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UNIT 2 SUSTAINING OUR SURVIVAL Essay #2Persuasive essay
In The New RenaissanceDaniel Quinn statedsomething extraordinary is going to happen in your lifetime claiming that the people of our culture are going to figure out how to live sustainably on thisplanetor theyre not.Quinn alsosuggests that we are on the brink of a new Renaissance that will usherin radical cultural changes that hopefully will allow us to live sustainably. Do you agree with this view? Why or why not? Justify and prove your opinion by providing examples from Quinn and at least two other outside sources (see below).
Feel free to focus on specific areas including those related to your major or interests that support yourview.Try to explore this question through the lens of ideas that interest you be they related to theenvironment politics artificial intelligence etc.Your essay should demonstrate that you have a thorough understanding of Quinnsideas and that you have thought deeply and critically about this topic. I dontexpect you to prove your claim beyond a reasonable doubtor resolve all sustainability problems. Nobody can do that. But I do expect you to move beyond thoughts like green recycling arrows are seen everywhere so the new Renaissance is here.Most important is that you support your claim with strong evidence from your outside sources.
You will need to incorporate properly cited quotes and/or paraphrases from the followingfor a minimum of 4 sources:
Daniel Quinns The New Renaissance
At least one additional reading from our UNIT 2 readings or the Sustainability Reading List.
At least two outside reliable sources.
In order to earn a C or above you must abide by the following criteria:
Length
1200 to 1800 word minimum which is 4-6 double-spaced pages. Please note papers below 1200 words will be downgraded!
APA
an APA format cover page AND an APA reference page (not included in the page count above)
proper APA in-text citations for all paraphrases and direct quotations
no abstract is necessary for this essay
The important elements all your essays in this class must contain:
an introduction that has a hook and introduces your audience to the topic. Remember your audience has not read Quinn; thus you will need to introduce him and the gist of his idea.
Daniel Quinn author ofThe New Renaissance
a thesis that makes a specific debatable claim;your thesis for this essay must be the last sentence in your one-paragraph introduction.
effectively organized paragraphs with strong topic sentences and transitions
smoothly synthesized evidence that supports your thesis and is convincing and clear to the reader
a conclusion that does not merely restate your thesis but that leaves the reader with further food for thought
A few more rules and tips
As this is a short essay please do not use any long block quotes.
Its okay to use the word I when using your own specific evidence. For example if I write about my experiences at the Antelope
Valley Poppy Preserve I cannot do this without the word Ijust as Louv does in his book. However I do notneed to say I believe that the touristsshould not have trampled the flowers. I can simply say The tourists should not have trampled the flowers. Please remove I believe I think I feel and in my opinion from all academic essays.
Do not use the word you. Yes Im using it here because this is an informal instruction sheet; I am telling you what to do. However when you write for an audience of peers you should use we insteadto include yourself with your readers. Doing soshows your readers that you dont think youre better than them. Only your professors can do that!
Please no drop quotes! Create a quotation sandwich for each quote by 1) creating context for your quote 2) using a signal phrase before the quote and 3) when possible easing out of the quote by adding some analysis.
Your language should be formal but clear and direct. Avoid inflated pompous language but also avoid slang and language that is too informal.
Essay #3Sustainability Within Your Major or Career Interest
The United Nations Brundtland report defines sustainable development as thatwhich meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meettheir own needs.
The Financial Times Lexicondefines business sustainability asa process by which companies manage their financial social andenvironmental risks obligations and opportunities. These threeimpacts are sometimes referred to as profits people and planet.
This essay will examine sustainability based on either of these definitions or one youclearlydefine through the lens of your academic major or specific career interest. You have two options for writing about issueand must choose only one option:
Essay option #1How does this major contribute to sustainability (or not)? What changes need to occur for this major to have a better impact on sustainability? Remember sustainability must balance profits people and planet. Thus your sustainable solutions cannot bankruptcompanies jeopardize workers safety or cause massive job loss.Can this sustainable solution be applied on a large enough scale to have an impact or is it merely a fad? What steps need to be implemented for this sustainable solution(s) to take off and be embraced by theessential players (governments businesses people)? What steps need to be taken for it to move from an idealized vision to a tangible reality?
Essay option #2Is this major or field of interest sustainable in itself? Where is this field headed? Will it be here in a recognizable form in ten years or will shifts in governmental policies world politics environmental change and technological innovation (including AI) cause it to reinvent itself or be gradually phased out? How can this field sustain itself over time?
In order to earn a C or above you must abide by the following criteria:
Sources
You must incorporate properly cited quotes and/or paraphrases from a minimum of 4 sources. Sources may be from our class readings/TED talks the sustainability list or RELIABLE sources you find through your own research. We will discuss reliable sources in class.
One of these sources may be an interview with an expert in the field. This person may be a professor a graduate-level student (MA or PhD) studying this field or a working professional. If you use this option do not dump the interview in one sectionof the paper and do not present it as one long quote. Make sure the relevant parts of your interview is synthesized smoothly throughout your essay.
Length
1700 to 2200 word minimum which is 6-8 double-spaced pages with one of those pages a 1/2-page abstract (see below). Please note papers below 1700 words will be downgraded!
APA
an APA format cover page AND an APA reference page (not included in the page count above)
proper APA in-text citations for all paraphrases and direct quotations
a 1/2page abstract (approximately 150 words) which is included in your word/page count above.
The important elements all your essays in this class must contain:
an introduction that has a hook and introduces your audience to the topic. Remember your audience has not read Quinn; thus you will need to introduce him and the gist of his idea. The introduction should include a general or theoretical concept of sustainability and apply it to the context.
a thesis that makes a specific debatable claim;your thesis for this essay must be the last sentence in your one-paragraph introduction.
effectively organized paragraphs with strong topic sentences and transitions
smoothly synthesized evidence that supports your thesis and is convincing and clear to the reader
a conclusion that does not merely restate your thesis but that leaves the reader with further food for thought
A few more rules and tips
Please see the tips and rules mentioned in your first two assignments.
2017-07-28 06:22
i allready write the introduction for assay 3 and my major is fashion desgin
Sustainability Within Your Major or Career Interest
Introduction
During many thousands of years people are crating clothing from cutting trees killing animals and plastics products. In last century fashion industry has a lot of changing of materials but they still have a lot of miss products in fact our plant. However they still are making clothing from bad material it effect the nature. The clothing industry is the second largest polluter in the world … second only to oil the recipient of an environmental award told a stunned Manhattan audience earlier this year. It’s a really nasty business … it’s a mess.
In my major we studied about how we can fix that both to gather with the fashion designers to trying to help the environmental and the communities. I think governments and business should to work to gather with charities to help earth and countries.
http://www.alternet.org/environment/its-second-dirtiest-thing-world-and-youre-wearing-it