Poverty

What do you find interesting about this topic?
Do not use Wikipedia for this assignment.

The focus of the discussion should:

1. List the known facts.
2. Present references, citations that support or reject the arguments.
3. Propose how the issue might be approached.
4. What conclusions and recommendations can be made about the topic based on the knowledge that you have accumulated and presented in your paper?
5. Reference using in-text citations linked to an annotated Works Cited at the end of your paper using ASA Style.

Follow this format to structure your paper.

A. Label the first section ?Introduction.? This is important. This tells me what the student will write about, briefly describes the issue, and guides the construction of your paper.

B. Label the next section ?Theory.? Here the student will describe how theory explains or gives insight to your issue. Define the theory first, and then discuss how that theory explains the issue. Repeat this process for each theory.

C. Label the next section ?Research.? Here the student will describe research that is intended to support theoretical explanations.

D. Label the next section ?Critical Analysis.? Here the student will critically evaluate the weakness of the data; what it doesn?t say; its limitations, if any, that can be discerned by the student or authors; whether it is generalizable to support the theoretical explanation of the issue; present evidence that refutes the research or whether the research supports or does not support the student?s own observations and experiences. Is the evidence convincing? Why or why not?

E. Label the next section ?Conclusion.? Here the student will summarize what they learned about the issue, the efficacy of the theory (ies) to explain the issue, and finish with a lingering unanswered question for future research.