Has globalization been good or bad for the post 1945 (and you may want to begin in the 1980’s) world?  It would probably be better to discuss only briefly the general pros and cons, and then focus on a few selected areas or countries as examples of your thesis.

The essay will be 5 pages, answering the question above. It will be MLA format, double spaced. No plagiarism please because this is a take-home final. Be careful with the word choice because I’m an international student.

Environmental toxicology examines how environmental exposures to chemical pollutants may present risks to biological organisms, particularly animals, birds, and fishes. Exposure to a physical, chemical, or biological agent may arise from a number of environmental sources, including the workplace, the home, and the medications and foods that we consume. On the list of hazardous chemicals and other agents that impact human reproduction negatively are pesticides, drugs, and heavy metals.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research on the following topics:

Physical Agents

Chemical Agents

Biological Agents

On the basis of your research and understanding of the topic, answer the following questions:

Identify and describe five factors that affect responses to a toxic chemical.

What determines the toxicity of a chemical? To what extent do you agree with the assumption that “all substances are poisons”?

What is human exposure assessment? Explain some of the methods of exposure assessment.

Why is epidemiology important to research studies of environmental health? Give reasoning to support your answer.

What are some of the important limitations of the epidemiologic approach with respect to the study of environmental health problems?

Create a 3 page Microsoft Word document that includes the answers to the above questions.

There are two essay topics from which to select: Stereotype Inoculation and Understanding Mindfulness. Each article has an associated commentary. References for each primary article and commentary article appear below.

The critical thinking essay assignment is as follows:

Review the primary article in no more than 2 pages. Then present two issues and/or arguments being raised in the commentary article. Be sure to link how these two issues and/or arguments serve as counterpoints to or modify the points in the original article. Based upon your experience and understanding of the differences between the two issues/arguments you discussed, complete the paper by proposing some suggestions for future research/analysis that could help better understand or resolve these differences. 6 pages maximum.

If you have access to Psychological Inquiry through a library, you are welcome to access the articles on your own.

Statement purpose

Please submit an essay of up to 6 pages in length, double spaced, that explores your personal and professional reasons for seeking admission.
This essay should incorporate the following themes into one coherent statement: your self reflections regarding the significant events in your life that led to this choice; your understanding of your personal and professional strengths and weaknesses, particularly in the academic, clinical, and research realms; your scholarly and professional goals and interests, and how these fit with a clinical psychology program.

On the basis of your research and your readings and understanding of the above topics, answer the following questions:

Which environmental hazard, such as the pollutant or pollutants, caused the most adverse health outcomes and why?

What are the various adverse health outcomes that occurred as a result of exposure to the environmental hazard?

What are the steps that were taken to prevent the adverse health outcomes from occurring? Should there be any other step that was necessary to prevent the adverse health outcome? Explain.

Suggest the ways to prevent future occurrences of such episodes.

Is there an association between environmental hazards and adverse health outcomes in humans? Why or why not?

Analyze and explain the exposure-disease relationship for each of these three events.

What do you think is the impact of these events on the communities where they occurred?

Do some research on the abortion debate, researching both sides and the arguments that are made to defend both sides: research the pro-choice arguments and the pro-life arguments. After researching both sides of the abortion debate:

(i) take a position on the abortion debate (either pro-choice or pro-life) and develop a thesis

(ii) come up with three arguments in defense of your thesis

(iii) write a conclusion as a result of your arguments on the abortion debate

Should be 2-5 pages, 12 point font, double spaced, times new roman

Include a works cited page for any sources used

The Unit 9 Assignment challenges you to apply the three major theoretical perspectives of sociology to analyze the effects of population changes on the environment. For this Assignment, you will write a 3 to 5 page essay with the following elements:

1. An introduction that describes the forces behind population change.
2. A discussion of the effects on the environment when population change results in urbanization.
3. An analysis of the effects of effects population change from the structural-functional, social-conflict, and symbolic interaction approaches.
4. A summary that reviews the major points of the paper and offers one suggestion for further study on the issues related to population change and the environment.
5. Citations from at least two references. You may use the course materials as references for this Assignment.

The essay should be written in a logical, coherent, and organized manner using APA formatting and citation style. Include a title page, 3–5 pages of written text, and a Reference page.

Assignment 2: Errors in Reasoning

In this assignment, you will select one of the claims listed below. Using what you know about the topic, describe at least four claims that might commonly be made that display some of the errors in reasoning covered in this module’s readings. You may have to do a bit of research to find popular positions on these topics.

For example, if the claim is: Children should not be allowed to play violent video games.

Then four common claims about the subject might be:

1. Children have always played violent games and they turned out okay.
2. Dr. Dre says that violent video games are okay.
3. Everybody knows that violent video games don’t cause problems.
4. Many countries banned violent video games and they have higher crime rates than we do.

And the errors they represent might be:

1. Children have always played violent games and they turned out okay (appeal to tradition and false analogy).
2. Dr. Dre says that violent video games are okay (argument by mistaken authority).
3. Everybody knows that violent video games don’t cause problems (appeal to common belief).
4. Many countries banned violent video games and they have higher crime rates than we do (post hoc ergo propter hoc).

