Environmental Awareness Essay

Integrity - Upholding the values and mission of UHS, the University, and Self. * The mission of UHS is a decorative paraphrase of my answer to a common question I have been asked every semester of being an RA, “Why did you apply to be an RA?”. By working in a first year community, I strive to create a knowledgeable and approachable presence of myself for all residents of Campus Village 2 so they can learn and explore what SJSU has to offer them. I understand my role as a resource and take…

Description: Arthritis isn’t seen as a young man’s disease but it affects millions of children every day. The mission of the organization is to help as many people as they can have a successful life. It even has a special awareness…

Situational awareness is defined as “the understanding of objects, events, people, system states, interactions, environmental conditions, and other situation-specific factors affecting human performance in complex and dynamic tasks.” (Reichenbach, 2009) Situational awareness is simply “knowing what is going on, so you can figure out what to do.” It is how you know what and why something is occurring; what will or could happen next, and what options you have to mitigate or control the situation.…

against the increasing climate and environmental crisis in today 's world. They assume they’ll be gone when it starts to really affect them, so why should they worry? Think about future generations of kids, they have to deal with what people today do to the world and have no choice in the matter. It’s up to people today to make a real change in the world. Sandra Steingraber, ecologist, and cancer survivor, finds her passion in researching and writing about environmental effects on cancer. In…

In literature, suicide is often romanticized as a beautiful young woman with tired eyes who just broke up with her boyfriend, and cannot possibly live without him. But in reality that is not the case as many times, making the decision to end one’s own life is a irrational decision. Suicide is more often than not a side effect of depression and other mental illnesses as well as stressful events that have happened. In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, Edna Pontellier begins to develop and suffer from…

The Detriment of Survival Instincts in Surviving Society Heavy breathing and a rapid heart rate, ready to run or, perhaps, attack, like a wild animal. Only, humans don’t need to be raised in the wilderness to act in such a manner. After all, when society places pressure on its population, the more prevalent survival-like traits become, which show up in the form of fear, greed and violence. When people are placed in difficult situations they retreat and stop thinking rationally, letting their…

It took for Sally Helgesen to recognize self-awareness. Self-awareness is “a process in which individuals understand themselves, including their strengths and weaknesses and the impact they have on others.” (Northouse, p. 202) At first, she envisioned herself as college professor but also enjoyed freelancing. She wasn’t sure about how she would identify herself in the beginning until her journey. The conflict bothered her so she explored more opportunities as possibly as she can as a writer and…

Taking things slow is good for both people in a relationship, be it romantic or not. Self awareness can truly change when a person randomly declares their affection towards you especially when you liked how things were progressing in an orderly fashion. I still find this girl attractive and I am pretty sure she feels partially the same because…

The Legendary Fall “About suffering they were never wrong,” Landscape with the fall of Icarus both the painting and poem displays a level of suffering that should not happen to anyone but, sadly it does. The painting gives you more of a visual approach as to what is happening and you can draw your own conclusion. This painting displays quite and unnoticed because it shows someone drowning and everyone else turning a blind eye. The poem on the other hand is clarifying what is happening in the…

Dolphins and Personhood Personhood can be a very controversial topic and in this case, it can be hard for someone to think of a dolphin as a person. A person does not only have to be a human being. A person can be defined as an independent intelligent being who is able to make life decisions while being self aware. A being that is able to establish connections with other beings and have those connections turn to relationships can be a person. They can also experience pain and feel different…