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*Introduction to Bio-Medial Essay
*General Assignment Description:
Write an argumentative essay of approximately 4-5 PAGES, 1500 words minim,  which demonstrates classical argument form (introduction, arguments, opposing views, refutations, and conclusion) concerning a debatable topic relating to a bio-medical topic.  The argument must relate primarily to biology/medical treatmenti.e., it should not be primarily a philosophical or ethical argument.  The topic could involve any social, geographical, or historical context. 

Essays must utilize 5 research sources (from 5 different websites) which must be documented in MLA 8TH EDITION format (in-text citations and Works Cited page) . Students must find and use 5 of their own sourcesnot rely only on sources listed in syllabus.

Sources must be  underlined in essay and Works Cited to ensure they are complete (See #26 – #28 in Checklist).  (See paragraph model in syllabus)

ANY TOPICS LISTED IN THE SYLLABUSWITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS BELOW– MAY BE CHOSEN FOR YOUR ESSAY, OR YOU CAN PICK YOUR OWN TOPIC.  IF YOU CHOOSE A TOPIC LISTED IN THE SYLLABUS WHICH IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN INTERNET LINK, YOU MUST FIND 5 NEW SOURCES (I.E. YOU MUST FIND 5 RESEARCH SOURCES WHICH ARE NOT LINKS IN THE SYLLABUS.  THE SYLLABUS LINKS MAY BE OUTDATED, ANYWAY.  FOR A SCIENTIFIC TOPIC, TYPICALLY THE MOST CURRENT SOURCES ARE CONSIDERED BEST.

*Bio-Medical Focus: Facts, Ethics, and Corporate/Media Dynamics

Review of Classical Argument Structure

    ESSAY STRUCTURE FOR CLASSICAL ARGUMENT
          I. Introduction: Hook
                            Thesis : State your position concerning your argumentative topic
II. Your Arguments (60% – 80% of your essay)
Facts, details, analyses, examples, evidence to support your position
III Consider  Opposing Views (Section III & IV: 8%-13% of your essay)
Fairly represent other views on your topic
IV. Refutation (Arguing Against) Opposing Views
V. Conclusion

Paragraph Model Of  Classical Argument for an essay of 1500 words minimum (It can be longer if you want, but if it is longer than 2300 words, likely your topic has gotten out of control)

I.    *Introduction
Hook
Thesis
II.    Arguments
*Arg 1
*Arg 2
*Arg 3
*Arg 4
*Arg 5
(2 more argument paragraphs are possible)
III.    OVs / Refutation
*OV1 & Ref
*OV2 & Ref
*OV3 & Ref
(1 more OV& Ref paragraph is possible)
    IV *Conclusion

ASMT 19) Locate an internet link to any bio-medical issue/controversy NOT listed below or in the assignments/sample essays in this syllabus section and paste the URL to it here.  You DO NOT have to write your essay on the topic.  You can search in any newspapernytimes, sun sentinel, guardian, yahoo, msn, etc– or web news under health, or search for medical controversy or biological controversy on google or another engine, or look at mercola.com (one of the largest alternative health sites) and pick an article, or do a youtube search similar to above, and find any issue that is interesting to you.  You could even do a search for a particular medical condition and find an article on possible treatment, causes, recovery, etc. All you have to do is paste the URL here.  This gets you thinking about biomedical topics.

THESE TOPICS ARE OFF-LIMITS FOR YOUR BIO-MEDICAL ESSAY:
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE OFF-LIMITS, SINCE THEY ARE COVERED IN COURSE MATERIALS, OR REQUIRE EXTREMELY EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, DUE TO THEIR DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY.

Abortion
Ketogenic Diet
BreastFeeding
Blue Light
Genetic enhancement in athletes
Vaccination
Smoking in cars with children
Zoos must be banned

Possible topics and assorted links
YOU CAN WRITE YOUR ESSAY ON ANY OF THESE, BUT YOU MUST FIND 5 NEW RESEARCH SOURCES)
–OR FIND YOUR OWN BIOMEDICAL TOPIC
Almost all of the topics below were found by students, and I aded those into the syllabus as possibilities:

