The Beginning Environmental Studies may seem like a class that clicks easily to those interested in our planet and issues surrounding it (like myself!), as well as just learning about concepts like global warming, pollution, energy, etc. However, it is not all that simple, and in fact you will realize this once you take ENVS […]
Moving Foward
Before attending Lewis and Clark, I had never taken an environmental studies class before. Because of my interests about our planet and issues such as pollution, I was pretty confident that environmental studies would easily make sense to me and possibly be my major. After taking this class, however, I have seen our planet and […]
Rules and Institutions Rule the Earth?
Introduction The last part of ENVS 160 has been devoted to the book, Who Rules the Earth?: How Social Rules Shape Our Planet and Our Lives, by Paul F. Steinberg. By reading this book, we, as a class, have learned about social rules, institutions, and norms. The main argument Steinberg presents is that to find […]
Clear Yet Intriguing Connections
Throughout my time in ENVS 160, I have read many great texts. Although the texts are not necessarily related in every way, I have found three key connections between them. The first connection I was able to find is between Why We Disagree About Climate Change and Who Rules the Earth. In Why We Disagree About […]
Which Argument is the Most Valid?
Throughout my time in high school, I consistently questioned what I would end up majoring in when I graduate from college. I first started out wanting to be a computer science major, but when I took AP Psychology, I felt psychology might be the major for me. However, I have always been very interested in […]