Wednesday, January 19, 2011

One page Resonse to Question 1

Planet Earth has been ever changing since its birth. The amount of resources it has produced for human kind has always been available for us to use. Without the resources humans would not be able to live as we do today. The Earth has evolved from markings on the cave walls to typing on the computer. Just as we have evolved in being more educated about how the Earth works.
Back in history, when people became aware of all the resources that one could use, people used them greedily. Even when people realized how brutally they were treating the Earth such as pollution from the cars, not considering the architecture of buildings, and recycling, it was never put on the top priority list. However, as the Earth gets closer to running out of resources or the natural disasters become more superior, it makes the people of the world think twice of what is happening to the world. The father in the story illustrates this by feeling that the world is dark because it is going downhill.
I think at first we were not fully aware of what we were doing to our environment. As the years went on though, I feel like we tried to do what we could for the world in what we knew then. Today, I think we know a lot more than we actually do. There are so many eco friendly products that the world produces. However, all of these products tend to be too expensive for everyone to own such as a Hybrid. I would think that the government or media would be pushing the Hybrid car for all families to own because it would be a great investment for our planet. Nevertheless, we still buy the nicest BMW or even a Ferrari to look like we are rich. When I look around and see all the non eco friendly products, it infuriates me but I feel like I do not know how to fix it alone. I feel like the world has gone too far to turn back and make all the changes to help us become more sustainable. I think that it would be helpful if the government and media would help people become more aware of how to help the planet. Then maybe the world could make a difference together.

1 comment:

  1. Megan, great work handling this Leopold quote. I especially appreciate the last paragraph when you relate to it personally, allowing your reflections and frustrations to become visible. Very nice writing.

    Thank you,
    Prof Miller

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