Author Archives: johnlmoss

I am holding up OK, I am struggling with the online classes a lot, mostly because I cannot learn very well through videos and readings alone. I have already missed multiple assignments mostly due to my horrible electronic skills and trouble navigating the blackboard website. I am working from 8:30 AM to 5:00 pm everyContinue reading “Notebook 15”

Use of the word distill was an interesting way to describe processing another source and using it to form your own thesis. summarizing the primary sources will help you make your analysis more convincing. Being well red on the topic helps it to be strongly rooted in fact instead of being based on hazy recollection.Continue reading “Notebook 14”

My Environmental issue that I chose to write about is overfishing, particularly over fishing in the oceans. The reason I wanted to write about this is because I have always been interested in the ways that overfishing affects not only the environment as a whole but the different species of fish and their habitats. WhenContinue reading “#8 Non profit”

Many hygiene products including makeup, soaps, hair products, and others are tested on animals and commonly rabbits. This includes the product being placed directly on the animal’s bare skin and in their eyes to see if the animal shows any sort of reaction. Now when I was researching the different labeling of these products itContinue reading “The leaping bunny program”

The name pasture raised is pretty self explanatory, The hens that produce the eggs are raised on a pasture with plenty of room to roam around(not confined to barns or cages). The brand pasture raised stated from a family that began selling the eggs under the label by themselves, now they are connected with moreContinue reading “#5 Pasture raised”

In 2012 Koala bears were determined to be vulnerable, Now in 2020 after the recent mass habitat destruction due to rampant wild fires in Australia they are considered endangered. Up to 30% of the already vulnerable species were killed in the fires. Now that this has taken place the majority of the koala bear populationsContinue reading “#4 Endangered species”

My article was written in 2020 by Jim Robbins https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/science/grizzly-bears-deaths.html            This article directly addresses the problem of trains and cars being responsible for the rising amount of grizzly bear deaths in Montana, specifically in Glacier national park. I have been to glacier national park twice and I would hate to see any of its beautyContinue reading “#3 environmental article”

Our first paper and this blog post is on the topic of my major, which is interesting because I am contemplating changing my major right now so this will hopefully serve as a helpful tool to evaluate my options. I am currently in mechanical engineering, I do enjoy certain aspects of the engineering major likeContinue reading “#2 My Major”

I have lived in Napa, my home town, for 18 years. Napa is a town that is very centered around the local agriculture. If you don’t know the Napa valley is famous for wine, meaning that every open field is sure to be drowning in grape vines. If you are visiting the Napa Valley andContinue reading “#1 Hometown”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.