Part 1. Essay precis/outline: Due 23:59, Sunday, 18 September (End of Week 8) (5%)
You will submit 3 things.
1. An annotated bibliography of at least 6 reference
2. A title for your essay
3. A paragraph on what you expect to find out from doing the essay.
This might also help.
Decide on an essay question/statement, follow it with a paragraph or a set of dot points that indicate the ‘reasons why’ for your answer. The ‘reasons why’ can be developed into the main points that you will present in your essay.In the initial plan, try to express the main idea of each point in a single, clear sentence. These can become topic sentences—usually the first sentence of each paragraph which summarises the information in the paragraph.
Part 2. 2000 word essay: Due 23:59, Sunday, 23 October (End of Week 13) (45%)
Based on part 1 above, you will develop and write an argumentative academic essay discussing an issue of concern in relation to licit or illicit drug use. Essays should consist of three main sections, an introduction, discussion of topic, and the conclusion. Essays should be based on a comprehensive review of the relevant literature, and supported by at least 8 references from peer reviewed journals or other credible sources of information from ‘grey literature’ (e.g., AIHW; ABS).You may choose to build on the work you have already done in Assessment Task 1, in your debates or you can choose an entirely different topic. Your tutors will be available to help you think through the topic.This resource from the library may also help https://latrobe.libguides.com/writig Or this one https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/writingprocess/outlining
Example topics (Choose one of these 6 options. Pick something that really sparks your interest)
1.Alcohol-related harm can never be removed from First Nation communities (this could be Australia or any other country).
2.Legalising cannabis
will solve Australia’s alcohol problem.
3. MDMA is the best drug for treating post traumatic stress disorder.
4. Welfare recipients who test positive
to any drug should be forced to use a cashless debit
card.
5. Ending homelessness would reduce the harms of drug use in Australia.
6. Criminalising drug use creates
more harm than drug use itself.
If you really don’t want one of these, you may pick your own topic
Drug abuse seems to be
a widespread issue in the current world. However, a lot of
individuals do not even comprehend why or how other people develop drug
addictions. The
condition of drug addiction, also known as substance dependency syndrome, is
characterized by a person's intense desire to use drugs. There are
also additional behaviours associated with addiction. These include having
trouble stopping the urge to take the substance and considering drug usage to
be more essential than more usual things like family or work (Hamed, 2022). When
a person stops using the drug for a while, they may experience withdrawal
symptoms. A person who is addicted generally becomes dependent on a
certain sort of substance. A person with an addiction problem is one
who might quickly develop a drug dependency. Drug addiction is recognized as a
mental disease. Many different mental problems are associated with drug
addiction. Drug abuse is harmful because it may alter a person's
ability to process and manage their emotions, memories, and attitudes.
Continued use of drugs can therefore result to the problem of addiction which
is a major concern in our today's society.