Assignments

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Assignments
- Gore
  Critical Review of Albert Gore's Earth in the Balance
- White
  Critique of "Historical Roots of Our Environmental Crisis"
- Mountain
  Essay on Thinking Like a Mountain
- University
  Essay on The Campus and Environmental Responsibility
- Readings
  Your report of completion of the required readings
- Final
  Final exam instructions

White
- Subject:
  Critique of "Historical Roots of Our Environmental Crisis"
- Title:
  White--your last name--your e-mail name
  [White--Smith--gsmith]
- Due:
  TBA
- Description:
  Read Lynn White's article "The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis" and write a substantial essay in which you evaluate his argument using the other materials available to you in the course readings: e.g. Nash, John Paul II, etc.
  This essay should be severely critical [in both the positive and negative sense] of White's argument and should reflect your ability to maturely evaluate the facts and significance of the claims White makes. The essay should also include a major section in which you develop your own views of the topic. About 6-7 pages.
Gore
- Subject:
  Critical Review of Albert Gore's Earth in the Balance
- Title:
  Gore--your last name--your e-mail name
- Due:
  TBA
- Description:
  Read Vice President Albert Gore's book, Earth in the Balance and write a review of it which explains and analyzes its argument and include in your review your personal assessment of his argument. About 4 pages.
Mountain
- Subject:
  Essay on Thinking Like a Mountain
- Title:
  Mountain--your last name--your e-mail name
- Due:
  TBA
- Description:
  Read Thinking Like a Mountain and write an essay which explores the basis of the Buddhist approach to nature and the environment. What similarities or differences do you see between this approach and that of Judaeo-Christian thought? 3-4 pages.
University
- Subject:
  Essay on The Campus and Environmental Responsibility
- Title:
  University--your last name--your e-mail name
- Due:
- Description:
  Read The Campus and Environmental Responsibility and write a critical review of it, applying its concepts to the University of the South. About 4 pages.
Readings
- Subject:
  Your report of completion of the required readings
- Title:
  Readings--your last name--your e-mail name
- Due:
  Day of Final
- Description:
  Part of your grade is based upon your completion of the assigned readings of the course. Please indicate what percentage you completed for each of the assigned readings.
Final
- Subject:
  TBA.
- Title:
  Final--your last name--your e-mail name
- Due:
  TBA
- Description:
  This will consist of a set of perhaps four or five out of eight discussion questions to write on. The questions will be distributed in advance of the exam period and you may use any resources available to you in answering them: the exam is "open book" in the broadest sense. 4-5 document pages.