DISCUSSION

As you know, our world is heavily dependent on oil. In Chapter 6 of Contemporary Environmental Issues, you have read that there is concern about the possibility of reaching a peak in oil production, while Chapter 8 of Contemporary Environmental Issues introduces a variety of possible alternative energy sources. Based on the concern that we may be running out of oil, describe at least two renewable alternatives to oil that are currently available and discuss the barriers that keep these alternatives from replacing oil as our primary means of energy. Do not discuss other fossil fuels or nuclear energy, which are all nonrenewable sources. Additionally, discuss the role that government plays in ensuring a transition to these renewable alternatives in a post peak-oil world.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Utilize at least two scholarly or reputable resources and your textbook to support your claims. Cite your sources in APA format. Quoted text should constitute no more than ten percent of your post. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7.

Rough Draft of the Final Report

You are required to develop a rough draft for your Final Lab Report, which covers the drinking water quality experiment from the Week Two Lab assignment “Lab 2: Water Quality and Contamination.” Please use the Week Three Assignment Template for preparing your rough draft to insure that you include all required components in a well-organized manner. Before completing this Template, view the Tutorial on the Rough Draft of the Final Lab Report Template so that you have a clear picture on how to use the template most effectively. This rough draft must also be reviewed using the Grammarly (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. tool from the Writing Center to help you identify and correct any mistakes to your rough draft. Be sure to submit a screen shot of the Grammarly report and the corrected rough draft to the Week Three Assignment box. This resource will show you how to take a screen shot on your computer and upload it to Waypoint successfully.

Complete the following steps to submit both reports:

1. Carefully read the instructions for your Final Lab Report assignment located within Week Five of the course..
2. Download the Rough Draft of the Final Lab Report Template and utilize this form to ensure correct formatting and inclusion of all required material.
3. View the Tutorial on the Rough Draft of the Final Lab Report Template so that you can apply the template with success.
4. Use at least two scholarly sources, two credible sources, and your lab manual to support your points.
5. The rough draft must be three to five pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
6. Use the Grammarly tool to proofread your paper before submitting it for grading. Grammarly is a free proofreading program available to all Ashford students.
   1. To learn how to set up and use Grammarly, watch the Grammarly tutorial (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
   2. Upload your paper to Grammarly and take a screen shot of your reviewed paper. Need help taking a screen shot? See this handout.
   3. Save the Grammarly screenshot to your computer and submit it along with your assignment. This means that you will submit two documents to Waypoint: the Grammarly screen shot and your corrected rough draft.

Read “Lab 3: Biodiversity” This lab will allow you to investigate how pollution can adversely affect the biodiversity of an ecosystem. Last week you should already have completed steps 1 to 32 of Experiment 1, including answering Post Lab Questions 1 through 5 on the Week Three Lab reporting form. Make sure to complete all of the remaining items before submission:

1. Review the introductory material.
2. Complete Experiment 1: Effects of Water Pollution on Plant Diversity using your eScience lab manual and kit.
3. Complete Table 2 and answer Post Lab Questions 6 through 10 in complete sentences on the Week Three Lab Reporting Form.

Submit the entire completed Lab Three Reporting Form via Waypoint. The document does not need to include a title page or other APA formatting; however, any outside sources utilized in your answers must be referenced in proper APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. The photograph you took in step 34 of Experiment 1 should either be pasted onto your Lab Three Reporting Form, or uploaded to Waypoint as a separate file.

DISCUSSION DUE TONIGHT BY 10PM CST

REST DUE SUNDAY

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for this assignment please respond to the following with your opinion . Please respond with 200 words

Colonialism is the act in which one nation gains control over another nation and maintains its presence there. There are two types of colonialism. One is settler colonialism where an immigrant nation takes over foreign land and the indigenous people are wiped out. The other type of colonialism is called elite colonialism where the indigenous rulers are replaced with European ones however the indigenous population remains intact. As the British began to cross over to America, they used the settler colonialism type on the people that had currently lived there. When they began to settle along the east coast in places such as Jamestown, Maryland, and Massachusetts, the native people were pushed back towards the west coast. The British were more technologically advanced in warfare and this was no problem for them. As the natives were pushed back, they began to encroach on other tribes land and caused even more warfare, eventually leading to the rapid decline of the native population. Another con to the settling of the British in America was that they brought over new diseases foreign to the land and peoples that were already there. These diseases took a toll on the indigenous people as well as the crops that were grown during this time. As soon as precious metals were discovered here, the British as well as other ountries wanted to claim land in America to extract the gold, silver, etc. This caused even more immigrants to the area and contributed to the decline of the native people as well. Basically, the greed and want of more power caused almost a whole population of people to become extinct. The country would be a completely different place if the British never wanted to expand their territory and rule beyond their borders into America.

The British Empire also expanded their power in Africa as well once France and Germany began to “reap the benefits” in this area. They brought over diseases that made the people here sick and die. They exported the crops that were grown here tenfold in exchange for other goods from other countries and better their home in Britain. They seized as much land here as they could for fear of being left behind since France and Germany was already on the move in this area. The discovery and gold and diamonds in Africa did not help the native people keep their country for themselves. Many immigrants came over to gain access to these precious metals as they did in America. Another con to the British coming over into Africa was the use of slaves, which they saw as a good that could be traded. They used the indigenous population to grow their crops and basically do the manual labor they did not want to do. They transported these slaves on boats, packed them tight like fish. This in turn caused disease outbreak and many did not make the trip. One could say this was probably better for them than working a life of slavery where you were not appreciated for the work you did. The British however did not care if they made it, they just went back for more. It is digusting to think that the human race can look at another race and see a commodity in them that can be traded.

In short I think colonialism, whether it was settler or elite, was a negative thing to the world back then. It set up negative feelings towards those countries that sought to expand their territories by taking other peoples’ land in the way that they did. It almost wiped out certain populations that are crucial to our world today. Everyone brings something to the table and pushing them away or giving them a life in which they basically could not think for themselves caused riffs between the nations that could have been avoided.

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