The Lorax is a great example of environmental activism. In the clip the Lorax continuously tries to explain to the green armed man that it is important for him to leave the trees alone. He realizes, unlike the others, that if the trees continue to be destroyed at a high rate, they would eventually be completely gone.
This reminds me of Thomas Malthus' theory that with the continuos growth of the population, eventually the land will be outstripped. Like Malthus, the Lorax wanted everyone to understand that it takes time for the trees to grow and if they didn't take care of what they had eventually there would be no more.
It is important for humans to be responsible for the resources that we use. People have the power to control how much of a resource they are using and need to take into consideration the impact they are playing on the environment for the future.
The environment, which is everything around us that we interact with, is very important to human survival. As humans I believe it is important to maintain a healthy planet, because the way we interact with the resources around us does matter.
In this weeks lesson, the class learned what environmental science is and how it is vital to human survival. Through the study of environmental science, humans can learn how the natural world works, how we affect the environment and how it impacts us, and what problems the environment need solved.
One major issue that we discussed this week was the importance of responsibility in how we maintain a healthy environment. With the growing rate of people it has become increasingly more difficult for humans to maintain a healthy balance of resources. Materials are continuing to deplete and according to Paul and Anne Ehrlich, it is only a matter of time before we use up all our resources. Environment studies help scientist to figure out ways to solve problems of depleting resources and to avoid mistakes made in the past.
While I was only able to view 1 minute and 43 seconds of The Lorax blog, what I got out of it was this: Here is this single individual, the Lorax, who obviously feels very passionately about protecting the trees for the good of the environment. He is helpless against the Wensler(sp?) and his massive amount of friends and family that he calls on to help him with the mammoth job of cutting down all the trees. Wensler obviously is only concerned with making money from the various products he and the others can produce from the felled trees. And none of them seems interested in the fact that it takes 10 months for a tree seedling to grow. To me, it proves two points: 1. There is strength in numbers - Wensler and his cronies vs. the lone Lorax; and 2. Not everyone, even in our real world, is interested in preserving our environment. They are more interested in making the almighty buck.
Summary of 9/14 class: It was interesting to learn exactly what it means when we talk about "the environment." I was among those people who, when thinking about the definition of the word "environment" just thought that it referred to the air, and atmosphere, the soil and the water, plants and animals that we are part of on our planet. I developed a new way of looking at it after learning that it involves both living and non-living things. The lecture also made me realize how all aspects of our life and culture are affected by our environment and vice versa. I also learned what renewable and non-renewal resources are, and why it is so important to protect all of these - for the sake of survival, not only for us now, but also for future generations.
After watching this video it seems like the message was enviornmental activism and conservation of resources.
It reminds me of the story of Easter Island that we learned about in class. The people on this island didn't have the foresight to see what would happen if they used up all the trees on their island. In turn it had disasterous effects on the ability for them to sustain their population. If we dont learn from our past mistakes we are doomed to repeat them.
As for as envioronmental activism it shows there is a diffrence between environmental science and environmentalism. Environmental science is the pursuit of knowledge about the workings of the environment and our interactions with it. Envioronmentalism is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world. Sometimes we can mix up the two or combine them. At the same time it is up to people to fight and make aware environmental issues. For today and for the future.
The main thing I have taken away from last week's class and the Lorax clip is that we need to take care of the environment and resources we have been given so it will be around for future generations. Whether it's planting more trees after cutting down what we need or finding more suitable and economically better ways to fuel our engines we should all be taking an active approach in sustaining what we have.
What I have taken from last week's class and the Lorax clip is that for the most part, human beings are having a negative impact on their environment. The majority of these detrimental effects stem from overpopulation. Whether that is an increase in the need for food, or the increase in industry and technology, the resources for these are quickly disappearing. A solution to these issues would be to curb the population explosion, which does not seem plausible. That makes me wonder what could be done to reverse these problems.
I like the fact that in The Lorax, there is the hidden message of the negative effects of humans impacting the environment. Younger children might not see it at first but older kids that are in high school or people that are in college will understand the message more. Also how the Lorax tries to have his voice heard while people come in to chop down the trees also shows how environmentalists try to talk to people about the impact that they might create upon the environment.
I thought that the Lorax was am excellent example of environmental activism for all ages. It showed how some people can be neglectful towards the environment and focus only on the profits or the benefits they are receiving from their actions. In the video the green armed man was more concerned with how much money he was going to make by simply chopping down all of the trees to produce his product. In his lack of concern and care he would quickly run out of trees to produce his product which would cause him to be unable to continue producing this item for years until the trees had grown back. When you compare the Lorax to early civilizations such as the Mayans you can see how the abuse of the land and natural resources can cause a civilization to be depleted or completely destroyed.
This clip reminds me of the importance of understand how your resources are being used and how important it is to base your decisions on consumption depending on the resources ability to reproduce. This video makes me think about how we are a civilization that requires the use of gasoline, and eventually we will run out of that natural resource because of the extended amount of time it will take to reproduce large enough quantities to supply the world. While we are currently working on this problem, it is important that we find other means to prevent a mass devastation when we eventually run out of this natural resource.
