Global Societal Problem, Argument and Solution
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Prepare:The topic of your essay needs to be a global societal problem from
the following list: adult illiteracy, funding for General Education vs STEM in
primary and secondary schools, minimum wage, oceans desertification, overcoming
the digital divide,refugee(escaping persecution,
war, or death) crises, species extinctions (modern), tax havens, Transatlantic
Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), universal statement of human rights (pick
one), airport security, or wealth disparity. Review thisGEN499
Sample Final PaperGuide for
additional guidance on the expectations of this assignment.
Reflect:Based on the topic that you have
chosen, you will need to use critical thinking skills to thoroughly understand
how this topic can be a global societal problem and determine some logical
solution(s) to the problem.
Write:This Final Argumentative Essay will
present research relating the critical thinker to the modern, globalized world.
In this assignment, you need to address the following items in separate
sections with new headings for each:
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Identify the global societal
problem within the introductory paragraph and conclude with a thesis statement
that states your proposed solution(s) to the problem. For guidance on how to
construct a good introduction paragraph, please review theIntroduction
Paragraph Guidelinefrom
theAshford
Writing Center.
·
Describe background information
on how that problem developed or came into existence. Showwhythis is a societal problem, and
provide perspectives from multiple disciplines or populations so that you fully
represent what different parts of society have to say about this issue.
·
Construct an argument
supporting your proposed solution(s). Be sure to consider multiple disciplines
or populations so that your solution shows that multiple parts of society will
benefit from this solution. Provide evidence from multiple scholarly sources as
evidence that your proposed solution is viable.
·
Interpret statistical data from
at least three, peer-reviewed scholarly sources. Do this by discussing the
validity, reliability, and any biases; identifying the strengths and weaknesses
of these sources; and pointing out limitations of current research and
attempting to indicate areas for future research. You may even use visual
representations such as graphs or charts to explain statistics from sources.
Evaluate the ethical outcomes that result from your solution. Be sure to
provide at least one positive ethical outcome as well as at least one negative
ethical outcome that could result from your solution, and explain at least two
ethical issues related to each of those outcomes. It’s important to consider
all of society.
·
Develop a conclusion as the
last paragraph(s) of the essay, starting with rephrasing your thesis statement
and then presenting the major points of the topic and how they support your
argument. For guidance on how to write a good conclusion paragraph, please
review theConclusion
Paragraph Guidelinefrom
theAshford
Writing Center.
The Final Argumentative Essay
·
Must be 3,300 – 3,900 words in
length (approximately between 10 – 12 pages; excluding title and reference
pages) and formatted according toAPA
styleas
outlined in theAshford
Writing Center.
·
Must include a separatetitle
pagewith
the following:
o Title
of paper
o Student’s
name
o Course
name and number
o Instructor’s
name
o Date
submitted
o Running
header with page numbers
·
Must includein-text
citationsfrom
at least 10 scholarly sources. Be sure tointegrate
your researchrather
than simply inserting it.
·
Must document all sources in
APA style as outlinedhereandhere.
·
Must have no more than 15%
quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report.
Reference list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.
·
Must include a separatereference
pagethat
is formatted according to APA style as outlined in theAshford Writing Center.
·
Source Document Requirements:
o Multimedia
sources (such as videos) may be used, but no more than two such sources may be
used. If multimedia sources are used, they must be authored and distributed by
credible sources, such as universities, law schools, medical schools, or
professors, or found in the Ashford University Library.
o Government
sources may be used, but no more than two such sources may be used. Examples
include whitehouse.gov, state.gov, usa.gov, cdc.gov, etc. These websites can be
used to make a stronger point about your proposed soluation within the
argument.
o Where
print documents are used for source materials, those must be peer-reviewed,
scholarly journal articles, and academically published books. Popular media
sources (e.g., newspapers, magazines, television and radio shows, etc.) must
not be used. Materials from advocacy groups (e.g., Greenpeace, Human Rights
Campaign, National Organization for Women, etc.) must not be used.
o Sites
such as ProCon.org and Wikipedia must not be used.
o Religious
texts must not be used.
Good Critical Thinking
Tips:
·
Your paper should include
academic sources that explain multiple sides of the issue.
·
Your interpretations of the
evidence should be objective and state the conclusions and theses presented in
the evidence clearly and fairly.
·
Your paper should place the
various forms of evidence in relation to one another and demonstrate why one
form or perspective is stronger than the other positions that one could take on
the issue.
·
Your paper should point out the
limitations of current evidence and attempt to indicate areas for future
research.
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Writing Tools:
o Before
you submit your written assignment, you are encouraged to review theThe
Grammarly Guide: How to Set Up & Use Grammarlytutorial, set up
a Grammarly account (if you have not already done so), and use Grammarly to
review a rough draft of your assignment. Then carefully review all issues
identified by Grammarly and revise your work as needed.
