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The issue my paper is focusing on is water activism and the subject that my paper is focusing on is the steps people and companies are taking to improve the state of our environment and how the steps people take to affect climate change affects their mood towards it. One of the main steps that I believe needs to be taken to improve the well-being of our environment is education on how pollution and garbage affects the ocean. Without this knowledge, people have a difficult time contextualizing how even small amounts of garbage can damage the ocean, but when very few people are educated on the subject then they all believe the same and it leads to mass amounts of garbage being thrown away. This thought is that people believe their small amount of garbage will not drastically affect the oceans as it’s such a small amount, but when everyone does it adds up quickly. There needs to be more steps taken towards ridding our oceans of garbage which is incredibly important, but it is a short-term fix. What we need is the education for as many people as possible of the damage we are doing to the oceans to minimize the pollution in future and make sure it stays low.

 

In the scholarly article “Can Beach Cleans Do More Than Clean-Up Litter? Comparing Beach Cleans to Other Coastal Activities” the researchers test the effects on university students of cleaning up garbage from beaches of the shores of England with education on the effects of pollution on our environment. The cleanup efforts that made gave the students the feeling of pride and that they were making a difference towards the environment and the things they’ve learned will help them in improving the state of our oceans. These efforts made by this group of students was deemed as more productive than the other methods used in the study.  The issue that came up was that the method of beach cleaning was seen to be less effective than methods like rock pooling yet beach cleaning is seen to give more of a feeling of pride and accomplishment towards environmental difference. With this issue, people need to prioritize the most effective methods of saving the environment. It’s not that the other possible methods are bad or incorrect, but there are better uses of time to save our beaches and educate people on these issues.

 

4Ocean is a company that sells wristbands made from recycled plastics that are retrieved from the ocean by their teams whether it’s by removing garbage from the ocean or clearing trash from beaches which cost $20. They use the money given to them to pay the teams of workers to save the oceans. With their efforts that are removing mass amounts of garbage from the oceans which is incredibly important yet it is a short-term fix for the issue as we will just continue to pollute. The issue that also arises is that people will tend to believe that they’ve done their part whereas what they’ve done is a very minor step towards affecting the state of the oceans. Without proper education on what can be done to improve the state of our environment, nothing will change with the damage that’s being done to our oceans all over the world and we will continue to attempt to rid the ocean of our trash whilst simultaneously adding more garbage than ever to it.

 

Aquariums are a proven method to educate people on the damage of the ocean which in turn improves the people’s mindset and the public perspective on marine sustainability. With how fragile our oceans are due to the amount of pollution that so easily builds up in them it is mandatory to inform people of the issues that arise for people of all ages from kids to adults. When people are taught more and more about the possible damage to the environment they are more conscientious of the damage done to the oceans by pollution and will improve their opinion on saving marine life. Therefore with learning about marine life through aquariums it generally benefits the state of our oceans and will guarantee improvement in the future as people are more likely to be aware of the damage and be willing to save the environment of the ocean.

 

One example of the cause of the damage we’ve done to our oceans is the creation of the garbage island which is bigger than the size of the continental United States of America and stretches from Hawaii to Japan. This artificial landmass is known to have killed millions of birds and hundreds of thousands of marine animals. It has gone unknown for so long due to the inability to see it from space as it floats beneath the surface which led to it late discovery in the 90s. Our steps to improve the state if the oceans has not seen any difference in the size of the garbage island, in fact it has still gotten larger even with cleanup efforts. I believe that this is due to the lack of education that is readily available to most people around the world. They have no concept of how much damage we are doing to the world as they do not have access to the necessary resources.

 

In “Education and Conservation Benefits of Marine Wildlife Tours: Developing Free-Choice Learning Experiences” the article focuses on how effective the use of ecological tours are for the education of marine life. The author found that with the use of eco-tours had a positive effect on conservation and education from an emotional response to learning. They provided people with a much more personal experience with the damage done to the environment and the animals that are affected by our actions and mistakes and we learn of what steps that can be taken immediately so that condition of the ocean altered for the best.

 

The solution for our worsening ocean conditions is the improved education for everyone so that people know the possible damage we are doing to the environment and the steps that are needed to avoid continuing down said path. It should be mandatory in school science classes to teach about the damages done to the oceans as it will improve our awareness as to how even small items we throw away can add up and drastically affect the health of the oceans. We need to be informed of the power we have to cause damage to the environment otherwise our efforts to purely clean up the oceans will be futile as we will still constantly pollute and litter into them. Without the education of our oceans the state of the oceans will only decline, it is mandatory to have things like eco-tours, aquariums and beach cleans to promote the preservation of marine life all together otherwise there will be no end to the garbage in their environment and it will only get worse.

