• Explain your chosen issue and why it is important both globally and personally. You can address such questions as
  • What drew your interest to this topic?
  • Who is harmed by this problem?
  • What might happen if the problem is not remedied?
• Drawing from multiple credible sources, including at least one scholarly source, present an argument for one perspective on the issue. Put the argument in standard form and cite any sources of information after each premise. Briefly evaluate the quality of the reasoning, addressing such questions as
  • Are the premises all true/supported?
  • Is the reasoning valid/strong?
  • Are there any possible objections to the argument?
• Drawing from multiple credible sources, including at least one scholarly source, present an argument for a contrasting perspective on the issue. Put the argument in standard form and cite any sources of information after each premise. Briefly evaluate the quality of the reasoning for the contrasting perspective, addressing such questions as
  • Are the premises all true/supported?
  • Is the reasoning valid/strong?
  • Are there any possible objections to the argument?
• Appraise the two arguments.
  • Is one stronger than the other? Explain your reasoning.
• Present your own reasoning, in standard form, regarding how to address this issue.
  • Explain how you arrived at this viewpoint.
  • Relate the processes you went through both to reach a decision about what you would do regarding the issue and to plan your action.
• Describe what you did to take action for your global issue.
  • Include documentation of the action (e.g., photographs, screenshots, video links, etc.) in an appendix at the end of your paper.

NOTE: Documentation of your action is required. Your work will be returned ungraded without documentation of your action.

• Analyze the impacts of your action on the world.
  • You can address questions such as whether if everyone were to take actions like yours, would that be sufficient to resolve this issue?
• Assess the impacts of your action on yourself.
  • What have you learned from the process of developing your viewpoint and acting on it?
• Formulate possible plans for taking further action on this issue.
  • What would some logical next steps be?