War Ethics

Essay Three: Choose Your Own Adventure

Essay Prompt due: Week Eleven
Annotated Bibliography due: Week Thirteen
Rough Draft due: Week Thirteen
Final Draft due: Week Fourteen

Assignment Objective: Create a paper prompt (a focus for paper three) and upload it by Friday at midnight during week thirteen.

For paper three, you will be developing your own paper prompt based on ideas in either Stillman or Moalem’s essays. This paper gives you the most freedom in exploring ideas. This can be great – it will make your paper more interesting and unique. However, it can also be difficult because you have to come up with the focus.
And what’s an annotated bibliography? Basically, it’s a Works Cited page with your notes. For each source, you will provide a brief (one to two paragraph) description. You will also make a note of whether the source is primary or secondary.
For your annotated bibliography, be sure to list the Emerging author (Stillman or Moalem) as well as your two outside sources. See the Research PowerPoint for help with research. Remember that you need at least one primary and one secondary source.

Paper Prompt Parameters:

The prompt should be 3-5 sentences (more is fine). You want to cover:
1) Discuss how you will incorporate Stillman or Moalem.
2) Give a brief explanation of the topic you will be considering.
3) Your prompt will be the last sentence. It should be a question.

Topics to Explore
– these are just to get you thinking. You can choose one aspect of any of these and expand upon it, or you’re welcome to ignore them entirely. I know that it can be difficult to come up with a topic when the subject is so broad, so I’m giving you these in the hope they help you figure out what you’d like to discuss.
· The transgenerational effects of bullying – Who is affected by bullying? Is there a difference between online and real-life bullying? In what ways do social media accounts intensify bullying? How is genetic expression affected by bullying? How can we help children learn to deal with and overcome bullying? What systemic changes can we consider to help alleviate this problem?
· The far-reaching effects of mental health issues – Consider looking at a specific mental health issue to narrow the focus (anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, eating disorders, OCD, etc.). How are families affected by the suffering of another family member? How is genetic expression involved? Is mental health counseling effective? Is it available? How can we fight stigmas against asking for help?
· What about diet? Is there a specific way of eating that might be better for society (and possibly the planet as a whole)? What does it look like? How can we raise awareness about this? What are some effects of food on our bodies and our epigenetic expression? Can we help kids learn better ways of eating? How? How do we combat “food deserts,” factory family, and things like CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations)? What might be the benefits of this change in our habits?

Criteria for Evaluation:

· Research: You must bring in two outside sources; one must be primary and the other must be secondary (you’re welcome to bring in additional sources). See the PowerPoint on research for more information.
· Audience: Consistent, academic tone. Appropriate amount of contextual information, anticipating audience questions. Addresses significant issues and makes them important to audience.
· Grammar and Format: Errors in grammar, spelling, and usage limited or non-existent. Correct MLA format, including proper quotation citation.