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Issue Assigment Papers
The point of this paper is to take the information you have learned on a particular topic and use it to evaluate the public debate, or at least part of that debate. You need to take one of the specific issues we have covered in the current unit. Then do some research and find out what some politician has to say about that issue. (You can take the President or one of the Republican contenders. You can use one of the candidates who is no longer in the race if you want, but it would be more useful to look at someone who is still currently in the race.) What is their stand on the issue? What policies or actions do they suggest. What objections do they have to the opposition?s policies?
Once you have researched the politician, you need to evaluate their position in regards to what we have discussed about that issue. Using material from lecture and the text, examine what they have to say. Are they more or less on track? Have they addressed the real issues and causes of the problem? Are they overlooking key facts? Are they blathering on with no idea of what is really going on? How solid is their thinking?
So, your goal is to show me how well you understand the topic, by evaluating a political figure?s thoughts and proposals.
Important Note: There are 2 things you are not trying to do:
You are not discussing whether or not you agree with this politician, nor trying to convince me to agree with them (or with you). The point is to see if they know what they are talking about. You can disagree with someone?s policy ideas while still acknowledging that they have done their homework and know the issue. And, conversely, just because you like someone?s ideas does not mean you should accept them without question.
You are not predicting whether a proposal or policy will work or not, nor what effect it will have. You are simply concerned with whether it takes the background facts into account. You do not need to read the future, just the present.
Remember to document sources of information. All information about the politician?s ideas must be documented, with appropriate citations. For the purposes of this assignment, I will assume all background information comes from lecture or text, so you do not have to document that unless using a direct quote. And yes, proper spelling and grammar are required.
To sum up, your task is:
Describe a political figure?s stance on the issue.
Describe the background information (class info) on the issue.
Use the background information to evaluate the politician?s ideas.
Suggested length ? good papers are usually 6-8 pages long. Length, however is not as important as doing all three tasks.
Here are the guidelines I will use in grading your paper. 20 points total:
Background information ? 6 points
6-all relevant information is included. Draws from lecture and (if relevant) book
4- has basic information ? missing details, overlooks parts,
2 ? has some of the information, but missing important ideas or data. Not enough info to make their case
0-no material from lecture/text included
Summary of politician?s stance ? 6 points
6-all relevant information is included. Good, thorough summary of all aspects
4- has basic information ? missing details, overlooks parts,
2 ? has some of the information, but missing important parts or propsals. Not enough info to make their case
0-no material about politician?s stance included
Evaluation ? combining the two ? 6 points
6-a thorough evaluation of proposal. Can cite specific ways in which proposal does or does not take facts into account.
4- has a general sense of how well proposal fits case ? missing details, overlooks parts,
2 ? has some evaluation, but missing important ideas or data. Not enough info to make their case
0-does not evaluate
Mechanics of the paper (grammar, spelling, organization) ? 2 points
2- well organized paper with fewer than 5 errors
1-5-10 errors
0-more than 10 errors, poorly organized
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THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE COVERED IN CLASS
Energy Issues
I. Background
A. Fossil fuels ? coal, oil, natural gas
How do they work? Chemistry of carbon bonds
Oxygen + carbon-hydrogen = energy (and CO2 and H20)
B. How do we get energy from this?
Electricity (turbines)
Internal combustion (cars)
II..Why is Oil so important?
1. History of oil use
2. energy potential
3. Nature of oil ? variety of compounds ? crude vs. refined
Getting gasoline ? refineries
(other compounds from oil)
Getting electricity
4. How do we get it?
How do we find it?
How do we get it?
Drilling ? pumping ? transporting ? refining
5. How much is there? How much is left?
Half gone?
Other sources ? shale oils, etc.
6. where is it?
U.S. ? ANWR, offshore drilling
Mid-east/Persian Gulf
Central America
Nigeria
Central Asia
7. who controls the prices?
III. The other major energy sources
A. Coal
1. main producer of electrical power
2.where found: many places
3. How do we get it?
4. So what?s the problem?
Greenhouse gases
Other pollutants
Mining: dangers
Environmental impacts
Mountain Top removal (the flat plains of WV)
B. Natural gas
1. Not same as gasoline
2. cleaner than coal ? easier to get than oil
3. Greenhouse gases
4. Marcellus Shale (no, wait, this will spark a major tirade from Dr. Irvine, better just skip it and move on.
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