#but that particular way of phrasing the solution struck me to my core

[astriiformes]

My interim therapist has not been a great fit (nothing wrong with her, our sessions just don't feel like they're doing anything for me, which is not great when my mental health keeps tanking completely) so I scheduled an intake with a counselor at the school, thinking someone experienced with college stress specifically might be able to help me a little more

Anyways it's only been a session but when he showed me something in his notes at the end, I noticed he'd written down "protect hope" as one of my mental health priorities and I immediately cried about it so. I am thinking this arrangement might be more what I need.

[changing-the-paradigm]

Understanding the Problems to Forge the Solutions

The topic I found most compelling throughout this week’s reading was the notion that not only are there countless solutions to the multitude of environmental dangers we as inhabitants of the Earth are facing but that the requirements for setting those solutions into motion are very much within our realm of capabilities. Reading chapter one of the textbook, one of its final statements struck a major chord with me. It is often believed that environmental problems are far too large-scale or complicated to resolve. This, however, is shown to be false by a statistic presented showing that it requires a mere “...5-10% of the population of a community, a country, or the world to bring about major social and environmental change” (Miller 24). I encountered this type of mindset very frequently in the results of the environmental behavior study I conducted during my senior year of high school, with many people actively choosing not to do their part for the environment because of the belief that individuals do not matter. Despite the existence of many tools to calculate personal carbon footprints and help people make sustainable changes to their lives, a large portion of the population is not convinced that the individual level matters at all. Needless to say, the fact that a large number of my peers think in this way is exceedingly alarming and furthers my desire to continue my research in the particular field of using rhetoric to inspire pro-environmental actions. This issue ties clearly into the focal point of the week’s main topic: environmental problems, their solutions, and ecosystem services. The textbook chapter outlines the six basic causes of environmental problems today. They are as follows: exponential population growth, unsustainable resource usage, poverty, omission of environmental and health costs in market prices, isolation from nature, and conflicting worldviews relating to the environment. Individually, these issues should demand attention in their own right, but when the effects are combined in an environmental context, the consequences of leaving them unresolved place a new strain entirely on Earth and its inhabitants. The World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity, both the 1992 and 2017 versions, also discusses the root causes of environmental problems, though it takes a different approach. Instead of breaking down the six core issues, it delves more into the specific parts of the environment that are being harmed the most while also mentioning the concerning growth in the human population. 

With the core issues of the week laid out, the subsequent step is to discuss potential solutions. Near the beginning of the chapter, Miller mentions a fascinating new type of technology called biomimicry. The example used is the study of “sticky” gecko feet to create a similarly functioning adhesive that could eliminate the need for glues containing hazardous materials. This section instantly reminded me of a National Geographic article I read many years ago as a grade-schooler about what I now know to be called biomimicry. The two new technologies highlighted were a new type of needle designed like a mosquito proboscis to be as painless as possible and a type of silent bullet train modeled after kingfishers. These examples stayed filed away in my mind over the years, and now with a clearer idea of how this type of invention can not only make our lives better but also help the environment, I believe it is a path forward that is more than promising. A second solution that came to mind during my reading was one more concerned with education. Referring back to my research project, there appears to be an issue of environmental ignorance plaguing our population, and improved education is the most logical way to remedy it. In particular, the line in the textbook chapter about Earth persisting long after us was very striking. All too frequently, advocates will use slogans and messaging that push for us to “save the planet”. It’s a phrase we’ve all heard at one point or another. While it does make sense in theory as humanity is disrupting the natural processes of Earth and damaging it, the deeper issue is one of saving ourselves (as well as the other living organisms on Earth). Just as it has for billions of years, Earth will persevere, adapt, and flush out the problem, which, in this case, happens to be humankind. If we wish to change this terrible fate and foster more sustainable ways of life, then the first step must be to promote environmental education globally at all costs. 

Question: When it comes to environmental worldviews, is a life-centered or earth-centered view more helpful for approaching possible solutions to environmental problems?

Word count: 747

Works Cited

Li, Jolie. “Shinkansen: The bullet train inspired by Kingfishers | by Jolie Li.” UX Collective, 19 April 2021, https://uxdesign.cc/shinkansen-the-bullet-train-inspired-by-kingfishers-bf6173cc5eae. Accessed 13 September 2022.

Miller, G. Tyler, and Scott Spoolman. Living in the Environment. Cengage Learning, 2021.

“1992 World Scientists' Warning to Humanity.” Union of Concerned Scientists, 16 July 1992, https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/1992-world-scientists-warning-humanity. Accessed 13 September 2022.

9/13/22

[cometsweepandleonidsfly]

“Today I come bearing some good news and some bad news for anybody who intends to build their life around your ability to communicate. 

