Example: Most sports have rules of conduct. --Howard Gardner, "Test for Aptitude, Not for Speed" Reprinted in Current Issues and Enduring Questions, Ed. When Javi drops his mother off at a church in Los Angeles offering sanctuary to undocumented immigrants, ________. Which is the better thesis statement? Who is the protagonist in "Everyday Use"? As a teacher, I want my students to read, write and think well; I don't care how much time they spend on their assignments. Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. He might as well sit forever on his riverbank and stare out of the window at the moon. 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. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, p. 23 But getting into college, or doing satisfactorily once there, is not in that category. Bill McKibben (on right) speaks at a 2015 event to pressure Harvard University to divest from its financial stakes in fossil fuel companies. Arguing that birds are more likely to adapt to serious climatic changes, Franzen (2015) wrote that although many birds have adapted in the past, the larger and healthier and more diverse our bird populations are, the greater the chances that many species will survive, even thrive. The campaigns goal was to stigmatize and thereby harm the value of fossil fuel companies. while Aristotelean arguments focus on the validity of their point while addressing counterarguments, Rogerian arguments focus on compromise in order to establish common ground, Matching questions on Chapter 7 - Argument. . Epstein argues these strong correlations between per-capita fossil fuel use and increasing life expectancy is causal, and that studies that ignore the benefits of fossil fuels are carried out by immoral activists. In a coordinated move, the McKibben-founded climate advocacy group 350.org launched its Go Fossil Free: Divest from Fossil Fuels! But getting into college, or doing satisfactorily once there, is not in that category. Some strategies for achieving coherence in a paper include (check all that apply): (1) repeating keywords from the thesis (2) using transition words and phrases (3) using pronouns that clearly refer to the characters being discussed (4) ordering paragraphs and details within paragraphs in a logical way. 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. While misunderstandings about the Bible are widespread (12 percent of Americans are confident that Joan of Arc was Noah's . (5) Slippery slope: If we begin thinking that non-human species have rights, people will soon be marrying bacteria (6) False dichotomy: We either save the economy or we save the planet. 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. The Anthropocene is described as our current era because (check all that apply): (1) Humans have controlled nature (2) Human actions have affected every aspect of the Earth. (Change the second sentence to a participial phrase that begins with discouraging.). For example, he says that (check all that apply): Selected Answers: crop fields polluted with salt can no longer be cultivated and people have had to move away ice melting in the coasts leaves towns, cities, and villages without protection from ocean waves . Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: Sula's beginning and ending are circular: The opening chapter tells about the death of a neighborhood, the Bottom while the ending finds Nel in a cemetery finally dealing with her grief for Sula (Reddy 29). Her fiction celebrates survival and defines black identity as multifaceted." 192 books706 followers. Nothing of consequence would be lost by getting rid of timed tests by the College Board or, indeed, by universities in general. --Maureen T. Reddy "The Tripled Plot and Center of Sula" PDF article, page 29 As one critic explains, "The story of Nel and Sula is inscribed within the other, equally sorrowful stories of the Bottom. Pay close attention to punctuation. Not Lavender."). The CRAAP test allows us to determine the credibility and value of sources. (Choose all that apply): (1) The fog comes/on little cat feet (2) my boss Rob was waiting for me when I showed up for work five minutes late todaythe snake! 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, ________. --Toni Morrison, Sula, page 153 in McKay 420). McKibben argues that the reality of climate change is too far gone and that there is little hope that the human species will survive. (1) the philosophies that the work addresses (2) the work's cultural context Words are the most basic tool of the writer; therefore, an author's word choice is worth analyzing. Their mothers, in turn, have been shaped by their own mothers, in a chain reaction passing through the generations.-- Kelly Winters, "Critical Essay on Sula," database article with no page numbers "Despite its title, Sula actually has three protagonists: Shadrack, Sula/Nel, and the community of black people who live in the Bottom. The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic water quality. . Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: Selected Answer: Fals e End of preview. A prevalent theme in Sula is the influence of family and friends on the characters. (Choose all that apply): Bent double, like old beggars under sacks. Socialist policies are against our democratic values (4) Ad-hominem: The president says global warming is not occurring, but how can we believe him when he eats McDonald's burgers for lunch every day? This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, Committee Member - MNF Research Advisory Committee, PhD Scholarship - Uncle Isaac Brown Indigenous Scholarship, Associate Lecturer, Creative Writing and Literature. the attitude or point about specific subject that the work deals with. Pay close attention to punctuation and wording in the quotation. While Sula was not sure what Shadrack meant by "always," for Shadrack it meant permanence, a way to comfort her against the certainty of death. "Sula, however, is not primarily concerned with the social conflict between the white and the African American communities of Medallion. According to Kathleen Newland's 2011 report "Climate Change and Migration Dynamics," there are four major drivers of climate-induced migration: sea-level rise; higher temperatures; droughts, floods, and other changes in the water cycle; and severe storms. Before his death, Kafka instructed his friend Max Brod to ________. And though some may argue that, whatever his shortcomings, McKibben should at least be commended for arguing for action, this argument is undermined by McKibben's approach which, at best . De-extinction is morally problematic, expensive, and unrealistic. article, p. 173 But this is not the first time nature's meaning has changed. Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: It was then he began to suspect that all those years of rope hauling and bell-ringing were never going to do any good. --Toni Morrison, Sula, page 119 Because the United States is one of the leading polluters in the world, it must lead the fight against climate change. --Joseph McLaren, "Masterplots: Sula," database article with no page numbers These three protagonists are at the centers of different but overlapping and intricately interconnected plots that in turn convey various aspects of [the novel's] anti-war theme." 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. The Bottom refers to the joke of a white farmer who says the town is the bottom of heaven. 12). The penalty is called unsportsmanlike conduct. Several metamorphoses occur in the story; in other words, several characters change. Carefully compare the sentence with the original passage and decide whether it is plagiarized, inaccurate, or acceptable. The new charwoman (cleaning lady) is ________. McKibben's argument is that human beings have endured wars, famines, terrorism, tyrants and, in the same way, they will endure climate change. Few tasks in lifeand very few tasks in scholarshipactually depend on being able to read passages or solve math problems rapidly. . "Yes, the wind still blows - but no longer from some other sphere, some inhuman place" (41). Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. This is a story about intergenerational trauma because (check all that apply): the children in the second part of the story are abused because of their father's trauma. . Pay close attention to punctuation. We cannot do both. She also has addressed historical issues such as nineteenth-century slavery. Not every species will manage to adapt. reduce the fear of the unexpected nature of death, Which sentence seems most true about Shadrack's word, "always?". Russell Train, second administrator of the EPA, articulated the positive radical flank effect in the 1970s when he quipped, Thank God for David Brower. 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. numbers, quote is from paragraph 12 McKibben argues that, starting with coastlines, parts of the planet are becoming inhabitable for humans. Which is the better thesis? The novel mostly concerns the way African American communities both include and exclude those members who have violated community mores or who have become dislocated in ways that cause them to live on the moral or social margins. The story of Nel and Sula is inscribed within the other, equally sorrowful stories of the Bottom. --Howard Gardner, "Test for Aptitude, Not for Speed" Reprinted in Current Issues and Enduring Questions, Ed. The building of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the United States should proceed since it would benefit the U.S economy, it is safe, and since the United States is not switching to cleaner energy sources, it is better that oil be imported from stable, democratic nations such as Canada. How do we know the main character's father is exploiting him? --Maureen T. Reddy "The Tripled Plot and Center of Sula" PDF article, page 29 In summary, McKibben argues that the inhabitable planet is shrinking because (select all that apply): new species are taking over the places where humans used to live consistently higher temperatures will likely make certain areas uninhabitable desertification will reduce the amount of harvestable land coastlines are being lost to sea level rise Solar panels are a means of democratizing access to energy. Bill McKibben is a well-known economist and leader in the environmental movement. The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines. In each pair of sentences below, one of the sentences adds detail to the other. This is because every product that is manufactured for consumption produces both physical and atmospheric, with atmospheric waste being the greatest contributor to climate change (Park, 2015, p. 189). Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? --Kelly Winters, "Critical Essay on Sula," database article with no page numbers The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a United Nations body which has been in existence since 1988 and which is tasked with evaluating the science connected to climate change. The purpose of introductions is to capture the reader's attention and explain the main point of the essay. For example, he says that (check all that apply): "crop fields polluted with salt can no longer be cultivated and people have had to move away 5 out of 5 points Selected Answers: Answers: "ice melting in the coasts leaves towns, cities, and villages without protection from ocean . Using the quotation above from an interview with Toni Morrison as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Hannah says she loves Sula but does not like her. (1) Citation mining: using a text's citations and notes to track down other similar or related sources (2) Web of Science: a digital archive that can find where else the source that you are using has been cited (3) Bootstrapping: clicking on keywords in a source to find similar sources with the same keywords (4) Researching: finding information on a topic from reliable sources. He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College [2] and leader of the climate campaign group 350.org. Conversely, the positive radical flank effect is when members of a social movement are viewed in contrast to each other; extreme actions from some members make other organizations seem more palatable or reasonable. Comparing and contrasting characters or even texts is not usually a good way to discuss the meaning or value of a work. What kind of relationship does Gregor have with his boss? Gardner argues that timed tests would provide students the opportunity to prove themselves and their ability "to read, write, and think well" (23). In addition to looking at the formal elements in a literary text, writers might also look at (choose all that apply): (1) the philosophies that the work addresses (2) the work's cultural context. dismissive of Gregor and calls him a dung beetle, quietly, deciding that he should disappear. 