Last year, I spent spring break at Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center in Washburn, TN. Narrow Ridge, now consisting of over 500 acres of protected land, was started by a man named Bill Nickle, who had a vision of a…
Teeny-Tiny House
I would like to consider myself a minimalistic person, (well compared to the average American). To the rest of the world, my lifestyle is probably seen as luxerious. Of course, living in the consumeristic society, it is hard to only…
Mother Nature Makes a Name through the Arts.
Let’s face it, the arts have a tremendous impact on its audience for certain topics, espeically in film. It can be either for the best or the worst; for example, after Mean Girls came out almost every viewer, espeically those…
Western Super Ethic
One of my favorite parts about environmental studies is environmental ethics. I find it incredibly interesting to use ethical frameworks to decide whether or not the things we hold true are ethical. Last year, in an Environmental Ethics class I…
Assignment #2
When I read the headline of the article, I was interested to read why would it be the cause of the problem. The article is about why using deodorant is making the air less clear. We all know having deodorant,…
My Relationship with Mother Nature
I never felt overly attached to nature or the natural world. Animals have always held a special place in my heart, ever since I was a child. The abiotic and biotic factors in nature beyond animals, however, never seemed to…
Can the Games be Green?
I chose to write about an article from the New York Times titled, “Higher, faster, more sustainable”. The article is dated February 21, 2018. The author’s name is Kendra Pierre-Louis and she’s a part of the climate team…
Personal Change
This month in our Environmental Studies class we conducted an ecological footprint assignment to determine how we affect the earth individually. The results I received shocked me. I didn’t realize how much I contributed to the degradation of our planet.…
Media- John Sabraw Chroma Series
For my media analysis, I decided to look at John Sabraw’s toxic sludge paintings. Honestly, I had never heard of this before I researched this assignment but it is a very unique idea. By using toxic runoff found in the…
Traffic Congestion Causes Adverse Health Affects
“I love this town but the traffic is killing me” is the first thing that catches the viewers eye when reading this advertisement. At first glance, you might not realize what this ad could possibly be talking about. Exploring the…