Applying Theory: Environmental Issues, sociology homework help

Your goal for this assignment is to apply an ethical theory to a

real-world situation. You will examine an environmental issue and apply

one of the ethical theories to it to understand how human interactions

with the natural environment raise ethical concerns. You will do this by

preparing and posting a PowerPoint slideshow consisting of 12 slides

with a separate section under each slide for notes.

• Choose one of the following topics or issues, and read about it at the indicated place:
  • Environmental justice and environmental racism (Read Environmental Justice for All)
  • Environmental harm, like the pollution of air and water (Read Chapter 8 in the textbook)
  • Waste reduction (Read Chapter 8 in the textbook)
• Select one philosophical theory (i.e., utilitarianism,
  deontology, or virtue ethics). Consider the following questions
  pertaining to the theory you have selected:
  • What does the theory tell us about how things operate in the real world?
  • What is the focus of the theory? That is, what aspects of everyday life (or what questions) does the theory address?
• The focus helps you think about the topical boundaries of
  the theory. This course is about ethics and social responsibility, so
  you should concentrate on the ethical and moral aspects of both the
  theory and topic you are analyzing. It may help to think in terms of
  different realms or institutions. Does the theory help explain people’s
  behavior from a political, economic, religious, or ethical perspective?
  Try to sort through everything that does not represent an ethical
  question, and address only the ethical issues.
  • How does the theory simplify complex issues to make
    them more understandable? Another way to think about this is to consider
    the concepts that make up the theory. Identify the concepts and how
    they are related to each other.
• Develop one thesis question that applies your
  philosophical theory to your environmental issue. You will address this
  question by developing an argument that links the theory to the issue
  (through your notes and pictures), so make sure you word your question
  carefully to accomplish this task. Indicate this thesis question on your
  second slide (the one after the title slide).
• Next, develop an ethical argument that addresses your
  question. Use the text and/or other academic sources to support your
  position. Build your argument by writing nine clear sentences. Each
  sentence should make one important point about the ethical aspects of
  the environmental issue you are analyzing and should be placed on one
  slide each.
• Underneath each slide, you will also add presentation
  notes. This is written information that you would normally say or share
  with an audience during a presentation, but they do not show up in the
  presentation. Your notes should also make use of at least two academic
  sources and elaborate on the image and sentence in each slide.
  • To add notes to your slide, go the section at the
    bottom of each slide in PowerPoint and click on the option that says
    “Click to add notes.” Type your notes into that section.
  • Make sure your presentation focuses on ethical
    arguments and avoids personal opinion, arguments based on politics,
    economics, religion, or topics other than ethics.
• Next, find a photo or image to illustrate each slide, and
  post it on the slide above the sentence. Search the Internet for photos
  or images that are appropriate. Make sure the photos or images you use
  are not copyright protected; you should only use photos or images that
  are in the public domain. Also, make sure you cite the sources from
  which you retrieved your photos or images directly underneath the photo
  on each slide.

The final PowerPoint slideshow should consist of 12 slides.
There should be one slide for the title page, one slide for your thesis
question, nine slides for your arguments (i.e., main sentences) and
notes, and one slide for your references. You should use at least two
academic sources in addition to the textbook as references. So you will
use a total of at least three academic sources. All citations and
references must be in the APA format as outlined in the school writing center.

This assignment must be submitted as a PowerPoint
presentation. Other formats (e.g., PDF files, Word documents, etc.) are
not acceptable. If you are unfamiliar with how to use PowerPoint, see Basic tasks in PowerPoint 2010. You may also use the sample PowerPoint assignment
to guide you in preparing your assignment, but you may not use the
slides from that sample in your own work. The work you submit must be
completely original. Please also make sure that you refer to the
grading rubric for this assignment to ensure that your final work meets
all of the submission criteria for the final PowerPoint slideshow.