Global Societal Problem, Argument and Solution: Aging Population

Global Societal Problem, Argument and Solution: Aging Population

Use critical thinking skills to thoroughly understand how this topic can be a global societal problem and determine some logical solutions to the problem.

1. Identify the global societal problem within the introductory paragraph.

Conclude with a direct and concise thesis statement that states your proposed solutions to the problem. Introductory paragraph must be at least 150 words.

2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.)
5. 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.)
6. 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.
7. Include an annotated bibliography:

Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.

Summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue for each annotation.

Address fully the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic (your annotation should be one to two paragraphs long—150 words or more)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. Must use academic voice.

2.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, or 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 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.

-Sites such as ProCon.org and Wikipedia must not be used.

-Religious texts must not be used.

3. Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay.

Good Critical Thinking Tips:

1. Your paper should include academic sources that explain multiple sides of the issue.
2. Your interpretations of the evidence should be objective and state the conclusions and theses presented in the evidence clearly and fairly.
3. 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.
4. Your paper should point out the limitations of current evidence and attempt to indicate areas for future research