The Meaning of Nature

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Mini Project 2   The Meaning of Nature

 

Due Date   1 point reduced for each week late
Objective   ·  Describe a position regarding the relationship between human behaviors and the natural world (as framed by the “description below”

·  Defend a position with logical arguments that are properly referenced.

·  Value the depth of complexity associated with the words and/or concepts “Nature or Natural”

Instructions   Please attach (upload) your submission for this assignment to the Assignment 2 Forum in the Discussion Board
Length/Format   Four pages maximum with a clear heading at the top listing the selected item as per the assignment requirements below. Include your name please.
Description   Statement:

 

Human beings are part of the animal kingdom, and therefore part of nature. If that is true, then everything they create or destroy is by default “natural”

What will happen once the resources run out?

Review Barry Lopez “Caring for the Woods.”.

Defend or support this assertion. Provide at least 1 web source and 1 citation from a book other than the two main texts of the course.

Be ready to discuss this topic in class or, for on-line students, engage in a debate via the discussion board.

Naming Conventions   Your file must be named
File Types   Your file must be submitted as a Microsoft Word file
Rubric+ Grading   5 points available – see attached rubric for grading levels. Please cut and paste the Rubric below to the end of your assignment to make grading easier

RUBRIC for Assignment 2 SDN 601 Sustainable Design Methodologies

Below Competent Competent Above Competent
0-2 3 4-5
Describe a position regarding the relationship between human behaviors and the natural world Describe a position regarding the relationship between human behaviors and the natural world (as framed by the “description below”

Defend a position with logical arguments that are properly referenced.

Describe a position regarding the relationship between human behaviors and the natural world (as framed by the “description below”

Defend a position with logical arguments that are properly referenced.

Value the depth of complexity associated with the words and/or concepts “Nature or Natural”