Maggie's exploration 6

1)     Havel tells us that things will never be the same as they were 50 or 5,000 years ago. In paragraphs 9 and 10 is what really hit home with me. He talks about his reflection on today's world problems and how we must return again to the roots of human existence. He also talks about introducing ecologically clean technologies and not relying on just one invention as a panacea. Havel may be absolutely right, at what point to do we say enough is enough and start fixing the underlying problems of our potentially fatal actions? Sure it may not happen in the next several decades, but why make future generations face the repercussions of our actions?


2)     The problem I focused on is recycling. It affects everyone. By not recycling we are just wasting more resources than we really need to. We can't just assume that every source will always replenish itself forever, so if we continue to abuse the resources we have now, we might not always have them later, and that's not fair to future generations. I think the city could do more out reach programs to communities to make the option to recycle easily accessible. The positive outcome would be that more people would recycle and we could conserve more, and we wouldn't have as many landfill just taking up space with garbage. The negative would be the cities that make it more accessible and more people recycling, is they would have to pay someone to do the collection of the recycled materials and properly dispose of them. Some cities might not have the budget to create more positions no matter the positive outcome. I think make it easier for people to recycle and educate them on the importance. We need to start spending in the right areas and this is definitely one of them.

-Here is the link to my best source:  http://www.columbus.gov/RecyColumbus/

Shannon Sundry Exploration 6

I liked this passage because I think the author did a good job of remaining unbiased. He wasn't saying that humans were the main cause of global warming and that we are destroying the planet but he also wasn't saying that it wasn't happening. He said that instead of continuing to research and spend time on trying to figure out whether its actually happening or not, we should take precautions regardless. I think this is a good point because if we take precautions we have nothing to lose. It would only be benefiting us and our planet for years to come.

I believe that recycling is an important habit that we need to improve. The affects of not recycling affects humans and other living things on this planet. When we don't recycle our trash is taken into landfills. If huge amounts of trash continue to fill these landfills, we will soon run out of space and we will be surrounded by our own waste. Not only does trash take up space, but it gives off smells that can be very toxic to breathe in and gives off huge amounts of carbon dioxide. The fumes can also destroy the ozone layer which protects us from ultraviolet light.  Also, not recycling can limit our everyday resources such as paper. If we continue to take advantage of the paper from trees, we could eventually run out of trees to use, causing the price of paper to greatly increase. A simple solution to this is for everyone to start recycling. If everyone were to just have a specific bin to throw their recycling in, it would save so much garage. We need to start making changes now because as the years go on, the amount of trash is increasing.  I believe Ohio should adopt the idea that Michigan and other states have where you can get money for turning in plastic bottles.

http://www.uni.illinois.edu/og/opinions/2011/07/what-would-happen-if-people-didn-

Srb's Exploration V

The photo of Dugout Dick Zimmerman brings out the true characteristics of a Mountain man! The seventy-seven-year-old was originally born in Indiana and hitchhiked himself all the way dusty prairies of Idaho. Just like that at an early age, he knew where he'd liked to be until the end of his days. It's often said that a photo is worth a thousand words, in in Dick's case, they're plenty. One could see through his photos how peaceful and calm his surroundings are. It's something mystical, a drastic change in scenery. The mountain-man had made a living out of digging caves. Not only was his love of finding/excavating various caves in search of silver or copper ever prevalent, but he has the chance to turn his empty wasted cave spaces in cozy and surprisingly pleasant 'hotel rooms'. He resides in a remote part of Idaho -eighteen miles away from the nearest civilization. What i see through his pictures is 'serenity', 'tranquility', and 'reclusiveness'. A peaceful hermit living a life of simple luxury; his own 'Willoughby' (a Twilight Zone reference). There's not one other feeling a human loves feeling than inner solitude. It's a unique getaway to any visitor for only $2 a night, away from what they're used to on a daily basis -tv, work, people, cities, everything. The geography and isolation of the west is truly remarkable, a completely different world. Great for getting away. "I've been here since '48. Wouldn't want to live nowhere else but a cave!'. to me that goes to the saying of 'whatever makes you happy'. I truly believe that if this man, who at a very young age, fell in love with a reclusive remote spot where he'd like to spend the rest of his days in, then that's just the definition of bliss. It tells me that he loves what he does and wouldn't trade anything in the world for it, and i am sure that many could relate to this.

