In WR 150, \u201cClimate Change: Science and Action,\u201d students grappled with the questions of how and whether our global society can mitigate and adapt to climate change. One of the greatest challenges of the course was for students to examine a real-world problem over which they as individuals have little control. It can be difficult to conceive of an original persuasive argument when you know from the outset that significant sociopolitical barriers stand in the way of implementation. While students weren\u2019t required to present possible solutions, many did. A number of these solutions, Gregory Bond\u2019s among them, were feasible, plausible, and expressed in a way the average educated adult could grasp without specialized knowledge.<\/p>\n
Because of this accessibility, \u201cReforestation and Sustainable Investments\u201d is more than a student\u2019s successful assignment: it also exemplifies some of the real-world applications of classroom writing skills. Furthermore, this essay illustrates the author\u2019s evolution, from a non-expert undergraduate student concerned about the topic and invested in learning more, to a knowledgeable science writer laying forth a fresh perspective on climate action.<\/p>\n
Greg\u2019s essay is a model of the kind of simple, clear logic necessary to bridge the gap between scientific inquiry and public understanding. This piece makes a complex subject simple and comprehensible. Greg worked hard over the semester to reach the point where he understood the nature and breadth of the problem, could synthesize an original approach from multiple sources, and could lead the reader to see exactly why a multifaceted approach to global warming mitigation could be, and perhaps one day will<\/em> be, effective at stabilizing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.<\/p>\n \u2014 SASHA VIVELO<\/strong> In WR 150, \u201cClimate Change: Science and Action,\u201d students grappled with the questions of how and whether our global society can mitigate and adapt to climate change. One of the greatest challenges of the course was for students to examine a real-world problem over which they as individuals have little control. It can be difficult […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4801,"featured_media":0,"parent":12899,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12920"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4801"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12920"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12978,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12920\/revisions\/12978"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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