due friday

Research Project Assignment Topics

Ulysses Brian Mack

Lone Star College

Instructions: Choose one of the following topics and write a research paper. The paper is to be 8-10 pages in length and submitted in MLA format. Reference pages do not count towards the final page count. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

1. Hate speech

What is considered hate speech and should it be protected under the constitution?

2. The Anti-Vaccination movement: What is their argument and is the movement damaging the health of others.

3. Human Trafficking: What are the effects on society and those victimized by the industry?

4. Sexual Harassment

What constitutes sexual harassment and why does it seem to persist despite social progress.

5. America as a police state.

******Consider the following ideas if choosing this topic******

a. Should Law enforcement officials be required to have a college degree for employment just like other fields such as teaching, engineering, and business?

b. Do policemen and women have too much authority?

c. Should there be increased racial and gender based training for officers?

6. Felons and voting Should convicted felons have the right to vote?

7. Should the U.S abolish the death penalty?

8. Discuss the aspects of a certain type of Mental disorder and the stigma associated.

9. Is social media destroying humanity.

10. Population control: conspiracy theory or truth?

11. Visas and Immigration:

a. Should persons who are in the U.S on a visa be allowed more rights to be allowed to function like those who are citizens?

b. Why is it that America counts on immigrant and illegal immigrant labor, but has not created a permanent solution for those individuals?

12. What is the Prison industrial complex and how does it affect America positively and negatively.