English 383 Science Writing: Computer- Assisted Writing in the Natural and Social Sciences.

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Reaction Papers

All class members will write the first reaction paper on A or B. Reaction Paper #2 is on Refuge. Reaction Paper #3 is on controlling nature.

Note: Choose only one of the several choices for each essay.

Reaction Paper One: due September 30
For Reaction Paper One, select either topic A or B. Within those topics, you have a choice of two approaches. Select one for the essay.

A. Defining Science #2
Respond to #2 page 60 SWP or discuss ways the format and the style differ between “The Moment” in Mackenzie and Leona Fitzmaurice and Karen Bankston’s, "Helping heal mother nature with her own remedies: Environmental biotechnology is alive and well in Wisconsin." BioIssues Vol. 5, No. 4. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center, 1994. The Fitzmaurice and Bankston article.

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B. Applying Technology
Respond to QD3 or SWP3 on page 138. Use http://earthrise.sdsc.edu/ as support for either QD3’s paper on definition (how does earthrise contribute to a greater understanding of its topic?) or for SWP3’s paper on the effects of technology on us (how do you think the astronauts photographing the earth might have been changed?).

Reaction Paper 2 on Refuge: due October 28

Reaction Paper 3 Controlling nature with technology: due November 18

Respond to QD2 or SWP3 or 4 on page 400. Or use the information on the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control site located at http://www.nibsc.ac.uk/ and the American Phytopathological Society’s page at http://www.apsnet.org to discuss ways we use technology to control nature.