GLOB 1100: War Eagle Bike Share
GLOB 1100 Essay 2: Sustainability on Campus
In this unit you have been discussing sustainability. For this essay, you will explore sustainable initiatives on campus, and write a 1,000-word essay describing one way that Auburn University is working to become more sustainable.
You have three choices for sustainable initiatives on campus, or you may choose your own with instructor approval. You should use 3-4 sources for this essay. You may use 1 of the sources below that I have given you. You can supplement with 2 other sources of your own that you found that is related to your topic.
Topic Options:
War Eagle Bike Share
Campus Recycling and Waste Management
Fighting Hunger on Campus
Other On-Campus Options
If you know of another sustainability initiative on campus that you would like to explore, you may write about it in your topic proposal and have it approved by your instructor.
Essay Structure Guide:
Define the issue/situation
What problem is this initiative trying to solve?
What have you observed about this problem?
What campus initiative has been created to solve this problem?
What are the causes/effects?
What caused this issue?
Where do you see this issue in the world?
Where do you see this issue on campus?
What are the effects of this issue?
What effects do you see from this issue in the world?
What are the effects on campus?
What is being done about it currently?
Describe the campus initiative and what they are doing to solve this problem.
What solutions to the problem have you observed on campus?
What else should be done?
What are your recommendations/predictions/final thoughts?
Notes:
You will complete a topic proposal and a minor assignment related to this essay.
This essay should be at least 1000 words.
You should use one-inch margins, 12-pt. font, double-spacing, a title, the correct header, and page numbers.
You should use at least one source provided here for you with your topic. You will also have your own observations, and you should find at least one other source that discuss your topic to help you in your essay. These sources could describe your topic generally, talk about how it is a problem in other places, talk about this problem on other college campuses, etc.
You must have a Works Cited page, and you must also cite all of your sources in your essay using in-text citations.
I chose the first one, the eagle bicycle