For this assignment, you will choose a controversy connected to an epidemic that is currently in the news at the local or national level. You will find original documents, e.g., court opinions, briefs, speeches, interviews, scientific studies (either published or in transcript form) produced by those involved in the controversy. You may also produce your own data through interviews with those involved with the controversy or by observing some facet of the controversy in action. You will analyze the controversy and draw some conclusions about it. Then in a 3000-word essay (roughly 9 pages long, double-spaced) you will present an argument about this controversy and your supporting analysis of it. What do we learn about the nature of controversies or of public argument through yr ? What are the implications of your findings? Draw on the readings for this class to offer your analysis, as well as other outside sources you might find that pertain to your subject. Don’t hesitate to interview people involved in the controversy, but be very careful to treat them with respect and to honor confidentiality if the individual you are interviewing does not wish to be named in your paper. Your paper must offer original insights.

The topic I chose is how COVID-19 has effected college students Mental Health.