Global Superstorm: Quote Master Prologue + Chapter 2

"Congress, mired in its false debate about whether global warming was even happening, wouldn't pay for any studies of the flow of the North Atlantic Current, even though it is the lifeblood of the world" (page 2).

This quote emphasizes how ignorance, as well as the lack of funds, is blocking the development of scientific venture. Therefore, money is not as valuable as knowledge because this knowledge may help the future.

"This standard notice never reached anyone who might have been concerned about its true meaning" (page 2).

This quote displays that people simply do not concern themselves with about the environment and their daily surroundings. Thus, people do not care about what happens in the world until trouble hits.

"Had the scientists working on the Atlantic Change Experiment known what had happened, they would have certainly have been alarmed" (page 3).

This quote shows that the effect of what ignorance and not taking action sooner could do. Thus, the research the scientists could have done if it wasn't for the lack of resources, would've have greatly impacted the world's alertness of global warming.

"Once, people would have been laughing. Nobody was laughing now" (page 4).

This quote illustrates how people are reacting to the weather change, even though they were warned of this disaster and had the chance to change this dilemma. Thus, if people had taken the warnings more seriously, then we wouldn't be in this dreadful situation.

"The scientists predicted that the earth will shortly be warmer than it has been in millions of years" (page 11).

This quote emphasizes how not only the United States, but the world as a whole will be greatly effected due to this weather change. In addition, since it "has been in millions of years," this means that this occurence had just recently happened because of our lack of responsibility to help scientific research to develop and make the world a better place.

OSF: Word Master Chapter 11-12

1) paradigm (page 201)- a typical example or pattern of something; a model

2) carcinogenicity (page 202)- the ability or tendency to produce cancer

3) cystic fibrosis (page 204)- (a.k.a. mucoviscidosis) an autosomal recessive genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs but also the pancreas, liver, and intestine; causes thick, sticky mucus to build in the lungs, digestive tract, and other areas of the body

4) perturbations (page 206)- anxiety; mental uneasieness

5) appendicitis (page 208)- swelling (inflammation) of the appendix (small pouch attached to the beginning of the large intestine)

6) gestation (page 212)- the process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth

7) atrazine (page 213)- a herbicide of the triazine class; used to prevent pre and post-emergence broadleaf weeds in crops

8) dacthal (page 213)- (a.k.a. dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate) a chemical used in several selective preemergent herbicides

9) diatomaceous earth (page 217)- (a.k.a. diatomite) a naturally occurring, soft, siliceous sedimentary rock that is easily crumbled into a fine white to off-white powder; consists of fossilized remains of diatoms

10) chlorofluorocarbons (page 218)- an organic compound that contains only carbon, chlorine, and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivative of methane, ethane, and propane

Physical Properties Of Soil Lab

Los Angeles Dirt

Alhambra 1 Dirt

Alhambra 2 Dirt

San Gabriel Dirt

Malonek 3 Dirt

Malonek 11 Dirt

End Results After Water was Added