Thursday, April 30, 2009

Civic Engagement Project - Ethics & Society - Spring 2009

Amanda and I are in a class this semester called Ethics & Society, it is a philosophy class and so far it has been very interesting. In this class we are required to complete a project entitled "The Civic Engagement Project". This project requires us to think about our society and what we can do to change it, or make people (not in the class necessarily) think outside social norms to help the world become a better place. My project is mainly about raising awareness to the community about how easy it is to live more sustainably.

My goal was/is to let people know just how easy it is to live more sustainably, and the long term goal is through these small steps people take to be more green eventually our world will realize that people cannot keep wasting resources at the rate we are now. Global warming has surfaced because of people like me, not thinking/realizing the serious consequences of my blatant use of resources. Through this project I hope at the very least to make people in the community aware about the little things they can do to live greener lives and preserve or better our world for the generations to come.

Stay tuned to hear more about Amanda and my project!