Cause and effect over topics of either: globalization, Trump’s presidency, concussions and football, rising college costs, consumer spending and debt, or climate change)

In this essay you will provide a close examination of the causes behind, the effects of, or a combination thereof one of the following topics:

Globalization
Donald Trump’s presidency
Concussions and football
Rising college costs
Consumer spending and debt
Climate change

Students will base their essays on facts and research, bearing in mind that personal opinion might either affirm or contradict the findings. When in doubt, follow the facts and research. Successful essays will be thesis-driven and seek to say something significant about the factors that led to one of these subjects and/or the aftermath, both immediate and distant.

The essay’s text will be three to four pages long and include a Works Cited page. Students are expected to incorporate into their papers a minimum of two scholarly sources and cite them both within the essay and on the Works Cited page following the most recent guidelines of the MLA. Students unfamiliar with MLA should consult Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.) for its MLA style guide.

While one Internet/open web source may be used, all other cited research will need to be either in print or accessed from a database via the college library.