The topic of your essay needs to be a global societal problem from the following list:
( My Topic )Poverty and income inequality
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 solutions to the problem.
Write: This Final Paper, an argumentative essay,
will present research relating the critical thinker to the modern,
globalized world. In this assignment, you need to address the items
below in separate sections with new headings for each.
In your paper,
Identify the global societal problem within the introductory paragraph.
Conclude with a thesis statement that states your proposed solutions
to the problem. (For guidance on how to construct a good introduction
paragraph, please review the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) from the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center (Links to an external site.).)
Describe background information on how that problem developed or came into existence.
Show why this is a societal problem.
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 solutions,
considering 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 within your argument.
Discuss the validity, reliability, and any biases.
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of these sources, 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.
Provide at least one positive ethical outcome as well as at least
one negative ethical outcome that could result from your solution.
Explain at least two ethical issues related to each of those outcomes. (It is important to consider all of society.)
Develop a conclusion for the last paragraphs 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 the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) from the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center (Links to an external site.).)
The Global Societal Problem, Argument, and Solution Paper
Must be 1,750 to 2,250 words in length (approximately between seven
and nine pages; not including title and references pages) and formatted
according to APA style, as outlined in the University of Arizona Global
Campus Writing Centers APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Students name
Course name and number
Instructors name
Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your
introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that
indicates the purpose of your paper.
Must use at least eight scholarly sources.
Source Document Requirements:
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, and professors,
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, and so forth. These websites can be used to make a stronger
point about your proposed solution within the argument.
Where 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.
Sites such as ProCon.org and Wikipedia must not be used.
Religious texts must not be used.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)
table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you
have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this
assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final
say
about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment. The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.
Must document in APA style any information used from sources, as
outlined
Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay
based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the
Turnitin originality score.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) r
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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