The Ethics of Climate Change

John Broome talks about how what we do today will have an affect on the future generations. The deteriorating ozone layer and natural disasters are just two of the many events that are happening as we walk this earth because of our selfishness and wastefulness. In order to help save our planet, people have to be aware of what's going on and the harmful things that are damaging it. In order to help save our planet people need to budget their money and not be wasteful of resources just because they are there for us now. Soon enough, we WILL run out of these resources and there will be no turning back around. We have to look into the future and see asks ourselves what we can do to help the future generations.

The money market is a big topic. People spend thousands of dollars on things that they don't even need. Instead of using their money to help save our planet, people are out buying fancy cars, million dollar homes, and new technology to replace their old technology that they just bought last week. In order to make a difference and to really change the pace of our planet's deterioration, we need to be aware of how we spend our money and how it is affecting our environment.

George Carlin Stand Up

George Carlin's stand up connects to Phelan's article because they both talk about the environment and evolution. Both Carlin and Phelan believe that things really arent going to make a huge difference in the world. Phelan describes how there really hasn't been evolution in humans except in a few odd cases. I feel that Phelan has more of a positive view of the earth and the people who live on it, while Carlin has a more negative view of the earth. I mean granted he is doing a stand up in front of an audience so there has to be some fun and negativity in his act, but overall his view is pessimistic towards environmentalists. Carlin states that whatever we do is not really going to be good enough to save the world. The world has been around for such a long time that it is impossible to make a difference just by recycling a few cans and plastic bottles. Carlin makes a joke saying how can we take care of our world when we can't even take care of ourselves.

Just Add Water

One symbol in the film that serves best as the "small object" was Ray. I think that Ray is the small object in this film because although he was the main character in the movie, he is only viewed as a small person in a big world or even in the town of Trona if you want to narrow it down further. Ray, although only one person, had the drive and the determination to make a change in his town. And with the help of others, he was able to achieve that goal after a thought out plan to bring down Dirk and his posse. Even though Ray was just one person with not a lot of power in the beginning of the film, he was able to completely change everything around as time continued. Not only did he make a drastic, positive difference in his life, but he changed the lives of others as well. It just goes to show you that no matter how small something is, does not limit the power it has to change the world.

Blogging

For me, blogging is a writing experience that I feel is very fun and easy to do. Being able to post works online for anyone to see is so amazing because of the freedom. Having the freedom to write a blog and go off on a tangent is such a great feeling and does not involve any stress at all. I enjoy writing blogs so much better than writing on paper because I can type a lot faster than write when I am thinking. When I type up a blog I am less likely to lose my train of thought. I write way too slow to be successful at getting everything that is going on in my brain onto the paper.

As much as I enjoy writing blogs, I also enjoy reading them as well. I think it is awesome that we are able to see the work of our classmates and acknowledge their hard work by commenting on their individual posts. We all share our ideas to one another and which is beneficial to everyone.

The Writing Center

I felt like the writing center can be very useful to students on campus if they are lucky and sign up with a good helper. My writing center experience was horrible. The whole day I was stressing about going to the right building and being there on time and I stressed myself out for nothing. The tutor was late and he was NOT enthusiastic at all. To be honest, I thought being in the writing center for him was the last thing on his list of things to do. I was there for about 15 minutes and did not accomplish anything. I don't even think he understood the paper that I had to write even though I tried to explain it to him, and I had the instructions printed out for the appointment. Alright, maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit, but I wish that my experience at the writing center was a little bit better. Maybe I would actually consider going there again for help if I had a better first experience.

Faustion Economics

Wendell Berry talks about the dangers of having no limit to things in the world. He argues that we, people who live on this earth, are damaging our planet because we are taking advantage of our resources on the earth. He describes how greedy people are and careless of their environment. When it comes to resources, the green monster (greed) comes out and people forget about the values and morals of life.

In order for Wendell Berry to get his point across to his readers, he uses plays and events that are happening in the world to support his claims about people and them being greedy, selfish and careless.

Need to Know Questions

1. What are the meanings of everyone's name?
2. How is the empty food market supposed to feed the people who live in the town?
3. What is the meaning of the movie taking place in a rundown, dry, hot neighborhood?
4. Ray seems unhappy with his home-life. Why does he remain married to his wife?
5. What was the filmmaker's purpose to use a voice over to narrate the movie?
6. Does Ray want to be more than just friends with Norah?