Dark Tourism.Research Essay

You are instructed to write a formal argumentative research essay in standard 5 paragraph format (Intro, body [x3], conclusion). This assignment is due in class for all classes on the second last week of the course. Exact dates can be found on Blackboard in the course outline.

Final Draft is worth 20% of final grade.
Rough Draft is worth 10% of final grade.
Citations and Outline is worth 10% of final grade.

3 – 4 pgs, Stapled. 1.5 spacing. 12 Font.
Standard Margins. Numbered pages. Arial Font
You must include a minimum of 5 valid sources, with at least one being a non-digital source (i.e. print.) I would encourage Academic journals and Trade publications wherever possible.

All sources must be in proper APA citation style.

You must include a title page with the following:

Name, student #, class number, and, yes, a title.
**Title page does not count towards page count.

You must also include a works cited page which lists your 5 (minimum) valid APA sources in alphabetic order.
**Works Cited page does not count towards page count.
Essay Topic:
Dark Tourism

Dark tourism – also known as thanatourism – comes in many forms, from visits to memorial sites such as the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, to the killing fields in Cambodia, to trips to the wreck of the Costa Concordia, or tours of slums in India and Brazil. War tourism, another form of dark tourism, and disaster tourism are probably the most controversial because they involve getting up close and personal with very recent or ongoing suffering such as visits to post-earthquake Tibet, or war torn Syria.Dark tourism brings a number of issues to the forefront, such as the ethics of voyeurism and exploitation of suffering.

Is ‘Dark tourism’ disrespectful to victims? Should it continue to be allowed? Why/why not?
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