The Lorax is a great example of environmental activism. In the clip the Lorax continuously tries to explain to the green armed man that it is important for him to leave the trees alone. He realizes, unlike the others, that if the trees continue to be destroyed at a high rate, they would eventually be completely gone.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of Thomas Malthus' theory that with the continuos growth of the population, eventually the land will be outstripped. Like Malthus, the Lorax wanted everyone to understand that it takes time for the trees to grow and if they didn't take care of what they had eventually there would be no more.
It is important for humans to be responsible for the resources that we use. People have the power to control how much of a resource they are using and need to take into consideration the impact they are playing on the environment for the future.
The environment, which is everything around us that we interact with, is very important to human survival. As humans I believe it is important to maintain a healthy planet, because the way we interact with the resources around us does matter.
ReplyDeleteIn this weeks lesson, the class learned what environmental science is and how it is vital to human survival. Through the study of environmental science, humans can learn how the natural world works, how we affect the environment and how it impacts us, and what problems the environment need solved.
One major issue that we discussed this week was the importance of responsibility in how we maintain a healthy environment. With the growing rate of people it has become increasingly more difficult for humans to maintain a healthy balance of resources. Materials are continuing to deplete and according to Paul and Anne Ehrlich, it is only a matter of time before we use up all our resources. Environment studies help scientist to figure out ways to solve problems of depleting resources and to avoid mistakes made in the past.
While I was only able to view 1 minute and 43 seconds of The Lorax blog, what I got out of it was this: Here is this single individual, the Lorax, who obviously feels very passionately about protecting the trees for the good of the environment. He is helpless against the Wensler(sp?) and his massive amount of friends and family that he calls on to help him with the mammoth job of cutting down all the trees. Wensler obviously is only concerned with making money from the various products he and the others can produce from the felled trees. And none of them seems interested in the fact that it takes 10 months for a tree seedling to grow. To me, it proves two points: 1. There is strength in numbers - Wensler and his cronies vs. the lone Lorax; and 2. Not everyone, even in our real world, is interested in preserving our environment. They are more interested in making the almighty buck.
ReplyDeleteSummary of 9/14 class: It was interesting to learn exactly what it means when we talk about "the environment." I was among those people who, when thinking about the definition of the word "environment" just thought that it referred to the air, and atmosphere, the soil and the water, plants and animals that we are part of on our planet. I developed a new way of looking at it after learning that it involves both living and non-living things. The lecture also made me realize how all aspects of our life and culture are affected by our environment and vice versa. I also learned what renewable and non-renewal resources are, and why it is so important to protect all of these - for the sake of survival, not only for us now, but also for future generations.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching this video it seems like the message was enviornmental activism and conservation of resources.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of the story of Easter Island that we learned about in class. The people on this island didn't have the foresight to see what would happen if they used up all the trees on their island. In turn it had disasterous effects on the ability for them to sustain their population. If we dont learn from our past mistakes we are doomed to repeat them.
As for as envioronmental activism it shows there is a diffrence between environmental science and environmentalism. Environmental science is the pursuit of knowledge about the workings of the environment and our interactions with it. Envioronmentalism is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world. Sometimes we can mix up the two or combine them. At the same time it is up to people to fight and make aware environmental issues. For today and for the future.
The main thing I have taken away from last week's class and the Lorax clip is that we need to take care of the environment and resources we have been given so it will be around for future generations. Whether it's planting more trees after cutting down what we need or finding more suitable and economically better ways to fuel our engines we should all be taking an active approach in sustaining what we have.
ReplyDeleteWhat I have taken from last week's class and the Lorax clip is that for the most part, human beings are having a negative impact on their environment. The majority of these detrimental effects stem from overpopulation. Whether that is an increase in the need for food, or the increase in industry and technology, the resources for these are quickly disappearing. A solution to these issues would be to curb the population explosion, which does not seem plausible. That makes me wonder what could be done to reverse these problems.
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that in The Lorax, there is the hidden message of the negative effects of humans impacting the environment. Younger children might not see it at first but older kids that are in high school or people that are in college will understand the message more. Also how the Lorax tries to have his voice heard while people come in to chop down the trees also shows how environmentalists try to talk to people about the impact that they might create upon the environment.
ReplyDeleteI thought that the Lorax was am excellent example of environmental activism for all ages. It showed how some people can be neglectful towards the environment and focus only on the profits or the benefits they are receiving from their actions. In the video the green armed man was more concerned with how much money he was going to make by simply chopping down all of the trees to produce his product. In his lack of concern and care he would quickly run out of trees to produce his product which would cause him to be unable to continue producing this item for years until the trees had grown back. When you compare the Lorax to early civilizations such as the Mayans you can see how the abuse of the land and natural resources can cause a civilization to be depleted or completely destroyed.
ReplyDeleteThis clip reminds me of the importance of understand how your resources are being used and how important it is to base your decisions on consumption depending on the resources ability to reproduce. This video makes me think about how we are a civilization that requires the use of gasoline, and eventually we will run out of that natural resource because of the extended amount of time it will take to reproduce large enough quantities to supply the world. While we are currently working on this problem, it is important that we find other means to prevent a mass devastation when we eventually run out of this natural resource.