 

Work Cited

1. Wyles, K. J., Pahl, S., Holland, M., & Thompson, R. C. (n.d.). Can Beach Cleans Do More Than Clean-Up Litter? Comparing      Beach Cleans to Other Coastal Activities. In Environment and Behavior (Vol. 49, pp. 509-535). N.p.: US: Sage Publications. Retrieved from Capilano Library.
2. (n.d.). In 4Ocean. Retrieved from https://4ocean.com/
3. Wyles, K. J., Pahl, S., White, M., Morris, S., Cracknell, D., & Thompson, R. C. (2013). Towards a Marine Mindset: Visiting an Aquarium Can Improve Attitudes and Intentions Regarding Marine Sustainability. In Visitor Studies (Vol. 16, pp. 95-110). Retrieved from Google Scholar.
4. Marks, K., & Howden, D. (2008, February 5). The world’s rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan. The Independent. Retrieved from Google Scholar
5. Zeppel, Heather. Education and Conservation Benefits of Marine Wildlife Tours: Developing Free-Choice Learning Experiences. Vol. 39, Queensland, Journal of Environmental Education, 2008, pp. 3-18, www.capilanou.ca/library/. Accessed 27 Nov. 2017.

For my literature review, I am focusing on the changing climate, what clean up efforts are being taken to fix the issue going forward and how the steps people take affect their mindset and general mood towards the world around them. People experience different thoughts of pollution and climate change based on the experiences they have related to it and what they do to combat it. Improving the relationship people have to marine life and educating and informing people of the effect garbage has on the environment.  

 

A company called 4Ocean of has taken an interesting approach to saving the environment. They sell bracelets that are made out of recycled plastics that they personally pull out of the ocean. When purchasing a bracelet for twenty dollars and they will pull a pound of plastics out of the ocean. By doing this they have collected more than one hundred and seventy thousand pounds of garbage out of the ocean. With methods like this to combat climate change and pollution, it gives a physical representation of the difference you are making for the ocean and therefore reinforces the idea that you are making a difference. The price, in my opinion, is justified as with the money that you give it is used to make the bracelet but is also used to pay crews of people to search shores of beaches or to go offshore and use scuba diving equipment to retrieve more and more pieces of trash out of the ocean.

 

When people are able to help the environment and improve the state of our oceans by picking up trash on beaches is proven to improve the mood and happiness of people yet it is one of the least effective ways of making an impact on the environment as is shown in “Can Beach Cleans Do More Than Clean-Up Litter? Comparing Beach Cleans to Other Coastal Activities” by a few various authors. Throughout the article they detail how even though people find great solace in picking up plastics from beaches and that what they are doing is making a big impact on the immediate environment and coastline. After the study it was shown that people who participated in coastline cleanup felt a better sense of environmental awareness and self-improvement. They also became more educated on the effect that climate change and pollution had on their immediate surroundings and beaches. The student who participated in the beach cleanup came out with an all around more positive experience.

 

In the scholarly article “The role of public participation GIS (PPGIS) and fishermen’s perceptions of risk in marine debris mitigation in the Bay of Fundy, Canada” the articles focuses on how the damage and pollution of the surrounding area affects the fisherman’s abilities to fish and provide for themselves. It goes over the documentation of any debris found by fisherman and as to how different types of debris would alter their livelihood. The ever growing amount of trash in the ocean has drastically affected the fisherman’s careers, it rids the ocean of the valuable fish they need to survive.

 

One of biggest effects that pollution has had on our ocean is the creation of “Garbage Island” which is millions of pieces of garbage that stretches from Hawaii to Japan. The pieces of garbage float below the surface and are therefore unable to be seen from space or by satellite imagery. This huge build is because of decades and decades of garbage being dumped and got caught together due to a lack of heavy winds, storms and strong currents in the area. It was only discovered in the late 1990s by an oceanographer and has been thoroughly studied for years since. Because of the build up of millions of tonnes of trash which has become bigger than the continental United States of America it has led to the death of hundreds of thousands of marine animals and millions of birds.