3D printing BIOMEDICAL
https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/22/3d-printing-moves-into-biomedical-engineering.html
Kombacha tea
Reiki https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/reiki/what-does-research-say-about-reiki
Drinking cows milk
Anthrax and antibiotics
Genetic risk of alzheimers
Prenatal opiod exposure and lower iq
Transgender athletes genetic advantage
Phone use and mental health issues in teens
Non-transgender Athletes forced to take testerone lowering
Apple airpods and cancer https://outlook.office.com/mail/search/id/AAMkAGM0MzNkNTgwLWZkOTktNGUyOS04YTkwLWY3MmEyMjM3ODQyOABGAAAAAADfvYfNVZfDQJPPgEBGx%2FCvBwC2AmA9RH7NT6Hgv2o%2BeeoUAEj0jDfuAACqjd2xZDu0Sb1CmgX8tQiWAAL7a%2B97AAA%3D
Gluten free diet
Farmed fish
Plastic straws wrecking oceans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCwtlzABUpY
Electro-Shock therapy
Drug Treatment for Depression
Nuclear medicine
Energy drinks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u704u8nKYIE
French weight loss drug https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/health/weight-loss-pill-trial-france-scli-intl/index.html
Selective breeding
Cryotherapy treatmen/ frostbite/ Antonio brown
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/pro-football-doc/story/2019-08-07/profootballdoc-antonio-brown-feet-frostbite-raiders
Contact tracing
Magic mushrooms for mental health
Waist training
https://www.marieclaire.com/health-fitness/a13489/celebrities-swear-by-it-but-is-waist-training-actually-healthy/
Stem Cells from umbilical cord
Risks of Vaping 
Cell phones and cancer risk
Cloning pets
Standing versus sitting
Dangers of fake nails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bqJkSBbFX8
*chemotherapy effectiveess https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/06/20/chemotherapy-losing-luster.aspx
*Aspartame : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvFRLIjOLOU
*Columbine Uptake Inhibitor Lawsuits
Dangers of pesticide: *Pesticides Poisons family: http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/04/07/newday-gupta-pesticide-family-poisoned-methyl-bromide-new.cnn
Dogs Mental Connection with humans: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/16/dog-scientists-guilty-look-canine-psychology
* Psychic phenomena / Police Use
*Psychic Surgery
Write a paragraph indicating your belief whether or not the Loch Ness Monster exists and analyzing the evidence in the following videos, or find your own sources on youtube or via any other research: You may also respond using sources found via your own researchif so, list URLs or, if unavailable, list other bibliographic locators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4htQi4clTMU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf7TVrm9abY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQ996VkrCc
3 arguments for and against aspartame:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6ZLljMoXr4
*Aspartame : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvFRLIjOLOU
GMO mosquitoes should be released in the florida keys: You may also respond using sources found via your own researchif so, list URLs or, if unavailable, list other bibliographic locators
*Gmo mosquitoes : http://news.yahoo.com/millions-gmo-insects-could-released-florida-keys-164030029.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBZkUCaxdBc
*Body Language and Lies
High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Dangers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a4Z7W5x1pY 6 min
Overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JhxXp_P3H0
Top Cancer-Causing Foods
Cause of Childhood Obesity: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/health/obesity-rate-for-young-children-plummets-43-in-a-decade.html?action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&region=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article
Prozac
SSRI medications and homicide
Heavy metals in food products
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3zLaDDEQ0E
DNA testing for disease risk
Cures for sleepwalking
Steroid use
steroid use
links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qELlhoe9Nb8
https://broscience.com/pros-cons-taking-steroids/
https://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/prednisone-asthma#1
https://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/asthma-control-with-anti-inflammatory-drugs#1
CRISPR / human gene editing
HPV Vaccine Controversy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4708146/
Falcons to eat starlings in Rome
Danger of Tampon ingredients
Meat without slaughter :
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/05/meat-without-murder-modern-meadow
Consumer report on meat
Airport Searches and Scanners (Rapiscan & radiation)
*Mental Telepathy
*Remote Viewing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMi4FYxqS8g
*Guardasil
*Designer Babies http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/health/2014/02/26/newday-caplan-fda-three-parent-dna.cnn.html
*Psychics
Selective Breeding (supercow)/ Genetic Engineering
Psychic Phenomena/Telekinesis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jgMzcRxxEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSAHnQ07NCg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4t4GEpVb2A
Pychics pt 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTXmo4_LR4w&feature=related
Pt 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acfHRGxwV_E&feature=related
Pt 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsrQAl5Vp24&feature=related
Pt 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7OH10_V244&feature=related
Pt 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWt1vxnYX1w&feature=related
