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    India has a rich tapestry of cultural and linguistic diversity. I grew up in a different state from with cultures different from my ancestors. At home, we spoke a different language, learned to speak another language outside and learned three more languages at school. All these experiences in my formative years have taught me identify and value the commonalities and differences of the human experience. My first experience as a teacher was during my undergraduate years when I tutored…

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    Environmental Literacy

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    In order for students to become environmentally literate, individuals must “climb the environmental literacy ladder” (What is Environmental Literacy, 2007). First, one must be connected to nature, not just aware of one’s surroundings, but also immersing one’s self in nature and being a participant in it. Once the connection between person and nature is established one becomes more aware of all the aspects that are interconnected, throughout the environment, locally and globally. The more time…

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    several times, competed in a local aesthetics competition in which I always took the first position. The interest grew to a stage I decided to undertake a study in Urban and Regional Planning in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Nigeria, a profession that sees to environmental beauty and aesthetics, at the same time, managing…

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    Zoroastrian. And by high school, my interest in the stories of the world became an interest in the history of the world. What is history if not the story of humanity? What is history if not the story of us? I matured under the guidance of my environmental science teacher. He showed me the innumerable problems that our world is facing, and taught me how to look for solutions. From that moment on, I found my drive. My passion is to understand the world, my goal is to change it. I began…

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    “Environmental impact” is a traveling exhibition that is currently on display in SUNY Potsdam’s very own Gibson galley. The exhibition uses sculptures, paintings, and photographs to explore the current issues facing our ever changing environment. While each artist uses various visual and design techniques to get their points across there are still many pieces in the gallery that share many similarities with one another. Edward Burtynsky’s photograph Highway #1, Intersection 105 & 110 made in…

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    There are many factors which do affect the growth of nails, but five main important aspects are, age, location on body, hormones, cutting and health. One of the big aspects of the growth of nails would have to be Age, considering we get older every year. Infant nails tend to grow slower than adult nails, although, young children nails grow faster than that of an adult. The Location of the nail depends on the growth, in saying that, fingernails grow much faster than toenails, the difference in…

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    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…

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    On Saturday April 25, at the Lamar Bruni Vergara Environmental Science Center (LBVESC) we, all the students from government class, had to go and help clean up the trail for Paso del Indio. We had three different groups some were helping with the plants and cutting the grass, for myself I had a spading fork and we would have to pick up remains from trees or other plants and place them on a wheelbarrow, then another group would come and take it form a trail for the visitors. Besides all the…

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    The beliefs that I have analyzed and taken into account for myself has forced me to finally choose a side on my environmental worldview. Thru the semester I have been struggling to pick a side between biocentric and anthropocentric. I agree with the biocentric worldview because I believe that nature does not simply exist to be consumed by humans, but I disagree that humans are simply one species amongst many. While, I agree with the aspect of the anthropocentric view in which humans were higher…

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    of the Ant Queens” and Karen Ho’s, “Biographies of Hegemony.” It is said that, that a decision to commit a crime is more likely to emerge in disordered and vandalized environment, while an orderly and clean environment motivates people to adhere to social norms. Both small-scale and large-scale…

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