Category: Natural science

Topic : Energy

Please look at the power point first to see what are the things have been discuses in the class.

Material and topic to discuses about in this is :
– https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020/goal-07/
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRNhcwCNCJw
– In a First, Renewable Energy Is Set to Pass Coal in the U.S.
– https://www.texasmonthly.com/energy/renewable-energy-boom-texas-work/
– Nuclear Power Can Save the World Links to an external site.
– https://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/06/denton-announces-renewable-energy-plan/

These papers are not intended to be summarizations of the readings, but rather to reflect your
engagement with the texts and other materials discussed in class.

These papers need not address all texts read for class, but may serve as an opportunity to thoughtfully consider ideas, films, writings, etc. that had a particular resonance for you. Papers should be 5-6 pages in length, double-spaced, with one-inch margins and 12-point font. These papers will be evaluated on demonstrated critical thinking, as well as writing style and grammar.

this assignment should include:
1. courses readings that I provided
2.A minimum of 5 other references, in addition to those used from your course
readings. Such sources should be drawn from reliable professional or academic sources engaged in the public debate. We caution you to be extra vigilant in determining the validity and authority of the authors and sources before inclusion in your own analysis. Examples of such sources include (but are not limited to): o Academic books and journal articles
o Government and industry websites;
o think tanks and environmental non government organizations, and o mainstream media

Further instruction is attached

*must cite course readings*

course readings :

Fauci, A.S. December 2005.  Emerging and reemerging infectious diseases.  The perpetual challenge.  Academic Medicine. 80(12): 1079-1085.

https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/environmentalscience/chapter/chapter-18-toxic-elements/

Toxics 1

Freedman, Bill.  2015.  Chapter 18. Toxic Elements. In Environmental Science. A Canadian Perspective. Dalhousie Libraries.  Digital Editions.
https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/environmentalscience/chapter/chapter-18-toxic-elements/

Toxics 2

Environmental Defence Canada.  2017.  Full Disclosure: The case for stronger household product labelling.
https://d36rd3gki5z3d3.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Environmental-Defence-EN-Labelling-Full-Report-Web.pdf?x98389

Environmental Defence.  2005.  Toxic Nation: A Report on Pollution in Canadians.  P. 1-10
https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/report-toxic-nation-a-report-on-pollution-in-canadians/

David Suzuki Foundation.  2010.  Whats inside that counts.  P.5-11

https://davidsuzuki.org/science-learning-centre-article/whats-inside-counts-survey-toxic-ingredients-cosmetics/ (Links to an external site.)

Requirements
1. Examines, in detail, one or more sustainable solutions to an environmental issue.
2. Written as a scientific article, including an abstract, introduction, materials and methods,
results, discussion, conclusion, and literature cited. You are welcome to use tables and
figures, but be sure to reference them in the article, caption them, and place them after
the literature cited section. Use articles from the journal Ecology as a guide. *Note: you
do not need to format your writing into justified columns.
3. Cites at least 15 articles from peer-reviewed literature that have been published within
the last 10 years. The citations must support the point being made. If you make a claim,
you should cite it with at least one source! For some sections, nearly every sentence will
end up having a citation. I will check citations.
4. DO NOT EVER quote from a scientific article, even if you attribute it. You must write
everything in your own words. Anything else is plagiarism.
5. Citations must be formatted correctly, both for in-text citations and the literature cited
section. Use the journal Ecology as a guide.
6. Article should be at least four pages long, not including the literature cited section or
tables and figures.
7. Text and punctuation must be typed in single-spaced, 11-point Arial font. Titles and
section headings may be typed in bold, but should still be 11-point Arial.

The outline format:  Your outline must be formatted as described.  Please note that this format will be assessed in your grade:

Use an alphanumeric sequence
Sections should be indented and aligned
Follow the suggested order of the required elements
Use brief and bulleted but detailed and descriptive phrases.
The required elements: Your outline should contain the following elements in this order:

I.            The Introduction: This section previews your topic and the details you will cover in the body of your presentation. It should be very brief, but include:

    A.  The food, cuisine, invention or idea that you are going to discuss.

    B.  Why you chose this topic.

    C.  A preview of the regions where your topic has developed and then diffused to.

   

II.          The Body (Content Sections): In the body, you must address how the four geographic concepts mentioned in the presentation instructions (regions, cultural landscapes, diffusion, and distance decay) relate to your topic.

    A.  Regions: Discuss the origin region or regions of your topic, with specific attention to the geographic qualities of the region that influenced the development of your topic.

    B.  Cultural Landscape: Discuss how the landscape in the region(s) described above have been shaped by the culture that gave rise to your topic, and how your topic might be reflected in that landscape.

    C.  Diffusion: Discuss how your topic has diffused from its origin. Where has it diffused to? What factors led to its diffusion there? What kind of diffusion has it experienced?

    D.  Distance Decay: Discuss how your topic has changed as it has diffused away from the region(s) of its origin. Explain these changes with reference to the geographic qualities of the regions it has diffused to.

 

III.      The Conclusion Section: this section should contain four to six points that sum up the main points from the body of the outline.

