Social Issues
Reaction Paper
Reaction Papers: (20% of final grade) Students will write four reaction papers approximately a page to a page and a half long (double-spaced). Students will react to current news that relates to the topics being covered in class. The article that you choose can be on any social problem. These papers are designed to teach you how to think critically about social issues and relate them to what is covered in the course. For each paper, you will be responsible for finding a news story on the web. Good places to start would be any news website such as CNN, ABC News, Headline News, etc. Summaries should be typed with a link included to the article you chose.
Make sure to include in your summary the specific problem being discussed in the article, any causes, effects, or solutions that the article may offer, and your reaction to the article (what do you think about it, etc.). Remember that these summaries should be in your own words. If you plagiarize, you will receive a “0” for the paper. Points are taken off these papers for spelling and grammatical errors, for being too short, and for being late.
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The article published in ABC news focuses on the events that still shows the effects of racism in Australia. Some of the events include a young person who was assaulted in detention, killing of Elijah Doherty and how the refugees were treated on Manus Island. It’s the fundamental responsibility of Australia to act as a global leader in human rights; this is according to the High Commission for Human Rights, it requires the Australian..
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