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Ronald’s Post:
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.
The global societal issue I have chosen to research for my final paper is Climate change. Further research is needed because many things can cause change to the climate, which is why it is essential to choose a subtopic of climate change. The subtopic that I have chosen is the oil industry’s problem between profits and CO2 emissions. The oil industry is trying to meet demand but also causing change to the climate through emissions. More research is needed to develop points and evidence, which are needed for both sides of the argument. Research is also necessary to create a possible solution.
Provide a clear and concise thesis statement that includes a solution to the global societal issue (see Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.) for assistance).
Carbon Dioxide emissions emitted by oil companies contribute to climate change, and a possible solution is providing oil companies bonuses or tax exemptions for exceeding emission regulations.
Explain how this global societal issue impacts a specific population.
The global societal issue of climate change impacts the entire world population. There are oil and natural gas companies all around the world meeting the growing demand of oil and gas. There is not one specific population that this global issue impacts.
Locate a peer-reviewed scholarly source and provide statistical data that you found surprising on the topic.
In the scholarly source, Krauss (2019) states, "Chevron and Occidental, which have each taken seats on Carbon Engineering's board, refused to disclose their investments. The company says it raised a total of $68 million in its most recent funding round to expand the pilot and develop its first commercial plant" (pg. 1). That is a lot of money, but to those companies, it is just a drop in the bucket, but that isn't what is most surprising. Most surprising is that there is no product, machine, or process outside of testing mode that works. What is Chevron (who is one of the leading oil companies) doing with the money invested since it has not found a way to remove carbon from the climate? There were no numbers to put with the dollar amount of what they were going to do by a certain time. I find that very surprising and a bit intriguing. It has nothing to do with availability or how possible it is to reduce emissions but a matter of who will do it. According to Krauss (2019), "A few companies, including Royal Dutch Shell and BP, are linking compensation to emissions reductions" (pg. 1). Even countries that are not as big of producers as chevron and other companies are doing what they can to increase spending to have clean energy. Krauss (2019) states, “Equinor, the Norwegian oil company, plans to increase spending on clean energy to 15 to 20 percent of its capital investment by 2030, up from 5 percent now” (pg. 1). How can they link compensation to emissions reductions unless it is possible to reduce emissions? The number of dollars spent on trying to lower emissions is staggering. With lots of money, there is no change versus the reduction of emissions affecting the climate and the people within.
References
Krauss, C. (2019). Blamed for climate change, oil companies invest in carbon removal.
International New York Times.
Adam’s Post:
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.
International drug trafficking has been an ongoing issue for decades and continues to invade countries, states, towns, schools, and even homes around the globe. While there are currently laws in place that are designed to prevent this activity, the reality is, they simply aren’t enough. As the industry continues to grow, violent crimes surrounding drug trafficking increases, and younger generations become more likely to be engaged in this activity, it is clear that further research into a global solution needs to be explored.
Provide a clear and concise thesis statement that includes a solution to the global societal issue.
Legalizing and controlling the manufacturing process, distribution, and transportation of illicit drugs, would reduce the market for international drug trafficking because it removes the control from the individuals or cartels, can be heavily regulated by the government, and increases the taxable revenue from a multi-billion dollar industry.
Explain how this global societal issue impacts a specific population.
Illegal drug use does not discriminate against age, race, religion, ethnicity, social status, or otherwise, and has the potential to impact virtually anyone. However, this issue impacts the younger generation, specifically in Brazil in alarming fashion. According to Sandro Gomes Pessao et al. (2019), of the 27,799 adolescent convictions in 2019, 22% of these convictions were directly related to drug trafficking. With fewer opportunities and resources available to the population, they are forced to turn to alternative, often illegal, activities in order to help support their families.
Locate a peer-reviewed scholarly source and provide statistical data that you found surprising on the topic.
As my argument is for the potential legalization of illicit drugs through government regulation, I wanted to see if there was additional research that would support that theory through statistical analysis. The article I found researched the effects of legalizing medical marijuana in relation to violent crimes. According to their research, Gavrilova et al. (2019) suggest that violent crimes are reduced by as much as 12.5% in counties surround the border of Mexico. As there are still only a handful of states that have legalized the use of medical marijuana, a 12.5% decrease in violent crimes seems like a significant number. Imagine if you will, the total impact this could have if the same legalization was applied globally to all illicit drugs. With the limited success that laws have produced, perhaps a new strategy is in order. “When the supply chain of the drug is legalised, or at least decriminalised, a lot of the violence disappears and the business of organised crime structures is hurt” (Gavrilova et al., 2019, p. 30).
References
Sandro Gomes Pessoa, A., Liebenberg, L., Bottrell, D., & Helena Koller, S. (2019). Restructuring educational systems and promoting social justice for young people involved in drug trafficking in Brazil. Zeitschrift Für Psychologie, 227(2), 139–143. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1027/2151-2604/a000366 (Links to an external site.)
