First, select a bioethics issue of interest to you and find at least five (5) articles or programs from the popular media debating the issue. These articles can be from the newspaper, health magazines, weekly news magazines, or television documentaries or programs. You are to log each article or program in your journal, including time, date, principals, and positions taken on the issue. You will submit your Research Journal along with your Position Paper. Be sure you cite your references correctly using APA style. (10 points each, 5 article entries or programs, 50 points total)Each of the article entries must address the following points.1.A one-paragraph abstract of the article/program2.The positions taken with the justifications given3.Important concerns for the health practitioner or patient4.Your position and a brief justificationPart BNext, select five (5) scholarly articles on the issue. A good place to find relevant articles is the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature, The Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. You are to log each article or program in your journal, including time, date, principals, and positions taken on the issue. You will submit your Research Journal along with your Position Paper. Be sure you cite your references correctly. (20 points each, 5 scholarly article entries, 100 points total)Each of the scholarly article entries must address the following points.1.A one-paragraph abstract of the scholarly article2.The conclusions and recommendations of the author3.The benefits or liabilities for the healthcare system or society in general claimed by the author4.Your position and justificationPart CThe final step in the assignment is to prepare a Position Paper on your subject, formatted in APA style. The content of your paper must contain the following elements. (A 20- to 25-page, double-spaced response is required.) (150 Points)1.Cover Sheet2.Table of Contents3.Introduction to the Issue4.Research Summary (40 points)a.Summary of the popular media treatment of the issueb.Summary of the scholarly literature and research on the issue5.Comparative analysis of the issue as treated by the media and scholarly researchers (40 points)6.Presentation of all positions in the debate concerning the issue (40 points)7.Your conclusions and position on the issue along with your justification and a one-paragraph statement summarizing what you have learned from this project. (30 points)Note: In addition to ProQuest, the following Web sites may be useful in your research.The Hastings Centerwww.thehastingscenter.orgThe Kennedy Institute of Ethicswww.georgetown.edu/research/kieCenter for Practical Bioethicswww.midbio.orgMacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethicshttp://ethics.bsd.uchicago.eduNational Reference Center for Bioethics Literaturewww.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl

At the heart of the American Dream is the idea that prosperity is a reward for hard work. In other words, if we only commit ourselves to being industrious we can succeed in whatever way we aspire to. There has been a long history of ambivalence toward affluence in America, however---with the idea that it corrupts our values and makes us only concerned about material things.Pick three works from our different exam periods---say "Life in the Iron Mills," "Babylon Revisited," and "The Swimmer"---and discuss what these stories say about the effect of money on ideas of sympathy, community, fellow-feeling, spirituality, etc.LEARNING OBJECTIVES: STRONG OPENING THESIS, DEVELOPMENT (500 words), SUPPORT (quotations), OBJECTIVE TONE (No "I" or "we").