Final Paper
GSR 240.07
Fall 2012
Prof. Amy Stevens
Essay on Civil Rights and Social Responsibility
Due Dates:
Outline due: Thurs., Oct. 25
First Draft due: Tues., Nov. 6
Final Paper due: Tues., Dec. 4
Assessment:
30% critical thinking on ethics and social responsibility
25% content (historical and present-day)
25% grammar, syntax
20% sources, citations, evidence
Specifications
5 to 7 pages in length
Cover Sheet (not in count of 5 to 7)
12 point font; double space
In-text citations (www.citationmachine.net)
References (www.citationmachine.net)
For acceptable research sources (see final page of these instructions)
Project description
Your paper will compare and contrast one African-American civil rights issue that happened during America’s civil rights struggle (1954 to 1965) and is still happening today (to any group of people). You will address the issue from ethical and social responsibility perspectives.
PROVIDE HEADINGS (IN RED) IN YOUR PAPER
Paper outline I. Intro In 1954 to 1965, African Americans have been fighting for federal to pass interracial marriage. Nowadays, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender have been fighting for amending gay rights to the US Constitution to allow gay couples to get married. II. Body
Civil Rights Issue from 1954 to 1965 Identify the civil right issue from 1954 to 1965 • People believed that God created the races and placed them on separate continents. Therefore, interracial married couples were arrested for violating the law. It happened from 1954 to 1965. In 1967, interracial marriage has been fully legal in all U.S. states since Supreme Court decision that they think anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional Ethical Principle Explain which ethical principle was violated (select one of Dr. VanGilder’s four ethical principles) • Apply the definition of the ethical principle to your
Fall 2012
Prof. Amy Stevens
Essay on Civil Rights and Social Responsibility
Due Dates:
Outline due: Thurs., Oct. 25
First Draft due: Tues., Nov. 6
Final Paper due: Tues., Dec. 4
Assessment:
30% critical thinking on ethics and social responsibility
25% content (historical and present-day)
25% grammar, syntax
20% sources, citations, evidence
Specifications
5 to 7 pages in length
Cover Sheet (not in count of 5 to 7)
12 point font; double space
In-text citations (www.citationmachine.net)
References (www.citationmachine.net)
For acceptable research sources (see final page of these instructions)
Project description
Your paper will compare and contrast one African-American civil rights issue that happened during America’s civil rights struggle (1954 to 1965) and is still happening today (to any group of people). You will address the issue from ethical and social responsibility perspectives.
PROVIDE HEADINGS (IN RED) IN YOUR PAPER
Paper outline I. Intro In 1954 to 1965, African Americans have been fighting for federal to pass interracial marriage. Nowadays, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender have been fighting for amending gay rights to the US Constitution to allow gay couples to get married. II. Body
Civil Rights Issue from 1954 to 1965 Identify the civil right issue from 1954 to 1965 • People believed that God created the races and placed them on separate continents. Therefore, interracial married couples were arrested for violating the law. It happened from 1954 to 1965. In 1967, interracial marriage has been fully legal in all U.S. states since Supreme Court decision that they think anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional Ethical Principle Explain which ethical principle was violated (select one of Dr. VanGilder’s four ethical principles) • Apply the definition of the ethical principle to your
References: Project description Your paper will compare and contrast one African-American civil rights issue that happened during America’s civil rights struggle (1954 to 1965) and is still happening today (to any group of people)