Reference no: EM132248321
Topic: coursework
Identify a global societal issue from the following list
Aging population
Critical Thinking Skills for the 21st Century
Gender Inequality
Global Climate Change
Global Water Shortage
Marginalization and Minorities
Refugee Crises
Children's Rights
Social Media Censorship
1. Identify the global societal issue you have chosen to research for your Final Paper, an argumentative essay, and explain why further research on this topic is important.
2. Provide a clear and concise thesis statement that includes a solution to the global societal issue (see Writing a Thesis Statement for assistance).
3. Explain how this global societal issue impacts a specific population.
4. Locate a peer-reviewed scholarly source and provide statistical data that you found surprising on the topic.
1. Explain at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources used in research.
2. Locate and summarize one peer-reviewed, scholarly source and one popular source that pertain to your Final Paper topic. In your summary of each article, comment on the following: biases, reliability, strengths, and limitations.
3. From the sources you summarized, list and explain at least five visual cues from the peer-reviewed, scholarly source that were not evident in the popular source.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims.
Provide full reference entries of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations.
Number of Pages: 2 (Double Spaced)