Rough Draft Research Essay(sorry its late, was confused with another date): for K. Torres

We Don’t Need Any Poisoned Salmon   By Michael McNulty English 213 Academic Writing For Social And Natural Science                             Even if you live out of Alaska, you must have heard something about the issue called Pebble Mine; if you haven’t, congratulations, you live in a very sheltered world. As we must [...]

Research Draft #2: Why Sustainable Farming Trumps Organic

      Somewhere in Vermont a cow is leashed to a milking machine to be used three times daily.  Because never see a blade of grass in her lifetime, she is given corn with supplements (Paarlberg, 2009).  Her feet rest on bare cement and her head, tail, and sides each brush up against cement confines.  Her [...]

Essay 3 Proposal – Unsafe Mail: The Dangers of Checking the Mail

Unsafe Mail: The Dangers of Checking the Mail             Checking the mail is an every day task whether the mailbox is at the end of a driveway or inside a postal office and requires a key.  Either way, it is something people do on a regular basis throughout their lives.  Unfortunately, [...]

Essay 3 Proposal – Cleanup Ship Creek: Litter-bagging the Litterbugs

          The fisherman is standing at water’s edge, focusing intently on the tip of the arched rod in his hands, which has subsequently lunged towards the river in two quick motions.  “Fish on!” he yells, his excitement mounting as he hauls in the catch of the day. After several hurried turns of the reel, and [...]

Essay #1: REVISION

  Living on Fallen Ground By: Kimberlyn Sheldon English 213: Writing for the Environment Although, to some people, erosion seems slow moving, the natural phenomenon causes distress in many arctic-Alaskan villages because trees fall into the water, graves that were once on hillsides have slid into the lakes, and our beaches begin to disappear. In some [...]

Research Draft 2: Ethanol is Not Cool

Ethyl alcohol, more commonly known as Ethanol, is the most widespread type of alcohol you will find on the market today. Currently, it is often used in fuels, beverages, and solvents. In recent years, a desire to lower our need for foreign oil has driven the demand for this alcohol and its use as a [...]

Essay #3: Cleaning Up

Cleaning Up by:  Kimberlyn Sheldon English 213 Writing for the Environment   A crumpled up candy wrapper, a crushed soda pop can, a store bag hanging from the spiny willows, I observe these items soiling the beauty of my small Alaskan village. Our majestic surroundings were not meant to be littered with unnatural waste. I [...]

Essay #3: There is no garbage in the world, only resource which is misplaced.

   The modern life style decides we are producing trash every day. Think about the rubbish in the kitchen. After cooking dinner, the dustbin will be full and we need to throw them every day. It is hard for us to calculate how much trash we are making every day. If we do not recycle [...]

Essay #3: Save the Electricity, Save the World

Electricity is one of the most important energies in people’s daily life. Without electricity, life will be tough and boring. We could only use candles for illumination and firewood for cooking. There would be not PCs, no TVs, and even no radios. Electricity brings us a great life and it is an affordable energy. The [...]

Essay 3 Proposal – Lighting the Way: One light bulb at a time

 Essay 3 Proposal – Lighting the Way: One light bulb at a time Kimberly Johnson English 213   Many Americans are hearing ways to lower emissions, conserve energy and protect the planet. One simple method is commonly overlooked as a useful solution for lowering emissions and conserving energy for the planet. Traditional Light bulbs are [...]