Approved Topics:
Please DO NOT Distort or Modify any of the following published topics/titles. No modified or distorted topic/title will be accepted.
You are not limited to the published topics here. You are allowed to select any other topics, but you must get my approval. Otherwise, you will not get any credit for your project. Students do not write on an un-approved topic and finish the research and then ask for my approval.
Corona Virus: A Global Health Crisis
COVID-19 in America: An Avoidable Crisis
Maintaining a Healthy Immune System: Vaccination or Building Strong Immune System Via Diet and Lifestyle
Personal Freedom Vs. Protection: To Mask or Not to Mask That is the Question
Coronavirus: The new inventions inspired by a pandemic
Humor and COVID 19
Explain How The COVID-19 Crisis Is Threatening Freedom And Democracy Across The Globe
Commercializing Human Health by American Healthcare System
How the Pandemic Changed me socially, politically, culturally, and economically?
Pandemic or Plannedemic
We’re Never Going Back to Normal, Whatever That Was
Is factory farming to blame for coronavirus?
Failure of the most expensive healthcare system: American Corporates First
Profit over people and cost over care: America’s broken healthcare exposed by virus
COVID 19: Bio Warfare
Borken Healthcare System in the US
Why do Americans eat like they have free health care?
Why Things Shouldn’t Go Back to the Way They Were Before Coronavirus
Fear Mongering about COVID 19: the media promotes mass hysteria!
Corona and Prison Population
Domestic Violence During the Pandemic
Animal Slaughterhouses and Corona Virus
How coronavirus almost brought down the global financial system
Corona: Democracy and Humanity at Risk
Corona Pandemic and its Impact on Education
The coronavirus pandemic and the mental health crisis
The covid-19 pandemic: Winners and Losers
Liquor and lockdown: How the pandemic impacts alcoholism and recovery
How COVID 19 Reshaped the 2020 Elections
How COVID-19 shaped the Class of 2020 for the rest of their lives.
COVID 19: A Good Reason to Go Vegan
“‘The New AbNormal.’ Abnormal Becoming the New Normal.”
“The Corona Virus Is A Wake-Up Call And Our Chance To Build A New And Loving Society”
What kind of world will the coronavirus crisis leave us with?
Pandemic, Recession, Civil Right Movements: 2020 and the Confluence of Crises
1968 vs. 2020: Riots, pandemic, law-and-order presidential Campaign
COVID-19 Pandemic, Unemployment, and Civil Unrest: Underlying Deep Racial and Socioeconomic Divides
Medical bills and high rate bankruptcy in America
Lack of regulating hospital bills by the state and federal government (Why or why not)
High and Unreasonable Cost of Medical Care in the USA (Why?)
Sick Care System for Profit in the U.S.A
International Food and Diet Crisis
Food Politics (the agricultural, health, social justice, animal rights, and environmental issues)
Factory Farming Industry and its implication for the environment and health
Food and Climate Change
Voting Suppression
Why so many sexual harassment cases in the US?
Refugees and Global Migration
The Rise of Populism in America
Privacy in the Digital Age
Why do we have so many mass killings in the U.S.A.?
American Prison System for Profit
Anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S.
The shrinking middle class (Why)
Why so much illegal immigration in the U.S.?
Political Corruption in the U.S.
Smart Phones and Exposing Police Brutality
Animal Slaughter for Human Consumption and agriculture/business lobbying
Slaughter Houses and Illegal Immigration
Reporting the News versus Sensationalising and Fear-Mongering in the U.S. MediaPlease DO NOT Distort or Modify any of the following published topics/titles. No modified or distorted topic/title will be accepted.
Corona Virus: A Global Health Crisis
COVID-19 in America: An Avoidable Crisis
Maintaining a Healthy Immune System: Vaccination or Building Strong Immune System Via Diet and Lifestyle
Personal Freedom Vs. Protection: To Mask or Not to Mask That is the Question
Coronavirus: The new inventions inspired by a pandemic
Humor and COVID 19
How The COVID-19 Crisis Is Threatening Freedom And Democracy Across The Globe
Commercializing Human Health by American Healthcare System
How the Pandemic Changed me socially, politically, culturally, and economically?
Pandemic or Plannedemic
We’re Never Going Back to Normal, Whatever That Was
Is factory farming to blame for coronavirus?
Failure of the most expensive healthcare system: American Corporates First
Profit over people and cost over care: America’s broken healthcare exposed by virus
COVID 19: Bio Warfare
Borken Healthcare System in the US
Why do Americans eat like they have free health care?
Why Things Shouldn’t Go Back to the Way They Were Before Coronavirus
Fear Mongering about COVID 19: the media promotes mass hysteria!
Corona and Prison Population
Domestic Violence During the Pandemic
Animal Slaughterhouses and Corona Virus
How coronavirus almost brought down the global financial system
Corona: Democracy and Humanity at Risk
Corona Pandemic and its Impact on Education
The coronavirus pandemic and the mental health crisis
The covid-19 pandemic: Winners and Losers
Liquor and lockdown: How the pandemic impacts alcoholism and recovery
How COVID 19 Reshaped the 2020 Elections
How COVID-19 shaped the Class of 2020 for the rest of their lives.
