Environmental World History Essay
Kumbaya90
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1876: El Niño event =
drought in southern India
After two years, millions of Indians died
Worldwide: drought in Africa, Asia, and South America - Three major times 1876 79, 1889-91, 1896-1902 - Possibly 30 mill. people died
How did we get here?
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You will write a 750-word paper (approximately three double-spaced pages).
Prompt: You will make an argument and use evidence from the class lecture and reading material to debate whether humans have had a bigger effect on the environment throughout history or whether the environment has had a bigger influence on human development.
Rough draft:
- Minimum two double-spaced pages
- Should have an overall argument that addresses the question
- Present at least three major arguments, each with supporting evidence that draws on material from the lectures and reading assignments
- Should use two primary sources (either from what we’ve analyzed in class or find two new primary sources)
- provide a clear structure how you will organize those ideas
- citations can be simple parenthesis with author and page # or my name and my lecture title after the quote or info you are citing
- (Mevissen Neo Europe); (Marks 18); (Ross 115)
Structure
- Introductory paragraph
- First body paragraph
- Second body paragraph
- Third body paragraph
- Conclusion paragraph
Introduction
- Hook – quotation, anecdote, something to draw attention
- Topic background (introduce three main themes/ ‘sub-arguments’/evidence that support thesis)
- Thesis statement/argument:
“because of x,y,z influences, A had a greater influence on B throughout history.”
First body paragraph
REPEAT: second body paragraph
- Argument that supports your thesis (A influenced B because…)
- Provide evidence:
- This happened in history (cite lecture)
- If it hadn’t been for N then A could not have influenced B (cite article)
- provide counter evidence: “while A did influence B more in history, there is evidence that B influenced A in these ways”
- BUT these were not as important
- Summarize, conclude, transition to next paragraph
Repeat: third body paragraph
Conclusion
- Summarize main argument
- Recap three main paragraphs’ evidence/sub- arguments
- Draw larger conclusions based on this argument
- “Not only did A influence B heavily throughout history but ….”
- Or “had A not influenced B throughout history, then _________ about the modern world” etc etc etc
| Excellent (5) | Good (4) | Needs improvement (3) | Poor (2) | F (1) | |
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Due Date
Thursday, October 31, 201911:59 PM
Points Possible
40
- How would you rank revolution, colonization, and industrialization in importance for understanding our modern world when you consider our current relationship with the environment? [40 pts]
- Uses specific examples from lectures in weeks 7, 8, 9, & 10 [15 pts]
- Uses specific examples from Ross's Intro, and Marks chapters 4 and 5 [15 pts]
- Take into consideration not only our current social, economic, and political structures but also our relationship with the environment [10 pts]
- You can cite lectures (Mevissen, Meiji Japan) and book material (Ross 3) or (Marks 110), etc
Colonization
Revolution
Industrialization
| What readings and lectures covered this topic? What does Ross argue about any of these topics? What does Marks argue? | |||
| Name examples of the political effects | which parts of the world engaged in this? | ||
| in different parts of the world & magnitude | |||
| Environmental | Were effects regional or global? | Short or long- lasting? | Did humans affect nature more nature affect humans? |
| effects | |||
| Social effects Economic effects | How did this affect Did this come from | relations between supply/demand? | people? Who wanted what? |
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