503: News Article Review - Obamacare

503: News Article Review Instructions 01

This week, you are required to submit a brief essay which discusses a current news article that relates to political philosophy. The purpose of this assignment is to encourage you to evaluate current public policy issues and their treatment in the media in light of their philosophical foundations. The news articles you select must illustrate a real-world application of one or more of the philosophical concepts covered in the readings of the course. Your essay must be a critical review of the articles, meaning that you must provide your own philosophical analysis regarding the articles, rather than simply summarizing them.

Mention at least 2 of the philosophers from the course and include excerpts from their writings with references to the course text. Review the News Article Review Grading Rubric to improve the quality of your essay, and be sure to adhere to all of the specific guidelines described below.

Scriptural excerpts with citations are required in all written assignments.

Essay Guidelines

Essay must be brief (1-FULL page, double-spaced) but must include the following elements: introduction, body, and conclusion. In the essay, you must summarize the article in order to demonstrate your comprehension of the content. Additionally, you must identify key elements discussed in the article and relate those elements back to concepts discussed in the course. Discuss whether the situation described in the article implements any of the concepts discussed in the course or if there are possible ways that concepts from the course could be implemented.

At the end of the essay, provide the complete citation for the article (including the publication date). Include the actual article either by pasting it at the end of the document or by providing a link to the article. Format the essay and citation in current Turabian style.

*Further Instructions on Sources:

1. News Article: “Court Set to Rule on Obamacare Contraception Mandate” http://www(dot)cnn(dot)com/2014/06/29/politics/scotus-obamacare-contraception/index.html

1. 3-4 quotes/in-text citation/paraphrase: PDF files call “Niccolo Machiavelli” and “Rene Descartes” by Strauss, Leo and Joseph Cropsey. History of Political Philosophy. 3rd ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1987. (Be sure to include the page number(s) for the quote and/or paraphrase).

1. 2 biblical Scriptures to incorporate into the paper – Biblical Scriptures must make sense to what is being written.

*Further Instructions on Paper:

Please follow instructions above and grading rubric very thoroughly and carefully. News Article and PDF files are provided for you. Make sure this assignment has an Introduction, Body, and Conclusion.  Must be formatted in current Turabian style and include a bibliography. Make sure to include exact page numbers for quotes, paraphrase, etc. NO PLAGIARISM as I will check if it is OR not. DO NOT STRAY FROM WHAT THIS ASSIGNMENT IS ASKING; MAKE SURE TO COVER ALL AREAS BEING ASKED (AS MENTIONED ABOVE). Remember, this is a graduate (Master’s) level assignment, so make sure that it is – Graduate level academic writing on this assignment is very important.

ONLY use the sources I’ve asked above. You are not purely just quoting or paraphrasing, you have to write from your perspective as well. Remember, you are not just summarizing, you are analyzing, thus must provide your own analysis (read above).

Follow these instructions very carefully and thoroughly.