Tag: Interrelationships Reflection

What lessons does Carson extract from the stories about spraying for the gypsy moth and the fire ant? What was the role of local activists? Of government officials? Of the chemical industry?



Template attached with prompts.

Prompts (Limit per page 1-1.5 pages):
“For each of us, this is a problem of interrelationships, of interdependence—essentially, of ecology. … But there is also an ecology of the world within our bodies.” -Part 3 of the serialized New Yorker publication of Silent Spring. Explain why the interrelationships in ecology in nature and the “ecology of the world within our bodies” are each important components of Carson’s critique.

What lessons does Carson extract from the stories about spraying for the gypsy moth and the fire ant? What was the role of local activists? Of government officials? Of the chemical industry?

Based on historical context provided by the documentary American Experience: Rachel Carson, give the counterpoint to Rachel Carson’s argument that synthetic pesticide use in the early 1960s imposed more risks than benefits. What were some of the benefits of the synthetic pesticide use at the time? What alternatives does Carson propose to the use of chemicals? Do you think these alternatives make sense in the context of agribusiness?

Explain how learning about the work will help you in your life and career. Consider the context in which the work was created and the meaning of the work.

Interrelationships Reflection

Instructions

As we learned in Week 1, there is a difference between being educated and simply trained. The purpose of education is not only to determine what someone can do, but also what kind of person they become as a result of their education. Studies in the humanities will advance the communication skills, empathy, self-awareness, judgment, and professionalism of students, and they help students with becoming skilled at the social and cultural context of working with people.

In addition, studying the humanities can help students in the following ways:

Literature can introduce students to life situations with which they may not be familiar.

Drama can teach oral communication.

Philosophy can teach skills of analysis and argument.

Art, literature, drama. and music are expressions of human creativity, and taking part in some form of artistic activity, either as reader or viewer, is part of what makes us human.

For this assignment, choose a work of art that made an impression on you during this course. Then, address the following:

Include an image of or link to the work.

Identify the artist, the title, date completed, and the medium.

Explain how learning about the work will help you in your life and career. Consider the context in which the work was created and the meaning of the work.

Explain how one or more specific disciplines (literature, drama, philosophy, art, music) influenced you.

Examine the effect that you think this class could have on your career and personal life.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2-2.5 pages (not including title page or references page)