Name: Juan Medina Ms. Frank Senior Capstone, Period # 2 Date:4/3/14 r!ument Paper "ut#ine $.

$ntrodu%tion &to set up and state one's %#aim( a. )ook*/Dra+ readers in* ,it-in t-is so#ar s.stem t-ere are / p#anets and on#. 1 +-i%- is %apa0#e o1 sustainin! #i1e t-e resour%es +it-in t-is p#anet are #imited. 2-e -uman ra%e -as 0een usin! t-ese sour%es +it-out t-inkin! o1 t-e %onse3uen%es. 0. C#aim/2-esis: $n order to a%-ie4e t-at so%iet. needs to 1i5 t-ree pi##ars o1 sustaina0#e de4e#opment +it-in so%iet.. 2-ese pi##ars are so%ia# in%#usion, en4ironmenta# ste+ards-ip and e%onomi% de4e#opment. $$. 6a%k!round in1ormation: &#a.s t-e 1oundation 1or pro4in! .our ar!ument( a. )istor. o1 topi% Sustaina0#e de4e#opment is a p#an 1or -umans to a%-ie4e t-e desired state o1 -uman so%iet. +-ere #i4in! %onditions and resour%e7use meet -uman need +it-out takin! t-e sustaina0i#it. o1 t-e natura# s.stem and t-e en4ironment 1or !ranted. 0. 85p#anation o1 ke. t-eories: 2-ere are t-ree sustaina0#e de4e#opment pi##ars +-i%- are e%onomi% !ro+t-, en4ironmenta# ste+ards-ip, and so%ia# in%#usion. $$$. Supportin! Para!rap- $ &to pro4e .our ar!ument( a. 2opi% Senten%e: 2-e 1irst pro0#em +it- so%iet. on eart- is t-e e%onomi% insta0i#it. o1 de4e#opin! nations and t-ose #i4in! under t-e po4ert. #ine 0. 85p#anation: 2-is %reates unemp#o.ment and po4ert. as +e## as raisin! t-e %-an%es o1 %rime. $n order to 1i5 ot-er pro0#ems a nation must 1irst address its e%onom..

%. 84iden%e: /9: -umanit. #i4es under ;19 a da. d. 85p#anation o1 84iden%e: $n order 1or t-e ot-er t+o pi##ars to 0e addressed a %ountr. needs to -a4e a -ea#t-. e%onom.. 2-at +a. it %an -e#p so#4e issues o1 in1rastru%ture, edu%ation, -ea#t- te%-no#o!. and en4ironmenta# pro0#ems as +e## as %ontri0ute to t-e rest o1 t-e +or#d's de4e#opment

e. Con%#udin! Senten%e: ,it- a -ea#t-. e%onom. a %ountr. %an -e#p pro4ide mone. to its peop#e, 1und s%-oo#s, 0usinesses pro!rams to -e#p t-e en4ironment and man. ot-er needs to so%iet.. $<. Supportin! Para!rap- $$ &to pro4e .our ar!ument( a. 2opi% Senten%e: "n%e a nation's e%onom. is addressed t-e. %an 1o%us on t-e se%ond pi##ar o1 sustaina0#e de4e#opment 0. 85p#anation: So%ia# in%#usion means to -e#p %ommunities, !roups and indi4idua#s +-o are e%onomi%a##. and or so%ia##. disad4anta!ed. 2-ere are appro5imate#. = 0i##ion peop#e #i4in! on eart%. 84iden%e: 2-e #ar!est amounts o1 unedu%ated peop#e are in de4e#opin! %ountries. 6ased on enro##ment data, a0out =2 mi##ion %-i#dren o1 primar. s%-oo# a!e in t-e de4e#opin! +or#d +ere not in s%-oo# in 299> d. 85p#anation o1 84iden%e $n1ormin! peop#e o1 t-e +a. t-in!s are in so%iet. is anot-er +a. to !et e4er.one in4o#4ed inside a %ommunit.. e. Con%#udin! Senten%e: ,it- more peop#e a+are o1 t-eir surroundin! t-e. are more +i##in! to understand and take a%tion.

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Supportin! Para!rap- $$ &to pro4e .our ar!ument( a. 2opi% Senten%e: "un%e so%iet. is united and t-e e%onom. is sta0i#i?ed a %ountr. %an 0e!in +it- t-e t-ird pi##ars o1 sustaina0i#it. +-i%- is en4ironmenta# ste+ards-ip 0. 85p#anation: s it is kno+ t-e amount o1 resour%es on eart- are #imited and i1 t-e -uman popu#ation %ontinues to use t-ese resour%es +aste1u##. t-e. +i## e4entua##. run out. 84en a1ter e5-austin! eart-'s resour%es t-e en4ironmenta# s%ars #e1t 0. -umanit. +i## take -undreds o1 .ears to !o a+a.

