Gender , Culture And Race

For this essay and for all others throughout the course, you are responsible for following the MLA general essay guidelines, which can be found at the Purdue OWL website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (Times New Roman 12 pt. font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins, page numbers, first page heading, proper in-text citations and works cited entries, etc.)
Questions (Please select only one of the following 2 options):
● Examine 1 specific current American cultural issue related to race and argue for a specific potential change or solution that would help to address this issue [for example, questions about critical race theory, other questions about how race is taught in school and society, police brutality, racial profiling, reparations, white supremacy, hate speech, etc. – the more specific your chosen issue the better, and you should avoid attempting to tackle a very broad issue with a vague proposed change/solution and attempt to address a very specific issue with a very clear, specific, and practically achievable change/solution. If you have any difficulty choosing a specific focus, please be sure to email]. In your essay’s development, you should make sure to explain and respond to at least 2 opposing views against your proposed solution/change, as well as incorporate at least 2 philosophical concepts from Chapter 14 (15 if using 2nd edition), as well as some examination and explanation of how your chosen best normative theory from our 2nd formal essay might approach your specific chosen cultural issue [for example, how a utilitarian might approach racial profiling, how a defender of Kantian ethics might address police brutality, etc]. You should also make sure to include at least 2 outside source in the development of your essay, which should be related to your chosen cultural issue.

● Examine 1 specific current American cultural issue related to gender and argue for a specific potential change or solution that would help to address this issue [for example, unequal pay, abortion access, transgender rights, sexual harassment and/or assault issues, childcare, unequal representation in the legislative process and corporate world, etc. – the more specific your chosen issue the better, and you should avoid attempting to tackle a very broad issue with a vague proposed change/solution and attempt to address a very specific issue with a very clear, specific, and practically achievable change/solution. If you have any difficulty choosing a specific focus, please be sure to email]. In your essay’s development, you should make sure to explain and respond to at least 2 opposing views against your proposed solution/change, as well as incorporate at least 2 philosophical concepts from Chapter 14 (also 14 if using 2nd edition), as well as some examination and explanation of how your chosen best normative theory from our 2nd formal essay might approach your specific chosen cultural issue [for example, how a virtue ethicist might approach unequal pay, how a utilitarian might approach a specific sexual assault issue, etc.]. You should also make sure to include at least 2 outside source in the development of your essay, which should be related to your chosen cultural issue.