McKibben refutes the idea that human conditions around the globe have been improving by pointing out that (check all that apply): (1) the number of malnourished people, after declining for a decade, has risen (2) child labor is rising, after years of having fallen. The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic of de-extinction or bringing extinct species back to "life" via scientific experimentation (Jurassic Park style). Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? De-extinction is morally problematic, expensive, and unrealistic. Bright colors figure individuality, often distinguishing those who are marginalized by society. --Rachel Lister, "Literary Contexts in Novels: Toni Morrison's Sula," database article with no page numbers Question 8 Selected Answer: True McKibben writes that private companies connected to fossil fuel interests have lobbied to slow down uses of solar energy. --Claude Pruitt, "Circling Meaning in Toni Morrison's Sula," database PDF article from African American Review, page 117 Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? Other mothers who defended their children from Sula's malevolence (or who had defended their positions as mothers from Sula's scorn for the role) now had nothing to rub up against. Javi's mother has done many jobs, including (check all that apply): (1) selling water bottles by the side of the road (2) taking care of children. --Kelly Winters, "Critical Essay on Sula," database article with no page numbers --Nelly McKay, "An Interview with Toni Morrison," database PDF article, page 420 to read this seminal offering first published over a decade ago when the phenomenon of global warming was a hotly argued and angrily debated issue. with no page numbers, quote is from paragraph 14 With every product having a byproduct, our ability to extract and consume an immense bounty of natural resources has generated a correspondingly monstrous amount of waste in the form of physical garbage, atmospheric pollution, and other forms of environmental degradation. McKibben reports that recently a major fossil fuel company said it would spend 1/100 of its budget to back the fight for a carbon tax of $40 for a ton of oil, but climate scientists believe that such a tax would not have enough of an effect at this point. Gardner explains that few tasks in life require being able to read passages quickly or solve math problems quickly (23). Haines first studied this in the context of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. It is important not to confuse "climate events," such as a flood or a storm from "climate processes," which are steadier shifts in sea-level rise or temperatures, for example. Its "Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5C" explains, "Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, with a likely range of 0.8C to 1.2C" (IPCC, 2018, p.4). Question 20 5 out of 5 points McKibben's argument is that human beings have endured wars, famines, terrorism, tyrants and, in the same way, they will endure climate change. It is these "processes" rather than the "events" that cause people to migrate (Skinner, 2018, para. 13). Which is the better thesis statement? We also have to keep a whole lot of wild birds alive right now. Russell Train, second administrator of the EPA, articulated the positive radical flank effect in the 1970s when he quipped, Thank God for David Brower. Each [character] in the Bottom has his [or her] own circle of sorrow" (Pruitt 117). Pay close attention to punctuation. . For example, he says that (check all that apply) A, crop fields polluted with salt can no longer be cultivated and people have had to move away B. ice melting in the coasts leaves towns, cities, and villages without protection from ocean waves Fossil fuel companies created the Global Climate Coalition which lobbied in Washington, was connected to members of government, and created a propaganda campaign to emphasize the lack of scientific certainty about climate change. Death is present in throughout Sula, and its significance has to do with "war and the longing for peace" and to "freedom through the formal structure of the novel" (Reddy 29). These effects include (check all that apply): (1) not swimming in the ocean because jellyfish, who thrive in warm water because other marine life is killed, will bite (2) not walking in meadows because ticks that carry Lyme disease could bite. The novel takes place in a town which is on the hills of a city called Medallion. Assistant Professor at the Fox School of Business, Temple University, Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and Education Director at the Graham Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan. William Cronon, one of McKibben . For example, some may think that all environmental groups should be judged by the tactics of those who spike trees to prevent logging or ram whaling ships. The protagonists of these stories have to overcome the same dilemma: understanding their actual socio/economic positions in their respective societies. Pay attention to punctuation. The novel's protagonists - Shadrack, Nel/Sula, and the community of people who live in the Bottomrepresent an anti-war theme through overlapping and connected plots (Reddy 31). This was a far more extreme position than was previously taken by activists in the climate change debate. The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. McKibben's place in the canon is in addressing this new nature. Topic sentences are okay in high school papers, but good writers should not really use them because it makes their papers seem simplistic. Carefully compare the sentence with the original passage and decide whether it is plagiarized, inaccurate, or acceptable. Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: The Language of Composition: Reading, Writing, Rhetoric, Lawrence Scanlon, Renee H. Shea, Robin Dissin Aufses, Edge Reading, Writing and Language: Level C, David W. Moore, Deborah Short, Michael W. Smith, Hematologic or Immunologic Dysfunction (Exam, Week 5: Depressive Disorders CHP 25, Cognitiv, NURSING CARE OF CLIENTS WITH DISORDERS RELATE. McKibben's argument is that human beings have endured wars, famines, terrorism, tyrants and, in the same way, they will endure climate change. As a novel Sula is concerned with the ways African American communities both include and exclude those members who have violated community mores (McLaren). But getting into college, or doing satisfactorily once there, is not in that category. Although these latter concepts are still radical in implication, they adopt the language of financial analysis and appeared in business journals like The Economist, Fortune and Bloomberg, which makes them more legitimate within business circles. Social movements typically achieve influence by gaining attention from news media and gaining buy-in from critical supporters. The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines. Some are good and some are bad, but most of them are bits of both. Instead, our analysis shows the value of distinguishing between challenging specific targets and changing the broader public discourse. . How can a writer establish his or her credibility? I don't come up with all good or all bad. The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic of de-extinction, or bringing extinct species back to "life" via scientific experimentation (Jurassic Park style). Answer: Most sports have rules of conduct discouraging participants from unsporting behavior. Her fiction celebrates survival and defines black identity as multifaceted." Showing a graph to make a particular point is sufficient for making a logical appeal. This number becomes more chilling when we realize that the global population in 1950 was 2.5 billion (Cohen, 2010, p. 173). The text focuses on two approaches to argument: Aristotelean and Toulmin. McKibben quotes a 19th century environmentalist who believed that even though human beings believe the planet was made especially for them, the facts do not support this belief. (b) What causes the change in the men's relationship? --Joseph McLaren "Masterplots: Sula" online article, no page number According to the story, what is a soldier's greatest fear? Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. the attitude or point about specific subject that the work deals with. These rules discourage participants from unsporting behavior. (2) How trustworthy are the evaluations of the narrator? Few tasks in lifeand very few tasks in scholarshipactually depend on being able to read passages or solve math problems rapidly. (Change the second sentence to a prepositional phrase that begins with for.). He is the founder of the environmental organizations Step It Up and 350.org, and was among the first to warn of the dangers of global warming. The United States should be investigating ways of minimizing the use of fossil fuels instead of focusing on building a pipelines, such as the Keystone pipeline and the Dakota Access pipeline that will produce greenhouse gases, harm residents along the pipeline's route and fail to bring in the number of jobs the projects promise to create. Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. They're the other world-dominating animals that evolution has produced, and their indifference to us ought to serve as a chastening reminder that we're not the measure of all things. Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. This act indicates a certain ruthlessness in her character, and Eva is ruthlessly controlling, adopting three boys and giving them the same name, "Dewey," and treating them as a unit. The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. When Helene and Nel enter the train car for white people in error and the conductor asks to "get [their] butts on in" to the black train car, ________. Her novels reflect the workings of communities, the dilemmas faced by these families, and the problems encountered in their relationships. . In these conditions, direct challenges are likely to meet unyielding resistance, while a more indirect route may create space for incumbents, such as established corporations, opinion leaders and politicians, to positively re-evaluate climate activist positions. To prevent extinctions in the future, it's not enough to curb our carbon emissions. University of Michigan provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US. Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. It also helped translate McKibbens radical position into new issues like stranded assets and unburnable carbon, the idea that existing fossil fuel resources should remain in the ground. --Howard Gardner, "Test for Aptitude, Not for Speed" Reprinted in Current Issues and Enduring Questions, Ed. . It is often a good idea to include a transition word or phrase in a topic sentence to help readers understand the relationship between the previous paragraph and the new one that has begun. In a coordinated move, the McKibben-founded climate advocacy group 350.org launched its Go Fossil Free: Divest from Fossil Fuels! his father has some money left from his failed business. a yearly report of the president on the condition of the country original jurisdiction the power of a court to hear a case from its beginning extradition states must return an accused criminal to the state where the crime was committed judicial review the power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional (federal courts; supreme court) ., is set in a cemetery where Nel Wright Greene is finally beginning to mourn the death of her friend Sula Peace, twenty-five years after the fact. 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