%. 84iden%e: =/9 mi##ion peop#e #a%k a%%ess to +ater and 3.4 mi##ion die ea%- .ear due to +ater re#ated disease 0ott#es are a petro#eum produ%t and use 1>1 0i##ion #iters o1 oi# to produ%e ea%- .ear d. 85p#anation o1 84iden%e )uman so%iet. needs to 0e!in #ook and app#.in! !reener and %#eaner ener!. 1orms +-i#e a#so 1o%usin! on +a.s to #imit t-eir impa%t in nature. 2-ere are man. %#ean ener!. sour%es at -uman disposa# +it- t-e proper te%-no#o!. t-e. %an 0e easi#. -arnessed to 1it -uman need. 2-e ener!. 1orms %an 0e so#ar, +ind, +ater and e4en t-erma# e. Con%#udin! Senten%e: So%iet. must mo4e to t-e point +-ere resour%e a !reener, %#eaner and are not used +aste1u##.. <$. Counterar!ument: &to anti%ipate .our reader's o0@e%tionsA make .ourse#1 sound more o0@e%ti4e and reasona0#e( a. 2opi% Senten%e: #t-ou!- $ +ou#d a!ree t-at t-e t-ree pi##ars o1 sustaina0#e de4e#opment do sound %ontradi%tor.

2-e e%onomi% pi##ar seems to o4erpo+er t-e ot-er t+o 0. Counterar!ument 84iden%e:

 2-e notion o1 sustaina0#e de4e#opment as dan!erous 0e%ause t-e %onse3uen%es -a4e unkno+n e11e%ts. po#i%. +-i%- is not %are1u##. enou!- t-ou!-t +i## %arr. a#on! 4arious per4erse and ad4erse e11e%ts 1or t-e e%o#o!. as mu%- as 1or t-e e%onom..

2r.in! to -e#p t-e en4ironment +i## dama!e t-e e%onom. sin%e %orporation depends on natura# resour%es to %reate produ%ts. %. Be1ute 84iden%e: No one +i## kno+ i1 t-e e11e%ts a ne!ati4e or positi4e i1 not-in! is done 84en t-ou!- t-e. are %ontradi%tor. t-ere are +a.s o1 !ettin! around t-ose %ontradi%tions. d. Con%#udin! Senten%e: $n order to de4e#op somet-in! one must 0e +i##in! to take a %-an%e, i1 not-in! is done and -umanit. %ontinues its destru%ti4e pat- t-ere +i## e4entua##. 0e no more resour%es on eart- or eart- +i## no #on!er 0e a0#e to sustain #i1e.
<$$. Con%#usion Part 1 &remind readers a0out .our ar!ument and supportin! e4iden%e( a. 2opi% Senten%e: 2-e -uman ra%e must !et to a sta!e to +-ere t-e. are usin! t-eir resour%es +ise#. and t-eir e%onomies and peop#e are 0a#an%ed. state +-ere star4ation and po4ert., !#o0a# +armin! and #a%k o1 ener!. is no #on!er a pro0#em.

0. Be4ie+ o1 e4iden%e/%#aim: 8art-'s resour%es +i## run out and o1 peop#e are not read. 1or drasti% %-an!es in t-e eart-'s en4ironment and +it- in so%iet. t-ere +i## 0e pani% and %on1usion.

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Con%#udin! Senten%e: 6e%omin! a sustaina0#e so%iet. +i## take time and t-ere +i## 0e pro0#ems a#on! t-e +a.. 2-ese pro0#ems are e5pe%ted 0ut in t-e #on!7run it +i## 0e +ort- it to make e4er. e11ort and de4e#op a 0etter %#eaner 1uture.

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Con%#usion Part 2 &Cso +-atDA +-. s-ou#d t-e reader %are a0out .our su0@e%t( a. C#imate %-an!es a11e%ts e4er. person in t-e +or#d 0. Pro0#ems +it- anot-er %ountries e%onom. ma. not dea# dire%t#. +it- .ou 0ut it a11e%ts man. ot-ers

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$n order to so#4e an. t.pe o1 pro0#em +or#d+ide or e4en #o%a# peop#e need to 0e reminded and in1ormed o1 t-e rea#it. o1 t-e +or#d.