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) Once they are in place, the energy from the sun is free. He makes it so easy for the rest of us to be reasonable. Brower, the first Executive Director of the Sierra Club, was a controversial figure who pushed the environmental movement to take more aggressive actions. Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Resistance is not traditionally regarded as a technology, but McKibben argues that it is a uniquely human practice. Both relationships seem doomed despite the differing responses by the wives to their husbands' expressed desire for connection and communication. "Sula, however, is not primarily concerned with the social conflict between the white and the African American communities of Medallion. (Select all that apply): (1) The novel's title is fitting because several characters undergo change or metamorphoses. Check off all the things that were used to make the quilt. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, p. 23 The author of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" For example, McKibben reports that (select all that apply): (1) a two-degree temperature rise will create serious drought and fertile land will become desert (desertification) (2) low water levels reduced the corn harvest in Germany in 2018 (the year the article was written) (3) as temperatures rise, it is predicted that corn and soybean harvests will be reduced between 22 and 49 percent in the U.S. (4) moving north to the Arctic is not a possibility because land there is not arable (5) because of overpumping of aquifers near arable land, there is little water, so irrigation could become impossible. Now, five years later, the effort seems to some to have been a failure, at least by the financial measures they laid out. But in our study, we found the ultimate effect of their efforts was not so much financial as on the terms of the debate over climate change. Answers:"McKibben explains that although there have been other times in the history of the Earth when carbon dioxide has gone into the atmosphere in greater amounts, there has not been a time when it has goneinto the atmosphere at such high speed. McKibben argues forcefully for a "World War III" type of societal and economic mobilization that would involve a massive transformation of our energy economy, with clear winners and losers. In Maybe One, Bill McKibben argues that the earth is becoming dangerously overcrowded, and that if more of us chose to have only one child, it would make a crucial difference toward insuring a healthy future for ourselves and our planet. These deaths, as Nel's thoughts about the grave markers suggest, are linked to wider scenes of death, to war and to the longing for peace, and, significantly, to freedom through the formal structure of the novel." Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. This means that policies such as cap and trade, energy research subsidies, and reduction of power plant emissions should be implemented. As a teacher, I want my students to read, write and think well; I don't care how much time they spend on their assignments. The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on climate change. As the matriarch who has sacrificed her leg to feed her children, Eva's love is compelling, but she is also "ruthlessly controlling, adopting three boys and giving them the same name, 'Dewey,' and treating them as a unit" (Winters). 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. Pay close attention to punctuation. Nel and Sula become friends precisely because they are so similar. 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 --Nelly McKay, "An Interview with Toni Morrison," database PDF article, page 420 According to McKibben, all of these rapid climactic changes have been occurring despite the concerted effort of the fossil fuel companies to reduce them. By doing so, McKibben implies that action must be situated if we are to expect any change in such bleak a situation. Using the quotation above from as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Although the divestment campaign chose an objective that was largely impossible to fulfill, its tactics expanded the boundaries of the public debate and enhanced the viability of progressive issues. he will take his father on; he will face his father, in a fist fight if necessary. According to the story, what is a soldier's greatest fear? Her fiction celebrates survival and defines black identity as multifaceted." Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Her approach to life is one of discovery. Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: 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. --Maureen T. Reddy "The Tripled Plot and Center of Sula" PDF article, page 31 (Check all that apply): Who is the author of "The Things They Carried? According to the text, it is often useful to evaluate characters in a literary text the way you might analyze a real person. These three protagonists are at the centers of different but overlapping and intricately interconnected plots that in turn convey various aspects of [the novel's] anti-war theme." to look cooler and younger than he is in order to attract young women. Is the following sentence, which uses the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? The publication of this new 10th . When Martin Luther King Jr. first began speaking his message, it was perceived as too radical for the majority of white America. It is Public Enemy Number One to the survival of our planetary civilization.. (p. 176). While some readers might argue that Sylvia does not realize the importance of being humble and grounded in reality, Sylvia's determination that "ain't nobody gonna beat me at nuthin" is the key that will lead her to achieving her goals. . Body paragraphs in an essay must be unified, which means that ________. 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. . Another aspect of human survivability on the planet is connected to access to water. Shadrack institutes National Suicide Day in order to ________. The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: Few tasks in lifeand very few tasks in scholarshipactually depend on being able to read passages or solve math problems rapidly. Question 1 5 out of 5 points McKibben argues that, starting with coastlines, parts of the planet are becoming inhabitable for humans. The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: McKibben argues that the unique view many Americans have of the Bible is revealing. all of the details in the paragraph relate to the main point of the paragraph. 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