Research Paper and Topic
The Research paper component of the final project should be approximately 1400 to 1700 words long or roughly double spaced pages, using a standard font and margins. The paper should examine a specific contemporary homeland security issue (e.g. the recent Ebola outbreak) against the background of broader course themes (e.g. risk management, privacy, human rights), and drawing on the moral and political theory we have studied.
The paper should:
(1). Have a clear introduction identifying the issue,
(2). Be historically situated in its proper historical context and in relation to similar historical events,
(3). Situate the issue within specific ethical theories or perspectives (e.g. utilitarianism, deontology),
(4). Provide the opposing perspectives surrounding the issue,
(5). Conclude with your own assessment of the issue,
(6). Draw on at least 5 sources (including course readings, news outlets, peer–reviewed journal articles, etc.),
(7). Incorporate relevant supporting citations,
(8). Include a complete bibliography, and
(9). Be properly formatted.
TOPIC
The paper topic is ISIS interpretation of the Qur’an. We will be supporting the side that their interpretation of the Qur’an is wrong and does not sync with traditional Islamic values. Do both of you want to find specific deviations that ISIS makes from Islam and the Qur’an (maybe look for cases of suicide bombings, kidnappings, beheadings, torture, caliphate, etc.)? So we can research ISIS’s values and find the discrepancies between the actual Islam and them. Let’s center this argument around that their actions do not follow the wishes of their religion or the Qur’an.
