PowerPoint Comments

EcoJustice Education

The whole point of this essay is to describe how the public school is not teaching kids the right things. Apparently, an "agrarian" way of teaching is what will set up the next generation for more success. While they may have good evidence for this, I tend to disagree. Our society is moving to a more efficient way to do absolutely anything and everything. So why is efficient bad? We don't need to go back to a primitive life style with no cell phones, no cars, right? So why would we take a step back and re adjust how we are teaching kids in public school. I think regressing is first of all impossible and second of all unnecessary. It's taken over 2000 years to get where we are today and even though our society is not the most perfect, it's still very advances and I don't know why we would want to take that away. Also, a lot of ideas in this essay has to result in more taxation which is absolutely ridiculous. Every time we turn around, we're getting taxed more and more. It's unfair for the people that actually work hard and get an education are taxed so that their money can be given to people that are lazy and don't want to work.

This Coast Salish Indian Tribe have had to fight for their survival in this borderlands place. Culture played such huge role is keeping the Coast Salish, essentially, alive.  British Columbia and Washington State are what separate this people group. The families had to often travel between these borders for difference family events, celebrations, etc. The biggest issue that came about for the Coast Salish was the issue of schooling. In order to resist division, the Coast Salish attended government boarding schools in order to flee assimilation and more importantly racism. All the Coast Salish wanted to do was to keep their traditions and culture and not have to assimilate.
I couldn't imagine being faced with this kind of lifestyle. America is supposed to be the "freest" state, yet this people group was not free at all. All a people grow has to pass down to their generation is their cultural traditions. That shouldn't be taken away from them.

The Meatrix

These funny yet insightful clips were really helpful in conveying the message about the dangers of factory farming. Although these clips mostly focused on the meat industry, eggs and even water are also at danger. Chickens play a large part in factory farming. The chickens are pumped with steroids so they can produce eggs faster and therefore make more profit for the company. Something I didn't realize until after watching these clips was that the environment around factory farms are very poor. Because of the fecal matter, the air and water becomes very polluted. These farming companies are very good at hiding what's really going into the food we eat. No one really thinks about. That's why I like these videos cause it explains simply what's going on. The only country I've visited that is somewhat poor is the Bahamas. Everyone thinks that the Bahamas is this tropical, beautiful land but in reality, the main land is very poor. The poor living conditions and whole environment in general does not seem safe. I don't know much about the Bahama's meat industry but I know that worldwide these types of conditions for animals are not only are for them but also to humans. This definitely needs to come to an end or many lives both animal and humans are going to be lost.

I completely agree and really like the biotechnology way of conforming an argument/essay. It is much like the way I would go approaching a controversial subject. I like how a moderate tone would be used when constructing this essay. It's very important to have your paper come off as snobbish because then no one would read it. In order to get your point across, you need a moderate tone. I also like how enough evidence needs to be presented before giving opinions on your topic. This is a very important step because for me I sometimes get carried away in putting my opinions in about a topic. But if I stick to presenting facts then I will surely not have this problem. Lastly, provide solutions. There's no point in writing a paper about something if you don't provide some kind of solution. I've been trying to do this all of my papers this semester. It really helps to try and think outside the box in trying to think of ways to help the environment. 

Response to Fracking Article

First off, I had to look up what “fracking” meant. It seems to be some made up word because it was not listed in the dictionary. When I google-searched it I finally discovered my answer. Fracking is a form of drilling in order to extract oil or gas from the ground. From my understanding of the article, fracking has been known to be a risky operation. The ones in charge of this operation have assured the public that it is perfectly safe. Well guess what? It’s not. 

Several people’s water has been contaminated very close to these fracking sites. But still, the “frackers” will not take the blame. Even though previous issues have come about earlier in time, the fracking site still assume that it is not their fault. I think the frackers are starting to get nervous. They’re starting to realize how unsafe this process actually is. It’s no coincidence that homes near the fracking site all of a sudden had contaminated water. In order to protect themselves, the fracking companies are choosing not to comment about the situation. They think that by not disclosing information, no one can blame them or prove that it is in fact them causing contamination.

It seems obvious to me that fracking has indeed caused some kind of environmental harm. It may not have caused water contamination directly but it definitely had something to do with it. There’s too much of a coincidence for it to have not had a play in it. The United States as a whole needs to be extremely careful when trying to better the environment. Most of the time, things are just being made worse. Just because we have all of this new technology doesn’t mean we can go harm the environment in order to try it out. Water is essential and if we no longer have access to clean drinking water, then I don’t know what our world has come to. 

Paper vs PowerPoint

I enjoyed creating a power point much more than I did a paper. Papers are often 4 to 5 pages minimum. It takes a lot of work to craft a thesis and each sentence precisely to end up with a decent paper. Power points have a much more creative side to it, which is why I really enjoy it. You can add pictures, slide designs, fonts, colors, you name it. A power point is much more representative of your style and work because you can express yourself in the way you design it.  A power point is often more informative because of the use of pictures, charts, and diagrams. Showing a power point holds someone's attention way longer than reading a paper. I enjoy creating power points. I am more likely to spend more time on crafting my power point than writing my paper. I will put forth more effort in creating my power point because I enjoy doing so. It won't feel like a boring paper assignment.