Create a news report (fictional or real) about an environmental event such as a fire, earthquake, drought, heavy rain, flood etc. Select a location (city or country) and present it to the class, pointing out your use of the passive tense throughout.

Create a news report (fictional or real) about an environmental event such as a fire, earthquake, drought, heavy rain, flood etc. Select a location (city or country) and present it to the class, pointing out your use of the passive tense throughout.

How much (if at all) has the way society defines violence changed? Should it change more or less? Who determines this definition?Is there a way to increase or encourage diversity? How much is diversity even possible? What is the role (if any) of entertainment and media in diversity?

1,250 – 1,500 words in response to one of the “Questions for Inquiry” that were developed by the class.
The response should include the following:
At least 2 scholarly outside sources (things we haven’t read or viewed as a class)
A “Works Cited” Page
MLA Format throughout the document
Document should be submitted in .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf format only

War and Violence

To what degree, if at all, is violence and war necessary? How much violence is too much? And who should decide? How much, do we need violence in our world?

How much (if at all) has the way society defines violence changed? Should it change more or less? Who determines this definition?

Is there a way to increase or encourage diversity? How much is diversity even possible? What is the role (if any) of entertainment and media in diversity?

Climate Change and Environmentalism

Is climate change realistically manageable? What should we do about it, who’s responsibility is it? When will it be too late to do something about it? Is it already too late?