Start your conclusion with one sentence summarizing some basic information about your topic.
Continue with a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the important characteristics of its origin region(s).
Include a brief note about relevant cultural landscapes.
Include a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the diffusion of your topic and the distance decay it experienced.
Wrap up the conclusion section with a closing note that provides brief information about why this topic was of interest to you, and a fact about your topic you found interesting.
IV.      Reference section: This is not just the reference page; rather, referencing should occur throughout the outline as it will in your presentation.  Therefore, your outline should include both a separate reference page containing a minimum of five sources listed in proper APA reference list format AND internal citations throughout the outline where appropriate.  Please be sure to see the resources below for assistance regarding in-text citations and reference list formatting, and/or ask me if you have any additional questions.

Please make note of the following tips and tricks:

I understand that this is a rough draft and, as your research and writing continue over the next few weeks, details may be added or changed.  Although you do not have to resubmit it to me, I recommend that you update this outline to help you best complete the Final Presentation.
Write your outline so that it has detailed bullets that you can easily then flesh out into sentences for the narration of your Final Presentation.
After your outline is complete, I recommend that you next draft your introductory and conclusion sections for your presentation.  This will ensure that all the main points of the outline are incorporated in these two framing sections of your final presentation.
Please note that less than 10% of your outline or presentation should be direct quotes.
All internal citation references should be listed on the reference page, and vice versa.

Formulate an organized, clearly worded, and succinct initial post that substantively covers all discussion points stated for your chosen topic. Because your initial post will be scored on the degree to which you meet these standards, there is no set minimum word requirement. However, there is a set maximum word requirement confine your initial post to 500 words. Remember that we are all reading each others posts, and one that is succinctly written is more likely to be read and responded to, thus furthering our discussion on that topic.
Include at least one graphic, video, or image that visually adds to some aspect of your post – as they say, pictures are worth 1000 words!

Unit 7 Discussion
Fungal Pathogens

Choose any one of the fungal pathogens and discuss its appearance, staining reaction, culture characteristics, disease caused, and epidemiological characteristics (where is it common, who is at risk).

Unit 8 Discussion
Disease Transmission

Explain how nosocomial infections are becoming serious health threats within healthcare system. Discuss the known methods used for breaking the chains of disease transmission.

Propose a way to educate the general public on their role in preventing disease transmission.

Each discussion must be at least 100 words

https://youtu.be/u2ogMUDBaf4

Watch the short video above concerning the halogen elements.  Submit 1) an outline of the video and 2) four reaction equations for reactions demonstrated in the video.  This assignment is worth 100 points.

How to write an outline

An outline presents a picture of the main ideas and the subsidiary ideas of a subject. Some typical uses of outlining might be an essay, a term paper, a book review, or a speech. For any of these, an outline will show a basic overview and important details. It’s a good idea to make an outline for yourself even if it isn’t required by your professor, as the process can help put your ideas in order.

Some professors will have specific requirements, like requiring the outline to be in sentence form or have a “Discussion” section. A students first responsibility, of course, is to follow the requirements of the particular assignment. What follows illustrates only the basics of outlining.

Basic outline form
The main ideas take Roman numerals (I, II, …) and should be in all-caps. Sub-points under each main idea take capital letters (A, B, …) and are indented. Sub-points under the capital letters, if any, take Arabic numerals (1, 2, …) and are further indented. Sub-points under the numerals, if any, take lowercase letters (a, b, …) and are even further indented.

MAIN IDEA
Subsidiary idea or supporting idea to I
Subsidiary idea or supporting idea to I
Subsidiary idea to B
Subsidiary idea to B
Subsidiary idea to 2
Subsidiary idea to 2
MAIN IDEA
Subsidiary or supporting idea to II
Subsidiary idea to II
Subsidiary idea to II
MAIN IDEA

It is up to the writer to decide on how many main ideas and supporting ideas adequately describe the subject. However, traditional form dictates that if there is a I in the outline, there has to be a II; if there is an A, there has to be a B; and so forth.

Outline example
Suppose you are outlining a speech about gerrymandering, and these are some of the ideas you feel should be included: voter discrimination, “majority-minority” districts, the history of the term, and several Supreme Court cases.

To put these ideas into outline form, decide first on the main encompassing ideas. These might be: I. History of the term, II. Redistricting process, III. Racial aspects, IV. Current events.

Next, decide where the rest of the important ideas fit in. Are they part of the redistricting process, or do they belong under racial aspects? The complete outline might look like this:

Gerrymandering in the U.S.

HISTORY OF THE TERM
REDISTRICTING PROCESS
Responsibility of state legislatures
Census data
Preclearance
Partisan approaches
RACIAL ASPECTS
Gomillion v. Lightfoot (1960)
Civil rights
Voter discrimination
Voting Rights Act (1965)
Majority-minority districts
CURRENT EVENTS
Effects of gerrymandering in 2012 and 2016 elections
Gill v. Whitford Supreme Court Case

It is only possible to make an outline if you have familiarity with the subject. As you do research, you may find it necessary to add, subtract or change the position of various ideas. If you change your outline, ensure that logical relationship among ideas is preserved.

Further reading
Tardiff, E., and Brizee, A. (2013). Developing an outline. In Purdue OWL. Look at all three sections. The third includes an example.

Lester, J.D., and Lester, Jr., J.D. (2010). Writing research papers: A complete guide (13th ed.). New York: Longman. Includes several models, including for a general-purpose academic paper.

Turabian, K.L. (2013). A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.