Cohort Writing Sample

Marvin Miranda
08-29-2016

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE:
How many people can the earth support?
According to research, about 7 billion people lived on this earth in 2013 so Im
guessing that number has increased since then. On the BGR website it states Many
experts believe that the situation here on earth will start looking grave once the
human population reaches the 9-10 billion mark. Some people think that the earth
can stop supporting us when our population reaches around 10 billion. To extend my
research I looked on the live science site and they hypothesize around the same
amount. It also says that the earth cant support us when our population gets to 10
billion because there might not be any more food supply available.
(BGR.com/2016.) (livescience.com/2011.)
(www.bgr.com/2016/04/30/earth-population-growth-resources/)
(www.livescience.com/16493-people-planet-earth-support.html)

U.S. HISTORY
Analyze the impact of European contact with the New World.
When the Europeans went to the new world, the Native American that lived there
were affected first. Later on, when the conquistadors moved on the coast, more and
more tribes followed. They all died but in different ways. They were either killed,
captured or got sick by diseases carried from the Europeans. Thats how to
Europeans impacted the new world and every one in it.

ENGINEERING:
What is the importance of sustainability?
I think sustainability is very important because it makes sure that everyone is
available to resources, like food and water. There are many people that say the
sustainability is something that has to be addressed. If we dont embrace it then we
will run out of fossil fuel and many different animals species will not be on this

earth. If we dont change the atmosphere will be damaged it will enter our homes
and our ecosystem.
http://permaculturenews.org/2016/01/07/why-is-sustainability-important/