Assignment 2: Position Paper Two - Media and Society
This is the second of two position papers based on the following scenario to be completed in this course.
Imagine that you are running for a state office (e.g., governor, senator, or representative) and you have to prepare a position paper for a debate on controversial issues in the news. (Select one of the topics addressed.) You will want your position paper to demonstrate critical thinking, sound logic, valid claims, personal passion, and credible support that is cited correctly because the paper will be provided to the news media before the debate and will be scrutinized by the media and reported on regarding these criteria. Your professor will serve as your close advisor whose job is to review the paper and provide feedback to you on the paper's strengths and weaknesses.
Write a two to three page (700 to 1,200 words) paper in which you:
1. Introduce your position using a thesis statement in the first paragraph, including a quote, question, or statistic from your reliable sources and an overview of the main points you will cover. (It's important to grab the audience's interest and inform them of what the main and support points are.)
2. Provide three or four major points to support your thesis statement. (Put each major point in a separate paragraph.)
3. Provide one paragraph in which you identify and answer an expected argument against your view.
4. Organized arguments and support for claims effectively.
5. Demonstrate personal passion for your position and critical thinking with persuasive language, sound logic, valid claims, and credible support for the claims.
6. Provide two to three credible and reliable references (in addition to the text) about current events, which have been published in the last five years and are cited correctly in the position paper. (Wikipedia is not an acceptable source.)
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Apply critical thinking skills to the analysis of issues involving mass media and society.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in media and society.
• Write clearly and concisely about media and society using proper writing mechanics.
• Note: Depending on the student's topic selection, the outcome measured might include one of the following:
• Evaluate the appropriateness of various media forms for different audiences.
• Analyze selected legal issues and policy regulations pertaining to the media.
• Determine how new forms of technology impact first amendment rights
• Analyze various issues affecting the media business.
• Evaluate the effects of new forms of media (e.g., online services) on social interactions.
• Evaluate the effects of the digital information expansion / explosion on society.
Assignment 2.2: Liberty Challenged in Nineteenth Century America Final Paper
You have already developed a thesis statement and an outline in which you explored the peculiar institution known as slavery. Now you will develop the final paper in which you explore your main points in detail.
1. Introduce your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement.
2. Describe two outcomes of the 3/5ths Compromise, Missouri Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott Decision. Note: Be sure to provide two outcomes for each legislation.
3. Suggest three reasons why slavery was, and is, incompatible with our political and economic system.
4. List three to five driving forces that led to the Civil War.
5. Use at least three academic references besides or in addition to the textbook. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Recognize the main factors that led to America's early development.
• Identify and discuss the different ways that the heritages of slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction have shaped America's history.
• Summarize and discuss the ways that formal policies of government have influenced the direction of historical and social development in the United States.
• Examine how changes in social and economic conditions and technology can cause corresponding changes in the attitudes of the people and policies of the government.
• Specify ways that women and minorities have responded to challenges and made contributions to American culture.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in American History to 1865.
• Write clearly and concisely about American History to 1865 using proper writing mechanics.