Subsequently, Little Green’s recycling day establish a herd mentality among the neighborhood. Herd mentality is the action where Little Green and Californians can influence their neighbors to follow them mindlessly to recycle, whether they like it or not. For example, when Little Green comes to the house where Californian named, Sara wanted her recycled waste to be transported to the local recycling center, the neighbors see an obvious sight of Little Green carrying the recycled waste to their little, cute wagon. The neighbors come up asking Sara what Little Green is doing, so Sara explained about Little Green’s recycling day and the benefits of going green. The neighbors realize that they should have done something in support of the eco-awareness.
Recycling is more than just a great idea, it is and must be a way of living. The way we take care of our environment is how our environment will treat us. If we do not take care of our environment, not only will our home look unfit to live in but it is unethical to leave the environment we live in unhealthy for our future. I do agree with the GatesburgGoGreen idea and reading through you will see my evidence as to why.
Everyone knows that littering is bad for the Earth, and people do try and keep the Earth clean by cleaning up after others and themselves. But some people take it to the next level. Some people will act as if they are superheroes protecting the Earth from trash. Like in Dave Barry’s “A Couple of Neat Guys” the characters do this, which is a high comedy that uses verbal irony, hyperboles, and much more. Barry reveals the universal truth by about showing how some people do really care about how the Earth is and how it shouldn’t be a landfill everywhere.
He gives an example by explaining how The New York Times even wrote a profile of his family, which allows the audience to trust Beavan because of the fact that a very popular newspaper was also following his story. Furthermore, Beavan quotes Positive Psychologists and what they learned, which was how the happiest people did not keep buying new things to get short pleasures; he again uses a professional to give him credential about how living environmentally friendly will bring happiness. Lastly, from all of the actions he did to not impact the environment, some of them that he showed and talked about was not eating from plastic materials, canceling newspaper subscriptions, avoiding packaged items, using scooters and stairs, and giving up electricity. All of this helps him and his family get credit because they are making sure that everything they do will not harm the environment like not creating trash, and they are experienced, so it will make the audience likely to do the
As The World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can Do To Stay In Denial, by Derrick Jensen and Stephanie McMillan, is a graphic novel about the state of our environment. They use cartoons and abundant sarcasm to convey the message that the attempts people are making to save the environment are not enough to do any real good. Their message challenges both those of Edward O. Wilson and the University of Connecticut in that Jensen and McMillan’s ideas are much more radical and suggest that the ideas posed by Wilson and UConn, such as the importance of recycling and sustainability efforts, are ineffective at saving the environment. We must resolve the challenges posed by Jensen and McMillan so that all of the ideas put forth in the sources may work together rather than against each other. In order to do this we must accept that some of the ideas given by Jensen and McMillan may be too extreme to do any real good and that the ideas suggested by Wilson and UConn, though slightly ineffective, are nonetheless important steps in saving the environment. Taken alone, none of their ideas will save the environment; instead it is necessary to combine the ideas of Wilson, UConn, and Jensen and McMillan in order to create a more realistic plan to save the planet.
After moving into the area Brian began to notice the little things that he missed from The Mission. He thought about the art, the people, but most importantly the beauty of the Mission, the flowers, the nature, the community gardens, and the lush green that was still everywhere even though he was in the heart of the city. This yearning for something naturally beautiful in his space was the catalyst of his inspiration to begin the creation of community gardens in West Oakland.But these weren't just the creations of community gardens ,they were the beginning steps to clean air and a healthy environment in places all around West Oakland. But Brian recognizes that one of the biggest challenges in the creation of these gardens is the acceptance of them in the community. And even though it seems like this is something that everyone would want he recognizes that the push back that happens is out of fear. He sees that this is a community who only only see’s receiving nice things as a means to an
Pollution is an issue that could potentially cause damage and recycling conveys an important role. An issue we currently phase is trash segregation, students aren’t recycling or separating trash as they should. As mentioned earlier, mindset is just as important as action - they have careless, ignorant mentalities. What my project proposes, are two main part the action and the mentality transformation. The action idea is to develop as community service recicle trashcans with that from the outside look the same as what its entering in them, an example could be a trash can full that physically look like a plastic bottle, so students only troth there there plastic
Drinking and driving can cause a lifetime of pain. When you get under the wheel while you are intoxicated not only are you putting yourself at risk, but also the lives of other innocent people are in danger. Everyone should have the right to drink but if you act irresponsibly, your right should be taken away. Each person is liable to suffer the consequences from endangering others. One who drives drunk not only should have their license taken away, they should have the right to drink taken away. Drinking and driving may not seem like a big deal until you see what happens when things go wrong. I would like you to read a personal narrative that Casey McCary Bloom wrote who is now serving 21 years to life in prison.
