Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography[WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) and Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.) web pages, and Evaluating Sources (Links to an external site.) and Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.) tutorials.Reflect: Reflect back on the Week 1 discussion in which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.Global Societal Issue - International Drug Trafficking Write: For this assignment, review the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines and address the following prompts:Introductory paragraph to topic (refer to the Final Paper guidelines for your topic selection).Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words that clearly explains the topic, the importance of further research, and ethical implications.Thesis statement.Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the solution to the problem that you will argue or prove in the Week 5 Final Paper. (A thesis statement should be a concise, declarative statement. The thesis statement must appear at the end of the introductory paragraph.)Annotated bibliography.Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.Summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue for each annotation.Address fully the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic (your annotation should be one to two paragraphs long—150 words or more.Include no less than five scholarly sources in the annotated bibliography that will be used to support the major points of the Final Paper.Demonstrate critical thinking skills by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic.The Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated BibliographyMust be 1,000 words in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource. Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedFor further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).Must use at least five scholarly sources.The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for an assignment. The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.Must document in APA style any information used from sources, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper. (Links to an external site.)Must have no more than 15% quoted material in the body of your essay based on the Turnitin report. References list will be excluded from the Turnitin originality score.Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

After reading Mooney, Knox, & Schacht, Chapter #3, you learned about ways in which societies choose to deal with recreational drug use. Deregulation is the reduction of government control of specific drugs. The war on drugs is controlling drug availability primarily through criminal prosecution, which would limit drug use, and drug related problems. With the war on drugs being deemed ineffective, in the reply box state what you think would be an effective alternative. Support your answer with information from chapter #3. Cite the information with the page number and textbook edition you are using, for example (pg.100, ed.10).Make sure to get a few quotes from the book and cite it please. 200 words

Journal articles are peer-reviewed publications that help scholars communicate ideas, theories, empirical analyses, and conclusions. The ability to critically read journal articles is a skill that is developed with practice. This skill is especially useful when you transfer to a 4-year college or university. If you are contemplating attending graduate school to earn a Masters, professional, or Doctoral degree, then analyzing journal articles is an essential skill. Analyzing a journal article is related to reading. Reading is a skill that is developed with practice and is important for your future academic, professional, and personal endeavors. Academically, your reading load will increase with each semester you are in higher education. Building that skill now will serve you well into the future. Professionally, you will have contracts, employee handbooks, technical manuals, financial reports, and other documents to read. Personally, your son, daughter, nephew, or niece will need you to teach them to read Instructions Step 1: Download PDF of the article Kevins, Anthony. 2019. “Race, Class, or Both? Responses to Candidate Characteristics in Canada, the UK, and the US.” Politics, Groups, and Identities, July, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2019.1636833.Actions Step 2: Analyze the Article Identify the 12 parts of the article, as described in the Anatomy of a Journal Article and elaborated upon in the Details of Analyzing Journal Articles, and you can also review the Walkthrough. Step 3: Demonstrate identification of parts Recall there are twelve parts of a journal article: The Title of an article appears on the first page of the article. The Title is brief, typically no more than 5-10 words, and identifies for the reader the subject of the article. The Main Point of an article is typically found in the Abstract. An Abstract is a summary of the article, which is located on the first page, after the Title. The main point may be in the Introduction of the article. The Question of an article is typically found in the Abstract. The question may be in the Introduction of the article as well. The Puzzle is a missing piece of knowledge that the article seeks to fulfill. The Debate is how scholars currently argue the subject of the article. Debates have at least two sides, and the two sides we are most familiar with are “pro” and “con”. However, debates can be more complex. The Theory is how the author thinks something works. For example, we may have a theory about how campaigns influence voters. Theories consists of constants, variables, and the relationships between variables. The Hypotheses are derived from the Theory. A hypothesis is the expectation that one variable affects another variable in a specific way. The Research Design is how the author compares the effect of the explanatory variable (X) on the outcome variable (O) in a group (G) or set of groups. The Empirical Analysis is the use of quantitative or qualitative evidence to explore whether the hypothesized relationship between two variables does indeed occur in the world. The Policy Implications are how the findings of the article should influence the behavior of individuals, groups, organizations, or governments. The Contribution to the Discipline is how the article helps fill the missing Puzzle piece. Future Research offers suggestions for future research that build on the findings from the article. You need to identify each part, with the exception of needing to write out a Research Design, which is explained in the next step.Where you annotate each part depends on whether you are annotating on a paper copy or electronic copy of the journal article. Paper: hand write on the margins or the back of the page. Electronic: electronically highlight the text and/or comment in margins of the page. Step 4: Write Out the Research Design Read JAA - Writing out a Research Design Of the 12 parts, only one of them needs to be written out: Research Design. The Research Design is how the author compares the effect of the explanatory variable (X) on the outcome variable (O) in a group (G) or set of groups. I want to emphasize that you need to use the G O X notation when writing out a Research Design.  Again, I want to emphasize that you need to use the G O X notation when writing out a Research Design. Step 5: Upload your file upload submission Student Annotation within Canvas: Visit Assignments: Student Annotation Submissions (Links to an external site.) for brief overview of using Student Annotation within Canvas. Paper: If you hand wrote your analysis on a printed paper, please use CamScanner app (Links to an external site.), use “Batch” function to take pictures of each page and create a single PDF. After a single PDF is created, please upload the file. Electronic Option 1: If you used Adobe PDF software, or some other software, to annotate, then you can upload the annotated file. Electronic Option 2: You can try annotating in the Canvas Student App. How do I submit a PDF assignment with annotations in the Student app on my iOS device? (Links to an external site.) How do I submit a PDF assignment with annotations in the Student app on my Android device? (Links to an external site.)