Monthly Archives: August 2020

on the verge of collapse

This week I did not contribute enough to the learning community. Instead, I was on breathing treatments due to the damage corona had on my lungs. For that, I apologize for my attendance/ participation. Although what we learned about the … Continue reading

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Sustainability Comes With Personal Responsibility

In a learning community we are lucky to have the ability to connect with students from different regions and different interest in majors. Something that I felt the need to be shared is our interest in taking this class. How … Continue reading

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We are suffocating the Earth

“Walking” into this class I honestly did not know what to expect, because I did not know what a wicked problem was. So far in class we have been able to discuss problems or issues in the past and going … Continue reading

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What’s the difference between Easter Island and the world?

When we were first put into our breakout rooms, I was in group 3. Most of the people in that group thought that the collapse of the Easter Island civilization was inevitable due to the lack of resources and the … Continue reading

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Treating the Earth the Way We Treat Our Body

In recent class periods, I feel like I have contributed a bit to the conversations in the sense that I have brought up quite a bit of pointers that helped us as a group branch into a deeper conversation. The … Continue reading

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Are we listening to the Earth?

The Earth’s cries to us are silent, something we don’t always hear until it is too late. We are constantly neglecting our duties of taking care of the environment. It is not a priority in our life, it is something … Continue reading

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The End of the World….. Or Is It?

In today’s world we are faced with many threats to our human society. This week’s topic opened my eyes and made me realize the true state of our environment. In the movie the 11th Hour, the filmmakers introduced ideas that … Continue reading

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History Always Repeats Itself

Today, I have entered a state of reflection to consider the weight of a “wicked problem”, and how this concept is displayed through the film “The 11th Hour”, and an article about the collapse of the Easter Island civilization. During my … Continue reading

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We need to LOVE our Planet

Sometimes it can be hard to find the words to say about a topic, especially when you are not completely educated on it. Personally, I have been bad about taking the earth for granted. Even though I’ve been in this … Continue reading

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Are We Inevitable??

Are we inevitable? When watching the 11th hour, seeing all the world issues that humanity has brought to our planet, the question that stood out traumentousy in my mind was if the failure for humanity and civilization as we know … Continue reading

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