State and Local Government Paper/Project
State and Local Government Paper/Project The best way to understand politics is to look behind the scenes of our government and examine how government impacts the lives of everyday citizens. Each student is required to complete a project. These projects will focus on civil rights, civil liberties and abuse of power by government or government officials showcasing the movie listed below. For the paper, each student is to submit a five-page, typed report with an additional page as a cover sheet (listing the course, student name, date, and issue). I keep referencing “project” because students may substitute something else in lieu of a paper. This something else must be approved in advance by the Instructor. You can include videos. I have had students submit short (10 to 15 minute) movies. I have had documentaries. Some students have conducted their own public opinion polls interviewing fellow students. Be creative. This assignment is due November 15 at midnight. Please use MS Word’s default margins, double space your paper, use page numbers (but not for the cover sheet), and use 12-point Times New Roman font. The paper/project is to be e-mailed to the instructor’s e-mail address by midnight of the due date. Students will watch the movie “Walkout”. This film is about the Los Angeles Public Schools series of walkouts by high school students in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods. The movie features mature language and adult situations. If a student finds this objectionable, they may contact the instructor for an alternative assignment. The film showcases a specific crisis in the political history of the United States of America. It deals with the violation of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. The focus is on interaction with local government entities in 1968. The movie can be purchased from Amazon or rented through Netflix. Students will use the film as a backdrop for a discussion of the chapters in the text dealing with the topics of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Students must clearly demonstrate that they have viewed the film and have developed a knowledge of the differences between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Papers will be checked for plagiarism. Plagiarism is a violation of the EPCC Honor Code. Papers should be written at a college level. Double check work for correct spelling, sentence structure and paragraph structure. If you need assistance with understanding how a college paper should be written, please seek help from the EPCC Writing Center. Do not wait until the last minute. Order and watch the film now. Send me questions about this project this week.
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The walkout is a film which was released in 2006 and based on a true story involving the student walkouts which occur in the year 1968 in East Los Angeles. A summary of the movie features a young student who is still studying her High School education and is tired of the unequal treatment that she receives in the school. As a result, she meets with other students who are activist and want to change how the students are treated in school. The movies show how the students from the Hispanic community have been addressed in High School (Rosales, 1997).
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