Research Paper on RACIAL DISCRIMINATION (FOR KIM WOODS ONLY, PLEASE)

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Research Paper Topic: RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

Overview: Write an original, argument-driven research paper on RACIAL DISCRIMINATION.

Your Research Paper must be formatted in MLA and should be between 10-12 pages long, not including the Works Cited page.

Goals: The Research Paper is meant to give you practice writing a long, argument-driven, research paper. The Research Paper is also designed to further your development in using outside sources to support your argument (making use of summaries, quotes and paraphrasing). The assignment also acts to continue developing skills necessary to incorporate different viewpoints to support your arguments by addressing counterarguments. Furthermore, it aims to provide you with the opportunity and practice composing a lengthy, sustained, original, and well-organized argument in a structured environment. The Research Paper also serves to practice your skills using MLA formatting and citation methods.

Topic: RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

(The essay paper should be more in the direction of Racial Discrimination as it affects mostly Blacks in America. However, at some point in the essay, there should be a counter argument on how Whites also suffer Racial discrimination also). Example, The recent killings of Blacks by Cops in America can be one out of many instances you can use, Employment discrimination is also one of numerous examples.

Make sure research paper sources are relevant and credible -

Requirements:

· Your research paper must be written in MLA format

· You are also required to have at least 7 sources in your paper. Three of those sources must be academic research articles (scholarly journal articles). All sources must be cited properly in-text and on your Works Cited page.

· Your paper must be between 10-12 pages in length. The page requirement does not include the Works Cited page.

· In your essay, you must use quotes and paraphrases to support your argument. You should also use summaries when applicable.

· You should also incorporate two complete counterarguments into your essay (opposing point, concession, and refutation).

Below is the Annotated Bibliography on this Paper (which I already completed): This may just help you in the direction of your paper.

Thanks.

Racial Discrimination: An Annotated Bibliography

Racial discrimination is simply the prejudicial treatment of a person based on their physical characteristics. Racial discrimination is a social injustice that permeates virtually every area of our society. The killings of unarmed black men and the subsequent protests in most cities of America brings to light one of the ways that racial discrimination affects people of color. Although America is perceived as a land that offers equal opportunity to everyone irrespective of the color of their skin, there is statistical data to prove that this is not the case because of the disparities in educational opportunities, employment opportunities, incarceration rates, experiences with police brutality and even disparate consumer experiences.

Crutchfield, Robert D., and Gregory A. Weeks. "The Effects of Mass Incarceration on Communities of Color." Issues in Science & Technology 32.1 (2015): 46-51. OmniFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson). Web. 12 April, 2016.

In the article, “The effects of Mass Incarceration on Communities of Color”, Crutchfield and Weeks write about how coercive mobility (a situation in which a large number of convicts and ex-convicts are from poor black communities) affects communities of color (46). Crutchfield and Weeks claim that coercive mobility “actually increase crime and victimization” (46). These writers claim that the large number of people of color in jails is as a result of the lack of fairness of the American Justice System (46-51). The fact that Robert D. Crutchfield is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington and Gregory A. Weeks is a retired judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina, shows the reliability of this article. A retired superior court judge is in the best position to talk about the deficiency in the American Justice System. I believe this article would be an important part of my research paper because it gives examples of the disproportionate prison sentences between members of minority groups and members of majority groups.