Write a 1,000-1,250 word creative essay response that describes a sustainable future where we have solved the environmental issue you wrote about for your tech critique paper. This essay will build off of the Investing in FuturesLinks to an external site. game by More & MoreLinks to an external site., which you will have played a little earlier in the week .
Your paper should:
Begin with a 1-2 paragraph introduction that reminds us of key details of your chosen environmental issue and what, specifically, you think the problem is (should build from tech critique), outlines the world that you built in your Week 5 discussion post, and states what is to follow in the paper.
Have a well-organized body that describes (a) your own vision for what moving past the issue could look like (which includes the world you built from the cards you drew in the Investing in Futures game) and (b) the key factors in actually making that change happen. Remember, environmental problems are always connected to social and political ones so be sure to consider their interrelationships and consider conceptions of justice, as we have been doing throughout the semester. You can get as creative as you’d like to here!
At a minimum, incorporate and properly cite ONE of the Alaimo, Orekses & Conway, or Garnet Jones readings, AND include at least one other relevant course text from the semester.
Include in-text citations where appropriate in a consistent style (like APA or MLA), and include a list of references at the end. Please consult the Purdue OwlLinks to an external site. or the UNT writing lab (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. if you are unsure how to cite your sources or need additional writing support.
Be formatted in a relatively standard style (similar to the tech critique): Double-spaced; 12pt Times New Roman or other common font, saved as a .doc .docx or PDF file.
Here are some questions to consider to help you with your paper. Feel free to explore any of them (or none if you have other ideas!):
How might the features of your sustainable future – as decided by the cards you drew in the Investing in Futures game – help in overcoming the environmental issue you discussed in your tech critique paper? Does your sustainable future contain all of the features you would like, or are there others that you would add? Are there features (i.e., cards you drew in the game) that you dislike, and if so, why? What does it feel like to imagine your sustainable future? When you picture yourself there, how does that feel? Do you think that having a vision of a sustainable future might help the situation of the environmental problem you dealt with in your tech critique paper? Does your sustainable future give you a new way of seeing the environmental problem? Does having a vision of a sustainable future give you a different feeling or understanding of the climate crisis? Do you think your sustainable future is still anthropocentric? Would you want to live in the world you created in the Investing in Futures game?
https://investing-in-futures.onrender.com/play/Original
https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2018/10/4/us-plastic-recycling-rate-projected-to-drop-to-44-in-2018