 

It has been proven that people visiting aquariums improves the public perspective of marine sustainability. They are places of learning and can teach kids and adults alike of the effect people have on the environment to what can be done to save our fragile oceans. Having the option to learn about these things improves people’s “intention and attitudes” towards saving marine life. Given what people are able to learn at Aquariums it drastically affects the way they will treat marine life and sustainability in the future and are more likely to make an effort into saving the plants and animals of the ocean.

 

The only way people will be able to improve the state of our environment is to truly educate the damage we’ve done to the ocean and teach of ways we can help fix what we’ve done to the oceans. If people are given the opportunity to learn and become invested in something they are much more likely to support saving and even making a difference themselves. People also need to feel some sort of personal benefit from it otherwise a lot of the time people won’t think it is worth their time or will not believe it’ll matter directly to them. If it isn’t something they see or experience they would not do a thing, therefore informing them of the difference they can make and how it will improve their lives is the way to save the oceans and decrease the amount of pollutants.

References

1. (n.d.). In 4Ocean. Retrieved from https://4ocean.com/
2. Wyles, K. J., Pahl, S., Holland, M., & Thompson, R. C. (n.d.). Can Beach Cleans Do More Than Clean-Up Litter? Comparing      Beach Cleans to Other Coastal Activities. In Environment and Behavior (Vol. 49, pp. 509-535). N.p.: US: Sage Publications.        Retrieved from Capilano Library.
3. Barnett, A. J., Wiber, M. G., Rooney, M. P., & Curtis Maillet, D. G. (n.d.). The role of public participation GIS (PPGIS) and fishermen’s perceptions of risk in marine debris mitigation in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. N.p.: Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved from Capilano Library.
4. Marks, K., & Howden, D. (2008, February 5). The world’s rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan. The Independent. Retrieved from Google Scholar
5. Wyles, K. J., Pahl, S., White, M., Morris, S., Cracknell, D., & Thompson, R. C. (2013). Towards a Marine Mindset: Visiting an Aquarium Can Improve Attitudes and Intentions Regarding Marine Sustainability. In Visitor Studies (Vol.
6. 16, pp. 95-110). Retrieved from Google Scholar.

This project has helped me realize how many possible perspectives there are for any certain subject. You’re able to go into great detail on the possible solutions for the potential subject that would be impossible without studying multiple disciplines.

 

A lot of the time with certain subjects the different disciplines conflict with each other’s opinions on the subject. For example, with our project of pipelines, the disciplines of economics and ecology butted heads. From the economic perspective it shows the benefits of creating a pipeline as it produces thousands of jobs that are long-lasting and even more for the construction of it which boosts the economy, but from an ecological perspective it has negative effect on the environment around it as it requires cutting forests down and tunneling and if there is a spill then it does incredible damage to the world around it, completely ruining the ecosystem is in.

 

Due to the relevance of the issues, it’s hard to come to a resolution. The two compared disciplines are completely against one another. From the ecological standpoint, the only acceptable outcome would be removing all pipelines and never building them again, this would allow the ecosystems to recover and would save the environment from future catastrophes. Whereas the economic ideals are about the progress and improvement of the economy not necessarily the effects of a possible spill. Which is the issue with this argument, the possibility of an oil spill with the pipeline is not guaranteed to happen, but it is highly likely that it could happen and ruin the environment. Without a guarantee, the two sides of the argument are arguing over possibilities and therefore no one will ever be correct.

 

Through this work I’ve seen the huge economic damage an oil spill can have on an area, not including the cost of clean-up, with it completely destroying the economy by eliminating possible jobs through the destruction of the environment. It also showed me the immense damage to the environment even a small oil spill can do to sources of water

 

I am still incredibly interested in the dynamics of the relationship between ecology and economics and they tend to be disciplines that tend to not agree with one another. With the ecological focus, it is very difficult to benefit economically in the short term as it tends to be economically costly to preserve the environment. Yet with the economic focus, it does not have much concern for the environment as it’s not very economically viable to put effort into.

With now finishing the second month of this course I’ve gained an appreciation for the use of interdisciplinary in everyday life and other classes. It has given me other perspectives for my learning and broadened my knowledge by letting me use other experiences from other classes.

 

This month’s case study of food has given me a perspective of how easy it is to waste food in everyday life. Even if you use everything that you purchase from the grocery store to cook or to create compost there is a huge amount of produce that is wasted by farming standards. Whether it be size, colour or any deformities incredible amounts of food gets wasted even before it arrives at the store. Once they are at the store tonnes of food is thrown away if they go past their “Sell by” date even if they are still good to eat. These foods could be given to shelters or sold for a lower price than food that is still ahead of the sell-by date.

