LEAPES Summer Assignment- Outline Chapter 1: Introducing Environmental Science and Sustainability I. Human Impacts on the Environment A. Life has existed on Earth for about 3.8 billion years. 1. About 800‚000 years ago‚ humans appeared in Africa. B. Humans are altering the Earth and not always in a good way. 1. We are transforming forests‚ prairies‚ and deserts and consuming large amounts of Earth’s finite resources such as rich topsoil‚ clean water‚ and breathable air. 2. Global warming
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Satire and parody are two types of comedy that have been used all the way back to the era of Mark Twain. Satire resembles parody but it is critical and is used to educate or make a change. Parody is just poking fun at something with no purpose. The episode of the Simpson’s on the Odyssey was a perfect example of a parody. The clip of the "Do the Right Thing" is a good satire. It has a white man pronouncing how his favorite celebrities are all black but yet he still uses the word nigger. Afterwards
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Adam Smith wrote in Theory of Moral Sentiments about the unnecessary need for political revolutions in order to remedy the problems of the government. He explained that the spirit of the system tended to take the current public spirit‚ or opinion‚ and transform it into an animated fanaticism. The current rulers of the country fell short of the reformation they originally planned announced that the government needs restructuring‚ and the constitution needed rewriting; even though the public was generally
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Satire is my element. Every conversation feels my scathing and dry tone penetrate the ranks. So‚ when presented with this assignment‚ I could not help but smile. I actualize the quote by German satirist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg‚ “The finest satire is that in which ridicule is combined with so little malice and so much conviction that it even rouses laughter in those who are hit”‚ especially in regards to my list “Everything It Takes to Get Accepted to College”. Unsurprisingly‚ I hold infinite
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narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot” to cause the curious reader to search for such things. Most of these secret messages are written through satire‚ allowing Twain to point out and ridicule societal ills at the time. Racist‚ ignorant‚ and cruel thoughts or individuals are
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APES Chapters 1&2 Study Guide Introduction and Energy Flow Take this test as an actual test and then check how you did. Answers are on last sheet When we discuss “our environment” we are referring to a. All conditions in the world. b. only interactions that affect human life. c. only conditions that cause negative effects on our health. d. primarily interactions that harm the atmosphere. e. the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life. The difference between
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The success of a satire is often measured by how well it "awakens thoughtful laughter." Based on this statement‚ Jonathan Swift’s novel‚ Gulliver’s Travels‚ is very successful as a satire because at a very superficial level‚ it is quite amusing with its tales of dwarfs and giants; however‚ when considering the time period in which this book was written and the historical problems of this era‚ the reader finds himself laughing on another level‚ realizing the satirizing of the government and humanity
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Hop is the great American paradox. A culture encompasses art‚ politics‚ and all things intertwined with urban life‚ and gives a platform for the populace of American poverty. Hip Hop is a blurred culture in the sense that it distinctly represents a social and ethnic class‚ and also indistinctly perceives a negative stereotype of these classes to a detached or unconcerned bystanders‚ that brandish Hip Hop as a dysphemism; an expression so substituted and contemptuous of themselves and to the greater
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Blazing Satire Blazing Saddles‚ a Mel Brooks film‚ is a perfect example of satire. The main object of the movie is to make fun of the western genre of films. Mel Brooks is notorious for his satires of many different films and film genres‚ and Blazing Saddles follows true to form as‚ in some opinions‚ one of the funniest films made. Many of the film’s ideas and problems are common in most westerns‚ although Mel Brooks has added a twist. In addition‚ the movie pokes fun at a more modern theme
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Facebook and MySpace are one of the many social networking tools that teens use to communicate. Many spend most of their day browsing other teen’s profiles and updating their own. After all‚ having a cool profile page and lots of friends is very important in showing off your cyber social status. I don’t like to boast‚ but Tila Tequila accepted me as her friend on MySpace. I leave her comments fairly often and I’m hoping that one day she will actually reply! Although she has almost 1‚000‚000 friends
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