Social Media has dramatically changed the political landscape of change here in the United States and around the world. The goal of this component is to write a 2 persuasive page research paper on one...

Social Media has dramatically changed the political landscape of change here in the United States and around the world. The goal of this component is to write a 2 persuasive page research paper on one of the provocative topics below.You will focus your research and subsequent thesis/argument on the specific role of social media as it relates to the topic. You will try to convince me, the reader, that your thesis/argument is true.

Readings and Videos

Do some research on social media as it relates to each of the topics below and then pick the one that interests you the most to write your research paper on:

United States Politics

• The 2020 Presidential Election


• The -Black Lives Matter- Movement


• Covid-19


• The -Me Too- Movement


• The College Admissions Scandal, Operation Varsity Blues


• The -Take A Knee- Movement


• Occupy Wall Street


• Donald Trump's 2016 Presidential Election Campaign and Subsequent Governance


• Catholic Church sex abuse scandal


• Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's nomination and confirmation (related to the -Me Too- movement)


• Blackfish

Revolutions

• The Arab Spring


• This Libyan Revolution


• TheUkrainianRevolution

Disaster Response

• Northern California Fires


• Hurricane Sandy


• Boston Bombings


• Earthquake in Nepal


• Hurricane Michael

Fundraising

• SaveDarfur


• ALS and TheIcebucketChallenge


• Slacktivism

Custom Topic

• Any individual topic of interest not given in the list above.

1. Submissions must be at least but not longer than 2 pages (1 inch margins on all sides, 12 point Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman font, 1.5 inch line spacing). Submission shorter or longer than 2 pages will receive deductions.
   
   


2. Submissions must include a clear thesis statement that is the last sentence of the first paragraph. Thesis statements that are not clear or are located elsewhere within the paper will receive deductions.You will focus your research of the topic and subsequent thesis/argument on the specific role of social media as it relates to the topic
   
   


3. Be sure that your writing and grammar are impeccable and your ideas are clearly communicated and demonstrate critical thinking.