Q Spring 2022 Professor: Stephanie Cappadona Justice and Human Rights Advocacy--Writing Assignment #1- Research Paper Purpose: ? To acquaint students with scholastic journals, texts and other resources within a specific field or topic of interest. ? To familiarize students with human rights issues ? To expose students to international adherence to the Declaration of Human Rights ? T acquaint students with a variety of human rights remedies ? To develop expression of thought through writing. Topic: You should select an aspect of justice and human rights with which you are not familiar. Choose a violation of human rights that occurs either in the United States or another country (ex: genocide, police brutality, human trafficking, capital punishment etc). Research the topic and write your research paper according to the format listed below. The final paper is worth 150 points: 10 points for the paper topic;15 points for the annotated bibliography; 10 points for the completed outline; 15 points for the rough draft; 100 points for the final paper. Total of 150 points Research paper format: I. Introduction-describe what the paper includes: HR violation, mention of the Declaration of HR. (1 page) [10 points] II. Detailed discussion of topic—who / what/ why /when /where/ how? Also include any social, political, religious, economic or historical factors that may contribute to the violation of human rights. (3-4 pages) [35 points] III. Which section of the Declaration of Human Rights does it violate? Do not choose more than 3; 2 are required. Specifically explain point by point how the topic violated each human right (up to 3). (2-3 pages) [25 points] IV. Conclusion-restate the HR issue, summarize your research on the topic and incorporate social policy solutions. (1-2 pages) [10 points] V. References- you are required to use 3 academic journal articles and at least 3 other sources for a minimum of 6 resources. You must use APA format for citations in the paper. [20 points] Requirements: 1. DO NOT WRITE IN THE 1st PERSON—This is not an opinion paper, it is a research paper. You are only reporting the current literature in the field. 2. Paper should be 6-8 pages, double-space typed (not including cover page and bibliography) 3. Use a cover page with name, date and class. 4. You need to have at least 3 academic journal articles and 3 alternate sources, for a total of resources. 5. Format for in-text citations and the bibliography is APA only! 6. DUE DATES: All documents must be submitted via Canvas. (150 points total) 1) Paper topic (10 Points)-DUE: Week 4 2) Annotated bibliography (15 points)- DUE: Week 6 3) Outline- you must follow the above format (10 points)-DUE: Week 7 4) Rough draft (15 points)- DUE: Week 9 5) Final Paper- (100 points)- DUE: day of the final exam
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