For this assignment, select a Current Event news, journalism, or journal piece on an event or topic with moral content or judgment opportunity which includes content about use of the principle of utility. The Current Event piece should be no more than five (5) years old. The Current Event may be a news article, opinion/editorial article, or journal article. Please keep the subject relevant to the course. Areas such as elementary or secondary education, medicine, civil law, criminal justice and procedure, business, public policy, and higher education may yield good articles and topics.
In no more than two paragraphs, summarize the article briefly, taking care to highlight the morally or ethically relevant points specific to the topic focus. The goal here is to make it plain why this particular piece is open to moral critique or commentary.
In the remaining three to four paragraphs, comment on and/or critique the article and subject. The goal here is to demonstrate your understanding of the theory by using it to comment on a current event case study.
The total length of the assignment should be a minimum of 550 words, or two double-spaced pages in 12 point font. Times New Roman, Arial, and Calibri are acceptable fonts. Please provide some form of in-text (parenthetical) citation and a link or bibliographic reference for the article.
