The endless debates and delays with regard to Miami's traffic gridlock may be related, at least unconsciously on the part of authorities, to the anticipation of what is coming. However, scholarship in the 2010s showed that, while climate events do affect climate-induced migration, they are not the only factor: sea-level rise, higher temperatures, and disruption of water cycles, known collectively as "climate processes," are perhaps more significant push factors than climate events. The author's preoccupation with alienation can be attributed to ________. 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. (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson). the capable girl of nine in the first part of the story. His new book, which offers some dark visions of the future and hope for real change, is called. The new charwoman (cleaning lady) is ________. He might as well sit forever on his riverbank and stare out of the window at the moon. Question 20 5 out of 5 points McKibben's argument is that human beings have endured wars, famines, terrorism, tyrants and, in the same way, they will endure climate change. 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. "Because restricting greenhouse gas emissions would slow economic growth and increase unemployment and because the United States should not be held to higher environmental standards than its economic competitors, it is up to the private sector to address the challenges of climate change.". The difference between Aristotelean arguments and Rogerian arguments is that ________. (5) Purpose: What are the motivations behind the writing of this text? Which two words can best be attributed to the main theme? he will take his father on; he will face his father, in a fist fight if necessary. "Morrison's novels combine psychological realism, social critique, symbolism, and the mythopoetic, resulting in a style similar to Magical Realism. Is the following sentence, taken from the excerpt above, plagiarized or acceptable? Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. How many miles has Javi walked to get to the painter's house? According to some researchers, human beings need to be planning their retreat from coastal towns and cities rather than waiting for an emergency to strike and having to leave in panic. --Alejandro Portes and Ariel C. Armony, The Global Edge, 2018, p. 176 In a recent article in the New Yorker, Bill McKibben argues that the emissions reductions achieved by the US over the last 15 years are largely illusory. Although her works are not limited to social protest, Morrison is concerned with racial themes frequently encountered in African American literature. Pay close attention to punctuation. "Morrison's novels combine psychological realism, social critique, symbolism, and the mythopoetic, resulting in a style similar to Magical Realism. The narrator in the second part of the story decides that ________. 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 gone into the atmosphere at such high speed. (Change the second sentence to a participial phrase that begins with discouraging.). PDF article, p. 189 Explain. The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic water quality. According to the text, it is often useful to evaluate characters in a literary text the way you might analyze a real person. Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Although her works are not limited to social protest, Morrison is concerned with racial themes frequently encountered in African American literature. The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. Bill McKibben is a well-known economist and leader in the environmental movement. The soldier's humor (i.e. The following thesis statements are for literary analysis papers comparing the characters in the short stories "Pillow Talk" by Alisdair Gray and "Everything is Green" by David Foster Wallace. numbers, quote is from paragraph 12 Words are the most basic tool of the writer; therefore, an author's word choice is worth analyzing. This means that oil drilling has a positive effect on wildlife (2) Non-sequitur: Scientists say that global warming is a problem, but I'm holding a snowball in my hand; clearly, there is no global warming (3) Straw-man: Environmental initiatives are socialist policies. The family has taken in three lodgers who ________. In summary, McKibben argues that the inhabitable planet is shrinking because (select all that apply): (1) consistently higher temperatures will likely make certain areas uninhabitable (2) desertification will reduce the amount of harvestable land (3) coastlines are being lost to sea-level rise. The conflict in the story peaks when ________. (3) The specter of death hangs over all the characters. Social movements typically achieve influence by gaining attention from news media and gaining buy-in from critical supporters. The sentence at the end of this question is connected to the passage below. 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. (Check all that apply): (1) What are the health effects of rising temperatures in South Florida? --Toni Morrison, Sula, page 153 Pay close attention to punctuation. Rochelle, Helene's prostitute mother, wears a canary yellow dress. Pay close attention to punctuation and wording in the quotation. 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." Although Sula is reviled in her neighborhood, her death clearly leaves a void in the community, where mothers "had nothing to rub up against" (Morrison 153) that would make them feel superior. --Claire Skinner, "Climate-Induced Migration," 2018, a database article 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. The story captures (check all that apply): (1) the long-term effects on identity posed by the forced displacement of Africans from their homes during the slave trade (2) the integrity and worth of Mama and Maggie's way of life (3) the yearning of young African Americans in the 1960s for their ancestral roots. Similes and metaphors establish comparisons between two dissimilar things. all of the details in the paragraph relate to the main point of the paragraph. Changes in a region's water cycle, which can include more frequent droughts, changes in the type of precipitation (e.g., snow to rain), and excessive flooding, do not always cause mass, long-term migration, but the associated increase in food instability does. Her fiction celebrates survival and defines black identity as multifaceted." But getting into college, or doing satisfactorily once there, is not in that category. --Maureen T. Reddy "The Tripled Plot and Center of Sula" PDF article, page 29 the adult who was the yearning boy of five in the first part of the story. What sentence most accurately summarizes the claim that McKibben makes about the role of the fossil fuel industry in preventing government and civil action to curb climate change? Auden's poem accurately interprets Brueghel's painting, demonstrating the point of the painting: Far from being innocent about the suffering of others, we turn away and pretend to be oblivious. Dee demands the handmade quilts the mother promised Maggie. It has become a rogue industry, reckless like no other force on Earth. Which is the better thesis statement? a community divided by class" (McLaren). 