{"id":12980,"date":"2024-02-24T05:22:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T05:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/m7-explanatory-paper-key-sustainability-concepts-and-their-practical-application\/"},"modified":"2024-02-24T05:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T05:22:59","slug":"m7-explanatory-paper-key-sustainability-concepts-and-their-practical-application","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/m7-explanatory-paper-key-sustainability-concepts-and-their-practical-application\/","title":{"rendered":"M7 &#8211; Explanatory Paper: Key Sustainability Concepts and their Practical Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explanatory Paper: Key Sustainability Concepts and Their Practical Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">For this paper, you are pulling together sustainability concepts and tools that we have learned and practiced during the first half of this quarter.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You are writing a paper that will explain and acquaint a general audience to key sustainability concepts.&nbsp; Your paper will define the concepts and explain how they can be used to solve problems.&nbsp; Assume your reader is a person who is intelligent, but uninformed about sustainability concepts or how to apply them effectively.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You paper must demonstrate critical thinking and integrate a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">minimum of five (5) quality&nbsp; sources<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;that directly relate to and support your thesis statement.&nbsp; At least three&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">(3)<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;of the sources must be a&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">peer-reviewed journal article or review<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You are allowed to &#8220;self-plagiarize,&#8221; which means that you may use content you have written previously.&nbsp; However, you will need to revise and edit the content to meet audience need.&nbsp; &nbsp;Your general audience will genuinely want to understand sustainability concepts for your chosen product\/service and how they might apply those basic critical thinking skills and sustainability terms in their own decision-making process.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Paper Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your paper should be a minimum of 4 pages long in APA 7th edition format (title page and reference pages do not count towards the page count).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your introduction should include an explanatory<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">thesis statement<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>that is supported throughout the paper.&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your paper should include a<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>minimum of five (5) quality, peer-reviewed sources; three (3)<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>of those sources must be<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">peer-reviewed journal articles<\/strong>.<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>Each source must be cited in the text<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">at least once.&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You paper must cover the following main topics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Life Cycle Thinking<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&#8211; Define and explain life cycle thinking and how it relates to sustainability.&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">First define the term generally, citing the textbook or a peer-reviewed article.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Next, choose an example that illustrates the concept.&nbsp; Use the example to further explain the concept in a clear and concise way that a new reader could understand.<\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You might consider discussing the specifics of the plastic or electronics life cycle as an example.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Life Cycle Assessment<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&#8211; Define and explain the term LCA and how it is used as a measurement tool for life cycle thinking.&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">First define the term generally, citing the textbook or a peer-reviewed article.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Next, continue to build upon the previous example to further inform your reader.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Be sure to use in-text citations every time you cite a source, even if you have cited it previously in the paper.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Life Cycle Cost Analysis<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&#8211; Define and explain the term LCCA and how it is used as a measurement tool.&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">First define the term generally, citing the textbook or a peer-reviewed article.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe why costs are an important step in assessing how to approach a sustainability argument\/proposal\/decision.&nbsp; You should continue to build upon the previous example to ensure&nbsp; unity in your paper.<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Triple Bottom Line Perspective &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;Define and explain the term triple bottom line<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">First define the term generally, citing the textbook or a peer-reviewed article.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Describe<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>why business owners, policy makers and the public should pay attention to social and environmental impacts along with economic impacts. You should continue to build upon the previous example(s) to ensure&nbsp; unity in your paper.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Circular Economy<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&#8211; Define and explain the term circular economy and how it relates to sustainability<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">First define the term generally, citing the textbook or a peer-reviewed article.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Next, use the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">same<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>example you introduced earlier and expand upon it to illustrate the circular concept further.&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Conclusion<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&#8211; Your conclusion should not only summarize the main points of the paper, but also<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">how the presented material could be used effectively in decision making.&nbsp; Make sure a general audience can understand and be persuaded in their decision-making.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Assignment Hints and Help<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explanatory (Expository) Thesis Statement.<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;An explanatory thesis statement tells your reader what you will explain and what aspects or parts of the topic will be considered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">For example, \u201dSustainability is a general term that encompasses many different ideas, viewpoints and concepts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Paper Organization using First Level Headings.&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>You should consider using a fist level heading for each of the sustainability concepts that require a definition, explanation and example.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Audience.<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Be sure to write to a general audience.&nbsp; Try giving your paper to a friend, a writing center tutor, or someone unfamiliar with sustainability terminology and ask if they think you paper is informative and persuasive.&nbsp; Another strategy is to think back about your knowledge level at the beginning of the quarter and write to that version of yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In-text Citations.&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; 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