Tyler Stone's Exploration 5

My profile was Dugout Dick Zimmerman.

1. The main picture is of Dick Zimmerman sitting in front of a make shift work table, and a large stone wall. He seems to have a sad yet content expression on his face. The mood it casts seems to be of independence and in a way loneliness. It reveals Zimmerman is a loaner, and wants to be by himself. This is reaffirmed by the other 2 pictures in the profile, the first being a make shift, run down/crudely built front of a building, and the other is the view the mountains in the background from inside one of the shaft's, with Zimmerman sitting in it without any light, showing a shadow of his figure.

2. Zimmerman shows the theme of creativity because he took side of a mountain that he randomly came across from hitchhiking after running away from home, and turned it into his own home, mining a section for silver or copper, and then furnishing the area and living in it. He then decided to create a make-shift business out of it, just charging a little for people to rent it out. In order to do this he had to have had the creativity to be able to make his home from nothing and furnish and create the insides of the shafts as a place to live, determination and follow through to clear the whole space and make it able to be lived in, hard work and patience to clear the mines with just a pick and his two hands, and the ability to interact with like-minded individuals like him who came to visit him, and rent out the space to these people.

3. Zimmerman is an eccentric because he's doing something very few people would ever want to do, and he's not a visionary or dreamer because he had no intention or want of doing this in the first place, It sort of happened for him. He saw the mountain and thought "This will be my home" and then when we made spaces and people wanted to rent them out he thought "I'll charge money for it".

4. The part that meant most to me was the part about Zimmerman was the part that read "Dick spends his days there, deep in a cave, lying on his stomach, pick in hand, mining for precious  metal", because 1) it shows him doing something alone that you wouldn't normally think people could do without help, and 2) it shows how he made something (rooms) from doing something seemingly completely unrelated (mining).

Erica Exp 5

The profile i focused on is Jim Searles. In his photograph, he is very serious in front of a checkers board. I feel as though that shows that he is serious about the game and was great foreshadowing for the story. I believe it creates a serious mood for the profile to come. He is very creative with the game of checkers and keeps his brain working at all times while thinking and playing checkers."None of the checker players \, even the ones that's older that me, none of them is senile.Their minds is sharp." said Seales. I truly think that he is living the perfect life for himself. He is very happy to be able to play checkers daily and very frequently. It means very much to him to have his friends surround him while playing.
I personally would classify Searles as a dreamer as he dreams of playing checkers for ever. he wants a perfect world that he has created for himself while playing checkers. He is very passionate about the game and holds it close to his heart.

My favorite passage from this profile was on page116 when Jim Searles said "Checker players is really a brotherhood-like family." This hit home for me. I find it amazing that he holds them that closely to him. That the people he plays a board game with on the regular are family. Checkers must really hold them all together.

Exploration 5 Hallie Stillwell

1. The photo is a picture of Hallie Stillwell standing in front of a brick building. There is a newly married couple beside her. The picture is a good representation of her story as a Justice of the Peace.

2. She seams to be a person of many trades. She was a teacher, write a gossip column, runs a dry goods store and RV park and officiates weddings. I think she seams to go with the flow and get things done as they need to be. I think if she were living now she would get along fine.

3. I would say she was a visionary. To be a teach and marry people, hoping they will be happy would take great hope and vision for the future.

4. The passage that means the most to me was when she says, "I just hope they will be happy." "They'd better be!" This sums up why she officiates weddings. 

From Mike: Write Reflection Comments on Interviews here

Students,

I hope your interviews went really well.  Please write a short reflection about your interview in the Comments section of this post.  That way we can see everyone's Comments on one place under this post.

1)  How do you feel about the interview now that you are done?  What went well?  What challenges did you face?
2)  Have you started your transcripts?  How many hours of work do you estimate it is going to take you to finish the transcripts?
3)  What themes (for example: goals and dreames, family, work, creativity, sacrifice, etc.) stood out to you as most interesting in the interview?