The Political issue essay should highlight both sides of a political issue. Students are allowed to take a political standpoint as long as both sides of the political issue are equally explored. For example, a student may want to explore the political issue of gun control.

Use one of the PRE- APPROVED TOPICS below

The following topics do not require approval: death penalty, legalization of marijuana, , stem cell research, gun rights, tax reform, the legal age of alcohol consumption, healthcare reform, immigration policies, and prison reform.

NOTE: abortion is not an approved topic.

Prior Approval- Students should receive prior approval for their essay topic if one of the pre-approved topics (listed above) is not selected. Students can attain topic approval via email with the instructor at least two weeks before the essay deadline.

ESSAY REQUIREMENTS:

-The Political issue essay should highlight both sides of a political issue. Students are allowed to take a political standpoint as long as both sides of the political issue are equally explored. For example, a student may want to explore the political issue of gun control. A student should provide a very brief historical perspective of gun control and explore both the pro-gun control and the anti-gun control political perspectives. Finally, students can argue whether they feel that gun control is appropriate or under which conditions and circumstances in the conclusion of the essay.

Paper requirements:

-The essay should be at least 1000 words in a standard academic format, not including the references/works cited list.

-All resources are cited in the body of the essay with in-text citations and corresponding full citations on the works cited page.

-12pt. Times New Roman Font, and double-spaced formatting.

-Students may use either MLA or APA formatting as long as they are consistent throughout the document.

-The essay must include a minimum of three academic resources (There is a link to Galileo from the course home page- Wikipedia and ask.com are not academic resources).

-This project MUST be submitted through this assignment link and MAY NOT be emailed to the instructor.

-Please review the writing assignment rubric for further grading details.

PENALTIES:

Late

-Any papers not submitted by the deadline via the submission folder are late. Papers will be accepted at any time before the deadline; however, the instructor will not grade papers before the deadline.

-Automatic Deduction of 50 points taken off the final grade for lateness.

Originality

-All papers submitted in this class are reviewed via Turnitin.com, a proprietary software database that identifies unoriginal material in papers.

-If plagiarism is detected in a paper, it will receive a ZERO (F) grade with no opportunity to rewrite.

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

Students should use the writing center:

https://www.asurams.edu/academic-affairs/distance-learning/online-writing-center/guides.php

Once you have completed the writing assignment, please attach and submit it here.

Requirements: 1000 plus words