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Change ‘Topic’ to the issue you chose from the instructions.

Add your first and last name.

Instructions

For each page, synthesize your research and write in complete sentences in essay format using 14pt type.

Write about topics/questions provided in the Notes below each page.

Add additional pages if you need more room.

If an area doesn’t seem to fit your topic, then broaden your research to include similar issues.

When in doubt, write the instructor for clarification using the Canvas Inbox.

Cite sources by adding hyperlinks to the Titles of Articles and Titles of Laws. See the examples on the Writing Requirements page.

Add at least one image or movie that supports your writing:

Chart, illustration, example, infographic, movie (not logos or generic photos).

Cite media with copyright statements: © year Owner Name.

For movies, hyperlink the copyright statement so students can view them in a new tab.

Provide the movie URL so Instructors can locate the movie from inside TurnItIn.

Add all sources to the Bibliography page.

Include author, title, publisher, date, and URL. (Use APA, MLA, or IEEE format but include the URL.)

Leave font set at left-justified Lato 14pt with 1.15 line height. Do not change the type settings.

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Historical Timeline

Historical Timeline

Research the history of the issue.

What year did this issue get its start? Update the timeline.

What years (or months) did it go through major milestones? Update the timeline.

Describe each major milestone in the text boxes above each date.

Cite where you read about it using the required format (see page 2, step 1.d).

Facts of the situation

Write about the basic facts of the situation….who did what where, how, and why?

Illustration

Description and copyright statement

Movie url

Movie or legible illustration

Locate and add audio/visual media related to the situation:

Using the Insert menu above, add a video, chart, infographic, or diagram to support what you’re writing about.

Add a copyright statement below or above it to demonstrate that you’ve learned how to:

make or copy the symbol ©.

locate the year of creation (usually at the bottom/footer of the website).

locate the owner (usually the photographer/artist name, or the company that owns the website, but not Google.)

Hyperlink the media in the copyright statement: © year Owner Name .

If embedding a movie, please also paste in the URL so we can copy and paste it into the browser address bar. PDF files saved from Google do not allow us to see the movie from inside the page.

Related laws

Write about laws related to the situation.

Name, describe, and cite each law in your paragraphs.

Hyperlink the Titles of Laws so they link to the original source.

Obligations

Write about the interests, obligations, and/or responsibilities of the people in the situation, including:

employees of the company

the government

governing organizations

the users

Cite sources.

Ethical Framework 1

Analyze the results/outcomes/consequences of the problem using one of the workable ethical theories you learned about earlier in the Devising an Ethical Framework lesson.

Name, define, and cite the theory you mention.

Does your analysis find the result/outcome morally justified or not?

Ethical Framework 2

Analyze the results/outcomes/consequences of the problem using a different workable ethical theory (other than previously analyzed):

Compare and contrast the two theories discussed; note which one you favor for justifying the outcome.

Does your analysis find the result/outcome morally justified or not?

Name, define, and cite the theory you mention.

The Future

Think about how the results of the situation could affect the future.

Note what can be done to steer it in a better direction.

Cite the sources of ideas.

Bibliography

For each source used in the previous pages, document the author, title, publisher, publish date, and URL.

(Use APA, MLA, or IEEE format but include the URL.)