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. True Formal textual aspects of a literary work include (choose all that apply): (1) theme (2) form and genre (3) character (4) language, such as symbols and imagery According to the text, credibility refers to the reliability and accuracy of the author, the writing, and the publisher while use value refers to whether to use a text and how to use it. (Select all that apply): (1) The novel's title is fitting because several characters undergo change or metamorphoses. 12). The story of Nel and Sula is inscribed within the other, equally sorrowful stories of the Bottom. Her fiction celebrates survival and defines black identity as multifaceted." Topic sentences are okay in high school papers, but good writers should not really use them because it makes their papers seem simplistic. The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: . --Howard Gardner, "Test for Aptitude, Not for Speed" Reprinted in Current Issues and Enduring Questions, Ed. Which is the better thesis? (para. . We know the nature of Kafka's difficult relationship with his father because he wrote ________. While Lurie's attitude about his affair with Melanie Issacs is representative of the former Apartheid reality, Melanie's ultimate response reveals the changes Lurie must adapt to in the post-Apartheid society. McKibben's place in the canon is in addressing this new nature. Only a limited number of institutions have divested their endowments, and the stocks of major fossil-fuel companies show little effect. Maggie and Mama put the everyday objects of their lives to use. --Joseph McLaren "Masterplots: Sula" online article, no page number (Remember the guidelines for writing good thesis statements that you have studied in this lesson). It is often a good idea to include a transition word or phrase in a topic sentence to help readers understand the relationship between the previous paragraph and the new one that has begun. Noted author and 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben was among the first to celebrate word that the president of the European Investment Bank on Wednesday openly declared, "To put it mildly, gas is over"--an admission that squares with what climate experts and economists have been saying for years if not decades.. Dr. Werner Hoyer, president of the EIB--the investment bank publicly owned by the . The following thesis statements are for an argument essay on the topic of de-extinction, or bringing extinct species back to "life" via scientific experimentation (Jurassic Park style). The CRAAP test allows us to determine the credibility and value of sources. Pay close attention to punctuation. Auden's poem "Musee des Beaux Arts" accurately interprets the theme of Brueghel's painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus. Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken: Showing a graph to make a particular point is sufficient for making a logical appeal. Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, p. 23 her belief that Plum is regressing to babyhood and she is not willing to raise him again. (b) What causes the change in the men's relationship? she doesn't want to make anybody else; she wants to make herself. We used text analytics software to sift through 42,000 news articles about climate change between 2011 and 2015 and map the influence of the radical flank. The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: "Despite its title, Sula actually has three protagonists: Shadrack, Sula/Nel, and the community of black people who live in the Bottom. But when Malcolm X entered the debate, he extended the radical flank and, as a result, made Kings message look moderate by comparison. McKibben argues that, starting with coastlines, parts of the planet are becoming inhabitable for humans. Using the quotation above as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Although Morrison's novels are not written in the style of Magical Realism, they do share some similarities with this tradition (McLaren). to look cooler and younger than he is in order to attract young women. 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. The sentence that follows was taken from the original text below: One song has stuck with the philosopher, now in her early forties: Steeleye Span's "Black Jack Davy". The fact is, however, that, indifferent to interethnic struggles, political compromises, banking strategies, and traffic congestion, the sea is slowly reclaiming the peninsula and, most urgently, its southern part. (4) How does the development of the character affect the meaning of the work? She also has addressed historical issues such as nineteenth-century slavery. McKibben argues that the ethic of many American politicians and business people is based on Ayn Rand s philosophy regarding the virtue of selfishness. Expert Answer 100% (4 ratings) crop fields polluted with salt can no longer be cultivated and people have had to move away me View the full answer Transcribed image text: McKibben argues that, starting with coastlines, parts of the planet are becoming inhabitable for humans. (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. Selected Answer: Fals e End of preview. (2) What are the effects on respiratory illness due to climate change in South Florida? (a) How does the men's relationship gradually change while they are trapped under the tree? shorts, ballerina slippers, and charm bracelets. false It was long believed that massive "climate events" such as severe storms pushed people to migrate. 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