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 Case Study: Geoengineering

Write a 250 word post

Here is link to this week's documentary

The Garbage Warrior  (Links to an external site.)

The entire scientific community is united in the conclusion that between 2045 and 2100 the most dramatic changes in the global environment will occur. 

Those who are today 10 years old will be about 40 at this time.

We have already discovered that some ethicists argue that we have an absolute duty to future generations and should be willing to go to any lengths to change our employment, transportation and housing to reflect that duty.  With respect to the environmental crisis they argue that the current generation owes today's ten-year-olds a livable world and that each of our lifestyle choices should reflect the intent to pass on such a world.

Would you live in a house of trash if it guaranteed today's ten year olds a livable future?  Explain.

Your assignment will be graded according to the grading rubric.

Composition: 

Is the writing clear and error free?

Do citations reflect adherence to a style manual?

Argument (reply to forum question): 

Does the main argument have reasons that are stated clearly and led to the conclusion the author presented?

Does the author bring in at least one credible outside source and used it effectively?

Confirmatory or Counterargument: 

Does student cite an outside author’s argument (VERY important).

Is the argument paraphrased so that the outline contains at least three lines but no more than five?

Is the text color changed to make the outline identifiable? 

Conclusion:  Yes

Is conclusion clearly specified in forum post?

Is color changed to blue and the length of conclusion limited?