Throughout her writing, Kolbert uses a wide variety of rhetorical devices and strategies to explain her theories and present evidence in a compelling manner to her audience. Kolbert’s use of rhetoric is not perfect but is generally effective in aiding her presentation of the material.

The main requirements for essay two include:
Provide clear and identifiable claims in evaluation and critique of text at hand
Accurately summarize text in introduction, concluded with an argumentative thesis statement
MLA Format
Between 1000-1200 words

I believe that Kolbert, as well as the respective scientists that suggested each paradigm shift across the world of science, plays an important role in introducing science’s newest paradigm to the public.

https://climatekids.nasa.gov/climate-change-meaning/

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/07/world/climate-change-new-ipcc-report-wxc/index.html

Climate change is a very real and relevant topic that has been a major source of debate over the last few years. The way we understand this subject depends solely in how we research the topic and/or take in the information of public news outlets. Within different levels of those outlets, specific rhetorical strategies are used in order to connect with the audience at hand better. For example, climatekids.nasa.gov explains climate change as far as definitions and causation go (logos – logic). You barely see the stress and urgency that cnn.com displays to their audience, using human emotion to connect the urgency of climate change to the assumed adult audience.

Explicit Argument: I you use Glad, your food will stay fresh and taste as it should
Implicit Argument: Implies that if you don’t use Glad, foods such as fruits will taste like meat…?
Here, Pathos is used as a rhetorical strategy because we all can recall a time in which we have reached for food that we thought was fresh, but ended up not tasting or smelling like what it truly was.

Matt – Still needs to create a draft in its entirety. He believes that he agrees with the main points in “Could Mopping Save the World?”, and wants to write about how the relationship between nature and humankind is what makes the Lama Foundation successful in sustainability.

Seth – Seth wrote a thesis statement explaining his position against the Lama Foundation, expressing that he feels that they should be more technology-based within their approach to sustainability.

I believe that the difference between Schosid’s and the Lama Foundations approaches to sustainability is not only how they use their resources, but also the relationship that is exhibited between those within the foundation and nature itself. On the outside, we see agricultural techniques and advanced technology that keeps the community’s sustainability afloat, but what is later observed in “Could Mopping Save the World” is that a coexistence with nature is what truly makes this community successful.

The videos define sustainability as basically doing things as independently as possible, using the least amount of energy as possible. Within the Buzzfeed video concerning Ned and Ariel, the amount of Net Energy was actually measured after living in the “Future House” for an amount of time. In this form of “sustainable living”, they were able to live in such a way that they were able to create more energy than they were using, which not only says something about sustainability, but also the cost of said lifestyle.
Within our way of living, we don’t realize how much energy is needed to meet the needs of individuals. As explained during the beginning of the “Power House” video, we see that the house was fully insulated, therefore no heat or cooling systems would be required. Also, a lot of reusing was used when it came to gardening, when the couple actually had to learn certain techniques to grow their own food – this also presented itself as an obstacle, as Ned had trouble changing his diet accordingly. Their showers contained an efficient heat exchange systems and they got their electric energy from solar panels. It seems that all needs of individual are being met – insulation, food, and electricity, and water. However, pricing comes into question. Yes, it seems that all needs are being met in this futuristic ‘power house’, but how much does all of this cost? How accessible is a house like this from a middle class point of view? Lower? This begs the question of exactly how sustainable is sustainable when it is only accessible to the wealthy.

When we think about sustainability, we need to look at exactly who we are applying this term to. Society itself is made up of different economic and social status’ that it’s singly incorrect to apply the term to everyone altogether when accessibility differs. When we think about living this certain lifestyle, we think about staying away from packaged/processed foods. In the video, we see that the first way of switching into this sustainable lifestyle is to change your diet, growing your own food while simultaneously using waste as a fertilizer to grow said food. This seems like a good approach to reaching a better lifestyle, but a lower class citizen may not have access to not only land to grow food, but also fresh food in general from grocery stores in their corresponding communities. Sadly, fresh food tend to have been set at a higher price point than those in packages and cans – this is just an example of how larger systems and corporations influence our ability to practice sustainable lifestyles.
As individuals, we are influenced by our environment and living conditions. As a young, broke college student, I can firsthand attest to this. I simply cannot afford to shop in the healthier sections of the grocery store, and my housing arrangements do not enable the same lifestyle as the power house seen in the video.
10 year old Trinity wouldn’t understand why 18 year old me isn’t following the textbook steps to living a healthier life, but my better understanding of what tax bracket I fall under and my current disadvantages sets my mindset now apart from when I was a child.

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton