Monthly Archives: March 2013

Noah’s Ark – A Fantastical Animal Adventure!

Sunday January 6th 2013 – Campanario Since I went to bed around 9:30 the night before, I was bouncing out of bed at 5:30. It’s incredible how ready you are to start the day when you get 8 solid hours … Continue reading

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All Hail the FracKing or He Just Faking? An Analysis of Decreased CO2 Emissions

So in the past two posts, I’ve discussed the issue of increasing ocean temperatures and ocean acidity all due to CO2 emissions and global climate change and then I dove into the Kyoto Protocol, a piece of legislation that attempted to decrease … Continue reading

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Persuasive Essay Draft-line: Increased Student/Citizen Involvement in Research and Surveying

A Persuasive Essay Draft/Outline (Draft-line! Out-Draft?): Regarding Increased Student/Citizen Involvement in Research and Surveying Introduction Hook/Intro: A strange sort of predicament has come over the world of academia and research in the recent decades. Bright, young science majors are graduating … Continue reading

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Caño Island & Corcovado National Park

Saturday January 5th, 2013 – Caño Island & Corcovado National Park Pretty much everything about today was fan-freaking-tastic. Breakfast was the best it’s been so far. Most days we’d have scrambled eggs and rice/beans and fruit – pretty standard. Today, … Continue reading

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A Coati and a Canopy Tour

Friday, January 4th, 2013 – Campanario, Costa Rica So the groups doing birds and bats for their group projects were up at 5:30 to check their nets from the night before. The sun was up and I decided I should get … Continue reading

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Persuasive Essay & Advocacy Project

1. What topic do you plan to write about? Why?  For my topic of choice I am still a wee bit undecided. My first choice is about Earth Hour (March 23rd) / Earth Day (April 22nd). I would discuss the importance of … Continue reading

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Deliberation Reflection DRAFT

Janine Mistrick ENG138T Rhetoric & Civic Life II Sarah Summers 11 March 2013 TITLE The deliberation on sustainability, despite some flaws, was found, on the whole, to be a highly deliberative process because it challenged the participants to use their … Continue reading

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