...reading a few essays I chose The Great Climate Experiment by Ken Caldeira. I picked this one because climate change is important to me. In my younger years I did not care about climate change because I had the attitude that it was something that would not really matter for many hundreds of years and my kids’ kids would not even be affected so why in the world should I care. I would like to think I have matured and now I know it is important to humans’ long-term survival. Yes, this issue does affect me currently because what we do today will have a long term impact on the climate in the future. This essay is not peer-reviewed because it will not come up under the APUS library when I refine my search and search for peer-reviewed articles. I feel the claim of the essay is, “In reality, carbon dioxide dumped into the atmosphere today will affect Earth hundreds of...
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...In this past weekend’s Points section, the DMN ran an essay suggesting that catastrophic climate change — which the piece called global warming — doesn’t cause more big, scary tornados. It made me crazy for several reasons. One, it didn’t tell you who Richard Muller is: a physicist (not a climate scientist) who is most famous for finally converting to the inevitable conclusion that manmade climate change is real after he’d spent years denying this (and taking Koch brother money while doing so). So, he’s famous for admitting what everyone knew two decades ago. Also, the argument is a straw man: No one is saying that “global warming” (really, catastrophic climate change) is causing more big scary tornados, because the people who study this sort of thing closely know the data doesn’t support making any conclusion. For example, tornados form for reasons besides temperature, and there is no constancy in reporting through the decades (new technology is showing tornados winds could be 100 mph faster than previously measured, for example). Which is why six climate/tornado experts wrote an essay this week showing why the Muller piece is so off-base. Finally: the column had already run in the New York Times and then been debunked by the very source Muller quotes: Michael Mann! I leave you with what should have been the final word on this subject, from Mann’s piece: The New York Times does a disservice to its readers when it buys into the contrived narrative of the “honest broker”–Muller...
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...Essay on Pro Global Warming I believe that Global Warming has been here since we first started using machines, which used steam engines or combustion engines. The first type of wheeling automobile was made in 1769 that is about 250 years ago. So since the first type of ‘car’ was invented so much time ago, then we can assume that there has been carbon dioxide, smoke and steam in the atmosphere. When this happens the atmosphere breaks into little holes, through those holes the rays of the sun pass through the atmosphere, and therefore global warming is created. This is how global warming is produced, it has been present since a long time ago, and what I just went through is the process of it. “People tend to focus on the here and now. The problem is that, once global warming is something that most people can feel in the course of their daily lives, it will be too late to prevent much larger, potentially catastrophic changes.” Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, Apr 25, 2005. Kolbert, is a very successful writer, and she might not be known world wide, but she is very wise, because she wrote something seven years ago, which by now is becoming true. I feel that Global Warming is getting to a point that the whole world is about to meet him, because now only educated people know about it, and we must all know that global warming is real. As a matter of a fact one can see many reasons or facts to why Global Warming is real, and it is not only real, but also it is starting to get...
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...New Math” the effect of climate change and its devastating consequences on our environment were outlined. More specifically it was illustrated how developing countries are at a greater disadvantage than developed countries when it comes to adapting to climate change. This can be due to their geographical location and concepts such as space and place can explain why they’re more vulnerable. Additionally, the history of the countries development also plays a role in determining how these countries are unable to adapt to a climate crisis. Another factor that can be taken into consideration is the particular countries global processes. This brings me to my argument that developing countries struggle with adapting to...
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...The Lie About The Climate Change I find all the arguments that the climate change is caused by the mankind and every article, speech , movie and documentation about greenhouse gases, global warming and ways how to reduce our emissions very stupid. Many scientists and the media tell us, that our CO2 emissions cause the climate change while there is no proof for it. The earth’s atmosphere contains around 0,038% CO2 and the humanity caused 1, 2% of ‘all the’ CO2, most of it by forest clearance. That means that many scientists and the media want us to believe, that the 0, 00046% of CO2 we added to the atmosphere are the cause of a natural disaster. Even if the media wants to keep them under wraps, there are still some scientists left, who show some theories about the climate change that are much more plausible. It’s totally normal, that some periods are warmer and some are colder. One point is, that the Earth orbit isn’t always the same. Sometimes it’s formed like a circle and sometimes it’s more like an ellipse, it changes every 100.000 years. The inclination of the axis of earth does also change. These days the northern hemisphere is turned away from the sun when its winter and the lack of sunshine makes it colder. This could be an explanation of the Ice Ages, and it also means that the southern hemisphere, or the parts of the world which are affected by global warming mostly, are turned to the sun right now. Researches also show that all climate changes are connected with...
