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Essay Instructions: Topic:
Global Climate Change

The paper should include the sections listed below - label each section as I have ("Abstract","Introduction", etc.) except for the ?Body? (see instructions below). It should be typed with 1 inch margins, double-spaced, and with 12 point type.

Abstract

Summary (in one, short paragraph) of your term paper (no more than a half-page). This should be a quick tour through your paper, like an outline written out in sentence form. Write this last.

Introduction

Introduce the topic (e.g. earthquake hazard) and the place (location, population, etc.). Include any historical background you may not address in the body of the paper. You might also include here anything about the significance or impact of your topic either globally or in a particular location.

Body

This is the bulk of the term paper and the most important section - you should break it down into several topics that relate to your paper. If your topic is ?Earthquakes in California? for example, you could break down the body of the paper into several topics like those listed below -each topic will turn into at least one paragraph or a few paragraphs at most:

1) The history of earthquakes in California

2) Faults in California (or Faults in the San Francisco Bay Area)

3) The San Andreas fault

a) The 1906 San Francisco earthquake

- Location of the epicenter

- Magnitude

- Surficial features caused by the earthquake (offset fences, ground rupture)

- Damage caused in San Francisco


b) The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

- (See examples in a) above)

4) The Hayward fault

5) Future earthquake potential and earthquake prediction

Conclusions

Summarize your paper in a paragraph or two. Only include items that are the most relevant, exciting, or important.

References cited

You should reference at least 4 or 5 books, newspaper/journal/magazine articles, maps, or websites to research your topic. Include references for anything used in your figures - whether you photocopy, trace, scan, download figures. Follow the format below for citing your references:

Articles

Smith, J.D., 1995, Historical earthquakes in California, California Geology , v. 100, p. 25- 32.



Books

Smith, J.D., 1995, Historical earthquakes in California, Earth Science Publishers, New York, 315p.

Maps

Smith, J.D., 1995, Earthquake epicenters in California from 1960-1995, U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1257-F.

Web sites

Discovering Plate Boundaries, Rice University: [http://zephyr.rice.edu/plateboundary/]

Essay Instructions: Discuss what is meant by "Global Climate Change". Give evidence for and against global climate change. Use reliable websites only. Do not use Wikipedia as a source.

Essay Instructions: keep in mind this essay is for a 400 level english class
Assignment Description:
For this assignment you will write review of existing research on a controversial topic in the sciences. I would like you to write on global climate change. If you cat write one global climate change you could also write on cloning, stem cell research or genetic screening. You will attempt to present the perspectives of different groups with a stake I the issue ad their respective positions. You should approach the different perspectives on the issue as fairly as possible, although your own perspective on the issue should be clear in the paper.

Scientific review papers focus on a controversial scientific issue for their content. In their structure, they resemble a scientific report. Your goal as a writer is to clarify the scientific issue, clarify the perspectives of groups with a major stake I the issue, and to argue your own unique perspective toward the issue as well. You should answer the following questions in your paper, through research and perspective writing:
• What issue does this paper deal with?
• What different groups are affected by the issue, and how are they affected? How do you know? Provide evidence!
• Why is this issue important
• What conclusion do you want your reader to reach about the issue? Why?

This essay also needs four sources. Primary sources would work best. Please note that sites such as Wikipedia are not considered scholarly or reliable. This essay needs to be in MLA format. This is for an English class. I am an English major. Keep that in mind.

Elements of a scientific review essay:
An effective scientific review essay will include these elements:
1. An introduction that lays out the basic topic and research question, explains why the topic is crucial, and indicates why the review itself is necessary.
2. A “methods” section that explains how you went about researching the topic. What databases and key words did you use to find your materials? What were your methods for evaluating your sources, weighing evidence, and arriving at your position on the topic?
3. A “results” section, that describes the findings as neutrally as possible, without offering much analysis or discussion of the results. Here you are reporting findings from the scientific research you’ve conducted. In terms of organization, you might try one of the following organizational patterns:
a. Topical: break the field into a number of subfields, subject areas or approaches and discuss them one by one.
b. Debate: organize the section by approaches to the problem (e.g. There have been _(number) of distinct approaches to the problem. The first model posits…The second model argues that the first model if wrong for four reasons:___. Instead the second model claims _____.)
c. Chronological: list the studies in terms of chronological development to show a clear change over time (e.g. This subject was first studied by X who found… In _____(date) Y extended X’s claim. Today, research by Z represents the current state of the field).
4. A “discussion” section that interprets the result for your readers, arguing which results are most significant and why. Here explain the consequences for the groups involved.
5. a conclusion that reinforces your position, proposes action that might be taken on the issue, acknowledges the future research that might still be needed on the topic.

Goals and Objectives:
Your task in this assignment is to practice the conventions of scientific writing. You need to fully develop the connections between ideas in order to show your readers why your position is valid and relevant. In this paper, you will attempt to be as neutral as possible in the “results” section of the paper, and you will reserve your interpretations and judgments for your “discussion” of the issue. This is formal academic paper, so your writing should be formal.

Essay Instructions: Pls, write an 8 page research paper on Global Climate Change using this Preliminary thesis: The earth climate is changing, and there is proof that humans are the cause. Through man-made emissions global temperatures are rising, animal habitats are fading away, and weather systems have become more severe. Can science and technology prevent this disaster from continuing, if so, will future generations live in a safer environment? Include an annotated bibliography using 10 sources, a detailed formal outline, and a completed Works Cited page (MLA), listing every source you actually use. My teacher is also asking that the outline be in regulation of conventions of a formal outline.