- 10 Mar, 2021
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ENV110
Instructions: Choose a natural hazard that interests you. Ask yourself this question: should humans voluntarily live in an area that is subject to this natural hazard? Examples may include: building homes in the wild land-urban interface (wildfire hazard), on the coastline (tsunamis or hurricanes), or on a floodplain (flood hazard).
Research the different sides of the issue and think about your position on the issue. Write a position paper based on the guidelines outlined on page 3. The paper needs to be 7 pages but can be more. Your cover page and reference page do NOT count towards the 7-page requirement. Pictures may be included in an appendix only, and do not count toward the 7-page requirement. Papers under 7 pages will lose 10 points per page under the minimum specified.
Proper referencing and citation guidelines must be followed. I require APA style for your citations. Check out The Purdue Owl under “links”, this is a great site for how to use APA style. You may also visit the writing center for additional help with writing your position paper. Think of the following guideline as a template/outline. You will be filling in your information under each heading and using the numbering scheme specified on page 3.
*Format (including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and proper APA style for citations; be sure to use the specified headings for each section). **Penalty for not using proper format and the required template (-15 points). Penalty for missing quotation marks on direct quotes or improper citations (-5 points) each offense. Please double-space your paper. You may use any font with a 12 point size.
Plagiarism will be harshly penalized by a score of 0 for the paper. This includes self-plagiarism. Writing this paper using your own original ideas and interpretation will demonstrate your comprehension of the subject to me. Take a position and defend it!