COVID 19: A Good Reason to Go Vegan
“‘The New AbNormal.’ Abnormal Becoming the New Normal.”
“The Corona Virus Is A Wake-Up Call And Our Chance To Build A New And Loving Society”
What kind of world will the coronavirus crisis leave us with?
Pandemic, Recession, Civil Right Movements: 2020 and the Confluence of Crises
1968 vs. 2020: Riots, pandemic, law-and-order presidential Campaign
COVID-19 Pandemic, Unemployment, and Civil Unrest: Underlying Deep Racial and Socioeconomic Divides
Medical bills and high rate bankruptcy in America
Lack of regulating hospital bills by the state and federal government (Why or why not)
High and Unreasonable Cost of Medical Care in the USA (Why?)
Sick Care System for Profit in the U.S.A
International Food and Diet Crisis
Food Politics (the agricultural, health, social justice, animal rights, and environmental issues)
Factory Farming Industry and its implication for the environment and health
Food and Climate Change
Voting Suppression
Why so many sexual harassment cases in the US?
Refugees and Global Migration
The Rise of Populism in America
Privacy in the Digital Age
Why do we have so many mass killings in the U.S.A.?
American Prison System for Profit
Anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S.
The shrinking middle class (Why)
Why so much illegal immigration in the U.S.?
Political Corruption in the U.S.
Smart Phones and Exposing Police Brutality
Animal Slaughter for Human Consumption and agriculture/business lobbying
Slaughter Houses and Illegal Immigration
Reporting the News versus Sensationalising and Fear-Mongering in the U.S. Media
1. Analyze ONE significant current political issue from the list of approved topics. Make sure to check out the list on the menu located on the left-hand side of this webpage.
2. Identify/explain the methods used by major political actors (players, groups, institutions, states, etc.) to present their proposed solutions to that issue;
3. Discuss/Describe how you would address and present the solution to the issue in the context of your rights and responsibilities as a citizen of the U.S. (Students may adopt a solution offered by one or more of the major political actors);
4. Discuss/Describe how you would promote your own solution to the issue in the context of your rights and responsibilities as a citizen of the U.S.
Essay Guidelines:
Students will prepare at least 6 pages of typed double-space essays and turn them in by the published deadlines. The 6 pages include the title page, main body, and no more than a one-page reference page. In other words, one for the title, one page for reference, and 4 pages for the content. While at least 6 pages are expected, you may go a few pages beyond the 6-page minimum if necessary.
This is a formal research paper. It is NOT an opinion or editorial piece. It must have an introduction, thesis, main body, supporting materials, conclusion, and references. Use an Arial font with 12 points.
A research paper requires a thesis statement.
Your thesis must be in one short sentence (If A + B then C). It must have an Assumption of cause-and-effect relationships.
With the factual data (not opinion), one must prove the accuracy of the thesis, i.e., if “A” + “B”, then the result is “C”. If your thesis is not structured correctly, the rest of your findings and research may not be meaningful. Not all questions are scientific.
•“Which toothpaste is best?”
•“What is the meaning of life?”
Without the thesis (hypothesis), fifty points (on 100 points scale) will be strictly applied with no exceptions.
The purpose of a research paper is to pose a new question and then prove or disprove factual information with the new findings and solutions. Describing or repeating already-known information is not a research paper. Research must lead to new findings and theories. Scientific research will involve the followings:
*Observation,
*Posing a question,
*Constructing a hypothesis after additional observation and analysis,
*Designing research/experiments,
*Analyzing the results and making a conclusion,
*Publishing the results.
Please DO NOT copy and paste some repetitious, useless, distorted, and/or wrong information from the Internet, books, and journals as a research paper. A research paper must contain new ideas (Assumption of cause-and-effect relationships) to be proven or disproven.
Attention: It is expected students spend 5 hours or more on this project during the semester. If you do not have the time (at least 5 hours) to follow the instructions and prepare your essay, please consider completing other optional projects to earn 100 points. Students are expected to keep the log of hours they spend and report honestly the total hours on the first page (next to your name). You may underestimate your hours, but please do not overestimate the total hours. Your work will easily indicate the quality and hours you spent. Please note total hours spent on the project do not guarantee full credit.
After preparing an outline, you will introduce your subject and state a thesis (verifiable hypothesis) in the 1st paragraph of your introduction with red fonts.
Your research paper must be sourced. In other words, identify thoughts, information, ideas, data, and facts that are not your own. Our department of Political Science requires APA style citation. To learn about APA style, please click on this link.
The Internet is, of course, a quick and easy way to obtain quick information, but it is often difficult to verify information obtained from the Internet because it is often not primary source information. It is a shortcut, but ultimately you short-change yourself by not developing research skills. It is better to get into the practice of doing actual research by utilizing the library, or a bookstore, reading newspapers, and magazines that cover your research topic.
All sources must be sorted out in separate categories with the following titles:
*Web Sources (2 at least are required)
*Print Journal (2 at least are required)
*Print Books (2 at least are required)