Pt 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQoUmuSNS3E&feature=related
*Dogs Can tell when youre lying: http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/highlight/dog-can-tell-when-youre-lying/54ecb0f1fe34449d93000ce5
*Dog cloning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmHYUvmiXQI
*Is drinking milk healthy for humans http://milk.procon.org/
*Sitting too close to the screen makes you blind?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-sitting-too-close-to-screen-making-you-blind/
*Preventive mastectomy http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/15/18250762-more-women-opting-for-preventive-mastectomy-but-should-they-be?lite
*Vegetarian versus meat diet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U659pvWjevg
*Standing versus sitting (standing bad?)
https://www.today.com/health/standing-long-time-doubles-heart-disease-risk-study-t116840
*Chemotherapy is a waste of money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdLyMhNdcSc
*Stop polio for good https://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_aylward_how_we_ll_stop_polio
*Horses have facial expressions  https://youtu.be/aKh76Vp8Ezk
*video games treating adhd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa5MnMAt7zg
*3d printing human tissues organs https://www.circa.com/story/2017/02/03/whoa/could-westworld-ever-be-a-reality-this-doctor-is-already-3d-printing-tissues-and-organs
*bio-engineered body parts
https://threadgillscience.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/bioengineered-body-parts/
*XANAX NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWlUdfaOX9cH
*EYE COLOR CHANGE SURGERY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suxTe9KQNF0
*OTTERS USE OF ROCKS TO Juggle
*GENOME EDITING WITH CRISPR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pp17E4E-O8
http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/human-crispr-trials-will-happen-in-2018-theyll-look-like-this
*BENEFITS OF YOGA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQlu3Dcih84
*NAIL POLISH DAMAGES HEALTH
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3091001/How-NAIL-POLISH-damaging-health-Cosmetic-contains-chemicals-linked-fertility-problems-cancer-scientist-warns.html
CROP CIRCLES
DANGERS OF X RAYS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmdemMnkSKo
VIRTUAL REALITYS EFFECT ON THE BRAIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlyl_qCMO5M
STEM CELLS
HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR FOR WEIGHT LOSS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeHl5Y7m1Xm
Human growth hormone
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19523398/truth-about-hgh/
microchip implants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ixr4SzoVJA
SUN EXPOSURE
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/06/26/sun-exposure-and-your-health-good-bad-and-ugly.html
Genetically modified organisms.  Consider the following links or locate other sources: You may also respond using sources found via your own researchif so, list URLs or, if unavailable, list other bibliographic locators
News Reports on Gmo salmon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swYAuQjPnOc
News samples gmo salmon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD1E3pihUww
http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo/asp/default.asp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpq6C4VND0A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdwaEg6HLVU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6vqQLlRugA&feature=PlayList&p=6EE85FF244825CB9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=41
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htQkVRF68qg&feature=PlayList&p=33AC4E4D888BE526&index=0&playnext=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8p7M0WF_7A
http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo/asp/default.asp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpq6C4VND0A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdwaEg6HLVU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6vqQLlRugA&feature=PlayList&p=6EE85FF244825CB9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=41
GMO Animals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYp1oeKGYTg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z35oUao8VV0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deuan1jG84I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmwQj6rXc8Y

cell phones cause brain cancer.
Cell phones You may also respond using sources found via your own researchif so, list URLs or, if unavailable, list other bibliographic locators
Possible related topic:  Blue Light from computers

http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-emittingProducts/RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/HomeBusinessandEntertainment/CellPhones/default.htm
CNN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agkfI9oSelw 3min
Sanjay Gupta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7wCeuSqm34 4 min
Cell Phone Study, CBS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FAeZjk_lLc
Radiation Meter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDWEDqyvjhI
CNN sample case: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V4etPBip1E
Cell Phones and Children: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcNa3btZac
EMF: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVo2maA7h1E
C SPAN GOVMT HEARING http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npK5HSxukyA
Cell Phones banned for Children in Europe: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/06/02/european-leaders-call-for-ban-of-cell-phones-and-wifi-in-schools.aspx