SOC 450 Strayer Threats To World Environment Argumentative Essay The information you provided in your PowerPoint presentation on Threats to the Global Environment has led to productive debates at the United Nations General Assembly! Hence, they are now asking you to create an additional analysis report to respond to the issues raised in these debates.
Your fourth project as a consultant for the United Nations is to develop a report that addresses the issues raised by some of the member states of the United Nations.
Step I. Consider the Issues
In Assignment 3a, you were asked to create a PowerPoint identifying the four most critical threats out of eight threats provided in the table below.
Energy sources
Civil war
Globalization
Poor health of entire populations
Lack of educational opportunities
Cultural taboos
Inappropriate uses of technology
Climate change
There are four remaining threats that you did not discuss in your PowerPoint. This assignment will focus on those four. Here are the specific tasks you will complete:
Review the remaining four threats that you did not use in Assignment 3a.
Pick two of the four to focus on in Assignment 3b.
Identify the reasons why you think these two threats are less critical than the four threats you chose for your PowerPoint presentation.
Step II. Prepare Your Report
The UN has given you the following guidelines.
Introduction
Briefly introduce the topic of the analysis (about 100-150 words).
State the topic and intent of the paper.
Identify the four threats you will discuss in the paper in the order in which they appear in the paper.
Section I. Threat 1
Write an opening statement describing the perception of the threat.
Write one page giving three reasons that explain why you saw this threat as less critical than the four you chose for your presentation in Assignment 3a.
Support these reasons with at least three credible sources.
Section II. Threat 2
Write an opening statement describing the perception of the threat.
Write one page giving three reasons to explain why you saw this threat as less critical than the four you chose for your presentation in Assignment 3a.
Support these reasons with at least three credible sources.
Conclusion
Offer a summary (one page or less) of your defense of your choices that the United Nations can use to address their prioritization concerns.
Formatting Requirements
Your paper may consist of up to four pages (not including the cover or reference pages).
Create headings for each section of your paper as follows:
Introduction
Threat 1 (include the name of your chosen threat)
Threat 2 (include the name of your chosen threat)
Conclusion
Use and cite four to six credible sources in your analysis. You may use the same source for more than one threat as long as you use a minimum of four different sources. A list of potential resources is available at the end of this course guide.
Make sure your paper contains both in-text citations and a source list, per SWS guidelines; refer to the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) document for reference.
Include a cover page with your name, the date you submitted the paper, and your instructor’s name
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Threats to Global Environment
Student’s Name
Institution
Date:
2
Introduction
Threats to Global Environment include;
Civil war
Globalization
Climate change
Poor health of entire population
3
Civil war – history and assessment
Begins within a country
Ha destabilized many countries
The most affected are developing nations
4
Civil war – countries most affected
Africa and Asian countries
E.g., Syria, Somalia, South Sudan, Afghanistan
Tribal fighting, disrupted development and poor governance
5
Civil war – general effects
World economy
World peace and terrorism
Rise of poverty levels and public services
6
Civil war – visual aid
7
Globalization – history and assessment
Motivated by technology and innovation
Growth of cities and emerging trends e.g. social media
Currently, a big cause of politico-social instability worldwide
To much information leading to quick reactions, protests and crime
8
Globalization – countries most affected
Prevalent worldwide
Premature pressure to developing nations from developed nations
Loss of native culture and identity leading to unrealistic priorities
Globalization – general effects
Overconsumption of negative media
Increased crime, vices and overall health
Effects on conservation due to human activities
9
Globalization – visual aid
10
Climate change – history and assessment
Began during the industrialization period
Lots of pollution causing changing weather patterns
Currently a top global agenda to reverse global warming
11
Climate change – countries most affected
Worldwide, mostly countries within the tropics
Draught, loss of vegetation cover, melting of ice cover
Increased food security concerns and wildlife loss, weather
related disasters
12
Climate change – general effects
13
Increased poverty levels
Increased budgets on conservation at the expense of development
Loss of property and lives due to disasters and an uncertain future
Climate change – visual aid
14
15
Poor health of entire population – history
Innovation and technology has led to inactivity
Poor diet and eating habits have caused heath risks
Chronic diseases have lowered life expectancy
16
Poor health of entire population – most affected
Global health is at risk. Developing nations are most affected
Sub-Saharan countries such as Congo, Somalia, Venezuela
reduced health leads to reduced productivity hence more poverty
17
Poor health of entire population – general effects
Less contribution towards global activities
Overdependency on other nations leading to reduced security and
political trust among nations (liability)
Slower overall development across the world
18
Poor health of entire population – visual aid
19
Reference
Selby, J., Dahi, O. S., Fröhlich, C., & Hulme, M. (2017). Climate change and the Syrian civil
war revisited. Political Geography, 60, 232-244.
Najam, A., Runnalls, D., & Halle, M. (2016). Environment and Globalization: Five
Propositions (2010). The Globalization and Environment Reader, 94.
Harvey, L. D. (2018). Climate and global environmental change. Routledge.
Frumkin, H. (Ed.). (2016). Environmental health: from global to local. John Wiley & Sons.
Reuveny, R., & Barbieri, K. (2016). The Effect of Natural Resources on Civil War
Reconsidered. Int’l J. Soc. Sci. Stud., 4, 71.
The end
“thank you!”
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:
• Examine the factors that account for why the growth in the world’s population can negatively
affect the global society.
•
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language
and writing skills, using the following rubric:
Points: 100
Assignment 3b: Analysis on the Threats Defense Argument
Exemplary
90-100% A
Proficient
80-89% B
Fair
70-79% C
Meets Minimum
Expectations
60-69% D
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Included a
counterargument
paragraph for each
of the two threats.
Weight: 20%
Provided a wellwritten
counterargument
paragraph for
each of the two
threats.
Provided a
sufficient
counterargument
paragraph for
each of the two
threats.
Provided
counterarguments
of less than a
paragraph for two
threats.
Provided a
counterargument
against only one
threat.
Did not provide any
full paragraphs or
counterarguments.
Included three
points supporting
the
counterargument to
each threat.
Included three or
more well-thoughtout points
supporting the
counterargument
to each threat.
Included three
points
adequately
supporting the
counterargument
to each threat.
Included two
points supporting
the
counterargument
to each threat.
Included one
point supporting
the
counterargument
to each threat.
Did not provide any
counterarguments or
only completed the
assignment for one
threat or none.
Included a wellthought-out
opening statement
and a conclusion.
Included a
sufficient
opening and
conclusion for
each threat.
Did not fully
include an
opening
statement or a
conclusion for
one of the threat
paragraphs.
Missed an
opening
statement and a
conclusion for
one of the threat
paragraphs.
Did not provide an
opening statement or
a conclusion for either
paragraph.
Met the minimum
credible source
and proper citation
requirements.
Used 3 credible
sources, with a
few citation
errors.
Used at least 2
credible sources
and properly cited
sources.
Used at least 2
sources but did
not properly cite
sources.
Used 1 or fewer
sources.
0–2 errors
present.
3–4 errors
present.
5–6 errors
present.
7–8 errors
present.
More than 8 errors
present.
Criteria
Weight: 20%
Included an
opening statement
and a conclusion
for each threat.
Weight: 20%
Cited at least three
credible sources.
Weight: 20%
Clarity, writing
mechanics, and
formatting.
Weight: 20%
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