1. Using your own cultural knowledge and social awareness, make an argument either supporting , or opposing same- sex marriage. ( your cultural knowledge is made up of your beliefs , values, norms, religious philosophy, traditions, custom, ideas) competence 2. Include in your argument at least 1 organization that supports your position the organization can be local, state, or a national organization. What are some of the values and beliefs that you share with the organization? Awareness 3. As scholars it is important to remember, that to truly understand the different perspective of an argument, debate ,or discussion, it becomes essential to ”take the role of the other ‘’ to better understand this concept, include in your paper an explanation as why someone would feel different than you concerning the issue of same-sex marriage (ex : once you make an argument in support of same- sex marriage, create a converse position as to why you think someone would oppose it ! Social responsibility 4 . If you were to have a conversation with someone who opposed your views on same- sex marriage, what would you say to them to make effort to “bridge the gap “ or find “ common ground ‘’to build a relationship based on tolerance, acceptance and mutual understanding Civil Responsibility instructions: 1: students are encouraged to present their positions in an intellectual and scholarly manner . Personal views are acceptable in the paper. Students are not to include negative, offensive , or insulting concepts, terms phrases that is tantamount to hate- speech will no be tolerated. 2. The paper most be a minimum of 3 page with correct academic / research citation format ( MLA/ APA