WEEK 8 CAPSTONE FINAL
As a reminder, the assignment for this week will be a response to the following question: “How do we realize justice in a multicultural society?” Select a topic from the list of themes presented in Week 4. Our group has shared some wonderful feedback on the outlines thus far, so be sure to consider their input as you write your final essay.
This paper should be a minimum of 8 pages in length (APA format), not including title and reference pages. Submit your essay assignment in the Assignment Drop Box on Sunday, May 5th.
(THIS IS FOR A DISCUSSION POST)
In the past our course would include a presentation to your peers in the classroom of your final Capstone. Since we are online for this version, I felt it best to have you share your wisdom through a PowerPoint that you will post next week rather than trying to Zoom everybody in at a specific time. I realize you may not be completely finished with your essay at mid-week in Week 8, but if you could post some of the highlights from your outline as well as other insights you have discovered in the writing of your essay, it gives everyone a chance to benefit from your wisdom on this topic. You may use a different presentation tool other than PowerPoint, just make sure it opens in Worldclass so students can view it without the necessity of downloading a new program. This will actually be the only Discussion Forum assignment and interaction for Week 8. Once again, here is the outline below:
Slide 1 – title page
Slide 2 – your rationale and decision to select this topic
Slides 3-5 overview of your final paper
Slide 6 – a lessons learned or conclusions page
Slide 7 – references or bibliography
** 8 page paper based off of the outline from week 7
** also a powerpoint presentation to post in the discussion about the paper for week 8
(you chose the twenty first century: how did we get here?)
Here is a list that appeared in the Week 4 announcement. You can also add other items to this if you want to explore, just send me an email. Obviously, we have some emerging topics such as abortion, AI, LGBTQ+ rights, wars in the Ukraine and Gaza, and the pandemic. Post your selection in the Week 5 discussion forum. Remember, we’re writing on the overall lens of “How do we realize Justice in a Multicultural Society.” Tom
Possible Topics for Essay 4
Justice & Peace: A Christian Primer / Edition 2 by J. Milburn Thompson, Joseph Milburn Thompson
Table of Contents
1 The Twenty-First Century: How Did We Get Here?
Colonialism
The Industrial Revolution
When Britain Was the World’s Workshop
Future Shock
Trends at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
Great Powers and Empire
The Cold War
The End of the Cold War
A Wave of Democracy Sweeping the Globe
Globalization
2 Poverty and Development
The Human Face of Poverty
The Gap between the North and the South
Measuring Poverty and Development
Globalization: Promise and Peril
Overcoming Poverty
Multi-National Corporations and Investment
Foreign Aid
Trade and NAFTA
The Debt Crisis and Jubilee 2000
Domestic Inequity and Human Development
The Millennium Development Goals
Poverty and the United States Economy
Health-Care Reform
Welfare Reform
3 Population Explosion, Resource Depletion, and Environmental Destruction
Values and Concepts
Population Explosion
Resource Depletion
Energy: The Master Resource
Forests and Biodiversity
Fresh Water and Ocean Fisheries
Land and Food Security
Atmospheric Pollution
Ozone Depletion
Global Warming
Nuclear Power
Waste Disposal
Environment, Conflict, and Security
Sustainable Development?
4 Human Rights
The Meaning of Human Rights
Cultural Relativism
Discrimination against Women
Race, Religion, Caste
Discrimination against Homosexuals
Discrimination against People with Disabilities
5 Conflict and War
Ethno-Nationalist Conflict and Humanitarian Intervention
When Nations Want to Become States
Christian Ethics and the Idolatry of Nationalism
The Global Landscape of Conflict and War
Is Humanitarian Intervention Justified?
A Moral Response to Terrorism
Just Peacemaking and Terrorism
6 Weapons and Disarmament
Chemical and Biological Weapons
Chemical Weapons
Biological Weapons
Land Mines
Fuel to the Fire: The Trade in Conventional Arms
The Arms Trade
