THE TOPIC I HAVE CHOOSEN IS ABORTION
“1. You will then research the website of an interest group that supports the issue.
2. You will research the website of an interest group that opposes the issue.
For example, if you happen to choose gay rights, you have to research at least one interest group that supports gay rights (e.g. National Gay & Lesbian Task Force) and at least one interest group that opposes gay rights (e.g. Traditional Values Coalition). ”
“In your paper you must answer/summarize the following:
1. Define what an interest group is.
2. How are interest groups similar to social movements? How are they different? How could you best characterize the differences between the two? (no more than two paragraphs should be devoted to this section)
3. Summarize the information you find in the websites of the interest groups you selected to research. What information/messaging does each interest group provide about the issues they are representing?
4. How do the interest groups you are researching embed themselves into politics? Do they endorse candidates? Do they provide campaign funds? Do they write legislation? Be specific about the information found in the websites.
5. What do the interest groups say in their websites about the organizations that oppose their views?
6. What incentives do these interest groups offer people? Are they trying to recruit people to join their interest groups? Do they ask for donations? What do the websites show regarding what is being asked in this question? Be specific when providing this information. ”
Things to Include in Your Paper :
“1) Use MLA formatting while writing your paper.
2) Introduction that states the purpose of the paper and an overview of what it is about.
3) Detailed responses to the questions. . Reputable sources means good, solid academic sources. Do NOT use About.com, ProCon.org, or Wikipedia as they are not reputable academic sources. Even though I’m asking for your opinion at the beginning of the paper, please do not let that dominate your paper. I want to know what the groups are offering regarding information.
4) Conclusion to summarize the paper.
5) Include a reference page.
6) Include at least 4 references (one for each website of the interest groups your are researching, at least one to describe the issue, and at least one to describe what an interest group does). “
