Researchers trying to improve sand filters for use in stormwater treatment brought some of their sand into the lab. Scientists then ran water through the sand in a cylindrical laboratory column (porosity 0.34, soil bulk density 2.0 g/cm3 , diameter d = 5.1 cm, length L = 22.0 cm). For 16 minutes starting at t = 0, a researcher introduced stormwater into the column, resulting in the introduction of total suspended solids (TSS) at a mass flux of 2.4 g/min. The flow rate of water through the column did not change throughout the experiment. The plot shows the measured concentration of TSS exiting the column. 

a) Based on the timing of the TSS breakthrough curve, estimate the flow rate through the column. Do not assume that TSS behaved conservatively. 

b) Did TSS behave conservatively in the column? If not, determine whether a zero-order source or sink was present, and estimate its magnitude.

Watch the Ted talk before completing and submitting this assignment. 

Barry Schwartz describes in vivid detail the ubiquity of rules and procedures in modern society, which he argues leads to a breakdown of everyday wisdom. 

After reading Max Weber, should one agree or disagree with Schwartz that rules and incentives come at the expense of “practical wisdom” and responsibility? Why or why not? Be sure to support your answer with an example or two!

Write a 5 paragraph short story about how driving might be different in the next ten years… either by technology or something else aka a virus.

Can someone complete this for me?

• Option 2 – Martin, S. (2014) Writing is easy. In G.H. Muller (Ed.), The McGraw-Hill Reader: Issues Across the Disciplines pp. 114-117. New York. NY: McGraw-Hill.
  • p. 117, “Writing,” Question 3: Writing an Argument: Argue for or against the proposition that one must find the ideal place (“Location, Location, Location,” as Martin calls it) in order to write effectively.
  • Be sure to quote and cite Martin when writing your response.

First, read the article carefully. Answer the question associated with the reading. (100+ words)

Second, after answering the selected question, identify what the prompt was asking of you as a writer. Using the video above, identify what the best rhetorical mode would be to respond to the prompt. Support your ideas with direct support from each reading. Recall that direct support means using a quote. The quote should be integrated into your own ideas. An example can be found here. Make sure that you provide a proper citation. (100+ words)

Third, we want you to do more than just answer a question. Think about what the author is suggesting you do in your writing. How will you apply these ideas to your own writing process? Give concrete and specific examples. (100+ words) 

TIP: Respond to each of the above questions in its own paragraph.

PEER REPLIES

• In 100-150 words, respond to two peers’ main posts. Examine whether the post clearly supports the peer’s ideas about what the chosen prompts are asking, if the chosen rhetorical modes are correct, and if the ideas presented are properly supported.