Hazing: You be the Judge
Due to your sophisticated expertise
on issues concerning hazing and binge drinking as well as your thoughtful
demeanor, you have recently been selected hear the case, The United States
v. Chris Archer. Your task is to
review all of the evidence and then make an informed decision as to the
defendant's guilt or innocence. Once you
have made the decision, you will issue a 2-3 page written judicial opinion
stating the reasoning for your decision.
Although this is a "judicial opinion", in no way should you
use first person. You are a judge; the
supreme authority as to the truth of the situation. Be firm and declarative when you state what
the decision is and why. There is no
reason to use the words I, we, our, or us.
Your opinion should be structured in
this way:
Paragraph
1: Introduction to the case. Set the
context. Close with your ruling (this is essentially your thesis). Your ruling should use the following format: Although
(the argument of
"other side") , the
defendant in this case is __(guilty
or not guilty) because (your main reasoning)__ .
Body
Paragraph 1: Begin with a topic sentence that is an assertion about the law
in this case. Then explain the law and
apply the facts of the case to the law.
Body
Paragraph 2: Begin with an assertion about hazing based on your knowledge
of the issue overall from the unit. Use
facts and details from the resources used in the unit (film, articles) to
support your assertion. Conclude by
applying the facts of this case to your assertion.
**NOTE:
You may have more than 2 body paragraphs if necessary. You should base this decision on how many
assertions you need to provide the reasoning behind your ruling.
Conclusion:
Summarizes your argument and gives a sense of why this issue is important
in society today.
Your writing should be Times New
Roman 12 pt font, double spaced, proofread and error free. You need to submit this assignment to
turnitin.com by class time on Thursday, 4/4.
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