Essay1+Essay2

Purpose: This essay will focus on your ability to research what is currently going on in the world. You will use Google News to find sources and to evaluate them.

 

Instructions: You have each been assigned a topic resolution and an article. You must 1) create an argument (thesis) that responds to that resolution, 2) find three additional sources from either reputable news sources or library databases, 3) explore your argument in a 4 page paper. 

 

Format: Minimum of 4 full pages. Your paper must follow proper MLA format, with the proper information in the first five lines (Your name, Instructor, Class, Date (Day Month Year), and Title (Centered). The paper must have 1” margins, and be written in 12pt Times New Roman font (what you are reading right now) double spaced. You must include a Works Cited page (which does not count for your page count) which adheres to MLA guidelines (see chapter 15, p. 780-805). 

 

Due Dates: The week of November 10th through 16th, 2019

 

Audience: You are writing for a general academic audience. 

 

Topic Resolutions:

 

The international community must intercede on behalf of democracy in Hong Kong. - Shanice Whitfield https://www.vox.com/2019/6/11/18661007/hong-kong-protest-2019-china-extradition

 

The United States must prioritize the treatment of chronic pain with new medications in the face of the opioid epidemic. - Jessica Washington https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/3/16079772/opioid-epidemic-drug-overdoses

 

The European Union must prevent a no-deal Brexit to preserve a stable global economy. - Nyasia Sanders https://www.vox.com/2019/10/21/20924771/brexit-news-explained-boris-johnson-parliament-withdrawal-bill-act

 

The United States must continue the policy of taking in refugees from war-torn countries. - Marquis Ray https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/26/20886038/trump-refugee-cap-executive-order

 

Faithless elector laws in 32 states and DC are unconstitutional and must be abolished. - Nooh Namer https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2016/11/29/13771920/electoral-college-faithless-electors-independent-trump

 

The United States must protect and defend Kurdish fighters in Northern Iraq and Syria from Turkey. - Ibrahim Moshin https://www.vox.com/2019/10/7/20902699/trump-syria-turkey-erdogan-invasion-kurds

 

Congress must pass laws protecting elections from foriegn electronic interference before the 2020 elections. -  Ahmed Maweri https://www.vox.com/2019/5/21/18629428/election-security-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-russia

 

The Trump administration must turn over requested documents for the impeachment inquiry without invoking executive privilege. - Ady Hasan https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/10/9/20906209/white-house-impeachment-inquiry-constitution

 

The Sudanese peace process between the military and rebel groups will not be resolved within the six month deadline. - Zotora Hall https://www.vox.com/2019/7/5/20683001/sudan-power-sharing-agreement-sovereign-council-protests

 

US companies should not prevent their employees from speaking out openly about China’s crackdown on democracy protests in Hong Kong. - Nikole Gipson https://www.vox.com/2019/10/8/20904433/blizzard-hong-kong-hearthstone-blitzchung

 

German elections in 2019 are the next bellwether for the troubling rise of white nationalism. - Emad Fittahey https://www.vox.com/world/2017/9/26/16360916/afd-german-far-right-racism-xenophobia

 

The US should increase funding and international aid for Island Territories and nations affected by hurricanes. - Carlton Bakeley https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/9/11/20858981/hurricane-dorian-bahamas-death-toll-missing-grand-bahama-abaco-islands-marsh-harbour

 

The US should recognize Catalonia as an independent state separate from Spain. - Ghanem Algamaai https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50194846

 

Congress should make all efforts to stop the current Trade War before it escalates further. - Ali Alfaihani https://www.vox.com/world/2019/9/12/20862466/us-china-trade-war-trump-70-anniversary

 

The shooting death by police of Atatiana Jefferson demonstrates an urgent need for national police reform. - Saleh Alasad https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/10/13/20912212/atatiana-jefferson-fort-worth-police-shooting-texas-aaron-dean-murder

 

Michelle Obama should run for President in 2020. - Mohamed Al-Kuhlani https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455955-michelle-obama-theres-zero-chance-i-run-for-president

 

The government of Chile has to deal with the systemic economic inequality in the country in order to quell the unrest and protests. - Ali Ahmed https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/world/americas/why-chile-protests.html

 

The current wave of global protests and strikes will produce almost no action in regards to climate change. - Alshiban Abdulaziz https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/10/8/20899908/climate-change-protest-emergency-fund