Mission Statement
EarthConnection, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, is a center for learning and reflection about living lightly on Earth. Aware of the interconnectedness of all of Creation, we seek to integrate spirituality and sustainability through programs in sustainable agriculture, alternative energies, ecojustice, and eco-spirituality.
Short History
EarthConnection was built in 1991 to address the adverse ecological effects of our consumer society. It was founded by Sister Paula Gonzalez, SC, Ph.D., a biologist, nationally recognized lecturer, author and retreat leader.
The facility was made possible by many groups of volunteers who converted an oversized four-car garage into a 3,900-square-foot meeting and office space building. Features of the facility include an experimental solar heating system, solar electricity, natural lighting, super-insulated walls and windows, floor tiles made of waste glass, a wall made of aluminum cans,
2-3 page individual summary (single-spaced, 12 pt font, in your own words) due will be submitted on Canvas and screened for plagiarism using Turnitin. Papers are compared to 1) other students in this class, 2) papers submitted by any institution, 3) the internet in general. Plagiarized papers will receive 0 points and additional investigation.
Summary should include answers to the following:
o Name of the disease
o Name of the virus and major physical characteristics, including size, structure, genetic information, etc.
o Method and portal(s) of entry, Portal(s) of exit
Including: how it gets into the body, which cells are affected, how it enters and replicates inside cells, and how it causes disease inside the body/cells; also include how it exits the body
o Symptoms and signs, including incubation period, duration
The research question is: Is space tourism viable?
The Research proposal includes my annotated bibliography and the outline for my essay.
The working draft has an updated version of my introduction and outline please give priority to this file as it is my latest version.Please pay attention to the first full draft rubric.I want my essay to follow the exact same rubric. Please let me know if you want reference examples for the essay writing still. Any further questions... always ask me. All the references should be scholarly. The reference articles should definitely be peer-reviewed. Please let me know if you samples for your reference. Please give priority in writing the body paragraphs first, i'd like to review it. And lastly, please pay utmost care in the APA style- in text citations, parenthesis etc.
Essay Question: For whom and in what ways can cities in the global South and global North be variously interpreted as unjust/just, unliveable/liveable, and unsustainable/sustainable?
I anticipate that you will want to integrate quotations from the textbook and other scholarly sources into your essay to support your discussion and analysis. When you quote from a chapter in the textbook or another scholarly source, you need to cite it correctly (Authors surname, 2017: page number). In your references, you should cite the chapter you quote from like this:
Authors surname, Authors first name (2017) Title of chapter. In A.L. Bain and L. Peake (eds) Urbanization in a Global Context. Don Mills: Oxford University Press, p. X-XX.
USE ALL MATERIAL FROM THE FOLLOWING TEXTBOOK : Urbanization in a Global Context by: Alison Bain & Linda Peak.
Summary of event (6-8 sentences)
Background information - Additional information about your topic to help the reader understand the event (6-8 sentences)
Application - Choose one or two of the following questions to discuss. (4-6 sentences)
How is this topic important to the world we live in?
What questions still exist about this topic?
Is this topic considered controversial? If so, explain the potential viewpoints.
At least 2 sources
Critical Thinking Questions:
Throughout the semester you are responsible for answering four critical thinking questions related to topics covered in this course. These questions are designed to make you think about the complexities of environmental issues. You will be able to apply the knowledge you have gained from this course to form well thought out answers. You will also be asked to provide your personal perspective on these issues. Your focus should be on supporting your answer as there is not a right or wrong answer to the question.
Each response is worth twenty points and is required to be a minimum of two pages, single-spaced typed (12 Arial font with 1-inch margins) not including name, heading, or question. Each critical thinking question will be submitted via Canvas either saved as a .doc(x), .rtf, or .pdf. Please be aware that they are due before the beginning of class. Also, come prepared to discuss your answers with the class.
- Your analysis in a current environmental affairs topic of your choice in the form of short report containing at least one question and response/explanation with proper citation
- identifying current environmental affairs topic of your choice and writing a short analysis explaining why that is important to you.
- Caution: You cannot simply report for a work that has been already done by you or others. Your job is to pick up an issue, understand it, and add more to it with some concrete recommendations. The kind of recommendations you will make will provide your professor information about your ability to enhance existing knowledge in a topic and build more to it
Based on your current confinement at home with your family and technology how would you be able to withstand six months of space travel to reach the red planet. What is essential for that trip based on your current environment (excluding toilet paper)
Research papers must be at least 1500 words.
Please follow the structure attached in the Rubric. You will elaborate on the topic you choose and describe and give insights on what you want to write about.
You will be graded upon your ability to follow the rubric structure so please refer to it when writing your paper.
Some example topics include:
Space discoveries in the past 50 years
You can choose a specific space mission and write a detailed report on it.
The effect of COVID19 on the climate
A detailed report on the Amazon Rainforest and it's relationship with Oxygen levels in the World
These are just some examples but please be creative and choose insightful topics.
Based on what you have read in chapter 11 of Christopherson and what you have learned in the Plate Tectonics lecture in this unit, please respond to the following:
1) Describe in detail the three types of plate interaction and what landscape features and natural hazards that they produce.
2) Give one location where each is occurring right now.
Length: At least six to eight sentences
