Others

Our Relationship with Nature and the Battle against Climate Change

Requirement:
Reading “THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING”, You must write an argument in response to Klein’s book, You must agree or disagree with ONE of her major arguments.

2. contain a bibliography at the end, which contains at least ten sources, none of them wikipedia entries;

3. all quotes and paraphrasing and the bibliography must be in strictly MLA format;

4. must quote from a minimum of four different sources in addition to quoting frequently from This Changes Everything, and these quotes must be relevant and used as evidence to support your argument;

5. included in your required quotes fromThis Changes Everything,you MUST quote at least two times from PART 3 of the book;

6. must state a clear thesis—which is a conclusion of your argument in that it states your position on your issue/topic—in the introduction

7. must use a variety of types of reasons for supporting your conclusion/thesis, including statistics, research findings, case examples, and authoritative sources; you may also use personal experience and testimony, but those cannot be your only evidence;

8. must conclude with a prescriptive assumption—that is, a closing statement about how the world MUST be in the future.

Should be analytical in nature. Don’t simply give an overview of an approach or application but make sure you include an analysis and put in your own thoughts. The text can be no more than 5 pages using a 1.5 line spacing. Use a 1 inch margin on all sides and a 12 point Times Roman font. Number references must be included with the numbers in superscript in the text body and listed under the reference section. Figures may be added at the end of the essay and do not count toward the total page count.
Typically include:
Introduction: Define the problem or technology discussed and place it in a current context. Define the idea or thesis of the essay.
Background: review materials relevant to your application.
Current results and Critique
Conclusion and perspective of future trends
The mark breakdown should be:
1/3 grammar (spelling, sentence and paragraph structure, flow)
1/3 technical content (details, references, figures)
1/3 thesis arguments

10 peer reviewed references minimum

Here, how to start off:

Intro: talk about why biofuel is the future, and algae derived biofuel is the most practical in term of cultivation, extraction, and economically feasible

paragraph1. explain what an algae is, how long it have existed, what are the common strains of algae use in production, what are the requires for growth, and what is the products

paragraph 2: explain the cultivation and extraction process of algea biofuel

paragraph 3: explain the economics of algae production in term of profit and cost

paragraph 4: explain the drawback of paragraph 1-3, eg. picking the right algae strains, risk of contamination, cost of productions, purification process, cost of production , limitation on where production can be carry out

paragraph 5: Critically explain your perspective on the pro and cons (be specifics) on the future aspect of algae biofuel

Last paragraph: summarize the overall topics and readdress your thesis. provide a strong take home message

A final note, the audience of the paper are scientist with experience in the field. There need to be a TOPIC SENTENCE for each paragraph, and a concluding sentence. It must be CONCISE and specific.

“Most decisions are made with analysis, but some are judgment calls not susceptible to analysis due to time or information constraints.  Please write about a judgment call you’ve made recently that couldn’t be analyzed.  It can be a big or small one, but should focus on a business issue.  What was the situation, the alternatives you considered and evaluated, and your decision making process?  Be sure to explain why you chose the alternative you did relative to others considered.”