The Media Mob

"The Media Mob"

Research paper topics

Choose one of the following subjects and narrow it into the topic of an 8-10 page argumentation essay and research paper.

• U.S. military involvement in Iraq or Afghanistan.
• U.S. responses to Iranian or North Korean nuclear development
• Health care reform in the United States
• Public health responses to H1N1
• Concealed carry laws in Tennessee
• Deficit spending by the United States government
• National Endowment for the Arts
• Free speech on college campuses
• The Patriot Act
• The Fairness Doctrine
• Militarization of civilian police forces in the United States
• Red-light or speeding cameras
• Taxpayer tea parties
• Guantanamo Bay prison

Vocabulary words for Tuesday, 9/29/09

Please make sure you understand the meaning of these words before reading the essays.

demagogue
hemorrhage
remnant
mendacious
pseudo- (prefix)
articulate (adjective)
consensus
locution
freighted
efface
orthodoxy
resurgence
academia

Readings for Tuesday, 9/29/09

"Has the Right Surrendered in the Culture War?"
"Touching at Work: The Good Ole Girl Network"

Course requirement: electronic copies

Please remember, as explained in the syllabus, that you're required to turn in an electronic copy of every out-of-class essay. That means you will not receive a grade if I don't receive an electronic copy of your essay. If you have still not emailed me an electronic copy of your informal argumentation essay, please do so now.