Final Project – Border Wall
The Project entails a close examination of a very hot political issue. Students who select this project will gain understanding and comprehension of the border-wall critical infrastructure public policy debate and evaluate the evidence either for or against the construction of a southern border wall for the United States.
Your paper must meet the following requirements:
- Your written paper should be 7 pages in length not counting the title and reference pages, which you must include.
- Use terms, evidence, and concepts from class readings.
- Cite at least two scholarly sources for this assignment. Scholarly resources include: peer-reviewed journal articles, books, the class textbook, or reports/documents from the government (.gov sites). A scholarly source does not include general sources from the internet (.com, .org, .edu, and .net sites are not scholarly). Scholarly resources should be current (no older than five years). If the class textbook is used as a source, then two other scholarly sources must be used.
Sample Outline:
- Introduction
- Background and History of Border Wall Public Policy in the United States
- Is the Border Wall a Necessary Piece of Critical Infrastructure?
- Evidence, Elaboration, and Argumentation either in Support or Against the Wall Project
- Conclusion