1) BRIEFLY identify and describe your dilemma (no more than 3-4 sentences)
2) Use insights from your areas of study at Amarillo College to make connections
3) Connect the dilemma to your personal values and ethics
4) Find at least one scholarly source related to the dilemma and include material from that
source in your paper with appropriate citations and a bibliography. Do not use Wikipedia as a
source. Amarillo College has access to databases that will help you: see
https://www.actx.edu/library/pagesmith/34. I would recommend that you consult JSTOR: search
for terms such as “Pendleton Act,” “civil service reform,” and “Chester Arthur,” alone or in
combination with each other. Be mindful of the types of sources that you find: book reviews will
not help you but journal articles will. The correct form for Social Sciences (History) is Turabian:
see below for examples (MLA is NOT the correct form). Part of your grade will come from
citing your source(s) correctly.
5) Use correct grammar and spelling. Part of your grade will come from mechanics.
6) Your response should be a minimum of 300 words, maximum of 500 words (double spaced,
12 point font)