Because

1. Any sentence that talks about how we have always done something as a way to justify doing it is an appeal to tradition.
2. The claim looks like it comes from an authority, but Dr. Dre is a musician, not a doctor.
3. Any claim that says that everyone knows something as a way to justify doing it is an appeal to common belief.
4. Showing that two things happened (that video games are accepted and crime is up) does not prove that the two things are related or that the first caused the second; this is called post hoc ergo propter hoc, which means after this, so because of this.

Select one of these topics. Using what you know about the topic and additional research you conduct, describe at least four claims that might commonly be made that display some of the errors in reasoning covered in this module’s readings.

1. Should people under 18 be subjected to legal curfews or restricted driving privileges?
2. Should libraries be required to install filtering software or otherwise censor the materials that they provide?
3. Should insurance companies be required to pay for breast reconstruction, birth control pills, or Viagra?
4. Should the use of camera phones be banned in gymnasiums or other locations?

Write your 600-word response in the Microsoft Word document format. Name the file M2_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc, and submit it to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

Assignment 2 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsProvided at least four commonly made claims about your selected topic (four common claims).40Named the errors found in each common claim (the errors represented).30Explained what factors show that the error is present (definitions).20Applied current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references. Professionally presented the response by using good grammar, spelling, and punctuation.10Total:100Due DateDec 27, 2017 11:59 PMHide Rubrics

Rubric Name: HUM440_M2A2_Grading_Rubric

CriteriaMaximum PointsGR1 Provided at least four commonly made claims about your selected topic (four common claims).40 points
GR2 Named the errors found in each common claim (the errors represented).30 points
GR3 Explained what factors show that the error is present (definitions).20 points
GR4 Applied current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references. Professionally presented the response by using good grammar, spelling, and punctuation10 points
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Participant Observation: A Study in Gender Roles

Have you ever thought about how much of everyday life is organized by gender?

When you stop to think about it, much of what most people do during the routine of a normal day is categorized as either masculine or feminine. From the soap you use for that morning shower to the restroom you use when are work, much of what we do is influenced — even dictated — by what society says is appropriate because of our biological sex.

To explore this concept of a gendered society in more depth, you will use the Participant Observation Checklist to organize and conduct your research to identify and explain two examples of how society is segmented by gender at any single location in your community. You might choose a park, a grocery store, your favorite pub or fast food restaurant, a department store, or the local hardware store. Remember that you should be acting in both the participant and observer roles. Look around to see if there are obvious signs that gender determines some aspect of how people act in that location. Then, use the structural functional theory to explain how separating events, actions, or even merchandize by gender works to keep the overall society stable.

For example, if you chose to observe as a casual shopper in department store, one obvious sign that gender is important in how the store is organized is that there are likely two different departments for women’s and men’s clothing. That same department store would likely have restrooms designated for ladies and gentlemen, too. The structural-functional perspective would suggest that separating the clothing by gender makes it more convenient for shoppers to find what they want, and separate restrooms for men and women are thought to be necessary for reasons of modesty that are part of stable cultural patterns of behavior within this society.

Instructions:

Complete the Participant Observation checklist to assist you with organizing your research and to take notes during your observation. Then, using your observation notes, write a paper that has these elements:

• An introduction that explains the research conducted and the purpose of the paper
• Detailed descriptions of the two observed instances in which gender influenced the actions of people in the real world. Be sure to address these questions: Who? What? Where? When?
• An explanation that incorporates the structural-functional theory to explain how gender was at work to keep society orderly in the social setting that you chose.
• A summary that restates the main points of the paper and suggests one lesson learned from the observation that is applicable to your own life in a gendered world.

Your paper should be between 4 and 5 pages, plus a title and reference page. You should include in-text citations in APA format for at least one academic source in addition to the course text. You should include the Participant Observation Checklist when you upload the Assignment into the Unit 4 Assignment Dropbox.

Instructions

The argumentative research essay must be a minimum of 5 pages and a maximum of 7 pages long, and must follow MLA formatting guidelines.

Essay Organization

• Introduction. The introduction must be 1/2 – 3/4 of a page in length and should provide sufficient background information to help the reader understand the importance of the argumentative thesis statement.
  • Include a one-sentence thesis statement as the last sentence of your introduction.
• Body. Include a minimum of four body paragraphs that develop your thesis points. Use specific examples, factual information, statistics, and informed opinions. Include at least one paragraph that addresses the opposition point of view. Answer the questions: How would others who disagree with your argument respond? Why are they wrong or misguided?
•  Conclusion. Rephrase your thesis at the beginning of the concluding paragraph. You may include a vision of what society could be with the changes you suggest. If a call-to-action is appropriate, state what your readers can do to support your vision. the concluding paragraph should be 1/3 to 1/4 a page in length.

Works Cited Page

Add a Works Cited page that contains a minimum of five credible references from a variety of sources (online databases, books, academic articles).

• Proofread carefully to correct mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation and word choice.