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The Inconvenient Realities of Climate Change

1.      Introduction

a.      Hook- Briefly describe the movie “An Inconvenient Truth” made by Al Gore. In this 2006 documentary  Gore flatly lays out the negative direction the world’s climate is heading in and predictions for the future.

b.      Thesis- Based on scientific evidence and data, what Gore was warning 6 years ago is coming true. With that said, I want to explore what impacts climate change will have on the average US citizen. This paper will also discover the causes of climate change and how its progress can be slowed.

c.      Implications- What direct impacts of climate change will affect US citizens? Will it really interfere with everyday life in America? If so, how can it be stopped?

2.      Climate Change from a historical context

a.      The idea that human being activity can affect the climate change is not new.

3.      The causes of Climate Change

a.      The activities that people do everyday that contribute to rising temperature is called your carbon footprint

4.      Climate Change today

a.      Climate change is reaching a tipping point where it can no longer be ignored

5.      Addressing the Skeptics

a.      There are a still a lot of people who still believe that climate change is a myth, and I will provide factual evidence that it is not.

6.      How can it be stopped

a.      There are many things an average US citizen can do to help reduce their carbon footprint

7.      Conclusion

Citation Practice

"Average U.S. temperatures have already risen by 2°F over the past 50 years, and are projected  to rise another 7–11°F by the end of this century under a high-emissions scenario, and 4–6.5°F under a low-emissions scenario" (Ackerman, Stanton 1).

Paraphase:
The average temperature in the United States has risen 2 degrees in the past 50 years and is estimated to continue to rise by 7-11 degrees in the near future (Ackerman, Stanton 1)

Summary:
Within the past 50 years, the average temp. has risen 2 degrees. The United States Temperatures are rising and will continue to rise without action (Ackerman,Stanton 1).

Citation:
Ackerman, Frank. Stanton, Elizabeth. "Climate Change in the United States" The Prohibitive cost of   Inaction. Union of Concerned Scientists, n.d. 31 Oct. 2012

Cigarette ads

For this assignment I chose two anti-smoking advertisements, both using the logos appeal, with one displaying logos through words while the other does not. The ad that has the words displays a previous female smoker showing her hands that have many missing fingers with the caption "I chose to smoke, this is what it cost me." This uses the logos appeal because obviously no wants to lose their fingers, so its only logical not to smoke. The second ad I chose depicts a set of human lungs with a hole burning through it due to smoking. With no captions, this image has the implication that smoking will cause damage to your lungs. This uses the logos appeal because lung damage is no joke, so its only logical not to smoke.