NATS 1540 Theories Of Dinosaurs

A research essay is meant to be argumentative. That means the essay chooses a position (clearly stated in what is called a thesis) and argues that position with independently researched evidence. Below, you will find a list of topics which you are allowed to write your essays on. After choosing your topic, you are to choose the position you are going to take, and then formulate your arguments. For all topics below, you are NOT to not submit a summary. You are to clearly state your position and prove it using arguments validated by research-based evidence. It has been suggested that it was the manufacture of oxygen through photosynthesis by a certain form of bacteria that was the catalyst for the diverse forms of life on the Earth. Could life have developed without oxygen and if so, what directions might it have taken? Do not submit a summary. You are toclearly state your position and prove itusing arguments validated by research-based evidence. Is it fair to say that the evolutionary clock is always reset (i.e. that evolution begins anew) as a result of a mass extinction event? Do not submit a summary. You are toclearly state your position and prove itusing arguments validated by research-based evidence. Today, the most widely accepted theory for the cause of the extinction of the Dinosaurs is the Alvarez Asteroid Theory. Test and/or criticize the validity of this theory. You are toclearly state your position and prove itusing arguments validated by research-based evidence. Today, new findings are beginning to suggest that the body covering of dinosaurs may not have been exactly as we previously thought, and that dinosaurs may well have had a variety of body coverings, including feathers and hair. Test and/or criticize the validity of this theory. You are toclearly state your position and prove itusing arguments validated by research-based evidence.