According to “Takepart”, Alex Lin read a newspaper article in 2004 about how e-waste is 70% of toxic waste. A few years later Alex and a couple of his school friends collected computers to refurbish. Today, Alex has seven computer refurbishing centers around the world. He said "With the advent of the computer in the 1970s, electronics use has increased exponentially, bringing with it ever-increasing amounts of waste. In the majority of the world, this waste is improperly disposed of, resulting in untold damage to the environment.” That one newspaper article inspired Alex to help the environment and now many cities have adopted e-waste and refubishing services. Another teen named Faye Carey wrote a paper to try to inspire people to adopt abandoned pets. According to “News Hub” Faye Carey volunteered many hours to help abandoned animals find a home. She rescued so many animals that there wasn’t any more room for the animals to live at the shelter. So, she created a Facebook page to spread the word to adopt animals, mostly dogs. Articles about teen activism can inspire young people like Alex Lin, and be the inspiration in others, like the one article Faye Carey
3. In reflecting on the Residential School System in Canada, discuss why Elders teachings and courses in Indigenous studies are important today.
I began community college in the fall of 2016 with the notion to get involved and find my clique before transferring on to a University later on. So, I researched upon campus clubs and found that there was not a lot offered other than clubs related to a certain major. Being a liberal arts student at the time, I wanted to help break this barrier to have a fun club and take initiative to find my kind of people in this setting.
Intro: Imagine a whole forest being cut down just to store our garbage. This can be stopped if we recycle. Deforestation is a major issue today. This is because man is using natural resources to fulfill his needs. The increase of these demands has led to increasing levels of destruction of our natural resources. These resources being limited, a day would probably arrive when we don't really have anything to turn towards. Think about all the trees that are being axed in the forests today. Our habits of wasting paper could be one of the million reasons that contribute
“Waste” is a short essay in which Wendell Berry critically analyzes the growing epidemic of trash that is polluting the nation’s land, waterways, and the air. Berry explains to the readers how the remnants of floods and litter that leave farmlands scattered with trash, makes more work for the farmers who have to rid their land of the trash before they can use it. Along with the floods, roads and highways also lead to a barrage of garbage from people who are too lazy or ignorant to take proper care of their garbage, which Berry claims leads to “. . . a constant precipitation of cans, bottles, the plastic-ware containers of fast food joints, soiled plastic diapers, and sometimes whole bags of garbage,” (Waste 1) along the edges of their fields. The garbage of the country continues to be a burden for everyone, whether it impacts them directly or not. Although it would be impossible to eliminate garbage completely from the country, the waste could be greatly reduced. Most of today’s trash is a consequence of the laziness of American society.
A worker at a paper factory in Illinois states, “Then the issue was saving a tree. But trees are replaced. We plant them, we cut them, we plant them again” (Pendleton). The worker also said, “The problem now is the landfill situation, I think this one is going to stick” (Pendleton). By 1991 thirty-nine states and hundreds of local governments have passed laws or solutions requiring the purchase of recycled paper. According to Henry Miller, vice president of a paper mill said, “By volume, thirty-eight percent of solid waste in a landfill is paper and cardboard” (Pendleton). That paper and cardboard, if recycled could have produced that much paper or other products and it would have cleared up thirty-eight percent of many landfills across America. One major way to get people involved with recycling is the environment perspective. Not only would the landfills be cut down the environment gains a lot by having people recycle. So what do the states do to keep the environment clean? They enact laws against litter and waste. One way is the state requiring the deposit on beer and soft-drink bottles and cans (Prichard 8A). In those states, millions of bottles and cans that once were left on beaches, tossed in rivers and parks or thrown along the highways are being taken back to stores instead for a refund. A twenty-year old student from Michigan said, “Throwing away cans is like throwing away money to me” (Prichard 8A). These state laws must be working if people have this
As a result, local communities have come together to initiate recycling efforts; the percolation of their enthusiasm has led to the widespread acceptance and even encouragement of recycling at both the state and federal levels. With recovered materials demanding higher market prices and curbside collection and commercial recovery on the rise, it is not unrealistic for Americans to expect to see nationwide recycling rates of thirty-five to fifty percent by the turn of
Recycling is presently one of the most controversial topics, considering that while most individuals put across their support regarding the act the number of individuals who actually do something in order to recycle is much smaller. Many people are currently unable or unwilling to recycle properly because the process often requires a series of changes in one's life. It is thus essential for the authorities to provide educational programs meant to assist individuals in understanding why recycling is important and in learning how to recycle effectively. People need to accept the fact that the benefits of recycling will reflect on the future and that conditions are currently critical as a result of the fact that the masses are generally unacquainted with the importance of this process.