Paper #1: Choose One of Two

• Paper on Reverse Biological Discrimination

• Paper on Differences in Your Life if You Were Differently Gendered

• This will be due October 4th

Choice One

• Pick an occupation stereotypically or traditionally associated with one gender and write a persuasive essay arguing that that gender should not really be allowed to do those jobs, using evidence from the biological record associated with that gender.

Men should not be police officers as they are prone to aggression and heart attacks following physical exertion.

Women should not be teachers because they are too emotional and their high verbal skills might confuse male students.

Requirements:

Two pages long

MLA format

Two biological sources—one academic

Choice Two• Write a philosophical personal narrative paper that

describes how your life would change if you woke up tomorrow as a person of the opposite sex and gender, (i.e., you cannot argue that event though you now have other parts, that since on one can see them when you’re dressed, that you’ll act the same , in terms of the gender role or your original sex). This paper assumes, too, that you have all of your memories of being your former sex.

Requirements:

Four pages long

MLA format

Two biological sources—one academic

You might use as proof evidence of how your siblings have been treated or acting as some proof of the impact of this drastic change.

You will use as proof evidence collected from outside sources about how one’s sex or gender influences one’s behavior.