Essay Homework: Threats Defense Argument
The information you provided in your presentation on Threats to the Global Environment has led to productive debates at the UN General Assembly! There are now questions about prioritizing the issues at hand. Some of the countries are challenging your recommendations and questioning your reasons for not including the issues they believe are priority.
From the initial eight global threats, there are four remaining threats that you did not choose in the list of major global issues. Review the list of topics and reflect on two that you did NOT use in PPT (which posted below). Defend your reason for considering these topics lower in priority than the ones in the PPT (which posted below).
1) Energy sources
2) Civil war
3) Globalization
4) Poor health of entire populations
5) Lack of educational opportunities
6) Cultural taboos
7) Inappropriate uses of technology
8) Climate change
The completed version of this homework will consist of the following:
I. Select two threats from the list above that you did not use in your PPT presentation(which posted below).
II. Create a minimum two-page document in which you outline a counterargument for the two threats you selected:
1) Write an opening statement describing the perception of each threat.
2) Write one paragraph for each threat (two paragraphs total) in which you give three reasons to explain why the threat is less of a priority to the global environment than the four you selected in Homework. Support your reasons with at least three credible sources.
3) A conclusion statement for each threat.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
1) Examine the factors that account for why the growth in the world's population can negatively affect the global society