So these last 2 weeks we have mostly been watching the documentary called "An Inconvenient Truth." I really like this video and think it is packed full of information, most of it I didn't even have a clue about! I think that everyone should watch this documentary, because it is a real eye opener. Also it hit me the hardest to think that the government more or less just ignores the issues and comes up with every excuse in the book of why they don't do anything about it! It makes you feel kind of helpless considering that they run our country and can most of the time make the biggest impact. I also really liked that he put many real life examples throught the video, such as when he showed if Antartica melted the sea level would rise 20 feet everywhere in the world. He had pictures that showed how it would cover Manhatten, San Fransisco, and many others. Examples like that, at least for me, hit me the most because I feel that it is something that I can relate it to. It's one thing to hear about what is going on in the world and the impacts that the way we live has, but to actually see what is happening or will eventually happen is VERY POWERFUL!
Also we did quizzes for our first Eye Opener post. It was fun to see what everyone's results were. I think that everyone was really shocked to see the impact they make on our earth. I know that I was shocked to see mine. I think the ecological footprint was probably my favorite quiz that I took. We really started to get into more environmental issues these past 2 weeks and it seems the class is only going to get better from here on out! I can't wait!
P.S. Everyone's blogs are turning out really great! Keep up all the hard work!!:)
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Hey Kailleigh-
ReplyDeleteI really liked the picture you added to your post. It's very sad to think that polar bears are drowning due to global warming. I really thought the movie was powerful as well.. Keep up the good work!
Kaileigh: We can only wonder what could have happened if the government wouldn't have pretended what was going on wasn't! Looks like you learned a lot from watching the video, as did most of the class it seems! Your right in saying....you have to see it, to finally believe it :)
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Heya Kaileigh! Another great post! You make it very easy and interesting to read. And yeah it really is confusing as to why the government is doing nothing with some of these issues that are obviously big topics. Hopefully it'll be different soon. Have a good one!
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Hey Kail!!
ReplyDeleteAw poor polar bears :( I agree I enjoyed Al Gore's An INconvenient Truth! and I also think everyone should watch this, it would be a good wake-up call! I think that whole Antarctica fact was so amazing!! 20 feet of water!
Yeah I think the Eye-Opener activity really showed us our impact on the Earth (or 5 Earths for us lol)...Good post Kaileigh!!
Congrats on your blog award!!
Love, Kathy
Hey Kaileigh, I feel so bad for those polar bears too! I hope the government will step up and begin to do something about our current situation. I also liked the eye-opener activity which helped me see how I was impacting the Earth. Hopefully we can all make a few changes to better the world around us! Nice post=)
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