topics for term paper

Read the following topics carefully, choose any ONE topic that interests you most and you are capable of handling, and write a paper of about 1,200 words. No plagiarism is permitted. Please use MLA style for quotation (either indirect or direct; paraphrasing also requires in-text documentation) and for the list of “Works Cited”. Refer to the next page for the FORMAT of your term paper. Topics for Term Paper Compare and contrast the recent trends in American immigration with those of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Compare the two statistically. Compare the impact of immigration on cities during these two periods. What aspects of the impact are similar? What are different? Compare the native-born Americans’ response to the influx of foreign population during both periods. Again, to what extent is the response similar? To what extent is it different? One of the distinctive features of American religious institutions is the separation of church and state. What is the significance of it in American politics and religion? In what sense has this practice promoted religious diversity, religious tolerance, and religious freedom? In recent years, many new family patterns (e.g. single-parent family, same-sex-parent family) have emerged in the United States. Discuss the reasons for the emergence of these new family patterns and state your opinions as to whether such new family patterns are indications of vitality or decaying of American families. Debate is constant among Americans regarding individual versus social responsibility for the welfare of citizens. Review the process of this debate during the Depression era, the 1960s, and finally today. Have Americans resolved this issue yet? You are encouraged to voice your opinions about whether you think the source of social stability lies in the strength of each individual or in the responsibility assumed by the society. Discuss the connection between the sexual revolution in the 1960s and the broader women’s liberation movement. How has sexuality and the changing status of women impacted the “culture wars” of recent years? Hints: Although the sexual revolution is often considered part of the women’s liberation movement, sexuality has historically been a divisive issue among even the most progressive women: Some feminists argue that sexual liberation demeans the status of women while others argue that sexual liberation allows women to behave as equals with men. How has this conflict played out for men and women in the late twentieth century? Assess the power of the media in American politics today. To what extent has the media determined who was elected as U.S. president over the last 20 years? Student number: Name: (Chinese pinyin; e.g. WANG Jing) Course: American Society and Culture Instructor: MA Li Date: (Times New Roman, 小四，single- spaced) Title (center it; boldfaced) (text) (Times New Roman, 小四，double-spaced) Works Cited (center it; boldfaced; begin on a new page)