Assignment:
Write: For this discussion, address the following prompts:
1. Identify a global societal issue from the following list that you would consider researching further for your Final Paper:
- Aging population
- Critical Thinking Skills for the 21st Century
- Gender Inequality
- Global Climate Change
- Global Water Shortage
- Marginalization and Minorities
- Refugee Crises
- Children's Rights
- Social Media Censorship
2. Describe effective methods you used in identifying and narrowing down to just one of the topics to further research for your Final Paper.
3. Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly.
4. Summarize information from at least two scholarly journal articles from the Ashford University Library that will support your claims for your chosen topic.
5. Explain why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference entries of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations.