Ever Since we had the guest lecture on sustainable nutrition, I really started to question my own diet. Growing up I was always active playing two different sports and ate healthy home cooked meals my mother prepared. These meals were…
Blog #5 Assignment
This article is about some kind of bacterium that can help clean up pollution and oil spills. I picked this because it really piqued my interest on how bacteria can get rid of stuff that is harming the environment. Oil…
Personal Change
One thing I have considered changing my lifestyle is eating more fruits and vegetables and less meat. I have enjoyed finding foods that I have not typically used in the past. For instance, I have begun buying many fruits to…
Moments in the Mountains
Over Spring Break, I had the opportunity to lead an Alternative Break trip to Asheville, North Carolina. During the trip, my group volunteered at various facilities including a women home for victims of domestic violence, a men’s veterans center, and…
Blog post #5 Waste Deep Documentary
https://sustainabletable.org.au/all-things-ethical-eating/waste-deep-documentary/ While watching the Waste Deep I began to think about some of the plastic waste I am producing. Every time I go to the grocery store I am buying items that are eventually going to be thrown away or…
The Planet of the Apes…Potentially?
This is a political comic from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The comic artist is named Rob Rogers. The text shows an ape talking to a GOP representative, saying, “Man-made pollution caused global warming, which led to the destruction of the…
The Interconnectness of Ecofeminism and Ecowomanism
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-essential-interconnectedness-of-ecofeminism_us_5972eb96e4b0f1feb89b43a2 In a news article by Huffington Post, titled “The Essential Interconnection of Ecofeminism” the concept of how humanism and the environment coincides and interconnects with one another is shown through womanhood. The article is spot on with how the…
Are phones the biggest dopamine pills?
This is a slightly abstract idea I’ve been thinking about for the entirety of the course. I wrote my previous blog post about the fulfillment I achieved after putting away my devices and ridding myself of any sort of technological…
Is Water Life?
Hey there, I recently went to a lecture given by Dr. Rivers from the Charleston County Water and Sewer division. I did not get any pictures, however I wrote this summary from the lecture, and found it relevant to class…
Lungs of the Forest
For my media analysis blog I decided to look at an ad that focused on the deforestation that we are seeing all over our earth. The advertisement I choose is from the World Wildlife Fund who works in endangered…