So, I want to get the bad news out first so you can be clear. I always like to get the bad stuff upfront, so here it is: Everything around us, including—and in particular the internet and social media—is now being used to erode trust in our institutions, interfere in our elections, and wreak havoc on our infrastructure. It hands advertisers a map to our deepest desires, it enables misinformation to run rampant, attention spans to run short and false stories from phony sites to run circles around major news outlets. We have literally walked into traffic while staring at our phones. 

Now the good news: ...Now that I have presented some of the bad news, the good news is that there really is a solution. And the solution is each and every one of you. Because you will become the new editorial gatekeepers, an ambitious army of truth seekers who will arm yourselves with the intelligence, with the insight and the facts necessary to strike down deceit. You’re in a position to keep all of those who now disparage real news, you all are the ones that are going to keep those people in check. 

Why? Because you can push back and you can answer false narratives with real information and you can set the record straight. And you also have the ability and the power to give voice, as Dean Bay was saying, to people who desperately now need to tell their stories and have their stories told.

And this is what I do know for sure because I’ve been doing it a long time: If you can just capture the humanity of the people of the stories you’re telling, you then get that much closer to your own humanity. And you can confront your bias and you can build your credibility and hone your instincts and compound your compassion. You can use your gifts, that’s what you’re really here to do, to illuminate the darkness in our world.

So this is what I also know: This moment in time, this is your time to rise. It is.

 Even though you can’t go anywhere, you can’t stand in line at Starbucks, you can’t go to a party, you can’t go any place where anywhere you turn people are talking about how bad things are, how terrible it is. 

And this is what I know: The problem is everybody is meeting hysteria with more hysteria and then we’re all becoming hysterical and it’s getting worse. What I’ve learned all these years is that we’re not supposed to match it or even get locked into resisting or pushing against it. We’re supposed to see this moment in time for what it is. We’re supposed to see through it and then transcend it. That is how you overcome hysteria. And that is how you overcome the sniping at one another, the trolling, the mean-spirited partisanship on both sides of the aisle, the divisiveness, the injustices, and the out-and-out hatred. You use it. 

Use this moment to encourage you, to embolden you, and to literally push you into the rising of your life. And to borrow a phrase from my beloved mentor Maya Angelou: Just like moons and like suns, with the certainty of tides, just like hopes springing high, you will rise.

So your job now, let me tell you, is to take everything you’ve learned here and use what you learned to challenge the left, to challenge the right, and the center. When you see something, you say something, and you say it with the facts and the reporting to back it up. 

Here’s what you have to do: You make the choice everyday, every single day, to exemplify honesty because the truth, let me tell you something about the truth, the truth exonerates and it convicts. It disinfects and it galvanizes. The truth has always been and will always be our shield against corruption, our shield against greed and despair. The truth is our saving grace. 

And not only are you here, USC Annenberg, to tell it, to write it, to proclaim it, to speak it, but to be it. Be the truth. Be the truth.

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Here and now I believe you have to declare war on one of our most dangerous enemies, and that is cynicism. Because when that little creature sinks its hooks into you, it’ll cloud your clarity, it’ll compromise your integrity, it’ll lower your standards, it’ll choke your empathy. And sooner or later, cynicism shatters your faith. 

When you hear yourself saying, “Ah, it doesn’t matter what one person says, oh well, so what, it doesn’t matter what I do, who cares?” When you hear yourself saying that, know that you’re on a collision course for our culture. 

And I understand how it’s so easy to become disillusioned, so tempting to allow apathy to set in, because anxiety is being broadcast on 157 channels, 24 hours a day, all night long. And everyone I know is feeling it. 

But these times, these times, are here to let us know that we need to take a stand for our right to have hope and we need to take a stand with every ounce of wit and courage we can muster. The question is: What are you willing to stand for? That question is going to follow you throughout your life. 

And here’s how you answer it. You put your honor where your mouth is. Put your honor where your mouth is. When you give your word, keep it. Show up. Do the work. Get your hands dirty. And then you’ll begin to draw strength from the understanding that history is still being written. You’re writing it every day. The wheels still in spin. And what you do or what you don’t do will be a part of it. 

You build a legacy not from one thing but from everything. I remember when I just opened my school in 2007, I came back and I had the great joy of sitting at Maya Angelou’s table. She hadn’t been able to attend the opening in South Africa. And I said to her, “Oh Maya, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, that’s going to be my greatest legacy.” I remember she was standing at the counter making biscuits, and she turned, she put the dough down, and she looked at me and she said, “You have no idea what your legacy will be.” I said, “Excuse me? I just opened this school and these girls, and it’s going to be … ” And she said, “You have no idea what your legacy will be, because your legacy is every life you touch. Every life you touch.” That changed me.

