Assignment 3b: Threats Defense Argument 

Due in Week 10 and worth 100 points

The  information you provided in your presentation on Threats to the Global  Environment has led to productive debates at the UN General Assembly!  There are now questions about prioritizing the issues at hand. Some of  the countries are challenging your recommendations and questioning your  reasons for not including the issues they believe are priority.

From  the initial eight global threats, there are four remaining threats that  you did not choose in the list of major global issues. Review the list  of topics and reflect on two that you did not use in last week’s  assignment. Defend your reason for considering these topics lower in  priority than the ones in your presentation.

Energy sources 

Civil war

Globalization

Poor health of entire populations

Lack of educational opportunities

Cultural taboos 

Inappropriate uses of technology

Climate change

The completed version of this assignment will consist of the following: 

1. Select two threats from the list above that you did not use in your Assignment 3a presentation.
2. Create a minimum two-page document in which you outline a counterargument for the two threats you selected:

• Write an opening statement describing the perception of each threat. 
• Write  one paragraph for each threat (two paragraphs total) in which you give  three reasons to explain why the threat is less of a priority to the  global environment than the four you selected in Assignment 3a. Support  your reasons with at least three credible sources.
• A conclusion statement for each threat.

1. Cite  at least three credible sources excluding Wikipedia, dictionaries, and  encyclopedias for your assessment. A brief list of suggested resources  has been provided at the end of the course guide.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

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

Grading  for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization  of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following  rubric: