Sustainability Challenge

Reduce your personal (or household) water footprint.First, take one day to track how much water you use on a regular basis. Track the number of minutes you have the sinks on, how many times you flush the toilet, how many loads of laundry you run. In addition to...

General Prologue to the Canterbury

Chaucer: Discuss the importance of the season and the natural environment in the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. Since there are a number of possible approaches to this topic, please choose one particular approach and focus on its theme. For example, you may...

Water Quality

Write a 750-1,000-word essay about water quality in your community (Phoenix, AZ) that addresses the following points: Obtain a water quality report from your local municipality within the last two years and discuss what you found in the report?Identify a water quality...

Environmental Protection Agency

The agricultural community of Wellspring has always relied on city wells for the water needs of their small town. Recently, an outbreak of water-borne diseases has caused the EPA to investigate the town wells and determine that there are a variety of pollutants...

The effect of climate change on human health

Select and research an aspect of climate change that interests you. Any topic connected to climate change is fair game as long as you are specific. Do not report on climate change in general.Instead, choose a single aspect on which to focus like permafrost, positive...

“The most polluted generation”

Watch Penelope Jagessar Chaffer’s “The most polluted generation” and summarize the content. Does the level of chemical exposure surprise you? What are some potential consequences of such exposure? Discuss some other consequences of pollution, including acid rain,...