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Previously in the semester, I watched the Cracking the Zip Code event, an hour-long session that discussed environmental injustice. I unfortunately was not able to attend this event live, but I watched the recording of the session. There were three main speakers that all talked about different aspects of environmental injustice that we see affecting society today. They went over topics such as redlining, pollution (specifically in the water supply in Flint Michigan), issues regarding Wabanaki sovereignty, and even ways…

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A little while back in the semester I attended a screening on campus of the documentary “2040” for students in the intro to environmental issues course. The documentary was created by filmmaker Damon Gameau, who was in search of new possible ways to combat climate change. In the film, he traveled around the world and spoke with various people about these solutions while comparing our current situation to what our future could look like in the year 2040 if these…

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The first item I want to include in my college story is a picture I took of Ram Island during my visit there for my environmental issues class. This trip was such a great opportunity and definitely a high point for me this semester. I wouldn’t have been able to experience this trip anywhere else, and I feel it is representative of the other great experiences I will have at this school in years to come. The next item I…

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I think that Coates chose this title for his book because he talks about his own experiences that have given him a different perception of the world around him, a view that is much different than people who believe in ‘the dream’ or who haven’t faced the same kind of fear. Reading this poem helped me understand why Coates chose this as his title. The line that says, “… my heart was circled by icy walls of fear” stood out…

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Question #1: On page 104, Coates quotes senator John C. Calhoun who points out that the division of our society is not based upon class or wealth, but race, and white people, whether poor or rich, are all treated with a shared sense of respect and equality. In America during the mid-1800’s, this separation in society stemmed from those who ‘believed themselves to be white’ having power over others, and as stated by Coates, “… the right to break the…

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Question #2: When Coates had moved to New York with his family, he had noticed that white parents treated their children differently from how he treated his son. On page 89 Coates notes this difference when he says, “That was where I saw white parents pushing double-wide strollers down gentrifying Harlem boulevards in T-shirts and jogging shorts… The galaxy belonged to them, and as terror was communicated to our children, I saw mastery communicated to theirs.” Here Coates points out…

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Question 3:  Throughout this section of the book, Coates tells his son about his college experience and how it shaped him into the person he is today. He discusses several aspects of his college story such as his time spent at the library, the Yard, and in classrooms. On page 48, Coates states that, “I was made for the library, not the classroom. The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free.” While some…

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So far I feel like I have a pretty solid draft. I think that I have all of my thoughts organized pretty well. One thing that I had some trouble with was making text-to-text connections between Boyer, Ungar, and Scheuer, so I wasn’t sure if the quotes I chose really connected to the paragraphs idea (or if I just need to go into more detail when explaining them).

I just attended the major and career exploration workshop zoom with Donna Jaspar Garvis. Only a couple of other students went, but that actually ended up making the workshop more interactive. We started out by going over what exactly a career is and specific examples of people who ended up changing paths later in life. We then went over the different elements that should go into career decision making. You should not only be thinking about your interests, but should…

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