Overview of contemporary event paper

Overview of contemporary event paper




Logistics





a. Choose a problem area from within the course topics, and write a paper that addresses the problem and makes recommendations to improve the situation.


b. Paper should reference and incorporate relevant course content.


c. Please use articles from newspapers.


Paper Format


a. The problem should cover the final part of the course (1980-present day).



b. Describe the nature and extent of the problem.


c. Can legislators or policymakers help? Did legislators and/or policymakers try to address these issues in the past? What were the consequences of these efforts? To what extent are matters better or worse as a result?


 

c. What strategies would you suggest for addressing the problem?


Examples of topics for the Contemporary events paper


 

The following list of topics is only a suggestion; it is not intended to be a definitive list.


Irvine 11



Father Boyle – Home Boy Industries



Iran-Contra



The War on Terror


1992 Civil Unrest, Los Angeles



DREAM Act

DACA


The 2000 U.S. Presidential elections


U. S. Presidential elections

War in Afghanistan

Desert Storm