Complete Drop Box Instructions Topic Selection Fo

have the running head and title be called topic selection and thesis statement

Topic selection for your project is due this week. You can pick any
topic from this course including but not limited to the following
topics:

• Domestic Violence
• The War on Drugs
• Legalization of Marijuana
• Gun Control
• Terrorism

Start researching your topic and in 1-3 sentences, summarize what you
want to include in your final project. In your summary, share 3-4
subtopics that will be discussed in your paper. Be sure to craft an
organized summary to reflect the main idea of the paper and to explain
fully the material that will be covered.

In your thesis statement, be sure to assert the main idea in a
specific, clear, and complete sentence that is complex, innovative, and
original. Overall, the thesis statement needs to indicate the main idea
of the paper and identify the position you’ll be taking regarding the
topic.

• Example: Domestic violence affects the victim and the children involved by impacting them in social, psychological, and economic ways.

Throughout your summary and thesis statement, be sure to express
complex ideas in clear and complete sentences that summarize the main
points. Also, in your summary, be sure to identify the subtopics that
you will be describing. In the example below, the subtopics are
identified clearly by using numerals to highlight them.

• Example: I chose to write my paper on domestic
  violence as it is an issue that happens every day in the United States.
  Domestic violence can be verbal, physical, or even sexual in nature. The
  subtopics will include (1) that domestic violence affects the victim
  and the family in many ways. Also, (2) many times the victim does not
  want to press charges either because he or she is afraid, or the abuser
  is the breadwinner of the family. Lastly, (3) many times the abuser gets
  a slap on the wrist when it comes to punishment as the courts can be
  inconsistent with sentences.

The topic selection and explanation are important parts of your paper
because, in this exercise, you are laying the foundation upon which
your paper will be built. Carefully consider your topic and reach out to
your instructor if you have any questions or need any guidance.

Submit your completed assignment to the drop box below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.

Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please
remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of
the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an
underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the
date. An example is shown below:

Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504

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