1. Listen to this podcast:

https://www.clarepress.com/podcast/2019/7/7/podcast-89-kate-fletcher-craft-of-use

2. Read 1 blog posts of your choice on Fibershed:

https://fibershed.org/blog/

3. Read Environmental Impacts of the Fashion Industry PDF that I attach below

4.  Articulate what you have learned in your own words as well as identify what is your connection to textile sustainability, what problem area are you drawn to solving, what area are you drawn to learning more about, and what personal actions are you considering taking for the duration of this course that will educate you about your role in the textile chain and how you can personally make a difference?

Research Paper Specifications:
    Paper must have maximum of 1 inch margins top, bottom and both sides.
    Maximum 12 pt TIMES NEW ROMAN font for text portion of paper.1.5 Line Spacing
    Paper must be at least 5 full pages long, not including references
    Tables/Figures will NOT count for more than 1 page of the required 5 pages)
    References will NOT count in the 5 page minimum

Write a geohazard preparedness proposal designed to mitigate losses from natural disasters. The proposal, geared toward management executives in a disaster
preparedness agency, should target a natural hazard (or hazards) specific to your geographic location. (You may select an alternative geographic location of
interest with instructor approval.) Your proposal must include an explanation of the origin of the hazard(s) and how geographic factors and interactions among
environmental processes affect the risk and impact of the hazard. You should also examine past occurrences of similar geohazards and the mitigation policies
associated with those events, in order to form a basis of established best practice. Your proposal should then detail specific recommendations designed to
improve warning, land use, or other policies that have the potential to reduce the loss of life and property associated with the natural hazard events you
identify.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Common Geohazards. This section should set the stage for your eventual recommendations by detailing common hazards in your location. Remember
these can include hazards related to the earths interior (volcanos, earthquakes, tsunami, etc.) or exterior (soil erosion, flooding, landslides, wetland and
coastal issues, oceanic or atmospheric changes, severe weather, etc.).
A. What geohazard event or events are the greatest risk for your location, and why? Support your response with relevant geoscience information,
such as charts, maps, and/or incidence data. You may also want to discuss levels of human and economic exposure and the range of
environmental impacts posed by the hazard in your response.
B. Where within your region or country do the geohazards you identified typically pose the greatest risk, and why? Justify your answer using
geoscience principles and data. For example, are events most likely to occur in the mountains, near the coast, or within a certain radius of
established fault lines?
C. Are some locations susceptible to multiple hazards? Explain why or why not using geoscience principles and data, including maps and charts.
D. How aware are individuals and local communities of geohazard risks in their location? Do they know what to do if one occurs? What do they not
know that they should? Provide examples to support your response.
II. Earth Processes. In this section, you should assess how the relationships among the earths spheres contribute to natural hazard events.
A. How do earth processes interact to affect geohazard risks in your location? Use maps and concrete examples to illustrate your points.
B. Have these processes and interrelationships been consistent over time? Explain why or why not using geoscience data and principles.
C. Are there new processes and interrelationships, or the potential for new processes and interrelationships, that may change the risk of
geohazards? For example, is the risk of flooding or an earthquake greater now than it was in the past? Explain why or why not, providing
evidence to support your answer.
III. Past Events. This section should assess how past natural hazard events have influenced current mitigation policies for the principal types of geohazards in
your location.
A. What are the strengths and limitations of current warning systems for natural hazard events in your location? Support your response with
research. If there are no warning systems, assess the strengths and limitations of potential warning systems, based on what has been done
elsewhere, supporting your response with research.
B. What geohazard preparedness and/or mitigation policies have been or are currently in effect for your location? How successful have they been,
and how have they changed over time? Support your response with evidence. If there are no preparedness or mitigation policies, assess the
effectiveness of potential policies, based on what has been done elsewhere and how those policies have changed over time, supporting your
response with research.
C. What lessons can be learned from policies that deal with similar hazards in other locations? Are there emerging best practices? Justify your
response, providing specific examples based on research.
IV. Proposals. Use this section to propose ways to mitigate geohazard impacts on humans, property, and the environment.
A. How might improved geoscience information contribute to better geohazard preparedness, and to mitigating impacts when disasters do occur?
Make specific suggestions based on your analysis in the preceding sections.
B. What implications might your proposals have for geohazard preparedness in other locations, or for other types of geohazards? Justify your
response.
C. Immediate human needs often have negative consequences for the environment and can hinder efforts to mitigate geohazard effects. For
example, it might be best for the environment and for people not to build or intensely farm areas prone to mudslides. However, you cannot
force people from their homes and livelihood if they are already living in those areas. How you will balance conflicting needs to ensure that your
proposals are socially and environmentally responsible? Justify your response.

