ecological intelligence

What is ecological intelligence?

To me ecological intelligence is to be informative about green products and knowing whether it's really environmentally friendly or not. Many companies say that their product is green and good for the planet however its not exactly true. Ecological intelligence is very nice to have because you have more knowledge about what is really green and what is not.
How does this article connect to our project’s Essential Questions?

Well one of the questions was how can we live more sustainably? I think that connected because the author of the article was explaining that a lot of us buy stuff thinking it's green how ever it's actually not as green as we think and uses many chemicals or some other bad thing, so he shares how we can be more knowledgeable by watching our actions. The second question is how can we convince people to live more sustainably well as I said before the author gives us tips on how we can be more knowledgeable and if we show people about recycling or any other positive thing for our earth then people are most likely going to want to do something about it.
How high is your ecological intelligence?
I would have to say that mines is kind of low because I don't think about living sustainable that much however at the moment it is increasing and I would like to increase my knowledge about living sustainable.

My groups data on recycling

The thing that struck me about the data we received was that a lot of people do try to influence their friends and family by asking them to and educating them.
I was surprised that many people that many people knew a pizza box couldn't be recycled if it was used because I thought it could and I was surprised that 79.5% of people do something good for the planet pother than recycling I thought that there would be many more people who do something else, How ever I thought it was interesting that the people who did do something nice for the planet other than recycling did a lot of good stuff like turn off water and plant gardens and use solar panels I thought it was pretty cool.
My expectations were to see a lot of people to say yes that they can make a difference if they recycle and 84.6% said yes which was good so I did meet my expectations.
I noticed that a lot of people said that if there were more recycling bins out side than they would definitely recycle and if they saw more people recycling so the type of add campaign I plan to use us encouraging them so that they will be more motivated.

Go green Survey

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The Dervaes

When I saw this movie one of the things that shocked me was that the only electricity they used was for their refrigerator I thought that was really interesting because normally everyone uses electricity for light and cooking appliances. An other thing that surprised me was how successful and happy the family looked.
I think the Dervaes family needs vs. want sheets would probably have more needs than wants because they have limited because hey have limited items and they seem satisfied and most of the stuff they own our stuff that is needed.
The Dervaes family fit into Ishmael because if you look on pg. 54 Ishmael talks aboit keeping food under lock and key and in order to get that food the dancers would dance for it, so it relates to our world that we buy food but by growing food we could save money and car miles from going ton a store and we could be more healthy.
Overall I think that they way they live is very simple and very helpful to the environment if you check out this website http://www.pathtofreedom.com/ it shows you several ways in going green and great info. about making a difference.

My ishmael post 2

1.In the dictionary the the definition of anthropomorphism is The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections and the second definition is the ascription of human characteristics to things not human. I think Ishmael is applying that humans often misunderstand animals actions as human attributes.

2.In this chapter Ishmael leads us through the evolution of the Awks on planet Calliope. They start out as Awks and then some evolve into Bawks and then a few evolve into Cawks. These Cawks live in tribes and have a cultural heritage. They practice the strategy of ‘Erratic Retaliation’.

a.Ishmael describes erratic retaliation as get as good as you get but don't be to predictable so in other words if one is not bothering you than don't bother them back however after a period of time so your to predictable make a move and let them know that you are there.
b.It is a peace keeping method because it doesn't involve fighting it's more of who ever wins fairly with out using violence so like playing a game of rock paper scissors or something.
c.Why don’t the Cawks just annihilate each other (instead of just doing the occasional attacks?
The Cawks don't annihilate each other because it would be like breaking or ignoring the rules of a game also because the other tribes would find them to be dangerous and no longer peaceful.

My ishmael

1.What are Ishmael’s two general rules on how to identify people from our culture? Do you agree with Ishmael when he says that people from all over the world are part of the same culture? Why or why not?
They perceive themselves to be members of a race that is fundamentally flawed and inherently doomed to suffering and misery.
& We keep food under lock and key, and we think it is normal.
I don't think that people from all over the world are part of the same culture though because the whole world is full of many people so I don't really think that we all have one same culture.

2.Ishmael disagrees with Mother Culture’s voice that says that humans are inherently
flawed. After reading through page 66 of My Ishmael do agree or disagree with him? Why?
Well I disagree when Ishmael says that we are not flawed because we are all flawed we were born that way and it's what makes us unique and not like robots. So many can argue about this but I really gotta say that we all have flaws and the evidence is all the bad stuff that's happening to the world.

3.Ishmael uses a parable of Tunes and Dancers to explain his idea of Takers and Leavers. Who are these Takers and Leavers and how do they relate to American culture?
I think the Takers is our society so most of us and the leavers are the ones who kind of rebel and just decide to go there own way.

To live sustainably

I think to live sustainably means to live kind of simple and not wasting electricity and conserving energy and using stuff more wisely Also its like living a more natural type of life w/out wasting resources.
As a 14 year old I feel like I have a so-so amount of freedom in society like I'm able to buy items and go to places by myself or friends my age like the bus, concert, and mall however a lot of people who are older feel like teenagers are a bunch of trouble makers and we are not responsible enough but for the most part my freedom is alright.
I think I can live more sustainable by keeping track of what I do and managing and limiting myself from wasting energy and stuff also and to preserve the environment and by working with others so they can do the same.