Research Part 4 Workshop. A little late.

Workshop for research part 4.
Michael Nelson- http://flyingfireman.blogspot.com/

Overall
1. The part of the paper I liked best was the history the author incorporated. It made both sides of the argument feasible and convincing.
2. No email

Thesis
1. The author indeed makes their point clear. The thesis is saying that instead of focusing on the harmful effects of global warming, we should look at the positive aspects of it.
2. The author says that politics seem to misconstrue the idea of global warming into a huge, human-driven idea that the world is going to see deleterious effects from. He references several researchers who show gradual climate change as a natural occurance.
3. The thesis possibly needs a little work- there is an “although” part but no “because.”
Content
1. 6
2. It seems like the research took a turn somewhere in the middle from the history of climate change to expansion of oil rigs in the Arctic. If the author could better tie in the two aspects of global warming, the paper would be more well-rounded.
3. Any hardcore environmentalist type might not agree with this argument. In addition, there are many ignorant people who believe everything that they hear, and a lot of what we hear is these negative ideas about global warming. Thus, the author might find that the average person might not agree with his idea.
4. Yes, the author addresses several important objections
5. Paragraph transitions were well written.

Style
1. Though transitions seem fine, the ideas, as previously mentioned, could probably be tied in a little better. I got a little lost once the subject changed from climate to oil. Perhaps talking about how expanding oil production is related to climate issues would be beneficial.
2. The introduction paragraph is sound. It is interesting to me, and likely fellow Alaskans, due to its incorporation of Alaskan-related issues.
3. The conclusion could be improved. A recap of each of the ideas touched on and a discussion of future ideas would help the conclusion.

Research
1. I found three references within the paper, but no citations were used.
2. The author seems to have gathered information from an array of sources, but needs to incorporate citations.
3. The author does not utilize direct quotes, which I think is suitable for this paper.
4. No.
5. Any of the history or statistal data should be cited, as this information is likely from a source. Just go through and cite the source that was used for each idea in the paper.
6. No quotes are used, but the ideas that are used are well-explained and commented upon.