Implications of rapid changes in diet to human populations

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First, choose one aspect of humanity from among the following: · Increased post-natal dependency (long period of dependence on parents) · Addition of a post-reproductive period in the lifespan · The controversy over the “naturalness” of monthly menstruation in women · Importance of nursing to infant health and reproductive management (decreasing ovulation) · Implications of rapid changes in diet to human populations · Evolution and function of menopause · Any one of the theories on what causes aging Now, research your chosen area from the list above using the Internet. Feel free to use one of the Web Readings as a starting point. Write a one to two page formal summary (250-500 words) of your findings (think 5 paragraph essay here!). Do not just cut and paste sections from your web research. In your short paper, be sure to include: · Why you were interested in that particular topic · A solid, stand-alone thesis statement that you have underlined or bold-faced for me · Parenthetical citations in the body of the paper & a references cited section at the end in APA format. · Mention of one thing you learned that you did not already know about the topic · What your thoughts are about any two of the following four things (think about your thesis!): how your topic is affecting humanity today why we came to engage exhibit the behavior or trait the advantages and disadvantages of the behavior or trait how learning about this topic could benefit us in the future Now, submit the paper to me through the Assignments area as a PDF file. No matter what your word processor, you should be able to choose “save as” and get one of this format. From that menu, choose PDF. I can then make comments about your writing style, grammar, and so forth as well as use of APA format. Finally, please use the special learning module entitled “Research Resources” on the homepage which is full of a variety of items to aid you in finding a research question, formatting your paper, and deciding what makes a good resource to use in your research. There is no excuse for a poorly formatted paper full of spelling and mechanical errors – this is college AND you are using a computer.. Final Notes: This is not a simple opinion paper and should be treated as a small research paper. I will be looking for grammar, spelling, mechanics, and citation format as well as the quality of your ideas and argument. Finally, since so many people have asked in the past, I will tell you now that this mini-paper may NOT be turned in as the core of your term paper later – you must choose a different topic