Discuss your perspective on your selected social issue, including the reasons for your viewpoint. Discuss how your core values inform or influence your perspective on your selected social issue.

Assignment Question

Health and Wealth

For this final project you will continue with the social issue that you selected (language and power; freedom and security; health and wealth) and you will write an essay where you discuss your perspective. You will use the ideas and information from the summary-response and the quote log to write your case study.

Assignments The Case Study Project is the culminating assignment, where you will tie together all of the information and ideas from the course. All of the reading, writing, thinking, and discussing that you have done over the past several weeks have led up to this assignment. Step 1: Submission (earn up to 100% of the possible points for the assignment) Your submission should include all of the following components: Content Describe a “real life” instance of your selected social issue in a professional or a personal setting. Discuss your perspective on your selected social issue, including the reasons for your viewpoint. Discuss how your core values inform or influence your perspective on your selected social issue. Demonstrate that you are really thinking about your issue—don’t settle for easy answers, don’t pretend that conflicting evidence doesn’t exist, and don’t feel that you have to take an either-or position. Discuss the complexities of your selected social issue. For example, do not just conclude that using academic language is always good, or that government surveillance is always bad, or that wealth automatically leads to health. Think about the intricacies of these issues and how they play out in everyday life. Organization Include an introductory paragraph, where you clearly outline a “real-life” instance of your social issue and you give a thesis statement that indicates your perspective (see Part 2: Writing Your Introduction for an example). Include 3-5 body paragraphs where you include details, examples, and quotes from at least three of the course readings and two additional readings to help you develop and support your key points (see Part 3: Writing Your Body Paragraphs for an example). Include one body paragraph where you discuss how your core values inform or influence your perspective on your selected social issue (see Part 3: Writing Your Body Paragraphs for an example). End your essay with a concluding paragraph where you restate your thesis, summarize your key points, and leave the reader with the “so what?” ( see Part 4: Writing Your Conclusion for an example).

Sources and Documentation To earn the maximum possible points on this assignment, use and cite at least five sources: Use and cite three of the assigned course readings on your selected issue (language and power; freedom and security; health and wealth). Sources from the assigned readings do not require a reference list for this assignment. Use and cite two more sources (course readings or otherwise). Sources that are not from the assigned readings must be listed at the end of the paper on a reference page. List author, year of publication, title, and URL. Full APA format is not required for the reference page. In-text citations for all sources should be in APA style.

Format and Length At the top of the page, include your name, the assignment name, and a title that reflects your specific essay focus. (See example below.) Your paper should be typed, double-spaced and in 12-point font. Your final product should be a minimum of six paragraphs (about 900-1100 words) in length. However, the quality of the content of this essay is most important. Be sure to fully answer the prompt.