PowerPoint and Homework: Oct. 12th

PowerPoint

Here is the link to today’s PowerPoint.

Homework

TOPIC AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Write down your Topic. Be specific. Explain if you are going to look at a problem and possible solution OR if you are going to explore an arguable issue (whether or not…)

2. Write down your 5 to 8 research questions here.

Make sure you research questions :

-help identify the issue/ problem you might be researching (ex. gentrification in Williamsburg, etc)

-help determine the scope of your research project (how big or small a focus will you have—are you looking at gentrification in just Williamsburg or all of Brooklyn)

-help you figure out the sub-topics or areas that you want to research (will you look at how gentrification affections housing and cost of living and community relationships)

FIND 3 SOURCESĀ 

1. Find your 3 sources. Maybe even try to find one of the sources from the library website! Remember, don’t choose the first 3 sources that pop up on Google!

2. Put a link to the 3 sources here. Link them exactly so you can find them again!

3. Identify the GENRE of each source. Make sure EACH SOURCE IS A DIFFERENCE GENRE!

8 Comments

  1. Danielle

    Topic- Racism in Dominican Republic

    My paper is on a problem and possible solution.

    Research questions Why don’t Dominicans want to admit they are black? How does colorism in Dominican Republic effect the justice system? Why don’t Dominicans like Haitians? When did the feud between Dominicans and Haitians start? What are the social and financial effects of racism in the country? Where does racism in Dominican Republic stem from?

    Resources Interview: Lives on Hold for the Dominican Republicā€™s Haitian Minority  July 8, 2015 3:15PM EDT https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/07/08/interview-lives-hold-dominican-republics-haitian-minority

    Podcast: A Border Drawn in Blood Latino USA https://www.npr.org/programs/latino-usa/556207850/a-border-drawn-in-blood

    Blog: Dominican Colorism By Claudio E. Cabrera, Contributor https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dominican-colorism_b_3900808

  2. Jaden Schultz

    Topic: Should whether transgender people be able to serve in the army?  

    Question: 

    • What does someoneā€™s gender identity or sexual orientation have to with serving the country ?
    • Are the government officials going to still allow transgenders to join the army ?
    • Will the government enforce protection laws ?
    • If transgender people serve in the army will they still be discriminated ?
    • Will transgenders get the same benefit as other soldiers serving their country ? 
    • Will they be able to use the same restrooms as other soldiers ? 

    Source: 

     

    Spoehr, Thomas. “Rolling Back Military Transgender Policy Would Be a Grave Mistake.” 

    Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2022. 

    Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

    link.gale.com/apps/doc/HJBTDT752338621/OVIC?u=cuny_nytc&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=77d8d4c8. Accessed 16 Oct. 2022. Originally published as “Will Biden Place Political Correctness Ahead of Military Readiness on Transgender Policy?” 

    Daily Signal, 21 Jan. 2021.

    Genre: Essay

     

     

    “Transgender Rights.” 

    Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, edited by Michael J. Tyrkus and Carol A. Schwartz, 4th ed., vol. 10, Gale, 2022, pp. 90-91. 

    Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

    link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX8276204399/OVIC?u=cuny_nytc&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=94917c2e. Accessed 16 Oct. 2022.

    Genre: Encyclopedia 

     

     

    “Transgender.”

    American Law Yearbook 2016

    A Guide to the Year’s Major Legal Cases and Developments, Gale, 2017, pp. 221-224. 

    Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

    link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3633800093/OVIC?u=cuny_nytc&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=72cb2b54. Accessed 16 Oct. 2022.

    Genre: Journal 

  3. Allison Tang

    Topic: Should women have access to abortion?

    Questions:

    • Should the rights of the unborn be more important than the mother?
    • Should religion play a role in abortion debate?
    • Is a fetus a human being? Does it have a basic legal right to live?
    • In what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
    • should miscarriage and ectopic pregnancies’ be considered an abortion?

    Sources:

  4. Sophie Sall

    1.My topic is “should everyone be vegetarian? I’m going to look at the problem and possible solutions.

    2.Questions:

    -How do vegetarianism affect one’s life? (health, diet, supplements…)

    -What can vegetarianism do for the environment?

    -What are the different types of vegetarianism?

    -What place does vegetarianism take in different countries?

    -How would a more vegetarian society affect the economy?

    -Why are we slaughtering so many animals? Why is it done in such an inhumanly way?

    3.Source 1: Google (informative article) (magazine)

    Vegetarianism: Why Are There So Many Different Types of Vegetarian Diets?

    -source 2: Youtube video

    -Source 3: City Tech Library (research report)

    https://www-sciencedirect-com.citytech.ezproxy.cuny.edu/science/article/pii/S0195666313003863

  5. Taharqa Rogers

    Topic: Electric Vehicles Vs Gas Vehicles

    Exploring whether or not we should switch from Gas to Electric in Vehicle transportation. 

    1. What is the future of automobiles? Will mankind eventually switch to Electric Vehicles?
    2. What problems do Electric cars solve? How is it better than gas?
    3. What are the main problems that electric car owners face?
    4. How reliable are electric vehicles?
    5. How does the longevity of electric Vehicles compare to gas vehicles?

    Sources:

    1.ā€œSaving on Fuel and Vehicle Costs.ā€ Energy.gov, 

    https://www.energy.gov/eere/electricvehicles/saving-fuel-and-vehicle-costs

    Informative Article

    1. M. S. Hossain, Laveet Kumar, M. M. Islam, Jeyraj Selvaraj, “A Comprehensive Review on the Integration of Electric Vehicles for Sustainable Development”, Journal of Advanced Transportation, vol. 2022, Article ID 3868388, 26 pages, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3868388

    Academic Journal

    1. Rajper, Sarmad Zaman, and Johan Albrecht. ā€œProspects of Electric Vehicles in the Developing Countries: A Literature Review.ā€ Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 5, Mar. 2020, p. 1906. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.3390/su12051906.

    Literature Review

  6. Biana

    Topic: Deforestation

    Question:

    How does deforestation affect the world?

    what the range of consequences of deforestation is around the world .

    Sources

    1. Interview
    2. https://www.livescience.com/27692-deforestation.html 
    3. https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/    

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  7. Andy Zheng

    My project 2 topic is :Should the NYC transportation system be improved?

    And my research question is:

    1.Do people really need to improve the subway environment?

    2.How does taking the subway affect our lives?

    3.Can we live with the inefficiency of the subway?

    4.Should the MTA devote a significant amount of human and financial resources to a major overhaul of the transportation system?

    5.What are the areas that make the public feel uncomfortable and need to be improved?

    6.Where does the cost of maintaining the subway come from?

    And my three sources from internet;

  8. Omar Apreza

    Topic

    Is there enough programs for undocumented immigrants.

    Question

    1 Is there enough programs for immigrants?

    2 Would they be able to afford medical care and other things?

    3 Would they be able to have education?

    4 Are they able to get a job

    Source

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15362940802479920

    Frank K, Hou F. Over-education and well-being: how does education-occupation mismatch affect the life satisfaction of university-educated immigrant and non-immigrant workers? Ethn Health. 2018 Nov;23(8):884-901. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2017.1316832. Epub 2017 Apr 17. PMID: 28415851.

    ļ»æhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15362940802479920

    Grace J. Yoo (2008) Immigrants and Welfare: Policy Constructions of Deservingness, Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, 6:4, 490-507, DOI: 10.1080/15362940802479920

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