The Story of Stuff

Watching these videos was an interesting experience, I have seen videos like these before and I do think that they have some good points. While our earth has a limited amount of resources and we has humans need to be careful how they are used, but we as Americans are using more than we need but we also produce and sell a lot of the worlds “stuff” for them. One of the problems that I had with the video Story of Stuff is just like every other propaganda video it was one sided and had some miss information and implied un true or un conformed facts to get its point across. One example is the presumption that every big company is evil and that the government is these companies lap dog, which is just not the case. The video I chose to write about…

Annie Leonard, best known for the creation of an animated documentary about the life cycle of Stuff and entitled “The Story of Stuff”, explains in a namesake book the polluting process through which the Stuff is created and eventually dismissed. Her message is clear: we not only have too much Stuff (she prefers not using the word goods, “since goods are so often anything but good”), we also do not use it properly. Annie Leonard is an American environmental activist whose greatest aim is the…

There are sometimes when you are told something and the first reaction is to deny it. You have peacefully believed one thing and living comfortably and that is why you do not wish to listen to something that could change that. When watching the “Story of Stuff” video, it scares me to see how I have been a piece in the cog of the machine. What I mean is that I am exactly what she describes. I am a consumer that does not see the whole picture, but rather just the role that I am suppose to see. I…

The United States is one of the most materialistic countries and that is because consumption has become a normal thing in today’s time. However, a few months of bliss is not a valid excuse for the damage consumption causes. The online article “Consumerism: Causes and Impacts.” written by Siddhant Sadangi, discusses the causes of consumerism and the negative impacts consumption has on society. In Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff, she elaborates on how consumption affects the environment. The…

In Annie Leonard’s, “The Story of Stuff: Electronics”, she offers her views on the environmental impacts of electronics and how to resolve it. Her main points that she focuses on in her essay are that electronics are “designed for the dump”, they are made of toxic materials, and that companies should be responsible for their electronic waste. In response to Leonard’s essay, all of her key ideas are valid and explain the issues around the problem that electronics are negatively impacting the…

The Right Stuff- Essay As one advances through life, you begin you see people who are just cut out for it. They have have all that they need and more. They have the so called ''right stuff''.One thing you might ask yourself before reading The Right Stuff, is what is ''the right stuff''? As you continue reading throughout the book, you learn more about pilots state of mind and whether or not they have what it takes to have the right stuff. The author Tom Wolfe uses different ways of describing…

personal emotions. Supernatural is one of the key characteristics of romanticism. The short stories “Devil and the Tom Walker” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” written by Washington Irving are good examples of romanticism as the stories are about supernatural stuff. In the first short story “Devil and the Tom Walker”, romanticism is evident when Tom Walker describes the image of the great black man who was standing directly opposite to him on the stump of the tree in the treacherous forest. He…

and setting and imagery to speak about an older couple and their routinely life cycle. During the climatic period of time the couple endure the same routine day in day out, without changing a single thing. The setting paints a picture of an elderly poor couple living in a penniless environment. In “The Bean Eaters” Gwendolyn uses figurative symbols to best convey the theme of her poem. From plates to silverware to dolls and old clothes, objects seem to play a bigger role in the imagery of this…

completely real. The part in the quote that states "it must tell us more then we already know." Shows that books and stories should expand are knowlege and the way we think. There are many books and stories that prove this. Washington Irving's 'The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture' uses gothic conventions to show extreme emotional truths that are realistic. Books that show us the truth are bettter because it opens are mind. Books that state facts and truth can help us in everyday life. A…

you ever noticed a deer's head on a wall, or a bear as a carpet. Well the landlady in the story The Landlady has done more than that. She has stuffed things herself. This may be a result of her being crazy or just her being lonely. She was sneaky enough to do more than just that. The landlady is a rather stealthy woman. She isn’t strong enough to take Billy out by fighting. For that reason she thinks of poisoning him. Even as she brought Billy some tea he didn’t notice her creep into the…