Earth Day

Earth Day.
You watched the video on the history of the Environmental movement.

Assignment:

Part 1.  10 points

"Watch Film: A Fierce Green Fire." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2014.

Use that as your bibliographic citation.  Summarize the video in a paragraph.

Part 2:  20 points

Cite 2 more sources about some aspect of the Environmental movement that 'speaks to you.'  This could be managing fisheries for recreation, saving the whales, etc., clean air, clean water, solar power, nuclear power, clean coal.  I don't really care, but don't be contrarian for contrarians sake.  Look for something good about the Planet,  and dig in.

Cite the sources, and summarize.

Write a brief statement of purpose about what we should do to fix the issue that you are concerned with.

Part One: The film "A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet" is a documentary decided into different acts focusing on various movements. Act 1 focuses on the conservation movement of the ‘60s, the Sierra Club, David Brower and the battle to halt dams in the Grand Canyon. Act 3 is about alternative ecology strands, with the main story being Greenpeace’s campaign to save the whales. Act 4 tells of the rise of global issues in the ‘80s. It focuses on the struggle to save the Amazon, led by Chico Mendes and the rubbertappers.Act 5 concerns climate change.
Part Two: Save the Whales! Save the whales because Claire thinks they are cool. Actually, whales play a very important role in the health of our environment. Whales help regulate the flow of food and maintain a stable food chain. For example, the blue whale consumes as much as 40 million krill daily.Just imagine the impact

Radio Show

Radio Show

Claire: Hello everyone and welcome to The Dollys Show. We have a very exciting show for you today, but first Breaking News!

Leia: Today has officially been marked as Black Tuesday. This is due to the fact that the stock market has taken yet another large drop. As you all may know unless you receive a margin call there is no need to worry.

Lexí: On a lighter note we have a new music line up for you all today. Let's start it off with Ella Fitzgerald cover of Cole Porter's song 'Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)'...(play song here) Coming up,  the back story of Babe Ruth, but first a little Louie Armstrong...( play song here)

Claire: You all know Babe Ruth as The Great Bambino, but just recently I had the chance to really get to know Babe Ruth and learn about his life at home as well as his childhood. As a child Ruth was sent away to a reformatory school where he picked up his baseball skills. Later on in his career he met Helen Woodford and they then adopted a child together. Four years following, they seperated due to infidelities. Currently, Babe Ruth is said to be focussing more on his career as a baseball superstar. That's all for your daily sports update.

Lexí: Thank you for tuning into the Dolly Show on this fine evening. Tune in tomorrow for compositions of your favorite artist, latest storys, and sport news. Good night!

Violette Bushell-Szabo

          On June 26, 1921 Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo was born to an English soldier and a French woman. She was the second child of five, who was also the only daughter of the English soldier, Charles George Bushell. During the first World War, Violette and her family moved to London, but due to the  Great Depression, Violette and her youngest brother, Dickie, had to relocate and live with their aunt in the northern region of France. When Violette was 11, she was reunited with her family in Stockwell, south London.
           In the dawn of the 1940's Violette became a member of the Land Army and was sent to Fareham, Hampshire where she would effectuate strawberry picking. She soon returned to London and became an employee in a western London factory Acton. On August 21, 1941, Violette, age 19, was wed to a 31 year old French officer of Hungarian decent after a 42-day romance. Following the death or her newly wed husband, there was no question when she accepted the offer to be a trained as a field agent for the Special Operations Executive (SOE).