Environment vs. Economy?

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Based on our discussions and the class readings (including the reading we did in class), answer the prompt below. Be thoughtful and thorough, and, of course, write well to aid your communication efforts.

PROMPT:

"People often think that it is the Environment vs. the Economy. Meaning, that in order to have a strong economy a country has to make policy that promotes using resources rather than sustaining them. Do you agree with this idea? Can a government balance its 
economic and environmental needs?"

My Brother Graduated Today :-)

ELC Open House Pictures

On May 2, 2012 we held an open house, and each nationality at the ELC had a chance to showcase their beautiful and unique cultures to the community. It was great to watch the students have fun and show off how awesome they are.

These are some pictures I took, though they aren't great. My camera started acting up, so I stopped taking pictures. Besides I wanted to focus my efforts on enjoying the moment.

Bookclub Assignment: Persepolis

Now that we’ve read the book, it is time to respond to the ideas in it. One of the things I really enjoy about this text is how we can relate to so much of what we read in Persepolis simply because we grew up. However, since we’re international students we also have a lot of experiences with the difficulty of adjusting to a different culture, difficulties in communicating in a second language and many others.  You may have even witnessed political/societal changes that helped influence the person you’ve become.

Word Doc Version (includes graphic organizers)

Tutoring Workshops for International Students

May 11 for commas and general sentence structure .... May 18 for speaking skills. Both at the I-House in B4. Click here for details or click the jump.

Analyzing Your Favorite American Meal: Level 3 PowerPoint Speech

For this speech you will be describing your favorite American meal, discussing its nutritional value and analyzing whether it is healthy or not. 

Your speech needs to be at least FOUR to SIX minutes and use powerpoint as a visual aid and organization tool.

We will be giving our presentations on Monday, May 14. So be ready!!!

Word doc version
Vince's PowerPoint
Nikkie's PowerPoint
Power Point Principles (Good PowerPoint PPT)

A.C.T.I.V.E. Reading

Here is a sort of rubric I developed. It is basically a list of reading strategies organized into a fancy acronym. Works well as a guide for what we do when we're reading well ...