As an aspiring animal lawyer, all I think about is being that one crazy person who finally makes changes and moves mountains. My whole life I have been watching documentaries on Netflix or TV shows on channels such as Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel to further educate myself. I found myself looking to current law […]
Post 4 (Due Apr 24)
Student posts below addressed the following: "How will you practice, in your scholarly and personal life, what you have learned in ENVS 160?"
Expanding My Horizons
My dad is an environmental lawyer so I have lived in an environmentally-minded household all my life. Environmental conservation has always been something near and dear to my heart and something I thought I knew a lot about. I have always held very strong and unwavering opinions regarding many environmental issues, such as fracking, mining, […]
The Big Picture
One of the greatest skills I have gained in ENVS 160 is the ability to analyze and compile a wide range of materials into a few coherent and meaningful ideas. Although the interdisciplinarity has proven to be somewhat difficult for me, I have enjoyed having the opportunity to look at the broad topic of environmental […]
Expanding My Tunnel Vision
After taking AP Environmental Science in high school and being apart of the Environmental Academy there, I was confident in my understanding and skills regarding the environment, however as this semester comes to a close, I understand now how narrow and classic minded my environmental views were. This class more than anything has changed the […]
The Pillars of ENVS160: Disagreement and Communication
Introduction to Environmental Studies was not the class I thought it would be. My idea of the semester included an overview of contemporary environmental problems; the evaluation of attempted solutions; and the provision of new solutions to implement global and local change. Instead I was surprised to find my views of the environmental studies discipline slowly […]
Think, Feel and Act
Since I can remember, my life goal has always been to make a ‘change in the world’. In the past I attempted reaching this goal by individual action, blogging, photography and educating myself through documentaries and my own research. However, these steps only looped me back around to where I began and the world remained unchanged. ENVS […]
Progress Isn’t Always Linear
I’m not going to major in environmental studies. But as a biology major hoping to work in the field of conservation biology there are many relevant themes that I’ll carry with me. Before taking this class, my understanding of the issues regarding the implementation of applied biology practices were quite one-sided. I’ve always been more […]
The world is ours… Now take it!
ENVS 160 has taught me a variety of interesting and useful ways to engage with environmental discourse. Below, I will outline a few of the ways I hope to conduct myself both personally and academically over the course of my life after taking this class. My newfound appreciation for hybridity has urged me to rethink […]