Posted: April 15th, 2016

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You may choose one of the following topics. Or, if you wish to devise your own topic, please seek your instructor’s approval of it before you begin writing: • Obamacare (ACA) should be repealed. • Global climate change is a hoax. • All public schools should adopt a school uniform policy. • The “war on terror” has become a war against American freedoms. • All eligible citizens should be required to vote or pay a fine. • Censorship is never justified. • High-stakes testing should be eliminated in public education. • Drivers convicted of a first-time DUI should receive mandatory jail time. • The death penalty should be repealed in all states. • The rich in America should pay more taxes. • Students are harmed by their dependence on personal digital technology (laptops, smart phones, etc.). • Tobacco products should be made illegal. • America’s chief executive officers (CEOs) are paid too much. • Dieting ultimately makes you gain weight. • The “war on drugs” has become a war on America’s minorities. • English should be the official language of the United States. • The legal age for drinking alcohol should be lowered to 18. • The cost of higher education is too high. • Creationism should be taught in public schools. • Snack and soda vending machines should be removed from public schools. • Supermarkets should charge for plastic bags. • Child beauty pageants should be banned. • Mandatory sentencing in nonviolent drug cases should be ended.

As you choose your topic, keep in mind that your goal in English 107 is to create, week-by-week, a college-level research paper. You will submit a final draft of this paper at the end of Week 5. Although you will be allowed to change topics if needed, you should choose a topic this week that you will be comfortable researching and writing about throughout the course. Regardless of the topic that you choose, be sure to complete the following:

Format your essay in APA manuscript style. Watch this video for step-by-step instructions: APA style at AIU. Include an introduction paragraph (place your thesis statement at or near the end of this paragraph). Develop at least 3 main points in 3 body paragraphs, and include at least 1 counterargument. End the essay with a wrap-up or conclusion paragraph. Checklist

Format the pages of your project in APA manuscript style in the following order:

Title page Abstract Essay Note: Do not research this essay or include any citations.