In this assignment, you will summarize two conflicting arguments and then, by identifying positions upon which both sides could agree, establish some consensus between the two writers. In this paper you will be primarily summarizing the arguments of other writers, and this assignment is not intended to espouse, promote, advance, inculcate, or compel a particular feeling, perception, viewpoint, or belief.
• Your paper must be 1000-1200 words in length; quoted material and bibliographic information on the Works Cited page do not count toward this total.
• Students are prohibited from writing about subjects that served as a basis for extensive class discussion or that were the subject of sample papers.
• Students are not allowed to write upon topics that they have already discussed in previous papers.
• Students must select a policy issue (i.e., laws and regulations) rather than write upon non-legislative matters (e.g., is social media good for society?).
• Students are not allowed to write on the following topics:
i) Abortion
ii) Marijuana
iii) Climate change
iv) Obesity
v) Paying college athletes
vi) The Electoral College
vii) Gun control
viii) Use of cellphones in school
ix) The death penalty
x) International issues–the policy needs to address domestic concerns.
• This paper is a research assignment; you will need to find, read, cite in your paper, and document on the Works Cited page:
o two articles from the SIRS Issues Researcher database. These sources must be either newspaper or magazine articles. If students are uncertain as to the provenance of any source, they should email the professor. Students should not select any articles sourced from “University Wire.” Although not correct in MLA style, the two articles from the SIRS database should be identified in the Works Cited page by underlining.