Blog 12 Critical Viewing

After watching your choice of film from our Blackboard collection, answer the following items:
1. Share the title and topic of your film.
2. Why your chose that film.
3. 5 points one should take away from the film.
4. One thing that surprised you about the film.
5. One thing from the film that made your think differently and why? 

A little less talk and a lot more ACTION!

As the holiday season is upon us- it is a great time to think about giving back. In the context of this course, we have examined areas of need and importance all around the world and also in our local communities. The time has come to think about what YOU will do about the areas of need in your world. Choose something - big or small (One Peace at a Time will give you plenty of ideas) something that your will do to make a positive difference in your world. Write about it and share it with your classmates on our blog.

Blog 10 $$ Cha-Ching $$

Need some comic relief? Check out this comedy bit from Jim Clue on debt...

After your classroom presentation on debt and viewing the film: Capitalism: A Love Story, please respond to the following prompts and respond to a least 2 classmates with a question.  Try to answer the questions asked of you by your classmates.

 What is my role as a consumer and responsible citizen in a global economy?
 How do my actions affect complex, global consequences, as well as personal consequences?

Blog 9 You are what you eat!

After you have watched the film, Food Inc. answer the following four questions on our blog: 

1. When deciding what to eat, how much should we consider the workers who pick, process, and transport it?

2. What individual and/or collective actions are you willing to take to improve our food system, and what would be their impact?

3. What are your values/commitments/goals regarding the food you eat on a daily basis? Have you been influenced by anything you have seen in the film?  


4. How are the issues you see in Food Inc. related to other global issues you have read about or talked about in this course? Make at least one connection...

Food Inc. connections: 
http://www.takepart.com/foodinc
http://www.monsanto.com/food-inc/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.texasgrassfedbeef.com/food_inc_review.htm