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I only have 7 responses, but I just asked a lot more friends, so hopefully I will get 15.  The information I have so far is very useful, and I think I'll be able to construct a good essay.

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Indigenous resistance and racist schooling on the borders of empires: Coast Salish cultural survival

The main purpose of this article showed how the Coastal Salish people were affected by decisions made by Canada and the United States.  One decision that affected them was when Canada and the USA put up a physical border.  Prior to the physical border, the Coastal Salish people commonly traveled back and forth for reasons such as ceremonies, but a border with customs no longer allowed this.  The most alarming problem the Coastal Salish people experienced were the struggle they had with maintaining their culture while living under a government that was trying to rid them of their culture.  There were laws put up against their traditions, and their children were punished for things such as using their native language in school.  These two things show how common ethnocentrism is.  It is so common for cultures and people of a certain ethnicity to believe that not only do their ways work for them, but that others should oblige to their ways as well.

Sustainability Issues in Romania

Farms in Romania are facing many sustainability issues.  Only 3.7 million hectare out of 16 million hectare are sustainable. (1 hectare=10,000 m^2)  There are many changes necessary to make more land sustainable, but certain objectives have been identified as the most important.  One being that more farming products that do not have harmful chemicals need to be created and used.  An obvious one,  but one commonly forgotten, is that the preservation of natural resources should underlie every decision made.  Also, the soil should be respected and preserved, because ultimately it is the source of all growth.  Romania is facing the same problem as America, because many farms are placing productivity over proper techniques.  The first step to sustainability is for farmers step back see the worth in slowing their production rate in order to protect the environment.

http://ehis.ebscohost.com.prox.lib.ncsu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=21352ad6-1d7a-42ce-b8df-b58269d026db%40sessionmgr114&vid=2&hid=124

artifact 2

This picture represents a major environmental problem: littering.  Not only does this show the harm it has caused on this specific animal, this animal symbolizes the harm done to all animal life in general.  Also, littering causes damage to the Earth and plant life.  Most who view this picture will gasp or look away, but that is the reality of the situation at hand.  Our nonchalant actions of throwing a cup out the window are adding up and causing massive problems.

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Artifact

This picture represents environmental ethics because it shows how much power humans have over the destiny of the Earth.  It portrays human hands holding the Earth, and the picture makes a strong point by showing the hands as much larger than the earth.  In reality, the Earth is clearly larger, but mankind has overstepped their power by destroying and causing havoc to the Earth.

Fracking

In Janna Palliser's article "Fracking Fury," she discusses the pros and cons of gas fracking.  There are much more cons.  The con that was also discussed in the Lustgarten and Kusnetz article is the contamination of drinking water which leads to deterioration of health of those living in the affected areas.  Also fracking has been linked to causing harm to animals such as cows, goats and chickens.  Although these animals are not glorified, and are far from being extinct- our economy still depends on their health.  Also, gas fracking can cause pollution and has been linked to increasing the likelihood of earthquakes, which are clearly very dangerous and hazardous.

http://ehis.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=2df271d3-1b0a-4521-a6ce-3728a2944cb2%40sessionmgr14&vid=2&hid=6

Article related to class themes

http://search.proquest.com.prox.lib.ncsu.edu/docview/212223257

In this article, Bill McKibben further discusses the issues that arise surrounding the number "350."  More specifically, 350 is the maximum amount of Carbon Dioxide that can be in the atmosphere while still being considered a safe amount.  But our atmosphere already consists of 370 ppm of carbon dioxide, and is only continuing to rise.  In order for this to be resolved, Bill McKibben is calling for society to realize all the things of our social structure that must be resolved to bring this number down.  The first thing that must be done is for America to stop burning fossil fuels.  But this will damage the job market and economy, so green jobs must be created in order to prevent major damage.  Then after America has cut down on fossil fuel use, international action can take place.  America should work out international agreements with foreign countries for them to cut down on fossil fuel use.  Because it is so heavily used, military force may be the only way to stop them.  Monetary bribes would simply be too expensive.  Bill McKibben starts this article addressing the president.  The purpose of this is to show how important this crisis is.  The fact that our atmosphere is above the limit is already showing in the fact that the arctics are melting, and global warming is increasing.  Once things reach a certain point, there is no turning back.  But this has to be a large movement involving essentially the entire world to attempt to balance out the atmosphere we have damaged.