Gentlemen:
For Tuesday’s lesson, please check out “The Story of Stuff” at http://www.storyofstuff.com/ .
This 20-minute documentary shows the disadvantages of consumerism. It explains the seven stages of the life cycle of stuff, from natural resources to rubbish. It also argues strongly against some attitudes and actions of big businesses in the USA. Although the speech is very fast, sections of the movie can be repeated several times, and there is even an Arabic translation on the international site.
This movie is quite popular for several reasons. First of all, the ideas are expressed very well. I think you will enjoy the arguments, even if you do not agree with them! In addition, the pictures are cartoons. This makes the presentation very appealing. Furthermore, the web site has a blog, media resources, and other online tools to discuss the ideas and applications of the movie. For example, one entry on the blog discusses the wasteful packaging of NXT shaving cream and encourages people not to buy it.
In my opinion, this is a very good documentary that may change the way you live. You might start thinking about all your stuff in a completely new way. You may even decide that you have enough stuff already, and learn to be happy with what you have. I hope you enjoy the movie.
THe Fox
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Graded task #2
Carbon Emission and Carbon Footprint: Energy Use
The student will post a 200 to 250 word report about carbon footprints that includes:
1. a description of what a carbon footprint is, and how they measured their own carbon footprint
2. how they ranked compared to their classmates, and the reason
3. recommend how they and others may reduce their carbon footprints
4. Reference ALL your sources
Measure your own carbon footprint at
http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/
http://www.myfootprint.org/
Click here to find out about positive action in the UAE -
see http://www.heroesoftheuae.ae/en
Enjoy learning about your Carbon Footprint!
The FOx
The student will post a 200 to 250 word report about carbon footprints that includes:
1. a description of what a carbon footprint is, and how they measured their own carbon footprint
2. how they ranked compared to their classmates, and the reason
3. recommend how they and others may reduce their carbon footprints
4. Reference ALL your sources
Measure your own carbon footprint at
http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/
http://www.myfootprint.org/
Click here to find out about positive action in the UAE -
see http://www.heroesoftheuae.ae/en
Enjoy learning about your Carbon Footprint!
The FOx
IT argument / review blogs
Gentlemen:
The blogs look good- make sure you have your edited argument sheet uploaded. For the late sheets, Ahmed Alkhali and Abdulla Mohamed, see me on Monday for your corrections.
See everyone on Monday to start the next project.
Gregory
The blogs look good- make sure you have your edited argument sheet uploaded. For the late sheets, Ahmed Alkhali and Abdulla Mohamed, see me on Monday for your corrections.
See everyone on Monday to start the next project.
Gregory
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Reviews for "Inconvenient Truth"
Gentlemen: Here are some reviews for IT - including negative reviews for your posts.
Reviews
(Positive):The film received a generally positive reaction from film critics. It garnered a "certified fresh" 93% rating at Rotten Tomatoes (as of May 21, 2007), with a 94% rating from the "Cream of the Crop" reviewers. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 75, based on 32 reviews.[36] Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper gave the film "two thumbs up". Ebert wrote: "In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to."[37]
Film critic David Edelstein called the film, "One of the most realistic documentaries I've ever seen--and, dry as it is, one of the most devastating in its implications."[38] David Remnick added that while it was "not the most entertaining film of the year...it might be the most important" and a "brilliantly lucid, often riveting attempt to warn Americans off our hellbent path to global suicide." [39] New York Times reviewer A.O. Scott thought the film was "edited crisply enough to keep it from feeling like 90 minutes of C-Span and shaped to give Mr. Gore's argument a real sense of drama," and "as unsettling as it can be," Scott continued, "it is also intellectually exhilarating, and, like any good piece of pedagogy, whets the appetite for further study."[40]
(Negative): On the other hand, journalist Ronald Bailey argued in the libertarian magazine Reason that although "Gore gets [the science] more right than wrong," he exaggerates the risks.[41] Some reviewers were also skeptical of Gore's intent, wondering whether he was setting himself for another Presidential run. Boston Globe writer Peter Canello criticized the "gauzy biographical material that seems to have been culled from old Gore campaign commercials." [42] Phil Hall of Film Threat gave the film a negative review, saying "An Inconvenient Truth is something you rarely see in movies today: a blatant intellectual fraud."[43]
In "extensive exit polling" of An Inconvenient Truth audiences in conservative suburban markets like Plano, Irvine, Dallas and Long Island, 92 percent rated "Truth" highly and 87 percent of the respondents said they'd recommend the film to a friend.[44]
From Wikipedia - Inconvenient Truth
See you Monday!
The Fox
Reviews
(Positive):The film received a generally positive reaction from film critics. It garnered a "certified fresh" 93% rating at Rotten Tomatoes (as of May 21, 2007), with a 94% rating from the "Cream of the Crop" reviewers. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 75, based on 32 reviews.[36] Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper gave the film "two thumbs up". Ebert wrote: "In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to."[37]
Film critic David Edelstein called the film, "One of the most realistic documentaries I've ever seen--and, dry as it is, one of the most devastating in its implications."[38] David Remnick added that while it was "not the most entertaining film of the year...it might be the most important" and a "brilliantly lucid, often riveting attempt to warn Americans off our hellbent path to global suicide." [39] New York Times reviewer A.O. Scott thought the film was "edited crisply enough to keep it from feeling like 90 minutes of C-Span and shaped to give Mr. Gore's argument a real sense of drama," and "as unsettling as it can be," Scott continued, "it is also intellectually exhilarating, and, like any good piece of pedagogy, whets the appetite for further study."[40]
(Negative): On the other hand, journalist Ronald Bailey argued in the libertarian magazine Reason that although "Gore gets [the science] more right than wrong," he exaggerates the risks.[41] Some reviewers were also skeptical of Gore's intent, wondering whether he was setting himself for another Presidential run. Boston Globe writer Peter Canello criticized the "gauzy biographical material that seems to have been culled from old Gore campaign commercials." [42] Phil Hall of Film Threat gave the film a negative review, saying "An Inconvenient Truth is something you rarely see in movies today: a blatant intellectual fraud."[43]
In "extensive exit polling" of An Inconvenient Truth audiences in conservative suburban markets like Plano, Irvine, Dallas and Long Island, 92 percent rated "Truth" highly and 87 percent of the respondents said they'd recommend the film to a friend.[44]
From Wikipedia - Inconvenient Truth
See you Monday!
The Fox
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