I have chosen to major in the geosciences because I am enthralled by what can be learned and explored in this discipline. With my first introduction to the Geology, I was fascinated by what I was learning. I was previously an English major with a focus in creative writing who had no interest in the sciences whatsoever; I thought they were too constraining and would not mesh with my creative nature. However, I became so infatuated with my geology classes that by the end of the year I decided to change majors and minor in writing. I saw a way my two interests could blend. I desire to use my skills as a writer to effectively communicate what knowledge or research I obtain with the public. I firmly believe that research done for the public’s benefit should be accessible to the public. …show more content…
This concept is an integral part of my goals for the future, which along with graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Geology would include being accepted into a graduate program to receive my Doctorate. During graduate school, I wish to research the Hanford nuclear waste site in Washington and the effects it is on water tables. I hope to start this project next fall, in junior year of my undergraduate career. This work would be the substance of the thesis I present to receive honors at Portland State University. I chose to research Hanford because I find radioactive material fascinating as well, but it is also a major environmental problem that needs to be solved before the radioactive material enters water systems in Washington. I want to be part of the solution to this
4. Identify the layer of the Earth in the diagram to the right which makes up 70% of the Earth’s mass and is mostly solid but capable of flow, causing changes in the Earth’s surface. (S6E5a)
Clive Thompson is a journalist, blogger and writer. He mainly focuses his writing on science and technology but this one chapter from his book Smarter than you think, “Public thinking,” has put a spin on writing and technology. Multiple times he talks about writing in many different forms. For example, he speaks of writing on blogs, on internet short stories (or fan fiction novels), in schools, in studies, and even on a regular basis. Thomson is trying to explain to his readers how writing, and the sharing of information across the internet, is beneficial to our society and ones well-being. In my readings of Thompson’s excerpt, I will examine Thomson’s examples and show how they are relevant and that it is beneficial.
Having the author’s purpose is vital to knowing how informative, opinionated, or factual the arti...
The most successful approaches to the public’s acceptance of scientific information are the cues from political leaders, persuasive syntax, the use of narratives, and research into a scientific source’s
Sheaffer, John R., and Leonard A. Stevens. Future Water. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1983.
This field report is for anyone that is interested in the effects of running water in the North Fork Cosumnes River California.
7. Refer to Figure 22-6. What name is given to the core of the modern-day North American continent that formed in the Proterozoic?
The call to write for this article seems to bring awareness to an issue that does not have much coverage.
Environmental science: Toward a sustainable future (11th ed. , pp. 1).
I yearn for a meaningful, adventurous life. I dream to protect people from disasters. It all began with my rather active family, coupled with the wonderful forest reserves in Malaysia, so frequent road trips were inevitable. However, one trip stands out the most. We went through this majestic arch at Langkawi Island and I felt so proud that I could use what Geography in lower secondary taught me to deduce how it was formed for the first time, that is by prolonged erosion.
Becoming a geochemist requires rigorous education and training in a variety of fields. For entry-level positions in geochemistry, a bachelor’s level degree is required in many majors, which take up at least four years of study. Many majors of choice of aspiring geochemists i...
Plate tectonics is the theory that landmasses on tectonic plates are in slow constant movement due to convection currents in the mantle. Plate tectonics, or the movements of plates above the lithosphere (the most upper layer of earth's crust) can cause divergent, convergent,and transform boundaries.A boundary the way two tectonic plates collide. is Continental plates are plates that the continents are formed on. Oceanic plates are plates that the ocean covers, and the oceans form on top of these plates. Convergent boundaries and divergent boundaries are ways that these oceanic and continental plates interact with each other. Landforms are formed at boundaries. The landforms formed at boundaries depends on the type of plates that collide, and
Another purpose for writing is to inform. Information is power. In today’s society people need a lot of information to perform, thus making information qui...
Throughout my school career I have always loved chemistry. In Chemistry there was always a sense that there was more, there was always something new and exciting to be discovered and theories to be proven (or even disproven). Chemistry was the main subject with a real practical aspect to it during school and it is this, along with my genuine fascination with the subject, which fuels my desire to study it further.
When people think of geology, they usually think of rocks and fossils. However, geology is actually a very large field of study. The knowledge of geologists ranges from rocks and fossils to the moon and other planets (Hammonds 7-8). Geologists use a variety of subjects in their work, but the sciences and math are the most important. Some of the sciences geologists study are physics and chemistry (12). English is also a subject that geologists use when communicating with other scientists, the media, and the public (12) . Because of these tasks, it is important for geologists to have a wide knowledge of these different subjects.