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Christopher McKinnis

Professor Malcolm Campbell

URWT 1103

16 September 2015Global Warming Might Be A Good Thing

o! ma" be #on$erin%& #hat is !p #ith this 'i$(s title) *o# can he sa" that %lobal

#armin% is a %oo$ thin% #hen it(s ob+io!s that it(s not) Well, for starters, - am an

en+ironmentalist an$ a passionate a$+ocate a%ainst poll!tion an$ %lobal #armin%, an$ fin$in%

cleaner an$ efficient alternati+es to o!r c!rrent lifest"les. So "es, %lobal #armin% isn(t reall" a

%oo$ thin%/ ho#e+er, s!ch a pressin% topic has helpe$ forme$ me into the #riter that - #ant to

become thro!%h m" +er" first #ritin% contest.

+er" since - #as in mi$$le school, - 'ne# - #ante$ to st!$" meteorolo%"/ it is a part of

me that - ha$ finall" $isco+ere$ from #ithin an$ #ant to learn e+er"thin% that - can possibl" %et

m" han$s on. *o#e+er, en+ironmentalism became a cr!cial part of m" st!$ies as a f!t!re

meteorolo%ist. -n ei%hth %ra$e, m" science teacher ha$ m" fello# classmates an$ - $o a

research proect that incorporate$ somethin% that #e ha$ co+ere$ in the ei%hth %ra$e science

c!rric!l!m, an$, fort!natel" for me, #eather an$ climate #as one of the main topics that #e

co+ere$. t first, - #as %oin% to $o m" proect on torna$oes beca!se - #as %oin% thro!%h this

reall" stran%e phase #here - #as hi%hl" a$$icte$ to torna$oes - #asn(t a cra4" person, -

promise. *o#e+er, m" mother sho#e$ me this article abo!t ho# the o4one la"er #as

$iminishin%, an$ - #as intri%!e$ b" #hat #as %oin% on. With an i$ea in m" hea$ an$ a spar' to

in+esti%ate the sit!ation that #as occ!rrin%, - too' on the challen%e of epan$in% m" hori4ons,

an$ as - $!% e+en $eeper into the o4one an$ poll!tion, %lobal #armin% became a bi%%er part of

m" st!$ies than - e+er #o!l$ ha+e pre$icte$ - en$e$ !p %ettin% a 1057 on the proect.


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M" senior "ear in hi%h school became a pi+otal point in m" #ritin% career, allo#in% me

to not onl" eplore %lobal #armin% an$ climate chan%e e+en $eeper, b!t to also hone in on m"

$e+elopin% #ritin% s'ills. t a "o!n% a%e, - thoro!%hl" eno"e$ #ritin% short stories an$ poems/

there #as e+en a point #hen - #ante$ to #rite a no+el in mi$$le school - still ha+e the research

that - $i$ in or$er to #rite8- #as committe$. *o#e+er, as - %ot ol$er, m" $esire to #rite

$iminishe$ as - became more in+ol+e$ #ith etrac!rric!lar acti+ities an$ intense classes.

9ort!natel", m" P n%lish :iterat!re an$ Composition teacher helpe$ me re%ain m" #ritin%

s'ills as the "ear pro%resse$. She #as +er" intense in a +er" scar" #a"/ e+er"one #as afrai$ of

her, for she #o!l$ scare !s #ith ho# $iffic!lt the eam #o!l$ be in the sprin% an$ #o!l$ %i+e !s

;pop

-n mi$8March, - recei+e$ an email from m" n%lish teacher& ;*e", - !st fo!n$ o!t abo!t

a co!nt"8#i$e #ritin% contest that is open for all st!$ents in the co!nt". -f "o! #ant to $o it, !st

let me 'no#, an$ - can %et "o! the information. See "o! in class.= fter rea$in% this, - became

reall" ecite$. This #as the opport!nit" that - #as loo'in% for in or$er to epan$ on the #ritin%

career that - ha$ al#a"s percei+e$ me to ha+e in the f!t!re. So, - emaile$ her bac', ;That(s

so!n$s a#esome@ - #o!l$ lo+e to participate@= fter meetin% #ith m" n%lish teacher abo!t the

contest, - in+esti%ate$ the $ifferent cate%ories that #ere a+ailable for me to compete& poetr",

fiction, an$ non8fiction. - #as etremel" passionate abo!t this contest, #antin% to $o all the

cate%ories in m" $i+ision. - act!all" $eci$e$ to participate in all three cate%ories, b!t - #as reall"


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ner+o!s abo!t the fiction an$ nonfiction, for - ha$ not #ritten an" nonfiction pieces e+er an$

ha$n(t #ritten an" fiction short stories since mi$$le school. A+er the co!rse of the net month, -

str!%%le$ to fi%!re o!t #hat to #rite an$ ho# to #rite it. Whene+er - am #ritin%, - ten$ to

secon$8%!ess m"self, bein% in$ecisi+e abo!t ho# to #rite a certain scene or ho# to intro$!ce a

partic!lar character. *o#e+er, m" bi%%est str!%%le #as the nonfiction piece. - co!l$n(t e+en

#rite nonfiction, let alone #rite a minim!m t#o8tho!san$8#or$ paper. - en$e$ reachin% o!t to

m" n%lish teacher, an$ t!rne$ o!t to be the best $ecision - ma$e $!rin% the entire process. She

helpe$ me anal"4e m" interests in or$er to pic' a topic that #o!l$ be a f!n "et meanin%f!l topic

that - #o!l$ eno" #ritin% abo!t.

