Anthropology
You will need to submit a proposal for your paper topic. Each option has slightly different requirements. Please readFinal paper – overview and optionsfor a full summary. I have provided brief guidelines for the proposal below.You must obtain instructor approval for your topic choice. I will read your proposal and let you know if any modifications need to be made before you start to write/research your final paper.Option 1: Find a popular publication or other popular media reference to a study on human evolution and then compare the original study with the popular presentation.Option 1 proposal requirements:1 A working title and a brief summary of the “popular study” you have chosen.2 Who wrote your “popular study” or what venue was it presented in?Give me a brief description of the publication, TV show, blog, or other popular venue where the study was mentioned.3 When was your “popular study” published (aired)?4 Identify the original study being referred to – title, author, where published********************************Option 2: Find an editorial or opinion piece on some aspect of human evolution, and see if you can find actual studies that support the editorial’s position/claims.Option 2 proposal requirements:1 A working title and a brief summary of the editorial or opinion piece you have chosen.2 Who wrote your editorial and what venue was it presented in? Give me a brief description of the publication, TV show, blog, or other popular venue where the opinion was expressed.3 When was your editorial published (aired)?4 Identify the evolutionary principle(s) being referred to and ascientific studyon that topic.*********************************Option 3: Write a traditional research paper on some aspect of human evolution.Option 3 proposal requirements:1 A working title and a brief summary of the topic you have chosen. Be sure to tell me how it pertains to human evolution.2 Include at least one scientific study on this topic that you have already identified – title, author, brief summary.3 Include at least three academic articles or books written on this topic that you have already identified – title, author, brief summary.