5: random college paper

 I have an essay due tonight, so I'm going to procrastinate because I lost all motivation when I enrolled in a English class.  For absolutely no reason, here's an essay I already made.  Enjoy it Washburn.

Jacob Kear

Prof. Andrew Bonvicini

Eng 111

Annotated Bibliography

2/26/2021

Annotated Bibliography

In this article Elizabeth Shogren brings to light that officials from the national park service have been deleting mentions of humans’ role in climate change.  Their report was drafted in 2016, and was yet to be released by the time of this article in 2018.  The delay to this 87-page report has prevented park managers from having access to accurate information about global warming.  Censoring the draft angered many in the science community, while also going against the National Park service’s scientific integrity policy which prohibits “...misrepresentation, coercive manipulation, censorship, or other misconduct that alters the content…”  Shogren prevents bias by staying factual and using many sources to quote around data.  This is credible as Shogren was the lead reporter for NPR’s Poisoned Places, a data driven series that has received several honors.  Just like Rob Nixon sourced with Aeon, Shorgen hints at the importance of words and phrasing to the scientific community. Tom Brady Huh?

Nixon dives right into his article with an example of his adviser from 1988 using a reference that would be outdated with the effects of global warming today.  He explains that many metaphors and terminology that we make become outdated with our ever changing world.  He gives us examples such as “when Reykjavik will be the capital of DeIcedland?” This points out that names such as iceland will have a different meaning when there is no ice in iceland.  He also shows us “dead metaphors'' which have lost meaning in time, only to have resurfaced.  Nixon has strong reliability, being associated with Princeton’s Environmental Institute’s initiative, and holding a professorship in english at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Nixon keeps a heartily tone in his article making a pun and using experiences from his past with fun wordplay.  But he does not derive from the impact of his subject.  He remains free of bias, focusing only on the impact of grammar and time.  Shogren’s article shows the effect Nixon describes from changing metaphors and perspective on them. (yawn)

Ian Tuttle, the former Thomas L. Rhodes Journalism Fellow, highlights the fanatical views brought on by Global Warming.  After noting the despair in climate-change interaction, Tuttle gets into examples of division.  The example he uses is Michael Mann, who wrote the Madhouse effect.  Michael Mann is viewed to be incredibly biased against global warming deniers.  “Indeed, Mann and others have made no effort to hide that they see climate-change skeptics as, to a greater or lesser degree, Traitors…” (Tuttle).  Tuttle Tries to keep his ton on the sideling.  Being a political journalist, he keeps from interjecting his opinion other than the fact that Mann is one of the fanatics he describes.  However, The article itself has a biased tone by not having an example of a fanatical climate-denier to rival Michael Mann.  This article is still good for information, however reading in conjunction with Emily Atkin's The Trump Administration is teeming with climate-change Deniers will provide a broader spectrum for the reader to form their own opinion. Hey Hud.

Emily Atkin immediately shows how Trump’s presidency may not bode well.  “...Many of his top officials shared a common trait: they were climate deniers.” (Atkin).  Donald Trump appointed numerous cabinet officials who were very outspoken about global warming.  These officials were being appointed into positions directly related to global warming.  It was also sub noted that many of these outspoken officials have no scientific background.  Trying to remain factual, it’s hard to ignore the articles underlying bias.  Emily is the founder of HEATED, a newsletter dedicated to original accountability reporting and analysis on the climate crisis.  She is also a contributing columnist at MSNBC, which opposite of Fox News, has a reputation for being Liberal Bias.  This does not take too much away from her article, as all her points are backed up by strong facts, in hopes to bring more attention and dedication to global warming.  The data is useful, and should be used in addition with other articles to eliminate the discrepancy of bias.  I know it's you, only a boring english major would still be reading.

