ResProj paper ideas

Idea #1:
"Individuals need to be informed about the issues of the environment, and finally every person needs to be educated on how to make progress and how to change the current circumstances in the environment."

Idea #2:
"Muir thought that using the environment to create products or goods would be disastrous because of the fact that it would not allow individuals to enjoy nature and have a place where they could have peace."

 Idea #3
"The primary difference though is the fact that in the late 20th century this author introduces the idea that the issue of ecology or the environment not only has to be dealt within one’s country like Muir originally thought but in turn it has to be a global effort."

• After reading these quotes from my 2Syn paper what do you think about these topic ideas?
• Do you understand what I am getting at? which one sounds best to use for the 3ResProj? Why? 

Integrating Sources

First Integrated Source: example #1
            Muir thought that using the environment to create products or goods would be disastrous because of the fact that it would not allow individuals to enjoy nature and have a place where they could have peace. 

In Muir’s speech “The National Parks and Forest Reservations” he states “When I first saw Yosemite, and read the notices posted by the State Commissioners, forbidding the cutting or marring the beauty in any way of the trees and shrubs, etc., I said, ‘How fine it is that this grand valley has been made a park, for the enjoyment of all the world!’”.

Here Muir discusses his joy when he discovers that this landscape has been reserved so that others would be able to enjoy its beauty.

Second Integrated Source: example #2
         The reason this has changed is because with the coming years each nation is becoming more interdependent on each other and is affected by other countries’ actions, so on issues such Ecology each state has to do its part to fix this global issue.

In William Langeweische’s article he talks about an international organization that has made many attempts to eliminate pollution especially due to Shipbreaking, here he says “For many years it had been involved in a fight to stop the export of toxic wastes from rich countries to poor- a struggle that prohibition, now in effect, to which the European Union nations had agreed.”.

When speaking of Shipbreaking, it is viewed as a global issue because of the fact that many nations are often involved in this act; numerous ships from other countries are sold to beaches such a Alang so that others can dispose of them. Shibreaking has been a major international business and therefore has to be dealt with internationally, as any issue of ecology.

First paragraph of my 2Syn paper

The views on Ecology in the past are clearly seen in John Muir’s written speech called “The National Parks and Forest Reservations”. This article discusses the struggles Muir faces in his efforts to conserve the United States’ national forests. What Muir didn’t consider was the fact that when trying to make real progress in the environment there has to be a global understanding and participation. This realistic outlook on this issue is discussed in the article The Shipbreakers by William Langeweische.

After reading this first paragraph what do you think my paper is about?

What is a Synthesis?

As I researched the meaning of synthesis and how to go about writing a synthesis paper I gathered that it consists of combining the summarization of two sources. The website I found that discussed synthesis papers later goes on to say that in order to make it well written it would need to have meaning and have a clear thesis. It also mentions that when you summarize the two sources it is important to gather themes that often occur in both of the documents. But as another source mentions, it is vital that you fully understand all of your documents before you make conclusions or make connections. Then finally organize the information and always keep in mind the common themes you found.

            In my own synthesis paper I plan on first summarizing the new document which discussed the issue of pollution from shipbreaking, this would give the reader a better understanding of the two documents I’m writing about. I hope to then compare some common themes throughout both of the documents and also contrast some of the ideas. This would give a basis of how the issue of ecology has changed throughout the years.
            Later on I would create a thesis that would describe my own ideas of how to have a sustainable plan for the earth, and then elaborate on why the ideas of the environment have changed compared to today’s era. Some of the reasons I plan on explaining are that compared to the idealistic view of John Muir, now people have realized that the issues of the environment not only have to be dealt within one’s country but also globally. In order to address environmental issues there are also cultural and financial barriers that need to be discussed when trying to make progress. In the concluding paragraph I would then reiterate my thesis statement and briefly repeat the main points of my report.

Synthesis Writing- http://users.drew.edu/~sjamieso/Synthesis.htm
Introduction to Synthesis- https://www.msu.edu/~jdowell/135/Synthesis.html