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... 2. Each group writes an essay of about 1.000 words about the chosen topic. The essay must cite public opinions around the topic and include references. 3. At the end of the essay, there need to be Venn diagrams or truth tables to test the validity of the arguments that are cited or made in your essay. 4. In the oral presentation, the slides must display the arguments and the diagrams to test validity. 1. Sustainable development becomes a challenge because we have conflicting needs. We want fresh, clean air to breathe but we also want to buy cars We want to conserve forests but we need trees to build houses We want to swim in clean waters but we need factories. Factories usually use water from rivers to power machinery or to cool down machinery a. How do we balance conflicting needs? b. What are the important steps that have to be undertaken to achieve the goals of sustainable development? c. What arguments could you present to the country’s leaders? Use good arguments to present your point of view. Use additional tools such as Venn diagram, truth table, chart, graphs to support your arguments. 2. Alternative sources of energy such as wind, solar, hydropower and biomass can be harnessed to meet Vietnam’s rapidly increasing demand for energy. While there has been some early success, deployment of renewable energy has not reached the country’s potentials yet a. Why is this happening? b...
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...11 Position Papers I f you like to argue, you will enjoy writing position papers and argument essays. The purpose of a position paper or argument essay is to explain both sides of a controversy and then argue for one side over the other. This two-sided approach is what makes position papers and argument essays different from commentaries (Chapter 10). A commentary usually only expresses the author’s personal opinion about a current issue or event. A position paper or argument essay explains both sides and discusses why one is stronger or better than the other. Your goal is to fairly explain your side and your opponents’ side of the issue, while highlighting the differences between these opposing views. You need to use solid reasoning and factual evidence to persuade your readers that your view is more valid or advantageous than your opponents’ view. In college, your professors will ask you to write position papers and argument essays to show that you understand both sides of an issue and can support one side or the other. In the workplace, corporate position papers are used to argue for or against business strategies or alternatives. The ability to argue effectively is a useful skill that will help you throughout your life. 221 CHAPTER AT–A–GLANCE Position Papers This diagram shows two basic organizations for a position paper, but other arrangements of these sections will work too. In the pattern on the left, the opponents’ position is described up front with its...
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...Argumentive Essay What is global warming? Global warming is a greenhouse effect in which gases from various things release into the earth’s atmosphere. However, these things are factories, human waste, motor vehicles, can cause bad gases. Furthermore, Tom bethell doesn’t think so; this is just a phase as he quotes in his story “The false alert of global warming” (published 5/18/05). This has been a problem for many years and will continue to be for many years to come. Global warming is a greenhouse effect in which gases from various things release into the earth’s atmosphere. These gases create an invisible cloud over the earth and make it harder for the heat to escape into our outer space. “So the earth warms up” – tom bethell, also he says temperatures have warmed up in the past 30 years but its “debated’’. How can this be if the evidence is right in front of you the greenhouse effect is a proven fact and the temperatures are still rising? Although, without carbon dioxide plants would not live so it’s a balance with our earth and our heat is still coming in. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed with the global warming solution act to set a goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020 which is statewide. Tom says “if man-made global warming is real atmospheric as well as surface temperatures should have increased steadily, but they haven’t.” However, according to Professor Victor Miguel Ponce from San Diego State University says there is “About 75% of an...
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...planets in our solar system. These facts lead to an obvious question. What would it be like to live on Mars? Is such a thing possible, or merely just science fiction? Scientists have worked for many year to find out if we can live on another planet. What that being sad in this paper I will show you that you could live on mars. In this essay I will explain to you what is needed to sustain life on another planet i.e. mars. I will also give you the characteristics of the planet. Why as human we choose to be on the planet. Also what is needed to sustain life? In this essay I will tell you the possible and maybe one main issue, which is isolation on humans. I will also explain who will be needed for this to work. The reason why I have chosen mars is because if life ever evolved on any of the other planets, Mars is the likeliest candidate. After Earth, Mars is the planet with the most hospitable climate in the solar system. So hospitable that it may once have inhabited primitive, bacteria-like life. Outflow channels and other geologic features provide extensive evidence that billions of years ago liquid water flowed on the surface of Mars. Continuing changes is an accomplishment in modern American technology and it gives the world a step forward...
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...Climate change has damage the planet beyond repair. Melissa Giannotti (1100 words) ‘Unless we announce a disasters, no one will listen’ (J.Houghton, 1994). The continuous struggle to halt climate change and save the world is perhaps the biggest challenge the humanity has ever faced. The world-threatening rise in temperatures, the extinction of species and the flooding of oceans, is coming under challenge as never before. The world has known about global warming since the late 1970s, but since that time a little has been done to halt it. This essay sets out to examine why is too late to find a solution to save the planet. The first thing to get straight is to define the meaning of climate change. Climate change involves any changes in weather patterns, such as colder, wetter, cloudier, and windier condition. According to McGuire (2008,a), over the 4.6 billion year history of our planet, the climate has constantly changed in response to several factors. Until now, many have argued that since the industrialization has started, more greenhouses have been added to the atmosphere, causing the warming Earth’s climate. In fact, research conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2013) states that the warming of the climate system is certain. Each of the last three decades has been successively warmer than any previous decade since the 1850. For instance, the evidence demonstrate a clear increase in warming of 0.85 [0.65 to1.06]°C over the period 1880 to 2012...
