Week 3: We had 2 readings from the book and groups 1 and 2 posted report's on. The first reading was from chapter 1. It touched on topics such as population & health, food, climate & energy , along with biodiversity. The second reading was on chapter 27 which dealt with environmental films and how some are educational with a powerful message while other films show the environment the way the film maker thinks we want to see it. Visually seeing what is going on out in the environment has a huge impact or effect on how people view the planet. Many people are upset when they find out that some of the videos or TV shows that are on the air are enhanced and edited to make them more exciting. It is not always an accurate medium to get the whole picture of what is happening in our world. This is another situation in our society that you can't believe everything you see. In todays world it seems that you always have to think critically and look deeper into the issue to get the whole picture.
Week 4: We all did an Eye Opener: Ecological Footprint assignment which was a summary of a quiz about how we live. The quiz produces a score at the end, which in my case calculated how I live, and if everyone lived the way I do, it would take over 6 Earths to support us! It was a good example of how much each of us is wasting in our daily life. The Ecological Footprint website, after your quiz will also give you some tips on how to lessen your footprint. This week we also started watching a video called the Inconvenient Truth put together by Al Gore who ended up winning a Nobel Peace Prize for his effort. The film is very powerful it goes into detail about what global warming is and how it is effecting our climate along with so many other changes to our environment. I liked Mr. Gores analogy about the two canaries in the coal mine, referring to the polar ice caps we need so desperately. This film/video is a real eye opener for me, I had never seen it before as I wasn't sure if it was a movie like Michael Moore had produced. I was one of the people that was not positive that global warming was happening, I'm definitely on board now.
I'm impressed by many of the cool blogs in the class and have learned quite a bit from browsing through them, and looking at so many interesting links.
I'm impressed by many of the cool blogs in the class and have learned quite a bit from browsing through them, and looking at so many interesting links.
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The faviorte part of my week was the Al Gore analogy of the two canaries in the coal mine. Yes, we are very much in need of some lifestyle changes as a society. We are not only effecting ourselves, but the environment in a negative way. I too had never see the movie before. Now I am more of a believer in global warming. The level of CO2 in the air is just enourmous, and every peer reviewed scientific journal agrees with the notion of global warming. That fact right there shows that the gas companies are definetly trying to cover up their effects on the environment.
ReplyDeleteWasn't that video alarming?! I couldn't believe some of the pictures, they were really powerful. I kind of thought the same thing about Al Gore's movie thinking that it might be one like Micheal Moore's films, but I was wrong. I liked how he put things in an easy way to understand while also including a little humor. I think each week we are learning so much, I look forward to the next weeks to come.
ReplyDeleteI believe I have fixed the allow comment section of my blog....you should be able to post a comment on my blog now
ReplyDeleteI was also a person that was not 100% convinced that global warming was as big or as real as they say. Now, after watching an inconvenient truth, I am a full believer. This was a good week in class.
ReplyDeleteGreat Reflection Derek-
ReplyDeleteI agree with the point you made that in today's world you have to look deeper into issues to get the whole and that article proved that. Not only with documentaries, but with just about everything.