that there are many reasons people commit crimes, for instance, it is a means of survival because of the conditions impoverished or ones mental deviance reflection. Moreover, social act performance, which violates society’s law, is crime commitment, ranging from crimes like stealing milk packet to murder cases.
State the specific issue you will explore
Should capital punishment be legal?
For the stated issue, state three (3) aspects of the issue that you think will likely develop in your paper. Briefly state why you have chosen each aspect.
1. Effects on society. What actions does the court take after using capital punishment as a penalty for crime?
This aspect will support my work since those who dig more profoundly on the legalization of the punishment focus on the causes leaving behind effects.
2. Human right. Why should one be denied due to life?
I selected this aspect because concerning the human rights theory, everyone has a right to live, and the government, not the law, shouldn’t deny them.
3. Religion. Does religion support the legalization of capital punishment for criminals?
I selected this aspect because the Islamic countries practice the sharia law that supports capital punishment. In the Bible, Genesis 9:6 stipulates, Whoever sheds blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed,” hence a critical point.