Ted halstead appeared before his ted talk audience to present a new idea for a conservitive approach for global warming.  Ted’s central idea was to use the conservitive and business background to create a solution that breaks “Psychological, Geopolitical, and Partisan Barrier.”  He uses the concept of a killer app to describe his idea, a killer app being a new app that creates it’s own market, such as uber” (Halstead).  The idea revolved around four pillars.  Starting with: a gradually rising carbon fee, carbon dividends for all Americans, significant regulatory simplification, and border carbon adjustment.  To summarize the concept, a tax would be placed on all carbons, such as gas, then returned to Americans each month as dividends.  It would also have border carbon adjustment to encourage other countries to follow the same idea to promote both economical and environmental agendas.  Ted provides an interesting concept that is revolutionary.  His tone paves the way for advancement, and he is very open about being conservitive.  That being said, his idea still makes way in front of the Liberal crowd.  Proving that Chis idea has already broken the partisan barrier, and is further proved when theCo-Chairs for his organization are later held by both a former democrat and republican senators.  Ted’s concept in his speech is a turn from scientific based solutions, and instead a business one.  A speech needed to be heard by those who want to understand non-scientific solutions to the Global crisis.  Kear sees you

(Side note I found interesting, Ted Halstead passed away on Sep. 2, 2020)

Pike goes into the complexity and work that scientists like herself go through to release information that makes up a press headline.  Her short speech begins with several examples of different headlines that were released from the same atmospheric science report.  She states “That report was written by 620 scientists from 40 countries. They wrote almost 1,000 pages… Reviewed by another 400-plus scientists and reviewers from 113 countries.” (Pike)She uses her own experience studying Isoprene, a small molecule being omitted into the atmosphere.  Her experience includes traveling to Malaysia where they used hundreds upon thousands of dollars worth of equipment to study this molecule.  Just to publish a few dozen papers which may lead to a subsection of an assessment like the one mentioned earlier.  Each of those papers are summarized for the press, which makes up their articles and headlines.  Pike leaves no room for politics, focusing utterly on the scientific publication process.  With a fast tone, she is coherent and understandable.  Being an active participant in the scientific process, the reader feels trustworthy of Pike’s description of it’s complexity.  It’s a speech that takes us to an understanding about what kind of data news articles are based off of.   Why are you still reading?

Vicki Arroyo plans for disaster.  Her speech is all about preparation for the effects of global warming.  “It’s up to us to look at our homes and our communities.” (Arroyo)  She believes that there is much we can do to protect homes and communities from natural disasters.  The main example shown was hurricane Katrina.  After the hurricane, the infrastructure of many damaged parts of cities was rebuilt and improved to better withstand weather.  Bridges were built higher to account for higher waves.  Treatment plants redesigned their pipes to protect bacteria used in water treatment.  There is no definite way to prepare for the uncharted territory, but there are ways we can try.  Arroyo Is an expert of environmental law, using her technical proficiency to study solutions that communities face.  She calls us to action, so we may build and prepare.  Unlike other articles, this speech prepares us for the worst, so the worst may not be as bad.  I bought a car last Sunday.

Work Cited

Shogren, Eizabeth. “Wipeout: Human Role on Climate Change Removed from Science Report.” Salon, Salon.com, LCC., April 2018,

https://www.salon.com/2018/04/07/wipeout-human-role-in-climate-change-removed-from-science-report_partner/. Accessed 14 Feb. 2021.

Nixon, Rob. “Climate Change can Also Transform Language.” Aeon, Smithsonian Magazine, March 2018, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/climate-change-transforms-language-180968571/. Accessed 14 Feb. 2021

Tuttle, Ian. “The Fanatical Prophet of Climate-Change Doom.” National Review, Nationalreview.com, June 2017, https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/06/michael-mann-climate-scientist-demands-skeptics-submit/. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.

Atkin, Emily. “The Trump Administration is teeming with climate-change Deniers.” New Republic, Mother Jones, Motherjones.com, October 2017, https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/10/climatedesk-the-whole-country-is-being-run-by-climate-deniers/. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.

Halstead, Ted. “A climate Solution Where all Sides can Win.” TED, TED conferences, LLC., 2017, https://www.ted.com/talks/ted_halstead_a_climate_solution_where_all_sides_can_win/up-next?language=en#t-12943. Accessed 26 Feb, 2021.

Pike, Rachel.  TEDGlobal 2009. “The science behind a climate headline” TED, TED conferences, LLC., 2009, https://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_pike_the_science_behind_a_climate_headline/up-next#t-230276. Accessed 26 Feb, 2021.

Arroyo, Vicki.  TEDGlobal 2012. “Let’s Prepare for our New Climate.” TED, TED conferences, LLC., 2012, https://www.ted.com/talks/vicki_arroyo_let_s_prepare_for_our_new_climate/up-next#t-88317. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021

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