Spring 2012: Pollution – Oil in the Soil (Recovered post from hard drive crash)

The petroleum industry plays an essential part in our everyday lives. Not only does petroleum remain to be a valuable natural resource because it acts as a fuel for gasoline in automobiles, jet fuel in airplanes and jets, and heating oil in furnaces in homes, it is also used to generate electricity. Petroleum serves as [...]

Spring 2012: Final Draft: Pollution – Oil in the Soil (This was submitted BEFORE midnight, but I don’t see it, so am re-submitting it).

The petroleum industry plays an essential part in our everyday lives. Not only does petroleum remain to be a valuable natural resource because it acts as a fuel for gasoline in automobiles, jet fuel in airplanes and jets, and heating oil in furnaces in homes, it is also used to generate electricity. Petroleum serves as [...]

Spring 2012: Response 1-5: Environment – asduckworth (resubmitted as original was turned in on time, but was MIA & never graded–here it is!!)

Article #1 Bryan Walsh’s article, “Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food” addresses consumers of a wide range of ages ranging from young adults to the elderly people. Walsh examines the horrifying way Americans eat today, the negative impact this type of eating has on a human’s body, and how a small, but [...]

Spring 2012: Essay 2 Revision (Book Review): Wildlife – Unification from the Saw Blade to the Sea

Independent loggers endured tremendous hardships due to pulp companies who planned to run them out of business. Tlingit Indians witness their traditional hunting grounds disappear. Brave biologists warn others about the destruction of significant fish and wildlife habitat. Even youthful lawyers and activists observe the transformation of their lives relative to the battle for the [...]

Spring 2012: Essay 3 Revision: Littering – Cleaning Up the Sandbox

Strolling down the shoreline hand in hand with her child, a woman smiles as her daughter picks up a shell from the beach. As they approach another object with somewhat of a dull shine, her daughter scoots forward and cries out, “Look, Mom! What is this? I can’t tell.” After closely examining this unknown object, [...]

Workshop:GIRARD GAUL RESEARCH DRAFT 2 -asduckworth

Workshop: GIRARD GAUL RESEARCH PAPER DRAFT 2 Overall 1. What does the author do particularly well? Be specific. I liked the way you clearly explain the environmental problems this growing demand for meat has caused as well as what the negative impact is relating to the greenhouse gases and what there sources are. I never [...]

Spring 2012 Response #11-15 Environment Duckworth

Spring 2012 Response 11-15 Environment Article 1 Kathy Freston’s article, “Vegetarian is the New Prius”, was an eye-opener for young adults to the elderly. She shed light on how people can be more protective of the environment by switching to driving cars such as the Toyota Prius, which would help cut vehicle emissions in half, [...]

Essay 3 Proposal – Littering: Cleaning Up the Sandbox

Strolling down the shoreline hand in hand with her child, a woman smiles as her daughter picks up a shell from the beach. As they approach another object with somewhat of a dull shine, her daughter scoots forward and cries out, “Look, Mom! What is this? I can’t tell.” After closely examining this unknown object, [...]

Research Draft 2: Oil in the Soil

Oil in the Soil      The petroleum industry plays an essential part in our everyday lives. Not only does petroleum remain to be a valuable natural resource because it acts as a fuel for gasoline in automobiles, jet fuel in airplanes and jets, and heating oil in furnaces in homes, it is also used to [...]

Workshop: GIRARD GAUL RESEARCH PAPER DRAFT 1

Workshop: GIRARD GAUL RESEARCH PAPER DRAFT 1 Overall What does the author do particularly well? Be specific.  I liked the way you clearly explain the environmental problems this growing demand for meat has caused as well as what the negative impact is relating to the greenhouse gases and what there sources are.  I never realized [...]