Sunday, November 7, 2010

Survey!

How do you feel about the environmental situation of the world today?

_I don't care  XSort of concerned _Very concerned. 


What do you do when you see someone littering? 

_Pick it up  XSay something to the person         _Do Nothing. 


What do you do when you have a used paper napkin in your hand on the street? 

_Throw it on the ground  XWait until I find a trashcan. 


Do you use biodegradable products? 
_I don't know what they are     _Never      _Always    XSometimes 


Are you conscious of the world's environmental problems today? 
_Yes     XMore or less      _No, not at all 


Do you think that your habits or way of living negatively affect the environment? 
_Yes      _A little      XNo 


Have you ever helped in an environmental program? 
_Yes      _No, because I didn't want to.      XNo, because I never had the chance. 


Which of these do you usually do? 
XTurn off the lights when I leave a room.
    _Take a shower for less than five minutes.
    _Don't leave the water running when I am brushing my teeth
    _None of them. 


Which of these activities would you like to do to help nature? 
_Plant trees
    _Be involved in a recycling project
    Xconserve water
Xconserve electricity
_walk, public transit, or bike to places
  _nothing at all

What is your stance on Prop 21? (Should the state levy an additional annual $18 vehicle license surcharge to provide funds to operate and maintain California's state parks and wildlife protection programs?)
_yes Xno


What is your stance on Prop 23?(SUSPENDS IMPLEMENTATION OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL LAW (AB 32) REQUIRING MAJOR SOURCES OF EMISSIONS TO REPORT AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASEMISSIONS THAT CAUSE GLOBAL WARMING, UNTIL UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 5.5 PERCENT OR LESS FOR FULL YEAR. INITIATIVE STATUTE.)
     Xyes _no

Do you think that global warming will have a negative impact on you in the near future?

Xyes _no

Do you think further destruction of global warming can be stopped by humans?

_yes Xno

Are you willing to pay extra in taxes to halt global warming?

_yes Xno

Are you willing to give up some of your leisures(activities you enjoy in your free time) to reduce global warming?

_yes Xno

Do you believe that global warming is a natural phase that occurs in the cycle of earth?

_yes Xno

Do you believe that we, humans are the primary cause of global warming?

_yes Xno

Do you think that we should utilize nuclear energy?
Advantage:Nuclear power generation does emit relatively low amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). The emissions of green house gases and therefore the contribution of nuclear power plants to global warming is therefore relatively little.
Disadvantage:The problem of radioactive waste is still an unsolved one. The waste from nuclear energy is extremely dangerous and it has to be carefully looked after for several thousand years (10'000 years according to United States Environmental Protection Agency standards).

_yes Xno


_yes _no

19.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Thoreau's Walden

Why did Thoreau move to Walden?
- Cultivate through
- "To know" beans
- Connect with nature
- To find peace an quiet to write his book about his brother that died
- To use only the necessities that was a simple lifestyle.
What was his life like there?
- The industrialization was happening behind his cabin, which was a train.
- More difficult to thrive because he has to do


What did Thoreau criticized in modern life?
- The industrialization behind him constantly reminded him of how the world is consuming and not appreciating the world
- The wave of change economically
- He would rather walk than go on a train.  You see things, but if you were walking, then you'd take in the scenery more and appreciate it more.


Do you agree or disagree with his critique? 
- I sort of do because over the few centuries, the world has grown and consumed a lot of resources and this changes the economy.  Either going up or down.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Transcendentalist Song

The song I chose was No Such Thing by John Mayer.  John Mayer sings about non conformity, being an individual and rebelling in this song.

"Welcome to the real world", she said to me
Condescendingly
Take a seat
Take your life
Plot it out in black and white
Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
And the drama queens
I'd like to think the best of me
Is still hiding
Up my sleeve

They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
That something's better
On the other side

I wanna run through the halls of my high school
I wanna scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
just a lie you've got to rise above

So the good boys and girls take the so called right track
Faded white hats
Grabbing credits
Maybe transfers
They read all the books but they can't find the answers
And all of our parents
They're getting older
I wonder if they've wished for anything better
While in their memories
Tiny tragedies

They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
But something's better
On the other side

I wanna run through the halls of my high school
I wanna scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you got to rise above

I am invincible (x3)
As long as I'm alive

I wanna run through the halls of my high school
I wanna scream at the
Top of my lungs
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above

I just can't wait til my 10 year reunion
I'm gonna bust down the double doors
And when I stand on these tables before you
You will know what all this time was for






Friday, October 29, 2010

Transcendentalist Comic Strips




This shows transcendentalism because Calvin ask Hobbes what he would wish for, and instead of riches and power, Hobbes wishes for a big, sunny field to lay in.  This shows the simplicity of life.








This comic strip shows transcendental idea because instead of going through a lot of trouble finding the girl-beagle that he loves, Snoopy chose the simple lifestyle and "be happy with what you have" life and continued on with his life.


Wednesday, October 27, 2010

American Literary Periods

The colonial period, in my opinion, is all about religion.  There were the Puritans who though that everything was sinful and were hardcore religious people.  I wouldn't want to live in the Colonial period myself.  You can't do anything without it being a sin or being called a witch for it.  When I hear "Romantic Period", I think of Greeks and toga parties.  Different from the Colonial period, this period deals with individuality, emotions, and freedom of imagination.  I would love to live in the Romantic period.  The colonial period is all about conformity and the romantic period is expressing one's individuality and emotions.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Civil Disobedience

Our group members are Honghanh, Dominic, Christine and myself.


• The economy is failing more and more these years.
• Fast food companies are becoming more disgusting and they have taken little attempts to change it.
• Discrimination in many work industries.  For ever dollar a man makes, a woman makes 25 cents less.  That is totally not fair.




1996, By. "The Ethics of Fast Food." Santa Clara University : School of Engineering Home Page. Web. 18 Oct. 2010. <http://cseserv.engr.scu.edu/nquinn/ENGR019_299Fall2000/StudentWebSites/Papasin/images/ResearchPaper.htm>.


Cooney, By Elizabeth. "Equally Qualified Women Paid Less than Men, Academic Life Sciences Study Finds - White Coat Notes." Boston.com. Web. 19 Oct. 2010. <http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2010/03/equally_qualifi.html>.


"Will California Become America's First Failed State? | World News | The Observer." Latest News, Comment and Reviews from the Guardian | Guardian.co.uk. Web. 19 Oct. 2010. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/04/california-failing-state-debt>.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Teenage Suicide.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens and young adults.  I think the reasons people commit suicide is because they don't feel accepted.  I also feel that teens think the only way to escape a problem they face is to kill themselves.  They don't think that anyone understands and feels, again, unaccepted.  In the movie, Neil's father wanted to control every aspect of his life.  I think he felt that everything he wants to do on his own will never be accepted by his father.  That's maybe a reason why he killed himself.  


http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcare_services/mental_health/mental_health_about/children/suicide/Pages/index.aspx