Leaving Mother Lake: Humans are extremely flexible in social organization and kinship. Describe how living in a matrilineal kinship structure affects different areas of a female ego’s life, such as access to resources, political alliances, marriage, and religion. How is this different from dominant American culture? How does this influence who has access to power? Your response should include a discussion of values in matrilineal societies with specific examples from Leaving Mother Lake.

Why Elderly should not drive.

 

Choose the following ecosystems:

 

• Tropical rainforest

  You will prepare a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation (not including the title or reference slides) and include a minimum of 3 images about your choice of ecosystem, covering the following in your presentation: 

 

• Where might this type of ecosystem be located? Give 1 specific example.
• Describe the structure of the ecosystem.
  • List both the abiotic components and biotic components.
• Describe the function of the ecosystem.
  • How do the abiotic and biotic components interact in biogeochemical cycles?
  • Describe both the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
• Describe disturbance and recovery.
  • Describe 1 natural and 1 human-caused disturbance to the ecosystem.
  • Explain the damage to the ecosystem, including how the abiotic and biotic characteristics of the ecosystem changed.
• Explain how ecosystems recover naturally based on resilience mechanisms and the theory of secondary succession.

The Ecosystem Approach to Sustaining Biodiversity

The harmful effects of deforestation can reduce biodiversity and the ecological services provided by forests on a global scale. Characteristics of deforestation include acceleration of flooding in surrounding areas, regional climate change from extensive clearing of forested areas, decreased soil fertility from erosion, and premature extinction of species. Discuss the prevalence of deforestation and its consequences in the US. Using course materials and web resources, discuss ways in which deforestation is being addressed and offer your opinion of ways efforts may be improved.

 

Environmental Science and Sustainability- Laboratory, Instructor: Denise Albina

 

1-Page report with worksheet attachment

 

Worksheet

 

In this lab, you will see the time progression of industrialization and human development to help you write up a scientific paper that centers on the following:

 

• If current human development does not change, will groundwater sustainability be affected?

  Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater

  Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that is needed for survival and well-being depends either directly or indirectly on the natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, while also helping to fulfill the social and economic requirements of present and future generations.

Hurricane Katrina

• Read article “Katrina & the Core Challenges of Disaster Response” (Attached)
• Read article “The Disasters Inside the Disaster: Hurricane Sandy and Post-Crisis Development” (Attached)
• Submit a 3-5 paper written in APA format addressing the following:
  • Explain the emergency response disaster from Hurricane Katrina and describe how these changes in emergency management affected the planning and response toward Hurricane Sandy

Write an essay discussing how an obstruction could influence the operation of a fire protection system in a large, indoor self-storage facility. Discuss the differences between expected outcomes if the notification system worked properly and if the notification system failed and a fire did occur.

Using APA-style formatting, write a 2-3 page paper describing Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement. In your response, list four ways in which we can use the forests more sustainably and list three ways in which governments and individuals can reduce tropical deforestation.

Section A: Answer all questions, 250-500 words each (approximately 2-3 paragraphs each). 50 points What mission does Socrates take on after his trip to the Oracle of Delphi? What does he discover that disheartens him after proceeding with his mission? Why is this important? What is the Foundation Myth or the “magnificent myth?” What role does it serve in the Kallipolis? Why might it be considered controversial? What are the forms of government that are less and less similar to the Kallipolis? List the mechanism of each government’s decline. How does Machiavelli define human nature? What kinds of “constitutions” does Machiavelli talk about? Which are the best/worst? What kind did Rome have? Section B: Answer one question of your choice, 800-1200 words (approximately 2-3 pages) 50 points Compare/contrast Plato and Machiavelli’s ideal political systems. Who are the rulers? What are their characteristics? Explain Thrasymachus’ view of justice in the Republic. How does it compare/contrast to Machiavelli’s view of political virtù? Why do you think we bother reading The Republic, one of the “great books” of Western philosophy, when so much of it is impractical? Your chance for a little creativity: pick a political figure you are interested in and imagine how Plato and Machiavelli might advise him or her on a particular issue or problem. Reference as much of the readings as you can. Grading Rubric Content: Present their arguments/theories thoroughly but succinctly Provide a correct explanation of the thinker’s insights, ideas, and arguments in relation to the question. Be as broad as you can; for each subject, we have covered more than one selection. Do not simply summarize everything a thinker ever said: make sure what you cite is relevant and mostly in your own words. You may quote or paraphrase but I am more interested what you have to say. Logic of organization Grammar and mechanics Proper citation All papers must include a Works Cited, even if you just use the assigned readings and lectures. If you quote or paraphrase, be sure to cite page numbers. A majority of your citations should be from primary sources. A note on the Internet: use with caution. There are a number of good sources on the internet, like the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, and other sites based off of university departments. Do not use other, less reliable sources, like (of course) Wikipedia, blogs, and other sources which cannot be authenticated. There is a good possibility that the information they provide is incorrect. Cite everything you use

Describe 5 senses each position and analyze one.