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...growing demand. This is where the tragedy comes into the picture. This apathetic and nonchalant consumption will eventually lead to the irreversible depletion and degradation of that particular common resource. To avoid this ultimate tragedy, there is no technical solution that we can possibly adopt. No amount of science or technology can reverse this damage. The only way that we can possibly preclude this destruction is by undergoing a dramatic re-examination and transformation of our conscience and fundamental conceptions of ethics and morality. But the real question is this: Is that even possible? Hardin’s pessimistic parable is widely and almost universally accepted as an all-encompassing, catchall framework in explaining the ecological crisis that currently confronts commonly-held goods such as the earth’s atmosphere, fisheries, grasslands, water, forests, roads and even population growth. However, in this essay, I am going to analyze this tragedy by examining the “common-ness” of the Earth’s atmosphere and the apparent difficulty of having a universally recognized regulatory institution. This is precisely because of the absence of a “world government” and the state of chaotic anarchy among nation-states in the international community. The degradation of the Earth’s atmosphere is a consequence of the piling spill-over effect of many...
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...Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Short Essays Week One Describe a situation of public interest in which critical and/or creative thought could have been used for a better outcome. Describe why it is important to think critically and creatively in similar situations. One situation that comes immediately to mind is the phenomenon of climate change we are currently dealing with and how we are woefully unprepared to cope with it. If critical and/or creative thought had been used by all concerned, instead of fear and denial, we would be in a better position to handle and curtail these climate changes. When the data that pointed to human-induced climate change first was made public, it seemed that fear and hysteria was the common theme in most discussions of the problem. It has gotten better in recent years but it may be a case of too little, too late. It is important to think critically and creatively because it helps you to see the whole picture. When you think critically, all sides of the problem such as history, a source, a context are considered making a realistic and effective solution to a problem more likely. Define free will, truth, knowledge, and opinion. Explain how we use them to form thoughts. What role does each play in critically assessing situations? We have free will when we have the freedom of self-determination, action and ability to make choices. If the choice is consistent with a person's desires and nature then it is representative of a person’s...
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...[pic] Information on the exam: Unit 3 – GEOG3 - Contemporary Geographical Issues • 30% of A Level • 2 hour 30 minutes written examination • 3 questions: o 1 from Section A – Physical Geography Structured Questions o 1 from Section B – Human Geography Structured Questions o 1 from Section C – Essay Questions (You must not answer the option answered in either Section A or Section B) [pic] |Plate tectonics and associated hazards |Ecosystems: Change and Challenge | | | | |Plate movement |Nature of ecosystems | |Earth structure, plate tectonics theory: convection |Structure of ecosystems, energy flows, trophic levels, | |currents and sea-floor spreading. Evidence: |food chains and food webs. | |continental drift and palaeomagnetism. | | |Destructive, constructive and conservative plate ...
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...Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Short Essays Week One Describe a situation of public interest in which critical and/or creative thought could have been used for a better outcome. Describe why it is important to think critically and creatively in similar situations. One situation that comes immediately to mind is the phenomenon of climate change we are currently dealing with and how we are woefully unprepared to cope with it. If critical and/or creative thought had been used by all concerned, instead of fear and denial, we would be in a better position to handle and curtail these climate changes. When the data that pointed to human-induced climate change first was made public, it seemed that fear and hysteria was the common theme in most discussions of the problem. It has gotten better in recent years but it may be a case of too little, too late. It is important to think critically and creatively because it helps you to see the whole picture. When you think critically, all sides of the problem such as history, a source, a context are considered making a realistic and effective solution to a problem more likely. Define free will, truth, knowledge, and opinion. Explain how we use them to form thoughts. What role does each play in critically assessing situations? We have free will when we have the freedom of self-determination, action and ability to make choices. If the choice is consistent with a person's desires and nature then it is representative of a person’s...
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...[pic] Information on the exam: Unit 3 – GEOG3 - Contemporary Geographical Issues • 30% of A Level • 2 hour 30 minutes written examination • 3 questions: o 1 from Section A – Physical Geography Structured Questions o 1 from Section B – Human Geography Structured Questions o 1 from Section C – Essay Questions (You must not answer the option answered in either Section A or Section B) [pic] |Plate tectonics and associated hazards |Ecosystems: Change and Challenge | | | | |Plate movement |Nature of ecosystems | |Earth structure, plate tectonics theory: convection |Structure of ecosystems, energy flows, trophic levels, | |currents and sea-floor spreading. Evidence: |food chains and food webs. | |continental drift and palaeomagnetism. | | |Destructive, constructive and conservative plate ...
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