Final Project: A Letter to Your State Representative
Your final project consists of two parts. The first part is the paper, which is a letter to your state
representative. In this letter, you will discuss a social problem with which you are concerned, and you
will discuss the ethical theory (or theories) that you learned about during this class that you think is the
most important for confronting this social problem. The second part consists of a presentation, which
will be a visual representation of your letter. You can use PowerPoint, Prezi, YouTube, etc. Feel free to
be as creative as possible!
1. Look back at your previous milestones/feedback and your discussion post for this week as
preparation.
2. Your letter must include the following components:
– Apply a Platonic, Aristotelian, Kantian, Utilitarian, Marxist or Nonviolent framework (you
can apply more than 1 but have to at least apply 1 to the issue) to solving a social
problem facing our society.
– The social problem is your choice. Some issues we discussed in class include wealth
inequality, sexism/gender-based violence, racism, police brutality,
heterosexism/homophobia, immigration issues, etc. You may use the social issue you
used in Milestone 3 or 4, or you may use something different, just make sure you get it
approved by your professor.
– Explain which ethical theory you think is best suited to solving the issue you have
