Global Citizenship Essay

Have you ever dreamed of going to a state where the trees are green all year long, and during winter, the ground is covered with sparkling snowflakes? Well, then Washington is the place for you, with the perfect climate for skiers, snowboarders, and even snowmen builders, or in the summer, a beautiful pool to relax in, while being bronzed by the late summer sun. Granted statehood in 1889, Washington state was named in honor of George Washington; it is the only U.S. state to be named after a…

After observing the amount of litter, trash, and dead trees across my local park during my service-learning project, my insight about pollution and the cutting down of trees increased and lead me to have more empathy about the issue I was researching. For my service-learning project I participated in “Clark Park Cleanup”, the purpose of which was to assist in cleaning up Clark Park, planting trees, and promoting the importance of trees and clean parks for our environment. While completing this…

What is the effect of temperature on the chirping rate of a cricket (Teleogryllus, commudus)? Research: /3 Male crickets make chirps/song in the attempt to attract a female so they can reproduce. The crickets create the chirp noises by rubbing their wings closest to their head (forewings). The song mentioned above (calling song) is the song the crickets use to attempt to attract a female. A cricket varies the number of chirps in a certain amount of time. Using the chirps you can…

As greenhouse gases increases and global temperature rises at an exponential rate, scientists inevitably raises their concerns all over the world. Unfortunately, there seems to be substantial evidence to suggest global warming will completely transform the world as we know it in an abhorrent way. Several concerning outcomes that’s expected from global warming are rising sea level, limited location for agricultural growth, and increased number…

According to the California Government Code a forest fire is a fire that is “burning uncontrolled on any lands partially or wholly covered by timber, brush, grass, grain, or other inflammable vegetation” (CA Codes). This is what California considers a forest fire and this is what I will be also be considering a forest fire throughout my paper. This past year here throughout California we experienced several forest fires. Forest fires are appearing more and more around us. It is affecting…

Deforestation is when forested land is destroyed and made into non-forested land used for waste space or urban use such as housing, factories, or room for cattle ranching. Other people may say that deforestation is important and has more pros than cons. “The Global Health Research Foundation” states “Additionally, deforestation creates grazing land for cattle, room for commercial, residential, and industrial development and lumber for furniture and construction. While not sustainable or good…

In the article, Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math, which could be found in the Rolling Stones Magazine, the author Bill Mckibben thoroughly outlines the most conventional political thinking about the issue Global Warming and Climate change that civilization and society has failed to resolve . However in order for this issue to be properly resolved, the ways of changing the methods of living and well being of society are going to be strongly impacted. First and foremost , Mckibeen uses three…

To those few, the following stand: global average temperatures have increased by 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, nine of the ten warmest years on record have occurred since the year 2000, land ice is decreasing at a rate of 280.1 gigatons per year, and sea levels are rising at a rate of 3.4 mm per year. These are all significant signs of climate change on a global scale over a very short period. During the same period, carbon dioxide levels have…

Katelyne: Unit 1 Performance Task For many years and more to come, climbing Mount Everest has been such a great achievement for many climbers. Though, they may not always make it to the top, they are just happy that they got to witness the wonderful views and icy scenery. But, do they really? Are the views of the mountain breathtaking or garbage filled? To some climbers the scenery doesn’t matter, it just getting to the top that counts, but what about the mountain itself? As snow should always…

patterns that are usually found in one particular area and takes over hundreds or millions of years to occur. This critical global challenge known as climate change in caused by the increased levels of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, also know as global warming, and leads to the heating of the earth and an increase in the atmospheric temperature (dictionary.com). Global warming is what is causing heat, hurricanes,…