*ere(s #hen %lobal #armin% became a %oo$ frien$ of mine a%ain, it(s still a ba$ thin%.

9or me, as mentione$ earlier, %lobal #armin% is reall" important to me. -t is somethin% that - am

etremel" passionate abo!t, an$ it(s a topic that impacts not onl" the in$i+i$!al b!t also the

entire #orl$. - felt that this contest co!l$ %i+e me the chance to $i+e $eeper into the m"steries of

%lobal #armin% an$ to be able to share the ne# information that - #o!l$ e+ent!all" learn to m"

comm!nit". So, - researche$ an$ researche$ an$ researche$ an$ researche$ a little bit more b!t

$i$n(t research too m!ch, !st eno!%h. ll of m" free time #as $e$icate$ to #ritin% the best

nonfiction piece on %lobal #armin% that - co!l$ pro$!ce. Whether - #as in m" room, at the

'itchen table, an$ e+en on the toilet, - #as constantl" r!nnin% e+er"thin% thro!%h m" hea$ abo!t

ho# - #ante$ to a$$ress carbon $ioi$e concentration in the atmosphere o+er the past fift" "ears

or ho# $escripti+e - #ante$ m" scenario of the #orl$(s f!t!re if somethin% #asn(t resol+e$ #ith

this battle a%ainst %lobal #armin%. s time pro%resse$, m" earl" passion for #ritin% #as

re'in$le$ thro!%h m" #or', an$ as - neare$ the finish of m" paper, m" confi$ence in m" #ritin%

capabilities stren%thene$ as #ell. - ha$ come so far in m" #ritin% o+er the past "ear that - #as


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completel" o+er#helme$ an$ ecstatic. - ha$ complete$ m" paper a fe# $a"s prior to the

$ea$line of s!bmission for the contest, alon% #ith a poem an$ a short stor" abo!t a c"bor%. To

be fran', - #as etremel" scare$ abo!t the t!rno!t of the contest. This #as s!ch a bi% steppin%8

stone for me, an$ - reall" #ante$ to pro+e to m"self that - #as capable.

M" mother came into m" room in earl" pril #ith a pair of en+elopes in her han$.

;These are for "o!,= she sai$, #ith a m"sterio!s %rin on her face. ;Than' "o!,= - replie$, tr"in%

to $ecipher m" mother(s facial epression. s - %rabbe$ the en+elopes from her an$ %lance$

$o#n as soon as the" #ere in m" complete possession, - 'ne# #hat the" #ere. The t#o letters

si%nifie$ that - ha$ place$ in t#o cate%ories of the #ritin% contest. - #as thrille$, b!t it #asn(t

!ntil - opene$ the letters that - tr!l" leape$ for o". -t ha$ t!rne$ o!t that m" fiction short stor"

place$ thir$ in the hi%h school $i+ision, an$ m" nonfiction paper>#ait for it>place$ first in the

$i+ision. - #as elate$@ There #as %oin% to be a reception for all of the #inners of the #ritin%

contest, an$ the first place #inners in each cate%or" in each a%e %ro!p #ere %i+en the chance to

rea$ their piece li+e. When - %ot in front of e+er"bo$" to present m" paper to e+er"one,

e+er"thin% that ha$ happene$ o+er the co!rse of the last month repla"e$ itself. To see m"self

abo!t to %i+e a presentation on a topic that is so cr!cial to o!r societ" an$ o!r #a" of life is tr!l"

spectac!lar. The speech laste$ abo!t fi+e min!tes, fi+e lon% min!tes #ith me brea'in% $o#n the

histor" of %lobal #armin%, presentin% scenarios of the possible effects of o!r actions if a

reasonable sol!tion isn(t fo!n$, an$ rela"in% n!mero!s facts an$ fi%!res on carbon $ioi$e

concentration an$ o4one $epletion o+er the past fift" "ears or so. - felt important, as if - #as

spea'in% at a conference in front of $istin%!ishe$ professors an$ researchers. -t #as tr!l" a

re#ar$in% eperience.


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?o#, to resort bac' to the title& altho!%h %lobal #armin% in all act!alit" is a ba$ thin%, for

me, it has %i+en a certain li%ht that - ha$n(t fo!n$ before in m" earlier "ears. -t became the one

thin% that reall" mattere$, an$ %a+e me the chance to $e+elop m" +oice, literall" an$ fi%!rati+el".

Thro!%h this contest, - re$isco+ere$ #ho - #ante$ to become an$ #hat - #ante$ to $o in the

f!t!re, an$ that(s not somethin% that comes b" fairl" eas". M" o!rne" thro!%h #ritin% hasn(t

al#a"s been a +er" eas" one/ for the lon%est time, essa"s al#a"s pose$ as an !nbearable obstacle

that - co!l$n(t escape from. *o#e+er, #ith m" eperience thro!%h #ritin% a #a" that is not onl"

beneficial in $e+elopin% m" #ritin% s'ills, b!t also in a #a" that allo#s me to epress m"self an$

to eplore m" interests in a meanin%f!l #a". This #ritin% contest tr!l" chan%e$ m" o!tloo' on

#ritin%, especiall" nonfiction. :i'e m" title states, %lobal #armin% tr!l" mi%ht be %oo$ after all.

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