Assignment
1. Reading: Zapatista Army of National Liberation
Your reading response should be about 300 words. It should address one required reading; engage the readings via one or more of the following prompts. You may include quotations that are useful for you, but do not include in word count.
Do one or more of the following: write about something you didn't agree with, or that confused you and briefly explain why; list the main arguments of the reading.
End your memo with one open-ended discussion question for the class related to the issues you raised in your response. Feel free to write informally. However, please spellcheck your work and make sure it
2. Pick someone's response that interests, provokes thoughts, even disagreement, and/or enlightens a subject for you. Your reply to a peer's reading response should contain at least three sentences and no more than three paragraphs or central points.
Peer's reading response:
No-Nonsense Guide to Climate Change by Danny Chivers
Solutions to climate change can be a difficult thing to achieve. The reason being is due to the fact that you will have to change the society politically and culturally. Examples like change of diet, cars, and type of waste.
Danny Chivers proposes solutions to the climate change problem throughout his work. The book begins with providing scientific knowledge of climate change, and proving doubters that climate change is in fact true. Also he discusses the horrible outcomes that may take place if action isn't taken. This relates directly to the discussion in Ken's class since change must come soon. "It feels like a direct challenge to our family lives and lifestyle,"(Chivers 58). This cultural/political change is the biggest obstacle in pursuing change, as mentioned before. Not all people are willing to give up eating meat or change their transportation lifestyles.
The discussion further led me to seek changes that can actually be successful, and some were suggested in Chapter 6 of the book. Unfortunately, it will be attacking modern day lifestyles. "To figure out how to get this zero-carbon future, we need to have a look at how we got into this mess in the first place,"(Chivers 122). Throughout Chapter 6, Chivers proposes changes like: Food, Protecting forests, Electric, Cars, and Etc. One example of change that gives an idea of the bump in the road is car culture. Chivers challenges this by stating that Society is caught up in owning their own car, where repetitive commutes could be done by cycling, walking or taking public transport (Chivers 107). The reason this is a challenge is because people are not willing to give up their transportation lifestyle whether it be they fit in culturally by having a car or because they are to lazy. Either way, a law would have to be implemented here but here I raise some questions:
• Is implementing a law the right way to go when addressing climate change? Would people fight that it goes against their rights? How would you address other problems that must be challenged in climate change?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.