Responsibility Paper: Students will pick a person or movement that fits into the time period of HIST
1301 – U.S. History to 1877. Students will look for a person or movement that fits into the major
area that you are studying.
Arts & Humanities
Business and Industry
Health, Human and Consumer Science and Public Safety
STEM
There are many interesting people/movements that fit into these major areas. Find a person or
movement that interests you.
Students will write a two-page typed paper on the Social and Personal Responsibility of the
person/or persons involved in the movement.
The student must include a section in their paper discussing the social and personal responsibility of
the individuals involved. Students will use primary and secondary sources for their paper.
Example: Harriet Tubman’s decision to help runaway slaves, what are the consequences of her
actions. What personal responsibility and social responsibility does she have and how does it
influence those around her.
The Paper Assignment will be graded using the following formula:
Effective use of Critical Thinking Skills – 25 points
Effective use of Communication Skills (written) – 25 points
Analysis of the Social Responsibility component of the topic – 25 points
Analysis of the Personal Responsibility component the topic – 25 points
100 points
Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competence, knowledge of civic
responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.
Personal Responsibility: Evaluate choices and actions of others or one’s own, and relate consequences
to ethical decision-making.
Pick a topic or individual person who made a decision that had significant consequences not just to
themselves but also society as a whole.
2 pages typed 12 font times new roman. Make sure if you directly quote something you also cite it
I would like to use Texas Ranger John Coffee “Jack” Hays, I think this meets the Public Safety area. If not I would like Abraham Lincoln, but also open to any ideas you have.
Thank you
