topics regarding Earth science of your choice.

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Research papers must be at least 1500 words.

Please follow the structure attached in the Rubric. You will elaborate on the topic you choose and describe and give insights on what you want to write about.

You will be graded upon your ability to follow the rubric structure so please refer to it when writing your paper.

Some example topics include:

Space discoveries in the past 50 years
You can choose a specific space mission and write a detailed report on it.
The effect of COVID19 on the climate
A detailed report on the Amazon Rainforest and it’s relationship with Oxygen levels in the World
These are just some examples but please be creative and choose insightful topics.

Analyzing information

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scussion Prompt: Analyzing Information
The following quote is attributed to American writer Rex Stout (1886 1975): There are two types of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.

Speakers often use statistics to support the topic of their speech. It is the responsibility of the speaker, however, to make sure that the statistics are accurate and reliable before using them in the speech.

In this session you will be giving an informative speech in which you will be required to use supporting evidence. This discussion will help you evaluate whether or not the information you find is accurate and reliable enough to use in your speech.

First, find an online news article that uses statistics. An example of such an article can be found at the link below.

Lowy, J. (2011, October 27). Caution: Study questions red-light camera use: Practice could end up putting profits ahead of safety and accuracy, group claims. Life on NBC News. Retrieved from http://www.nbcnews.com/id/45055125/ns/us_news-life/#.WejEFlVKvIV

Once you find your own article, post the link to it and respond to the following questions:

Are the conclusions the author draws from the statistics reasonable? Why or why not?
Who conducted the study/sponsored the research?
What data was processed and how was the statistical information collected?
Are these organizations/individuals credible? Why or why not?
Would you recommend the information provided to be used in an informative speech on this topic? Why or why not?
Session 2s and 3s Biblical Perspectives revolved around being careful about what comes out of your mouth. Why then, from a biblical perspective, is it important to consider the trustworthiness of the sources you use?
(Assignment topic adapted from Afifi, T., & Stucky, J. (2005). Instructors resource manual for Sellnows confident public speaking (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.)

transforming effects

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For your second paper, I would like you to take a position in response to the idea that education changes who we are as people. Rather than give you a single, prescribed prompt to respond to, I’d like you to explore a position that you find intriguing and would like to explore further. Some possible directions you might take would be

  * Should learning change us?

  * How do, or should, we respond to challenging ideas/concepts that we encounter in our education?

  * Is the primary responsibility of a college education that of preparing us for a vocation or that of challenging our ideas of how the world works?

  * Is college a level playing field in which students and faculty can explore new and challenging ideas equally, or does the unequal power relationship make this kind of exploration impossible, making it more of an “indoctrination factory”?

Just to be clear, I am not asking you to write a paper in which you address ALL of the above questions in a formulaic fashion. They each represent a single paper topic, and you might think of a question you’d like to explore that isn’t on my list.

SOCIOLOGY 2235 ASSIGNMENT 2

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Read: Daniel Brisson, Susan Roll, and Jean East (2009). Race and ethnicity as moderators of neighborhood bonding social capital: Effects on employment outcomes for families living in low-income neighborhoods. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 90, 4: 368 374.
Use the following questions to help you to analyze the article:
1. Main argument (2 marks)
What is the authors main argument based on their research findings? (This is not a summary of the article or an explanation of what the article is about. This should be a concise statement of the main findings that the authors present to the reader.)
2. Theory (6 marks)
a) What is the authors definition of social capital?
b) Define and distinguish the difference between bonding, bridging and linking social capital.
c) According to the authors, why does social capital matter in the study of poverty?
2. Research (3 marks)
a) What is the research method?
b) What is the sample size?
c) What are the sample characteristics?
3. Results and discussion (6 marks)
a) What are the findings presented by the authors related to race/ethnicity, employment, and social capital?
b) What are the differences discussed between the impact of bonding and bridging social capital?
c) What are the limitations of the study as discussed by the authors?
A mark out of 3 will be assigned for grammar and effectiveness of communication