 

I’ve attempted to engage with the reading by relating to my everyday life and putting the methods that they suggest into practice, such as using as much of the food purchased as possible and growing food in my backyard and using all of the of food produced. It is much less wasteful if you grow your own food as there are no standards for size and shape of it. They may look a little different, but will exactly the same. These standards exist as people are much pickier if they have to pay for it, but if someone has to put immense amounts of time and effort into something are must less likely to waste what the make.

 

The students that I’ve spoken to in our class usually share the same thoughts as me when it comes to food waste. They believe that we could do much better with how much food is thrown away by farms or stores similarly to me. They believe that the current state of our agricultural is not good enough and needs improvement as it’s incredibly wasteful and harmful to the environment and the planet. Eventually, it will not be enough to sustain our population growth and we will not be able to cope with the necessary changes. We are already seeing that with famines across Africa and the Middle East in places where they do not have the opportunity of constantly stocked shelves. We need to share our mass amounts of food and not have so much go to waste.

 

With creating an ePortfolio it’s given me the opportunity to document my progression throughout the course and other courses I’ve taken and lets me reflect on my past opinions and thoughts. Having the portfolio will give me the opportunity to look back on my past years at Capilano in the future and show me my development as a student to see how I’ve progressed. I’m looking forward to seeing how the ePortfolio affects my perspective of my education and how I reflect on it in the future.

1.
North Vancouver Museum and Archive
Fromme Family Fonds
Fond 188

2.
The Fromme Family Fonds are fonds from the area of Lynn Valley which begun when Julius Fromme and his family moved to the valley 1887. This fond provides a detailed description of the development of the Lynn Valley area and Fromme mountain from the perspective of the Fromme family tree until 1993 due to personal documents submitted by the ancestors of Julius. The fond contains a variety of different forms of historical documents; from photographs and personal documents to household account books and business and community records. Finally the fond contains clippings from newspapers, a history from Lynn Valley Church and other public records from around Lynn Valley pertaining to the family.

3.
The original function of the fond is to provide insight into the effect that one of the most influential families had on the Lynn Valley area, a family so influential that a mountain was named after them. The audience of said fond would be any wish to gain a deeper understanding of what went on for Lynn Valley to become the area that it is due to an incredibly helpful family.

4.
The argument that the document creates can be seen that, without the arrival of the Fromme family, Lynn Valley would not be quite as developed as it is today. This is due to the fact that the Frommes had a such a huge effect on the surrounding area, especially that when Julius arrived in the area it took him only a few years to set up the Lynn Valley Lumber Company. Julius was also a part of many organizations and boards throughout his life for many years such as being the “one of the first directors for the Lynn Valley Institute, the Chairman for the Lynn Valley Hospital and Reeve of the district from 1924 until 1930.” These points show that these documents create a narrative that the Frommes were extremely influential for the area of Lynn Valley, but these positions could have easily been filled by any other person or family.

5.
It was created over a hundred years and multiple generations of a family, therefore the fond shows the development of the area over the years. The documents show what the area needed over time and how their needs changed with the growth of population and loss of the lumber industry to the increase in population leading to the need for more services and housing.

6.
The fond could possibly help answer a question such as how the area of Lynn Valley developed or in what ways did the Fromme family aid the growth of the Lynn Valley area. The topic that this fond would be used to analyze the history of Lynn Valley as the family it is about have played such a huge role in the growth of Lynn Valley.

7.
For the methodological approaches, I would choose to use close reading and content analysis. I chose “close reading” as it is an extremely effective method of truly understanding a document. It will help me uncover significant detail and a deeper understanding throughout the multiple documents in the large fond. Close reading will immediately be beneficial towards my analysis of the documents throughout the fond.

Content analysis will help with my analysis of the text as it will uncover recurring themes throughout the fond and documents as it brings up common terms. This method brings up these themes through a method of coding terms in a similar colour to be able to track them once coding the entire document. This method will be incredibly beneficial as it makes it much more easy to uncover themes and give prompts to write on.

8.
I would use the method of a research paper to display the findings on whichever research opportunity that I uncovered through my analysis of the documents. This would be the most effective as I would be able to clearly outline the details found from the documents pertaining to the research question chosen.

9.
Something I would like to know of the fond that I used information from would is how could the effect of the arrival of the Fromme family be negative towards the Lynn Valley community and the surrounding area.