IN additional materials I gave you milestone 1 documents to point you in the right direction.

This paper should address whether the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting cities of the global South in a similar, or different, way than cities of the US. This can be discussed by looking at the economy, food in/security, housing, infrastructures, etc. and make an evaluation of whether southern cities differ in their experience of the pandemic.

This is meant to be an argumentative essay. The first paragraph should include a specific thesis statement (your overall argument for the paper) and an introduction to the topic and your position. Each subsequent paragraph should support one aspect of your argument or thesis, and provide evidence through citing sources and quoting. Your final paragraph and/or a few sentences should state your conclusion and reiterate any major points made in the paper.

Pick a biome and ecosystem and create a 500-700 word essay addressing the following:
Refer to the infographic provided and chose a biome to describe with an example ecosystem.
Provide one example of a keystone species found in the biome/ecosystem.  Why is this keystone species important to the biome/ecosystem?  What defines it as a keystone species?
Provide an example of an invasive species found in the biome/ecosystem.  What are some of the negative impacts this invasive species has on the ecosystem?  What is being done to mitigate impacts?
Provide one example of an endangered species found in the biome/ecosystem.  Briefly discuss the causes of the decline in the species and what is being done to help. 
Please include at least 3 academic sources and make sure all sources are cited in your essay.

We introduced ourselves to a group of lipids called steroids, which have a unique structure involving four fused carbon rings. The functions of steroid hormones rely on the chemical groups attached to those rings & how the body responds to them as a signal. 

Research a type of steroid, either natural or synthetic and describe the following:
1. The structure of the steroid, specifically the unique chemical groups (find a picture & insert it into your document, but you must also describe the unique groups with words)
2. The function of the steroid.
3. The discovery or history of the steroid.
4. Its use in medical, pharmaceutical etc.
5. List any side effects that might occur on the human body.

Guidelines:
1. At least 450 words.
2. No introduction, no conclusion, no quotations.
3. Each of the 5 bullets answered, should be used as a heading for paragraphs answering it.
4. Your bibliography must contain at least 4 legitimate sources.
5. Each source must be cited in the paragraphs at the end of the sentence/s they helped you create.
6. The originality report generated by iCollege aka Turnitin cannot show any full lines of copied text.

Cite sources in APA format.
Use databases such as www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

please follow the instructions EXACTLY as written in the document – carefully look over the essay grading rubric to understand how your essay will be assessed. You are not required to cite every reading but you MUST cite the majority of them, particularly those listed under #1. Do NOT summarize – I want opinions, insights, and your thoughts related to the prompt. Write in first person – no cover page, no extra space between paragraphs, 12pt type, double-space, no name at top of page
These approximately four- to six-page assignments are short critical essays based on ALL of the readings assigned for that period of the semester. They give you a chance to give your perspective and point of view on the readings this is NOT an opportunity to regurgitate information contained in the readings! You should write in the first person. No outside readings are permitted. No cover sheet. No footnotes and no bibliography. If you quote of paraphrase use this format: blah blah blah (author, page #).

Read the article carefully, and answer the following questions to be submitted as an “Abstract” for this Lesson. You can answer each question individually (you don’t need to write a cohesive paragraph). Copy/paste the citation at the beginning of your submission.

1. What are the take-home messages about the fire ecology of soils? (List three)

2. How do these messages APPLY or NOT apply to your ecosystem? (MY ECOSYSTEM IS THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES)  You will likely need to explore additional literature to answer this. Please provide citations within the abstract (e.g., “First Author et al., year”), and a list of references at the end of your submission.

3. If you had to provide an “elevator pitch” summary of the result you find most compelling from the article, using one sentence, what would it be?