you will choose one of the four following controversial topics from your Taking Sides text and write a position paper of 3–5 content pages (plus title and references pages) that answers the question posed by the title. Do we need a common identity? (pages 19–37). Is racial profiling defensible public policy? (pages 117–126). Is the mass incarceration of Blacks and Latinos the new Jim Crow? (pages 222–235). Is gentrification another form of segregation? (pages 236–246). Review Issues Summary [DOCX] to help you select your topic. Review Riverbend City: Arguments, Counterarguments, and Rebuttals. Your answers in the media piece will help you with this assessment. Review the media piece about how to define what constitutes Reliable Evidence.
