Workshop 2: Nicole Lamers Research Paper Rough Draft 2

1.      What does the author do particularly well? Be specific. I really like her thesis statement and I think that she has very good transitions. 2.      Ask the author for one particular concern that s/he had about the draft. Examine that area and see if you can offer the author helpful suggestions.   3.      Does [...]

Essay 3 Proposal- Community Garden: Finally Alaska Fresh

  It is easy to just say let us start a community garden, but the reality is that there are many things that need to be taken into account before the process can begin. Regardless of that process there are so many benefits that can come out of a community garden, benefits for the environment [...]

Research Project Part 4: Organic Foods

Organic food is what should be eaten, what should be bought and used because it is the growing basics. The growing basics are what I refer to as the natural science of how earth was supposed to be cared for. Although organic food is more costly, people should invest in organic because of the soil [...]

Workshop: Nicole Lamers Research Paper Rough Draft 1

Overall 1.      What does the author do particularly well? Be specific. The organization of her Research paper is very well done. I like that she has it broken up into specific areas so she knows what needs to be talked about it that paragraph instead of having random information spread throughout the paper.   2.Ask [...]

Research Project Rough Draft 1: Organic Foods

Organic food is what should be eaten, what should be bought and used because it is the growing basics. The growing basics are what I refer to as the natural science of how earth was supposed to be cared for. Although organic food is more costly, people should invest in organic because of the soil [...]

Essay 2 Book Review- Industrialized Food: America’s Dilemma

  It is about time Americans put down the diet books and took a look at what they really are eating. I am not talking about switching to fruits and vegetables to better your health, but I am talking about switching to foods that better our environment. Although most people buy their food at a [...]

Research Project Part 2: References: Organic Food

Although organic food is more costly, people should invest in organic because of the soil care, climate benefits, and water welfare. Araújo, A., & Melo, W. (2010). Soil microbial biomass in organic farming system. Ciência Rural, 40(11), 2419-2426. Berhe, A. (2012). Decomposition of organic substrates at eroding vs. depositional landform positions. Plant & Soil, 350(1/2), [...]

Reading Responses #6-10

Article #1 Bryan Walsh starts out his article “Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food” by drawing a picture of a pig being raised for slaughter in the state of Iowa. His picture contains confined pens, chopped of curly tails, antibiotics, and the waste produced by all of these pigs wafting up into [...]

Essay 1 Cause/Effect-Rainforest Deforestation Effect: Losing Earth’s Lungs

Following the tree trunks into the canopy that covers the forest. Bright green leaves begin to shake and down the leaves drift into a pile layering the ground floor. The chainsaw in the background begins cutting through the tree tell it meets its destination along the fallen leaves; clearing the land of its skyscrapers to [...]

Reasearch Proposal and Outline: Organic Food

I would like to do my topic on organic food. Out of all the topics I have so far discovered about physical environment this one interests me the most. I am hoping to learn a little more about organic growing and its benefits. I believe this is the best opportunity to do just that. My [...]