Gavrilova, E., Kamada, T., & Zoutman, F. (2019). Is legal pot crippling Mexican drug trafficking organisations? The effect of medical marijuana laws on U.S. crime. Economic Journal, 129(617), 375–407. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1111/ecoj.12521
Jessica’s Post:
Explain at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources used in research.
The difference between a popular and scholarly source is the author, sources, purpose, structure, and peer review.
· Popular and scholarly sources have an author. However, scholarly papers are written by a scholar or a researcher that is affiliated with that field. Popular sources are typically a writer, journalist sometimes with expertise in that field.
· The scholarly source will adequately cite their sources and offer references while a popular source does not have a formal citation, and their sources might not be correct.
· A scholarly source’s purpose is to research findings and to expand their knowledge on a specific topic. A popular source dose tries to inform you; however, it is on a current or popular topic just for entertainment.
· A scholarly source’s article is typically lengthy and divided into specific sections, while a popular source is a mix of short, in-depth, and a wide variety of subjects.
· A scholarly source is a blind peer-reviewed by more than one expert in that field, and one editor reviews a popular source.
Locate and summarize one peer-reviewed, scholarly source from the Ashford University Library 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.
In the article Improving health and education outcomes for children in remote communities: A cross-sector and developmental evaluation approach (2015), the authors discuss how children in remote areas of Australia are at a disadvantage. These children are lacking education, causing developmental delays, speech delays, and higher health risks. This article avoided showing biases and was able to provide us with facts, conduct research, collect data, and cite their sources properly.
In the article Challenges Facing Rural Schools (2017), the unknown author discusses how children in rural areas are also at a disadvantage. The article does not show reliability due to a lack of reliable sources, the author is not named, and they were not able to cite any information. Not proving this information does make it appear they are showing biases.
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.
Five visual cues that I recognized from each article are the following:
· The scholarly sources provided sources
· The scholarly source was able to cite facts regarding the topic, and the popular source offered hyperlinks; however, it was to another one of their cites.
· The scholarly sources offered an author(s) name while the popular source only provided the site's name.
· The scholarly source page length was significantly longer than the popular source.
· Since the scholarly source cited their origins, they offered a reference page for readers to access those sites as well.
Reference
Jones, D.M., Lyle, D., Brunero, C., McAllister, L., Webb, T., & Riley, S. (2015). Improving health and education outcomes for children in remote communities: A cross-sector and developmental evaluation approach. Gateways : International Journal of Community Research & Engagement, 1, 1. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.5130/ijcre.v8i1.4163 (Links to an external site.)
tutor doctor. (2017, June 26). Challenges Facing Rural Schools. Retrieved from https://www.tutordoctor.com/blog/2017/june/challenges-facing-rural-schools/
Courtney’s Post:
· Explain at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources used in research.
1. Scholarly sources are used for the support of conducting in-depth research, while popular sources are used for the general audience (Burt, 2018).
2. Scholarly sources contain particular vocabulary and extensive references, while popular sources are written to entertain, inform, and persuade the audience (Burt, 2018).
3. Scholarly sources help to answer “so what?”, while popular sources answer who, what, when, and where (Burt, 2018).
4. Scholarly sources lay a ground for discovering connections between variables, issues, or events, while popular sources find information about current events or issues (Burt, 2018).
5. Scholarly sources have been reviewed by academic peers to ensure reliability, while popular sources are research oriented to special interests (Burt, 2018).
· Locate and summarize one peer-reviewed, scholarly source from the Ashford University Library 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.
1. In the article Traffic related air pollution and the burden of childhood asthma in the contiguous United States in 2000 and 2010 (2019), the authors discuss how traffic related air pollution (TRAP) attributes to asthma cases. This article did not show biases; however, it did show accurate statistics which provided liability and strength for the article.
2. In the article Great Pacific Garbage Patch (2012), the National Geographic Society explains what the garbage patch is and how it is affecting the marine life and pollution levels. This article does not have any sources cited, which makes the reliability a little challenging to determine. However, their statistics do have to come from somewhere, so we can not say whether or not they are being biased until otherwise informed.
· 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.
1. The scholarly source has multiple authors, rather than just a “society” like the popular source.
2. The scholarly source has a reference page with citations (as well as in text citations) to back up their claims, rather than no references like the popular source.
3. The scholarly source has a target audience that is looking for more information on the topic, rather than the popular source’s audience in the general consensus.
4. The scholarly source is noticeably longer than the popular source.
5. The scholarly source has extensive vocabulary, where as the popular source has options for the text level (4th, 7th, 9th, 10th, and 12th grade).
Alotaibi, R., Bechle, M., Marshall, J. D., Ramani, T., Zietsman, J., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J., & Khreis, H. (2019, June). Traffic related air pollution and the burden of childhood asthma in the contiguous United States in 2000 and 2010. Environment International, 127, 858–867. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1016/j.envint.2019.03.041 (Links to an external site.)
Burt, H. (2018, April). Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper: What Is Scholarly vs. Popular? Retrieved from https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/scholarly (Links to an external site.)
National Geographic Society. (2012, October 9). Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Retrieved from https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/
