Population Assignment
write an essay in which you discuss the pessimistic neo-Malthusian viewpoint on population as a driving factor of global crises compared to the neutral standpoint that illustrates how population is not a key driver of global crises. Use the guiding questions below to focus your discussion while providing a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. While you may use brief quotes from the sources, the majority of your answers should be in your own words. In other words, I want you to explain your own understanding of the ideas, not simply quote the sources. You may choose to focus on some topics more than others but are expected to address all the questions and draw from (and cite) all the above sources.
As many of the issues overlap, do NOT simply answer the questions one-by-one or as a bulleted list and do NOT summarize each source one-by-one. Instead, use the questions to guide your written analysis of key issues and organize your discussion into a single, cohesive essay. A strong introductory paragraph that outlines our main points can help you keep your paper focused and guide the reader through the whole argument. Be specific and explicit in your responses: someone with no prior knowledge of this topic should be able to read what you’ve written and gain a reasonable understanding of the issues being discussed. This means you need to explain key terms in your discussion.
