Sense Of The Blue Planet Analysis

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to examine and demonstrate the historical progression of environmental movements in North America. This paper will compare literary works of Ursula Heise and and other authors as they discuss the advancement of environmentalism as a social movement and an establishment of contemporary vocabulary. It will also analyze artists ' reactions to the changing world in form of song lyrics and the way the music was presented to the public. First, I will discuss Heise 's book Sense of Place and Sense of Planet: Environmental Imaginations of The Global, analyzing her argument as it relates to the topic of environmental progression. Second, I will interpret four keywords discusses by various authors, as this …show more content…
This song emerged in 2005 where there is a shift in the type of listener. Melissa is singing to an audience who is already aware of the environmental progression and current issues. At this time the film The Incontinent Truth by Al Gore is released and some images are part of the music video. The viewer gets a sense of eco-cosmpolitain as it showcases the interaction of local, national, regional, and global context. This video also contains a collage (a term previously discussed by Heise) of different images relating to climate change. The chorus is as