Answer & Explanation:This assignment asks you to produce a research-based essay on something you use/consume routinely in
your daily life. This can be a food item, a type of fuel, or something more durable, such as an article of
clothing or an electronic device. The possibilities are limitless. Your job is to account as thoroughly as
possible for this items contribution to your overall ecological footprint. To do this, you will need to
research information such as where it comes from, how and by whom it is made, the origins of its raw
material inputs, packaging, and how (and how far) it travels to reach you. You will also want to account
for what happens to this item when you finish with it.
Your essay should relate explicitly to principles and practices of sustainability as explored in this course.
Essays must consider both the items physical impact on the earth and the positive and/or negative
impacts the item has on human communities involved in and affected by its production, transport, and/or
disposal. You must choose to emphasize either the phy
sical or the social, rather than both. You are
expected to also convey an awareness of the others impacts (i.e., if you focus on the physical, you must
convey an awareness of the social, and vice-versa). All essays should also explore and address more
sustainable alternatives to the item under consideration.
Your audience for this essay is an intelligent general readership. The essay should be between 2000 and
3000 words long (thats 7 to 10 pages of double-spaced text if youre using standard one inch margins
and 12 point font). In addition, your essay must include a bibliography (using MLA or APA format) of
all sources cited with information drawn from each of the following source categories (the guidelines
below are a minimum):
2 scholarly sources from books and/or peer-reviewed journals
3 high quality and reliable websites Wikipedia will NOT be accepted as a credible source
3 other high quality and reliable sources of your choicethe full essay needs to be written, i will attach the guideline and the past papers.
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