As before, send me your idea (s) for the third paper. Remember to tell me more than just your topic; also explain what you want to say about this topic.It is especially important to tell me why you chose this topic, since there is no reading packet to anchor this last paper. For the same reason, it's important to explain what connections, if any, you have to this topic.As usual, include whatever opinions you have; some of the big points you want to make in the paper; the kinds of information/sources you are searching for.The picture is for information.

For the third paper of the semester, the topic is purposefully big and inclusive of many possibilities. I'm calling it a "social issue" paper. You're being asked to write a paper about some social issue of your choice. A social issue is anything that matters to people in general (say, gun safety), or to a subset of people, like farmers or high school students or immigrants. Social issues are not limited to people. Animals, the environment, technology, and other non-human things are also rich areas for topics. I happen to think that animal rights-serious thinking about the lives animals should have-is going to be one of the great civil rights issues of the future; assuming, that is, that the planet survives. A social issue is anything that is in the news (pretty much; let's eliminate Taylor Swift's latest love interest), especially not a single incident, but things that are talked about regularly in the news. Or something that could be in the news-something that you could imagine being published in the Boston Globe. A social issue can be national or global, or it can be very local: something going on in your neighborhood or your church/temple/mosque. Social issues are often serious things-policing, pollution, politics, and lots of p and all the other letters of the alphabet words. But they can also be lighter, or seemingly lighter, things. Chris Rock made a movie about black women's hair (Good Hair), which revealed some fascinating things about deeper feelings as well as having lots of great scenes in hair salons. Kids' toys. Trendy diets. The fact that there are a couple of hundred different cereals to choose from in your local grocery store, and what that says about us, our culture. It doesn't have to be about tragedy. Many of the topics that people have already written about would qualify for this paper. All the stereotype topics, from mental health to gaming to the too-often-ignored (and underpaid) lunch ladies and others like them, contain social issues. So do many if not all of the pop culture topics. Once again, I recommend specific topics: not "the economy," but rather an in- depth look at minimum wage. I'm not creating a Reading Packet for this paper because the topic is just too broad. You will largely be doing your own research, as you have all along. However, the Reading Packets for the first two papers contain many articles and videos that could be used in a paper on a social issue. So take another look at those Reading Packets. Also, as you send me topic ideas, I'll respond with source material-articles, videos, movies, etc.-that I think could be relevant, if I have any on that topic, and if I don't, then suggestions for sources, which I usually do anyway. I'm saying you can send a full or partial draft because of the quick turnaround time. If you send a partially written paper, include some notes at the end of what you plan to add. Also, I ask-and remind you again on Discussion Board-that you tell me if you are planning to put this third paper in portfolio, or that you might put it in. If you know you're definitely not including it, that is useful for me to know. The actual topic: Discuss/analyze a social issue of your choice. Length: 4+ pages Sources: 4+ of your choosing