My work in progress

The topic that I am choosing is environmental racism in the south Bronx, more specifically Hunts Point. This has been going on for years and I will be talking about one of the main effects asthma. Most of the people affected will be people of color and of low income.

The reason I’m writing about this topic is because on of the reasons people are so irresponsible is because they don’t see it. They don’t see the effects of their daily activities. Even the people in these neighborhoods don’t realize what is causing the high asthma rates. It is unfair that about 10% of NYC’s population cares for 40% of its garbage. The main reason to write about this topic is because most people don’t think about racism in an environmental sense. When I first found out I thought “oh please” not really knowing or caring. I want people to see especially the people that it effects that this is important it does deserve attention. It affects people all over the world but since we are in New York we should start here.

The audience I hope to reach is people in low income neighborhood and/or the people that this affects. They should feel shocked and appalled and want to take action. I also want this to reach people that create the mass garbage and maybe they will take action to change their behavior because I doubt that anyone will want to take on their amount of garbage or will volunteer to do so when it causes such bad health effects.

The sources that I will use are mainly people that I have interviewed that are taking action to change the way we do things, people from young teens to the elderly that are taking action in their community. Also an expert that deals in waste management and I want to get someone from the city that can help explain the reasons or just get the cities point of view. I also want to use interviews from real people in these neighborhoods to see how it affects them and to get a real story from the mock interview.

My working thesis is something like: The high number of waste facilities and transfer trucks in the south Bronx is causing some of the highest rates of asthma in the country, very little park land and contaminated water and it needs to change. Not sure if this is a good thesis or thesis statement but that’s what rough grafts are for. Coolio

My Topic2

Umm Yea things I'm going to use is interviews tht I have done with people trying to change whats going on in the south bronx and people that work in the city for the recycling department.

My Topic

My topic is going to be on environmental justice and specificlly in the south bronx. I want to expolore why all the burdon is put on poor communities to take care of trash.

The Earth is a big house a gorgeous mansion that “god” left to us. I believe in god so I believe that yes we are the servants that God left behind to watch over the house to make sure no comes in and vandals. I also sort of believe that the reason GOD put us on this earth was as an experiment to see what we would do with our free will.

Anyways the statement humans have a duty to protect the Earth from those that will rob and damage it is difficult since we are the ones robbing and damaging it. It’s like we the servants had to protect the house but instead we decide to take FREE reign while the master is away.

Maybe he knew that there will be bad people and the okay and good people had to protect the world against the bad. My problem with all these comparisons to the bible is what happens when you don’t believe in GOD. Do people that don’t believe in GOD feel free to do with the earth as they please? I know some people don’t believe in God and they still believe that the earth is their responsibility.

There are so many questions that go along with all these statements. I do feel like it is my duty along with everyone else’s to take care of the earth just out of respect for everything it gives us.

I think when Al Gore starts to equate religion with the care of the Earth he has to be careful. Religion is such a delicate issue and so many people have stopped believing in God that it might not hold the weight he wants. I do believe though, that as a people we do have a broken spirit and we do need to find a way to mend it, but people do not have to believe in God to do so.

Maybe it was more that we are supposed to control ourselves while the master is away (isn’t there a saying…something is away so the mice will play?). Unless there are aliens of course and they’re the ones we really have to worry about. The whole thing about protecting the Earth makes sense to me.

What I Plan To Do.

Well, well, well we have to write about how we plan to follow our passions. I don’t know about you guys but I have no clue lol. I have about 100 different passions so its kind of hard. First I have to choose one I will probably be a humanitarian and travel the world and teach and help kids and people.

I really don’t know how I plan to do that but I would first like to become a teacher (history) then I would want to start volunteering at different organizations. I know that I was meant for something great in this world even if I make no money lol. Money means nothing to me if I am not happy though. My feelings right now actually is that the world is happing and its passing me by. So many things are going on and so many things need to be addressed I wouldn’t know where to start.

I think it was Oprah or maybe God/Jesus that said doing one small thing can make a world of difference. So I guess I can stick to one thing and still be happy I did my part.

For thee par of how will I use my education to help me. My whole life has educated me. Since I could remember this country, this earth has been on my mind. I love and care so much about everything and almost everyone around me. Most of my classes I have taken have been about politics and media and writing.

The current thing that I’m doing that I mentioned was documentaries. I really love the idea of using film to show what going on in the world. Who doesn’t watch movies and media and technology is something people around the world can get involved in. My training in film making will certainly help me out.

I think that global warming is a very big issue especially since in recent years the people affected by the weather have been the poor. The way I feel is that poorer countries don’t really think about the world warming up when they are facing war and famine.

I really hope that I will be able to do something because like I said I feel like I have a purpose in this world.

#2

I know for me that when I look at a week coming by I think how much stuff, how many things I have to do but when the week is over I can’t remember any of it, or even worse it feels like I got nothing done. It feels so weird it’s always like I have so much to do yet I find a way to fit in watching probably over 25 hours of TV a week and more or less for the internet (since my computer is right by my TV). I realize I watch A LOT of TV but I see it as staying current because I watch a little bit of everything. Plus it’s cold outside. I know then I could be reading or writing but I do that to. Late at night when I go to my room to watch the tele instead of the living room I read and write while I watch CNN or BBC. So see even though the amount of TV I watch is really bad I manage to fit in the good stuff. I also listen to a lot of music on my radio and computer, but those things bring me joy. For the part about time spent with family does it count that we usually watch TV together and my house is SMALL so we end up talking anyways.
Now shopping that’s a whole other story. I’m broke, broke and broke so I can’t shop and even when I have money I’m so cheap none of it goes towards clothes or shoes or anything like that unless I really need it. Don’t get me wrong because I love to window shop by myself but maybe because I like to walk and clear my head and there are so many stores around my house. Shopping is something I don’t really think about unless I’m looking at a magazine and I see something really cute. But lately I have been eco conscious and have been trying to by more eco friendly. Which is hard but more and more stores are getting organic sections on their sites sooo…it’s cool.
I think that I do spend enough time doing the things I love. I make documentaries on social issues which make me feel good and like I’m apart of something. When it gets warmer I plan on spending a little more time out side hopefully if I don’t have to much work. But anyways I know I’m getting bombarded with stuff and ads telling me to buy and what I need and this and that but I feel like I have seen enough films and know enough that I’m not that influenced. At the same time I’m a girl I like to feel cute when I’m facing the world. I don’t think TV watching or shopping is bad as long as you know your limits and your aware.

Green products

Well I lost my mp3 and since I have decided to be more eco friendly I wanted to buy more eco frindly electronics "surprising" there are none but I found a very helpful pic that shows whick company is the most eco friendly(apple is dead last)