Your Final Research Paper should:

1) Include a literature review of three scholarly sources based on the selected contemporary issue. Analyze the validity of the author's arguments and/or biases.

2) Explain how academic knowledge impacts the social elements and institutions of both local and global communities.

3) Assess how the principles of active citizenship could impact the contemporary issue during the next five to ten years.

4) Include at least one reference to a multimedia component (i.e., podcast, interactive website, blog, or video) and evaluate the relevance of this piece in relationship to academic knowledge and the selected issue.

The paper must be 12 to 14 pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style.