After reading Chapter 14

1. Discuss strengths and weaknesses of Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development.
2. What role do you feel society has played in shaping the morals of children today?

Book:How Children Develop -Siegler

 

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This assignment addresses Course Outcomes 1-2:

1. distinguish among the different types of pesticides and identify pesticide alternatives in order to make informed decisions about how pesticides impact public health and economics
2. apply knowledge of fundamental ecological and biological principles to critically analyze the impact of pesticides on humans, wildlife, and ecosystems

Your assignment is to write a letter dealing with a pesticide issue. The letter may be in either a business or a personal format, and it may deal with a real or made-up situation. The issue needs to be serious (i.e., not comic), and you must show that you understand the concepts and facts about pesticides and the environment (don’t just focus on human health but consider wildlife impacts too) behind the situation. Show that understanding through a persuasive, fact-and reason-based letter, with strong research support demonstrated through discussion of serious references (e.g., not Wikipedia or popular blogs, and be careful about using biased advocacy blogs and websites too); please ask if you have questions about the validity of your sources.

To write a persuasive letter, it works best to identify a specific problem, such as Atrazine runoff in your local drinking water, and ask for a specific change, such as a new law reducing the amount of Atrazine allowed on crops during the spring rainy season. You will also need to identify an individual or organization or government office or official that could make steps toward the change you seek–such as writing to a state legislator or to a nonprofit such as Clean Water Action that might advocate for a new state law. Support your position with facts, explained in a respectful tone, and cite strong references to back up your viewpoint. An introductory paragraph and conclusion paragraph, with a few paragraphs of facts and referenced information, are usually adequate to get your points across clearly.

The letter should be 3 pages long, letter format, with an additional space between paragraphs, in 12-point type, and with 1-inch margins. Very short letters rarely succeed in including enough details to earn full points.

Although you would be unlikely to include references or sources in a letter like this, include for my purposes at least three references at the end of the letter. The references will not count toward the 3 page length requirement. References here and in all assignments must be in APA style. See the APA tutorial in the classroom if you need additional instructions on how to prepare your references. 

Letter Layout and Plan

The topic I am covering for the letter on pesticide use is the use of glyphosate – an active ingredient in the herbicide weed killer Roundup. My letter will be addressed to my local county school board in an attempt to reiterate the effects of this chemical once mixed with other ingredients on the employees spraying this on school grounds and fields as well as the possible effects on our children who play and walk on these fields after the chemical glyphosate is sprayed on school grounds. 

The letter will be addressed to:

To

The President

Terry Gilleland

Anne Arundel County School Board

2644 Riva Road Annapolis, MD 21401

structure the letter with a clear introduction (explicitly noting your request to stop glyphosate use), followed by evidence for the risks of the chemical especially to developing children and to the natural environment, then add evidence that alternatives are safer for and healthier for the environment, and then add a short conclusion summarizing your argument, Oh–and don’t forget your required references.

– Express the purpose of writing this letter – to address the use glyphosate in Roundup on school grounds, with the objective of banning its use on school grounds.

– Discuss the recent findings on the possibility of glyphosate being a cancer causing chemical and the cancerous effects of this chemical once mixed with other chemical ingredients in roundup.

– Reiterate the known finding of the effects of this chemical and active ingredient on humans as well as animals and the environment.

– Connect those risks above to users, and students

– Discuss the move by other school districts to find more natural alternatives to roundup on school grounds. 

– Present possible alternative weed killers that other school districts are using, and a possible meeting with the board and parents to reach an urgent resolution. 

 The letter should address the key issues under consideration with clear arguments. The information provided is necessary and sufficient to discuss these issues.  

 

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Paper Rubric  Bacteria Pneumonia
 Assignment Components   
 Introductory paragraph   
 Information is complete   
 Depth of content is appropriate   
 Information Included is Relevant   
 Logical Order of Paper   
 Conclusion/Summary Paragraph   
 Paper uses APA format   
 
 Paper includes at least 3 references   
 Paper includes < 3 spelling/grammatical errors   

 

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Assignment 3a: Threats to the Global Environment

Congratulations! The United Nations has hired you as a consultant on global issues.

Many of the UN members are not satisfied with the progress of the Millennium Development Goals. They feel that the goals focus on the wrong issues. There is a disconnect between what issues the UN developed countries believe are priorities and what many developing countries feel the prioritized issues should be. For example, the country of Burundi has asked that one of the goals be focused on food security. Austria, however, is adamant that the major current global issue is to mediate ceasefires in countries in the midst of a civil war.

You have been asked to provide an unbiased perspective and identify the four issues you feel most impact the global environment. You will present your findings at the next UN General Assembly. Your goal is to provide a history of each issue, the number of countries affected, and the effects of this threat to the world population.

Of the eight major threats listed below, choose the four that you consider the most critical.

Energy sources

Civil war

Globalization

Poor health of entire populations

Lack of educational opportunities

Cultural taboos

Inappropriate uses of technology

Climate change

For your presentation to the United Nations:

1. Develop a minimum of four slides per issue for a minimum total of 16 slides.
2. Provide at least a paragraph on each slide (in the notes section) to explain the reason this information is relevant to the UN’s assessment.
   1. To review how to do any of the required assignment deliverables in PowerPoint, please refer to your Lynda.com account or reach out to your instructor ahead of time.
3. For each issue, create a graph or chart to analyze the data you have collected. 
4. Cite at least five credible sources excluding Wikipedia, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. 

This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different compared to other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review ​the SWS documentation for details. (Note: You’ll be prompted to enter your Blackboard login credentials to view these standards.) 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the factors that account for why the growth in the world’s population can negatively affect global society.

 

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