The United Nations has asked the document's author to analyze two of the four remaining threats from their previous global threats presentation that were not covered, in order to address concerns raised in debates. The author must identify the two threats, and for each provide three reasons why they are less critical than the four threats covered in the original presentation, supported by credible sources. A four page maximum report must be prepared following the specified outline and formatting guidelines.
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1. Overview
The information you provided in your PowerPoint presentation
on Threats to the Global Environment has led to productive
debates at the United Nations General Assembly! Hence, they
are now asking you to create an additional analysis report to
respond to the issues raised in these debates.
Your fourth project as a consultant for the United Nations is to
develop a report that addresses the issues raised by some of the
member states of the United Nations.
Instructions
Step I. Consider the Issues
In the Presentation on the Threats to the Global Environment,
you were asked to create a PowerPoint identifying the four most
critical threats out of eight threats provided:
Energy sources.
Globalization.
Lack of educational opportunities.
Inappropriate use of technology.
Civil war.
Poor health of entire population.
2. Cultural taboos.
Climate change.
There are four remaining threats that you did not discuss in your
PowerPoint. This assignment will focus on two of those four.
Here are the specific tasks you will complete:
Review the remaining four threats that you did not use in
Presentation on the Threats to the Global Environment.
Pick two of the four to focus on in Analysis on the Threats
Defense Argument assignment.
Identify the reasons why you think these two threats are less
critical than the four threats you chose for your PowerPoint
presentation.
Step II. Prepare Your Report
The U.N. has given you the following guidelines.
Introduction
Briefly introduce the topic of the analysis (about 100–150
words):
State the topic and intent of the paper.
Identify the two threats you will discuss in the paper in the
order in which they appear in the paper.
3. Section I. Threat 1
Write an opening statement describing the perception of the
threat.
Write one page giving three reasons that explain why you saw
this threat as less critical than the four you chose for your
presentation in the Presentation on the Threats to the Global
Environment assignment.
Support these reasons with at least three credible sources.
Section II. Threat 2
Write an opening statement describing the perception of the
threat.
Write one page giving three reasons to explain why you saw this
threat as less critical than the four you chose for your
presentation in the Presentation on the Threats to the Global
Environment assignment.
Support these reasons with at least three credible sources.
Conclusion
Offer a summary (one page or less) of your defense of your
choices that the United Nations can use to address their
prioritization concerns.
4. Formatting Requirements
Your paper may consist of up to four pages (not including the
cover or reference pages).
Create headings for each section of your paper as follows:
Introduction.
Threat 1 (include the name of your chosen threat).
Threat 2 (include the name of your chosen threat).
Conclusion.
Use and cite 4–6 credible sources in your analysis. You may use
the same source for more than one threat as long as you use a
minimum of four different sources. A list of potential resources
is available at the end of this course guide.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For
assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing
Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with
your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this
assignment is as follows:
Assess the current threats to the global environment.
5. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills.