{"id":10752,"date":"2024-02-06T22:01:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T22:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/essay-reflecting-on-the-macarthur-foundation-report-on-the-facts-and-fictions-about-the-real-impact-of-an-aging-population-in-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T22:01:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T22:01:21","slug":"essay-reflecting-on-the-macarthur-foundation-report-on-the-facts-and-fictions-about-the-real-impact-of-an-aging-population-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/essay-reflecting-on-the-macarthur-foundation-report-on-the-facts-and-fictions-about-the-real-impact-of-an-aging-population-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"essay reflecting on the MacArthur Foundation Report on the \u201cfacts and fictions\u201d about the real impact of an aging population in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

Goal: <\/span><\/b>To provide
\na critical reflection on The MacArthur Foundation (2006) \u201cFacts & Fictions about
\nan Aging America,\u201d and to examine the evidence used to support the authors\u2019
\narguments.  <\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/span><\/b>
\nType a 2-3 page essay reflecting on: 1) the purpose of this report, and 2) the
\nevidence used to support and clarify the author\u2019s propositions or main argument.
\nYou do not need to summarize the whole report, but for each topic you choose,
\nyou must support your own interpretation with evidence and examples (quotes and
\ndata) from the article. In your writing, I am also looking for complete
\nsentences, proper sentence structure, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. There
\nare deductions (1-point each) for not providing complete answers to questions
\nbelow, and for lack of proper formatting with APA-style, 7th<\/sup> ed
\npreferred. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The authors begin with
\nthis powerful statement<\/span><\/b>: <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe dramatic increase in life
\nexpectancy in the United States and all other developed nations in the 20th
\ncentury is one of the greatest cultural and scientific advances in our history.
\nYet, we are woefully unprepared to address the challenges\u2014such as potential
\nconflicts aggravated by generational differences\u2014and take advantage of the<\/span><\/p>\n

opportunities\u2014unleashing the
\nproductivity inherent in a healthy elderly population, for example\u2014that stand
\nbefore us.\u201d [MacArthur Foundation, 2009, p.1].<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Questions: <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

1) The Purpose (2
\npoints):<\/span><\/b> In your own words (or in
\ntheirs, if you choose to quote them directly), what is the overall point (or
\nmessage) of this article? In other words, why do they feel it is necessary to
\nclarify these \u201cmyths\u201d with \u201cfacts\u201d? (2 points) 
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

2)<\/span><\/b> Choose Two Myths (3 points)<\/b>: You can choose any
\ntwo<\/u> of the myths that you want to write about. But, to start, how would you
\nexplain, in your own words, the title and description of each one? If you read
\nthese out loud to a friend and they did not understand what they mean, how would
\nyou paraphrase and explain it to them, to make it clearer? <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

3)<\/span><\/b> Evidence for Both (5 points):<\/b> For each \u201cmyth\u201d you
\nchose, what do you think is the most important, strongest evidence used by the
\nauthors to support their explanation of the \u201cfacts\u201d? You should be able to
\ninclude (cite), and discuss,  <\/span>at least
\ntwo examples of \u201cevidence\u201d for each. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Note on Style<\/span><\/u>: APA-7 is required for in-text citations, direct quotes,
\nand references. There is only one article as a resource, but I still expect to
\nsee a full reference for it. If you have any questions, or need help, please
\nlet me know via the Special Forum for Q&A. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Goal: To provide a critical reflection on The MacArthur Foundation (2006) \u201cFacts & Fictions about an Aging America,\u201d and to examine the evidence used to support the authors\u2019 arguments.      Instructions: Type a 2-3 page essay reflecting on: 1) the purpose of this report, and 2) the evidence used to support and clarify the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[25],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/10752"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/10752\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=10752"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=10752"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=10752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}