Discuss how your core values inform or influence your perspective on your selected social issue.

THE CORE VALUE ESSAY

Case Study Project

Describe a “real life” instance of your selected social issue in a professional or a personal setting.

Discuss your perspective on your selected social issue, including the reasons for your viewpoint.

Discuss how your core values inform or influence your perspective on your selected social issue.

Demonstrate that you are really thinking about your issue don’t settle for easy answers, don’t pretend that conflicting evidence doesn’t exist, and don’t feel that you have to take an either-or position.

Discuss the complexities of your selected social issue. For example, do not just conclude that using academic language is always good, or that government surveillance is always bad, or that wealth automatically leads to health. Think about the intricacies of these issues and how they play out in everyday life.