10.
Newspapers reporting on the events relating to the Frommes
Documents on how people are helping the environment recover from logging ex. Efforts by the North Shore Mountain Biking Association (NSMBA)
Documents are written by the Lynn Valley Church on the help given by the Frommes
Papers analyzing Julius Fromme’s finding when he started to log the Lynn Valley area

The interview that I conducted went well for the most part, but I found that the person that I was interviewing had trouble answering a couple of our questions as they were planning on transferring out of Capilano. I found that it was difficult for me to get long answers without probing much more than I expected. It was quite the learning experience as I did not know what to fully expect as answers for the questions or if the subject would even be able to answer them. As I went through the questions, I realized that I would not be getting a full interview with the subject as they were planning on transferring to another school from Cap. They were unable to answer questions such as me asking how they felt about the mandatory graduation project and how they believe it will alter their experience. Their answer was that it would not affect them as they are going to transfer.

 

After interviewing the subject I found that some of the questions contained too short of answers, like “Why did you choose Cap?” and “How do you feel about the number of degrees offered?” These questions ended up being only answered with a couple of words and were very difficult to probe to find more meaningful responses. They were fairly easy to answer and were not very complex questions. Questions like “How will a Capilano degree differ from others?” was an interesting question as the subject believed that it would look less desirable than a degree from UBC for example, but still, they thought of the experiences they have had as all around positive and have enjoyed their time. Questions like that one which sparked a more controversial or strong opinion were effective in getting longer answers that drew more information. The subject was passionate about how Capilano can improve the number of bachelor degrees offered as the school is upwards of six thousand students. They believed that we should have more options with a student body of that size as it is difficult to find degrees at Capilano that are staple degrees at other schools. Again, more questions like “How do you feel about the number of diversity of degrees offered was much harder for the subject to answer as they have not explored the options as much as they could. The subject is planning on transferring and is just in their first year as a full-time student, therefore they have not experienced quite as many of the courses as they hope to so that they could answer the question fully. As a whole, I felt as though the questions that I asked could have been more oriented towards longer-form answers that would not require too many probing questions to gain more information.

 

I had a lot of difficulty coming up with probing questions on the fly that would help me accentuate the answers given by the subject. It is something that I would like to improve on as I was unable to make my interview as long as I would have liked to fill out this assignment properly. I think one of the things I succeeded with was when asking a question, making it very clear and concise. The subject had no difficulty understanding what the intent of the questions was and was able to quickly answer them.

Even with the seven planned questions that I had I still found it difficult to retrieve as much information as possible. I felt as though I was unprepared with asking probing questions after asking my main questions, this is something I would like to improve on for the next interview that I conduct. As a whole I believe I could have done a more productive interview if I had prepared more open ended and simple questions; I could have also asked questions that would relate to Capilano students as a whole, not just students that were continuing with their studies at other Universities. I enjoyed the project as it helped me realize how difficult conducting an interview truly is and how it can be very difficult, without lots of preparation, to gain answers that are extremely beneficial to your study. Without research and preparation it can be very difficult to receive responses that answer your questions exactly how you’d like.

 

I drew my map in a way that emphasizes the area that I am around the most which make it nowhere near accurate to how the buildings are compared to one another. For example, I made Fir, Willow and a couple of the other buildings I never go to very small even though they are some of the bigger buildings on campus. The buildings and area that matter the most to me are the Library, Cedar, Birch and the two furthest parking lots from the school and the Sportsplex as they are where I visit the most. I still structured my map similarly to the real campus but made it so the buildings were bigger or smaller based on how significant they were for me.

In the library, there is now a division of new and old. With the change of the computer area into the new learning commons with writing and math help and the old of the main area with many desks, books, chairs, couches, computers to print from and front desk. In the student lounge, there are sections of two couches; each is split up by walls. In the common area outside of the library, there are areas for people who wish to smoke or vape as the majority of people do not wish to be surrounded by it. They are given these places as to not disturb other students.

The majority of the school is open to anyone whether they are students or not, for example, the library does not need a student card to access and there are many children’s books as there is a Children’s Centre on campus for professors and students that have children too young for elementary school or if they have days off. On the other hand, when accessing the Fitness Centre you need a recent student pass as they must be scanned at the doors of the workout facility and gymnasium. There are really no areas that are divided by gender, other than the washrooms and change rooms. Even with natural division, not forced ones,  you rarely see areas that predominantly male or female. On occasion, the gym or the smoke pit will be filled with more men than women, but there is always a combination of the two. There is a building that is used as a daycare and is only open for parents, staff and children. Certain parts of the buildings on campus are only for staff, whether is be custodial staff or administrative staff or profs. Students are not regularly allowed in these areas.

