Write an argumentative essay on an ethical issue of interest using course materials. Just to name a few: the prison industrial complex,trans issues, homelessness, immigration, police brutality, corporate influence, media practices, fracking, sex work, pollution, indigenous rights, women’s rights, workers rights. An argument is not a statement of your opinion; it is an attempt to support your position with reasons. This position is your thesis, or the stance you take on a particular topic. You should be able to express your thesis/conclusion in one or two sentences in the first paragraph of your essay. Your thesis states the conclusion you aim to prove. The argument you develop in the essay offers a set of reasons or evidence to support your conclusion or thesis. You will have some flexibility in the topic you choose to write about, however, you will need to include a discussion of readings from the course and documentaries from the course to provide some level of focus.
General Objectives:This paper is meant to give you an opportunity to do a few things: 1.Show your understanding of the course material.2.Show your ability to relate theories from the course to real world ethical issues.3.Show your ability to formulate and support a thesis on a specific ethical issue with argumentative prose.
Format Requirements:-12 point font-double spaced-1500 word minimum-Any citation style is allowed (MLA, APA, Chicago) as long as you choose one and use it correctly and consistently.-You must have in text citations and a works cited page.
Source Requirements:
-You are only required to use readings and documentaries from the course. However,you may use additional outside sources if you so choose.
-You should use at least two readings and one documentary from the course.
For the two readings, you must choose at least one of the following:
-Understanding Marxism by Richard Wolf OR On the Genealogy of Morals by Nietzsche
At least one of the following:
-Transliberation by Leslie Feinberg
-The Racial Contract by Charles Mills
Then choose at least one of the following documentaries:
-13th documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8
-The T Word https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDy0DhfuxfI
-The Fight for Trans Rights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGGZlE0-uhE
-This Changes Everything https://tubitv.com/movies/492011/this_changes_everything
