LULS interviews

We had a theory that people that bought organic food would shop at thrift stores, because those are two ways to help the environment go green. After we asked many people if they shopped at thrift stores and the if they bought organic food the people that bought organic food didn't really buy things at thrift stores. In my opinion this is because the people that buy organic food buy it because, one, they can afford it, and, two, they maybe just buy it because they care about their health and not really the environment. There was one women, though, that told us she traveled and she honestly looked like a person that has money and she said she did shop at thrift stores but the reason why she didn't shop there more often was that there weren't many in San Diego. Our theory about thrift store shoppers and organic food buyers were wrong but like I said somethings were a little surprising when we did these interviews. My angle for this campaign is to encourage people to shop at thrift stores. Also there will always be those who don't like shopping there for their own reasons but they can help as well by donating things they don't need anymore and recycling and reusing because that what thrift shopping is all about.

Homegrown Revolution

What strikes me about the way they lived is that they were so different, but they seemed to be living a happy life. They described they way they lived as if it were no different as anyone else. Their way of life seemed very simple and relaxing. They made and grew their own food, and lived what I would consider a sustainable lifestyle. I think their needs list would be longer than their wants list, but then again, they provide a lot of things that they need themselves so I'm guessing their wants list wouldn't be that difficult to obtain. In my opinion they are very related to what we're learning about in "My Ishmael because they aren't living the way our mother culture says we should be living. I think that if Ishmael were to meet this family, he would be very content with their lifestyle. I would honestly like to live that way, but there are just so many things in the way of my actually doing it, and I think that's what's stopping a lot of people from acting instead of just talking about making a difference in their lives. Here are a couple of websites related to these families and their life:
http://www.pathtofreedom.com/
http://www.homegrownrevolution.com/shop
http://www.peddlerswagon.com/
http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/2008/01/06/100-foot-diet-challenge-launch/

ishmael #2 :)

anthropomorphism

noun
the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits

I really like the way he describes why it is that humans fight for territory the way they do. He says that in a way, people believe that that's the way it's supposed to be. Even animals seem to do that by how they get their territory with scent and things like that, when animals don't care for territory.

For them, it's like an agreement of peace, or like a peace treaty. It was a system that in a way brought justice to the people. It was a peace treaty method because it created organization within the community which brought peace withing the people. They didn't finish each other off because they wouldn't be able to continue their species that way.

Ishmael

I do agree with Ishmael when he says that everybody is from the same culture. When he says that everybody is from the same culture, what I think he means is that where we are from has a lot to do with who we are when we grow up. Like he mentioned to julie, if you are a baby, and you are given to another society with another way of living you would conform to that and that would become who you are. On page 48, he tells her,"Bring a farmer's baby up amoung foragers, and he'll be a forager. I would have to agree, because that even works out with races or how much money your family has.

Personally, I agree with Ishmael. I think that the whole reason why we're like this is because of our human flaws. Nobody can be perfect, no matter how hard they try. Everybody has their own idea of perfect and nobody could possibly cover all of those ideas.


The takers are, what in our modern world the men and women that work in big coorporations and recieve and handle all the money that is to be handled. The Leavers are more like the men and women who believe that we should be more like a community where people would each get what came to them and live on what they had.

living sustainably

In my opinion, a sustainable society would be a small part of perfection. I love the city, but there is nothing in the world that I think is more beautiful than nature. If we lived in a sustainable world that would be, to me, a world where there were not pollution, no war, and trees everywhere. This may sound like a cliche, but nature is a big part in having a world with no worries in my opinion. A world where everyone is healthy and everyone can go skydiving.

Personally, I don't have very much freedom. When it comes to my culture, I should have some freedom, but my parents don't really agree with that. I'm pretty sure the government doesn't think I should have freedom, otherwise kids my age would have more privileges, like driving for instance.

I don't think I could make a sustainable world but I could make my life more sustainable. I could try recycling more and I could try to just have my life together and plant trees. Also since there isn't much about the city that attracts me, I could move, but since first I have to save up enough money to buy a house somewhere else, I think I could just try to keep things together around here.

second semester goals 09

Well, first of all, I would have to say that I'm different in the sense that now I know what to expect. I know what the school is like, the teachers, and the people. I have the advantage of knowing what to look forward to. In this Charlotte's class, I think that one of the main things is to have all my work done and on time, and mainly to try to do a good job with my work to show effort. I'm not sure if anyone could really use the work "difficult" so the main thing that you would have to do to stay on top is just to follow all requirements and get your work done. The main thing that I think that I have to work on this to stay on task and meet my requirements and deadlines. My last few grades were low because of my low effort and missing deadlines, so that would be where I would have to work. In humanities, the main thing that I really want to do more of is reading. I actually enjoy reading now, and if we had books assigned to us that are good and interesting enough to make me want to keep reading then I'm pretty sure I could keep my grades up.

gates of fire

Pg. 296


"'Let neither of us pity the other,' my cousin spoke in parting. 'We are where we must be, and we will do what we must'"





What i love about this passage is the great love that there is between them. Xoe feels really bad about not being able to protect his cousin Diomache, but she explains to him that he has been and that he is. After explaining to Xeo about what she saw and what she thought it meant, it really seemed to get to him and realize that what she was saying was true. Although I would have preferred of they ended up together, the message that she sends across was very touching. The way she tells him that she will honor him when he dies and that hes really been protecting her all along even though he didn't think he was, was moving and makes you want to agree with the way things worked out between them. She believes that as he goes out into battle he is going to die along with the other Spartan soldiers and she, as well as him, is okay with the fact. It really just makes me wonder if even though she really truly believed what she said about them being who they should be, I just wonder if she ever wanted to know what would have been of them if nothing had ever changed and he had kept his word to marry her some day. Although the story has a little twist here, they are both learning in love and of life as they go on with what to them is their responsibilities.