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description: Essay Directions: Pick ONE of the following two question prompts to respond to. You must utilize theories and specific examples from the readings to construct and support your arguments. 1. Fertility: The readings suggest several different reasons for the decline in fertility rates in the US. While some think women and families are waiting out the economy to have children, others think women are choosing to shift when they have children to later in life as more and more women pursue education and careers. Either way, the argument is that women have the same total number of children, just later in life. Call this the "children deferred" argument. Others think that women are choosing to have fewer children overall, regardless of the age they have children, because of shifts in attitudes towards child rearing and increased societal acceptance of birth control and abortion. Call this the "children foregone" argument. Do you think women are having children later in life (children deferred), or do you think that women are choosing to have fewer children (children foregone), or both? Summarize the main points in the readings and build on them with your opinion to this question. 2. Mortality: The risk of dying has steadily shifted to older and older ages, increasing the life expectancy within the United States. Do you think that life expectancy can increase forever with improvements in medicine, nutrition, and exercise science? Or is there a limit to human longevity? Be sure to summarize the main points from the readings and build on them with your opinions to these questions. Guidelines/Directions: Content Remember, your paper must demonstrate your knowledge of the readings, use specific examples from as many relevant readings possible Include a strong and clear thesis statement in the introduction, notifying the reader of your main arguments Draw from course materials and assignments to build and support your arguments Use specific examples, dates, figures, etc. to strengthen your points (for example: "In the United States, life expectancy increased from 'xx' years to 'xx' years for men between the years 1900 and 2000.") Remember to make connections between changes in numbers with historical events and social institutions (i.e. medical advancements from WWII, the invention and widespread use of vaccines, etc.) Your political views and anecdotes should supplement your arguments; but they should not construct your main arguments Do not copy and paste text from prior discussion board posts Always proof read! Format The essay must... Be in Microsoft Word format and submitted through this assignment link Be at least 3 pages double spaced (excluding references), in 12 point font Accurately cite all reading materials (MLA, APA or ASA format) Be submitted by 11:59 pm, July 17