And it’s true, you can’t personally stop anybody from walking into a school with an assault rifle, nor can you singlehandedly ensure that the rights that your mothers and grandmothers fought so hard for will be preserved for the daughters you may someday have. And it’ll take more than you alone to pull more than 40 million Americans out of poverty, but who will you be if you don’t care enough to try? 

And what mountains could we move, I think, what gridlock could we eradicate if we were to join forces and work together in service of something greater than ourselves? You know my deepest satisfactions and my biggest rewards have come from exactly that. Pick a problem, any problem, and do something about it. Because to somebody who’s hurting, something is everything. 

So, I hesitate to say this, because the rumors from my last big speech have finally died down, but here it is. Vote. Vote. Vote. Pay attention to what the people who claim to represent you are doing and saying in your name and on your behalf. They represent you and if they’ve not done right by you or if their policies are at odds with your core beliefs, then you have a responsibility to send them packing. If they go low, thank you Michelle Obama, if they go low, we go to the polls. People died for that right, they died for that right. I think about it every time I vote. So don’t let their sacrifices be in vain.

A couple other thoughts before I go. Eat a good breakfast. It really pays off. Pay your bills on time. Recycle. Make your bed. Aim high. 

Say thank you to people and actually really mean it. Ask for help when you need it, and put your phone away at the dinner table. Just sit on it, really. And know that what you tweet and post and Instagram today might be asked about at a job interview tomorrow, or 20 years from tomorrow. 

Be nice to little kids, be nice to your elders, be nice to animals, and know that it’s better to be interested than interesting. 

Invest in a quality mattress. I’m telling you, your back will thank you later. And don’t cheap out on your shoes. 

And if you’re fighting with somebody you really love, for god’s sakes find your way back to them because life is short, even on our longest days. 

And another thing, another thing you already definitely know that definitely bears repeating, don’t ever confuse what is legal with what is moral because they are entirely different animals. You see, in a court of law, there are loopholes and technicalities and bargains to be struck, but in life, you’re either principled or you’re not. So do the right thing, especially when nobody’s looking. 

And while I’m at it, do not equate money and fame with accomplishment and character, because I can assure you based on the thousands of people I’ve interviewed, one does not automatically follow the other.

Something else, something else. You need to know this. Your job is not always going to fulfill you. There will be some days that you just might be bored. Other days, you may not feel like going to work at all. Go anyway, and remember that your job is not who you are, it’s just what you are doing on the way to who you will become. 

Every remedial chore, every boss who takes credit for your ideas—that is going to happen—look for the lessons, because the lessons are always there. And the number one lesson I could offer you where your work is concerned is this: Become so skilled, so vigilant, so flat-out fantastic at what you do that your talent cannot be dismissed.

And finally, this: This will save you. Stop comparing yourself to other people. 

You’re only on this planet to be you, not someone else’s imitation of you. I had to learn that the hard way, on the air, live, anchoring the news. One night in my twenties, when I first started broadcasting, I was 19, moved to an anchor by the time I was 20. I was just pretending to be Barbara Walters. I was trying to talk like Barbara, act like Barbara, hold my legs like Barbara. And I was on the air, I hadn’t read the copy fully, and I called Canada, Canahdah. I cracked myself up, because I thought, Barbara would never call Canada Canahdah. And that little breakthrough, that little crack, that little moment that I stopped pretending allowed the real me to come through. 

Your life journey is about learning to become more of who you are and fulfilling the highest, truest expression of yourself as a human being. That’s why you’re here. You will do that through your work and your art, through your relationships and love. 

And to quote Albert Einstein, “Education is what remains after we forget what we’re taught.” You’ve learned a lot here at USC. And when all that you’ve been taught begins to fade into the fabric of your life, I hope that what remains is your ability to analyze, to make distinctions, to be creative, and to wander down that road less traveled whenever you have the opportunity. And I hope that when you go, you go all in, and that your education helps you to walk that road with an open, discerning mind. Discernment is what we’re missing. And a kind heart.

...

So I hold you in the light, and I wish you curiosity and confidence. And I wish you ethics and enlightenment. I wish you guts. Every great decision I’ve ever made I trusted my gut. And goodness. 

I wish you purpose and the passion that goes along with that purpose. 

And here’s what I really hope: I hope that every one of you contributes to the conversation of our culture and our time. And to some genuine communication, which means, you have to connect to people exactly where they are; not where you are, but where they are. 

And I hope you shake things up. And when the time comes to bet on yourself, I hope you double down. Bet on yourself.

[bigtreewasteland-blog]

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