Capstone Project Part 1.pdf
PHIL 110 Part 1 of the Capstone Project
Part 1 of the Capstone Project
Your task for Part 1 of the Capstone Project is to select a topic and justify your choice in the Discussion
Forum by discussing the main problem or issue.
It’s important to choose a topic about which you feel strongly and that is personally relevant. Below you
will find a list of three controversial topics to choose from. All three topics are contemporary and
include both pro and con arguments. Please review the resources for all three topics carefully before
deciding on your Capstone Project topic. Please note: once you select and commit to a topic, you will be
unable to change it later, so choose wisely!
Choose one of the following topics:
Topic 1 -- Gun Violence
Topic 2 -- Illegal Immigration
Topic 3 -- #MeToo movement: resource 1, resource 2
1. After you’ve read through the resources and have chosen your topic, write 2-3 paragraphs in
which you justify the reasons for choosing that topic, answering the following questions:
Why did you select it?
Can you clarify or re-state the main points as you initially understand them? In other words,
what is the issue at stake or problem?
What are some of the components of that issue or problem? Try reconstructing a simple
argument or two that you identified from the reading.
Post your 2-3 paragraphs to the designated Discussion Forum. Then, read and respond to at
least two of your classmates’ posts, following the instructions below.
Instructions for Peer Feedback
When writing responses to your peers:
Find similarities and differences between their observations and your own;
Compare your position to theirs on your selected topic; and
Pose at least one critical question that might deepen their (and your own) thinking about this
issue