Write a conversation between two people with different perspectives on your topic. Your conversation can be in the form of instant messages, text messages, or social media status updates. You may use this template to complete your assessment. Your conversation should include the following: A total of at least five entries for each side (10 entries total—two to three sentences each)
Accurate facts used to support both perspectives
At least two properly cited sources used for research

Use of Conversation: Text Messages

Explanation:

Stephanie: Hey Tommy! Sorry I didn’t reply to your text earlier, and to be honest, I hate coffee, your breath smells horrible, they are filled with sugar and cream that you can’t even taste (depending on where you get your coffee, for example: Starbucks), and the caffeine is actually horrible for you and your body. Sure it may wake you up, but if you don’t keep drinking it every morning, your body is going to be un-able to do work!  I don’t like it one bit. What are you up to?

Tommy: Hey Steph, it’s totally fine, it wasn’t any thing important. Coffee isn’t all that bad anyway. For me it’s a little boost in the morning, and while you are right that caffeine isnt all that pratical, it is still helpful on a Monday morning. What about you? Do you drink anything in the morning?

Steph: I understand it makes you feel good, but water is much more healthier for you. Cold water can wake you up nice and fresh in the morning, doesn’t rot your teeth, and helps your digestive system properly work. When you eat your breakfast, you can easily have a sip of water, and be on your way to work! And if I’m being honest, it doesn’t give you the awful poop that you would get with caffeine.

Tommy: That does sound beneficial, but what if you don’t have a great source of water. What should the people who maybe don’t have well water or good mineral water drink? The water from the city has some bad minerals that are not healthy for you at all, what should we drink then?

I hope this is a great start for you! Good Luck!

clearcutting reproduces a new even-aged stand by completely removing the mature stand.

clearcutting as a silvicultural treatment has several characteristics:

it causes a sudden environmental change

it removes the seed source from the regeneration area

the configuration of the clearcut may affect seed dispersal

it begins a new rotation

it will eliminate some pests that require forest cover

overall, it temporarily removes the forest cover, transforming the forest community and environment.

clearcutting followed by artificial (seeded or planted) regeneration has several advantages:

we can avoid delay in restocking the site

we can introduce a selected species, seed source, and genotype

we can control arrangement and spacing

we can achieve uniformity in the new stand

we can overcome the problems associated with securing sufficient natural regeneration.

the shelterwood method involves the removal of most of the mature stand at the end of the rotation, but a portion of the mature stand is left standing.   the shelterwood method serves three basic purposes:

to prepare the stand for production of abundant seed

to modify the environment in a way that promotes germination and survival of the selected species

to build up the amount and size of advance regeneration to ensure the prompt restocking of the new stand following overstory removal.

the shelterwood method involves a sequence of 3 cuttings:

preparatory cuttings: make the seed trees more vigorous and set the stage for regeneration. see our thinning page for more information.

establishment/seed cuttings: open up enough vacant growing space to allow establishment of the new regeneration.

removal cuttings: uncover the new crop to allow it to fill the growing space.

the residual trees in the shelterwood must:

be sturdy and windfirm

be able to survive exposure

flower and reproduce seed

be the best trees of the mature stand

keep in mind that the shelter trees must not occupy the entire site.   a void must be created in order to make room for the new regeneration. the amount of shelter to leave will depend on the following factors:

species characteristics (seeding and shelter requirements)

the number of cuttings in the cutting sequence (1, 2, or 3)

landowner objectives

the size of the area to be regenerated

the final removal harvest level required to be profitable

the shelter must be removed before it impedes the growth of the new stand or threatens its survival.