Write a 1000-word (two pages single spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins) essay that discusses the links between coronavirus and core themes we have been studying this term. You can draw on articles posted in the “second essay” link on the group discussion page, as well as course materials and other relevant sources. […]
Activity 3: Essay – Who am I Called to Be in Light of My Obligations to Human and Other Life on the Planet? Context This learning activity will ask you to discern the ways in which your own identity and vocation are intertwined with your responsibilities to other life on the planet. Description Please write
Does this responsibility become a part of your identity or vocation? How so, or how not? Read More »
Summary: Develop an energy conservation design that reduces home electricity and natural gas usage for two weeks, from Thursday, November 12, 2020 to Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Details: A) Watch a Green Ninja video (3 minutes) about home energy conservation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeYOZgbgG1Q B) Develop a problem statement that you are trying to solve. What is the
Complete the A “Great” Composer A “Great” Composer – Alternative Formats table by doing and answering the following: Compare any two (2) different historical periods that you have read about in this course: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary. Who are all the most influential composers of the two periods? Why were they so influential? What
Option A: Visual Arts Summary Research one painting, sculpture, or work of architecture. You may choose to perform your research in the University Library or an online, academic resource. Write a 525- to 700-word summary describing your selected work of art or architecture. Include the following in your description: A description of the use of color, line,
Write a 525- to 700-word summary describing your selected work of art or architecture. Read More »
The purpose of this assignment is to help you gain a better understanding of the formation and make up of our local mountains. Through this assignment you will also build a better understanding of of the interplay between the conflicting forces of building and erosion. Your paper is to be written in paragraph form with
Explain the origins of the mountain range. How were they formed? When were they formed? Read More »
If volcanism was to increase over thousands of years, how would atmospheric CO2 concentrations change? Why? 2. If the oxidation of organic carbon was to increase, how would global temperatures respond? Why? 3. If the silicate to carbonate conversion process was to increase over a period of millions of years, how would this affect volcanism? Why?
Part 3: Reflection and Recommendations Summary: Students will A) analyze energy data during the energy conservation phase and compare this with the baseline period; B) revise their energy conservation design in response to data and intended results; and C) reflect on the experience. Details: A) Analyze your and the class’ data during the conservation period,
How does your energy use compare with the average in Santa Clara County? Read More »
Instructions: In the first module of our course, we explored how the Anthropocene is widely recognized to be not only a new geological era in which humans influence global systems, but also as the culmination of ongoing, social, cultural, economic, political and environmental changes tied to the Industrial Revolution and, even earlier, plantation-based colonialism. In
. Below is list of scientific questions. For each questions state whether you think it is a problem that a geologist would solve and explain why or why not. Include questions that require geologist to team up with other scientists such as biologists or astronomers. What was the climate like a million years ago, and is it
What was the climate like a million years ago, and is it changing today? Read More »