Writing Samples

Week 2 Writing Samples

ENG/147

Narrow Your Topic

Part 1:

1. What is your broad topic?

Minorities being unfairly treated by law enforcement.

2. What is your narrowed topic?

Targeted minorities (Who are they?)

3. What is your research question?

Are all minorities targeted by law enforcement?

4. What is your point of view on the topic?

I am narrowing my topic to whether the targeted minorities are juvenile or adults. Also, if they are of a particular race, because all races are not targeted. I would like to discuss what are some of the triggers for the targeted actions. I narrowed my topic down based on reading from the Library.

5. What are the three key points you plan to present in support of your narrowed topic?

Minorities are targeted because of race, actions, and unjust retaliation from law enforcement.

Part two:

Source#1

Author(s) names: Walker, A.

Article title: Racial Profiling-Separate and unequal keeping the minorities in line-The Role of Law Enforcement in America

Date written or published: 2011

Journal or publication title: St. Thomas Law Review

Issue number and/or volume number (if provided): Vol. 23, Issue 4

Database name: Academic Search Complete: EBSCO host

URL (web address) or DOI: number:

Provide a 3-4 sentence description of the article and how it relates to your topic.

This article provides information about minorities being targeted in America and what is being done about it. It relates to my topic because it gives insight on what is happening with minorities being targeted. It also relates by giving statics on the topic matter.

Source #2. Author(s) names: Henderson, H., Pirtle, D., & Remnert, D.

Article title: Different Racial/Ethnic Predictive Validity

Date written or published: 2014

Journal or publication title: Sage Journals

Issue number and/or volume number (if provided): Vol. 12 (2)

Database name: Academic Search Complete: EBSCO host

URL (web address) or DOI:...