Select an issue in applied ethics — a real-world problem that society faces. This can be anything you want, but some examples are capital punishment, gun rights and regulations, euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, the government′s role in providing access to healthcare, corporate behavior, environmental issues, data privacy, or animal rights. Just pick a topic that our society argues about and that has at least two opposing sides. Research the issue by gathering information from reliable sources. For example: statistics or data from government websites, peer-reviewed articles published in scholarly journals, research published by unbiased organizations such as Pew, etc. Do not use sources that are How would the theory approach the issue? What solution would it argue for? Compare and contrast how the two theories would handle the issue. Say which theory you think handles the issue better, and why that theory does that better than the other does. You may also argue for which theory you agree with more in general, or how you would personally solve the issue.