Throughout the library, there are different “Quiet Spaces” that are used for a very focused study. There is no talking allowed in these spaces and are rarely filled during the majority of the school, but when the exam period comes around it can be difficult to find a seat in those rooms. Throughout the rest of the library, you are allowed to talk and eat food but are still good places to study. The rest of the Library is classrooms, which is why it is in the centre of my map as I have two classes on the second floor. For me, the cedar building is just used as classrooms; I never go there two studies, but I am there a lot of the time as I have my other two classes in that building. The Birch building is relevant for me as I use it when needing administrative work or when getting food as there is a cafeteria. Finally the last significant building for myself is the Fitness Centre as it is where I go to workout.

In reality, the majority of campus is significant to me as I pass every part of it. Some places I visit more often than others, but I see them all at least once a week. I believe Capilano should be proud of the lack of segregation and divisions on campus. There are not many places that are predominantly male or female which is a good sign for the future of the school.

I am of the belief that I fall into the critical paradigm as it will question political ideologies and historical thought. Its purpose is to push change within society and is for the right of free speech. This idea of free speech for all is continuously being attacked by the far-left and far-right on the political spectrum. Both sides that they themselves are whole-heartedly correct; so correct that they are unwilling to listen to anyone else’s point of view even if it is an opinion or experience based issue. It should not matter what your opinion or belief is, you have the right to free speech and expressing that opinion no matter what, so long as it’s not harming someone or a group of people. The critical paradigm pushes people to speak out against the norm and question stagnation and lack of change in, mainly, the political sphere. I believe that people are able to and should attempt to alter their reality, do not just agree with the circumstances you’ve been brought into, question them to see if your situation can be improved. You should question your surroundings to push yourself and those around you forwards.

I have had an interest in politics for a long time but always had issues with the way elections are conducted, especially with the dependence on the two-party system, and how politics and elections are portrayed in the media as a competition. Politics portrayed as a competition just push the left and right further and further which creates a greater divide in the population leading to infighting and extremes instead of compromise on issues. Instead of people meeting in the middle for an agreement nothing gets done. I believe that the fact that the critical paradigm questions all forms of foundation and control it improves everyone’s situation as it leads to change.

Throughout the beginning of this course, I’ve learned that the different ways that we learn and experience knowledge affects our ability to use that knowledge later down the road. Gathering different viewpoints of the world around us expands our perspectives and gives us new windows to see the world through. Because of the different articles and pieces of literature that we’ve read through they’ve shown me a few different perspectives on learning and what different perspectives can offer for my learning.

 

I come to realize that have issues with believing certain things I hear right away and am always skeptical no matter where the source is coming from especially if it is a controversial story that will create a divide in the population; people will always try to push their political agenda no matter what side of the political spectrum they are on. Given this I still consider myself left-leaning; I often find myself agreeing with left-leaning news outlets such as BBC and NBC, but there will always be certain news outlets that I am skeptical of no matter what the story and no matter what the news outlet. Because of my political views I’ve noticed I tend to have a bias towards left-leaning news outlets which is something I am trying to work on as having this skew creates more skepticism towards possibly legitimate news sources.  I am visual learner and find it easiest to learn when I can draw it out in a diagram or something similar. If I go into a course with skepticism of how much I will enjoy it, it is hard for me to break that thought.

 

I’ve noticed that I’m similar to other students in the class with my thoughts on the environment and how it should be protected and made one of the biggest priorities for every government out there. Without a major focus on our environment countries will continue to pollute worsen the effects of climate change. This will shorten the lifetime of humans on earth, push more species of animals to extinction and make the lives of our future generations worse with the amount of damage we’ve done to the earth and harder to recover from.

 

From the experience so far gained in the beginning of this course, I’ve realized that I have to start to view experiences and knowledge I’ve gained from different perspectives. I can use the knowledge I’ve gained from this class in other classes and other experiences in my life and I can use knowledge from other experiences and other classes in this class. From things, I’ve learned in Archaeology about the environment and how our world is changing to deal with it to English which provides me knowledge of other people’s opinions on why our environment is changing. I use that knowledge to provide nuance and other perspectives in my writing. Having that other knowledge has affected my opinions as it informs to things that I’ve never considered before. It has opened up new experiences and will help me realize the different perspectives all throughout this world.