Phi 110 capstone project

PHIL 110 3WK Part 1 of the Capstone Project

Part 1 of the Capstone Project Your task for Part 1 of the Capstone Project is to select a topic and justify your choice in the Discussion Forum by discussing the main problem or issue. This topic will be the main subject of your essay, the culmination of the Capstone Project.

It’s important to choose a topic about which you feel strongly and that is personally relevant. Below you will find a list of three controversial topics to choose from. All three topics are contemporary and include both pro and con arguments. Please review the resources for all three topics carefully before deciding on your Capstone Essay topic. Please note: once you select and commit to a topic, you will be unable to change it later, so choose wisely!

1. Choose one of the following topics:

Topic 1 -- Gun Violence

Topic 2 -- Illegal Immigration

Topic 3 -- #MeToo movement: resource 1, resource 2

2. After you’ve read through the resources and have chosen your topic, write 2-3 paragraphs in which you justify the reasons for choosing that topic, answering the following questions:

• Why did you select it? • Can you clarify or re-state the main points as you initially understand them? In other words,

what is the issue at stake or problem? • What are some of the components of that issue or problem? Try reconstructing a simple

argument or two that you identified from the reading.

Post your 2-3 paragraphs to the designated Discussion Forum. Then, read and respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts, following the instructions below.

Instructions for Peer Feedback When writing responses to your peers:

• Find similarities and differences between their observations and your own; • Compare your position to theirs on your selected topic; and • Pose at least one critical question that might deepen their (and your own) thinking about this

issue