Meat the Truth: extra credit #2

So this is the second assignment that I chose for extra credit. This video was called "Meat the Truth", I wasn't absolutely sure what to expect, but as I watched the video I learned that the dietary choices that we, as humans make, also affect the environment. The comment that someone made during the video that really caught my attention was "if every family ate no chicken for one day a week, it could reduce as much pollution as removing 500 thousand cars off the road". this comment really got me thinking, if us humans really set our mind to it, we can change a lot on mother Earth. The main narrator of this video mention that about half of the wheat crops that are grown and harvested,  are fed to animals to produce more meat products, while there are people becoming more and more obese in countries like ours, there are other people across the world that go to sleep hungry every night. The animals that are living in these factory farms  are imprisoned and kept in confined spaces while being subjected to tortuous procedures, but that isn't all, the animals are given antibiotics to be kept alive in horrible conditions. Changing diets  is a simple way to help not only reduce green house gases but to avoid animals from living in such terrible and violent situations, thus giving humans the ability to help the environment and animals all together and this concludes my summary of "Meat the Truth".

The 11th Hour: Extra credit!

So these few blogs are mainly for extra credit. I had an extra credit assignment  that required watching a movie and writing a summary. At first, I chose the 11th Hour because Leonardo Dicaprio was in it. I mean c'mon, who wouldn't want to see Leonardo gorgeous face. Then, I realized how many other wise people shared their wisdom, like Stephen Hawkins. A man, in the beginning talked about humans meant to be leaders, but our careless actions show of suicidal beings. We are leading ourself to destruction. Mother Earth, our provider, is being destroyed. A quote that caught my attention was a quote that said "the things that make us human are not human". We are made of thousands and thousands of cells, including bafteria, fungi, etc. 90% of our cells are not cells but bacteria or fungi. Earth was a place so special. The only planet that suited the needs of us humans. It is far enough from the sun to keep us cool, but warm enough to keep us alive! Another interesting fact is, trees can help us from flooding. Trees can absorb gallons of water, but we take down trees to make bigger homes, shopping centers, etc. DISTRUCTION!! Corporations also impact the environment. Fossil fuel is higher power now. Government is where we are failing to change these things. In the past, we have passed multiple environmental acts passed by the democrats and republicans coming together. Taxing on fossil fuel will be a great change, will be good for jobs & environments. & this is my summary for the 11th Hour.