the blogs that I commented on

1.http://houstontx11.blogspot.com/2010/11/mass-incorrectness.html?showComment=1291185538445_AIe9_BEw4Bq47fL4VZf0rLnaOaHrsRL-_dnLnJAbbJlw1tXZrxnNvAtOt7v-ObqzDC

2.http://honest-and-able.blogspot.com/2010/10/environmental-racism.html


3.http://ayetuneinn.blogspot.com/2010/10/self-assesment.html?showComment=1291185953766_AIe9_BEqjWjUfthr4oSmlD9Uf5e3QJcoYeCvX5RCnBVOiI4LuyFgfkZt4Gso4xQkrvM

4.http://e-ademuwagun.blogspot.com/2010/11/letter-to-raise-awareness.html?showComment=1291186083023_AIe9_BG1UhtqjzZc6zk8hcAd52j4Hpd_w3Z61G0xO82wxB_aNIipfF8JV9TQeMM96sbFtabGyNFpftuYpac51HGTDgR-epNSBBVt6Whwt3B457BQxewxzSqb17cQdiuN4tlfGFVvBZ8bSJyKRMbtKXtq5jEzL9WKF4giF1S5opxZuM0_dFwCHOY-sy2mSvrADsYxeYW3uSejKzr7PPsRISLvhda9iEJYzY6ACCyb17dJrevUonbxsvJbr6geuFUGAzMmJ6RBQTZL4D6PCgAD4sqXf5ydgbt_5CibCe_TEhDjydDH7FF5NU2Hk3rDF85j8Y17yFNaqWQo-RSycKcv8AOhCBRmzeVx_OLwjjF2npHSIKol0-CnRktkM9WEoN_wksnLymEVyZL1uWfIWCB5ufwPhVFgSHuSibR24HCb8BK8d6ctTTe5LUyIyfXsG-qtqFCRBfrK1LkCOIgV_GDkC6O5gRqvCR9wyw3kxUOqoHY6Zfmzssvky-A#c4059965609426449629

5.http://nestorkimbo.blogspot.com/2010/11/single-or-double-families-in-us.html

6.http://radiahshabazz.blogspot.com/2010/11/multimedia-project.html

My Final Project

When it came time to prepare a final presentation in Freshman Composition, William and I created a video highlighting the negative effects of environmental racism in the U.S. we brought the presentation into a more personal perspective by taking photographs of a local garden near our campus. we compared the outside world to the world we're living in at Howard University. The photographs captured the essence of our surroundings perfectly and our message was clear.

Awareness Letter

To Whom It May Concern:

I am concerned about the current state of the environment conditions in the neighborhoods surrounding Howard University. Communities-especially those of minorities-are sometimes at fault for not keeping a clean space because the resources are scarce. However, these minority communities shouldn't be neglected of greenfriendly alternatives such as: personal recycling, more efficient trash pick up, street-sweeps, and community service green projects. These simple activities could potentially transform an entire community from a slum to a safe and clean "green zone".

Some steps taken to ensure the ability for a greener environment would be to have trash companies suply each home with a recycling bin so that families have the option of recycling recyclable goods. In addition, street sweeps should be necessary in order to keep the roads and sidewalks clean and presentable. Community service issue projects could also be taken into consideration. As a suggestion, preferably once or twice a month, community service projects should be mandatory by local officials. In large families, containing four or more members, two family members of one adult and one child should be expected to volunteer, thus setting a greater example for the youth and thier duties in the future to keep a green earth alive.

I thank you for your time and opportunity to share my opinions on how to effectively keep our communities healthy and long lived in. I hope to see  a few if not all of the changes I've listed come to life.

Sincerely,
Nicolette Gordon

Non-violence

The other day I was reading an article online about world peace groups that work hard to promote non-violence. There were pages and pages of these world peace groups, the one that caught my attention was DUO for world peace, standing for Do Unto Others. The group Duo strives to amplify peace, and they require that all members follow certain rules, the golden and silver rules. This group made me think about Martin Luther King Jr. and his effort throughout the civil rights movement to effectively promote non-violence. King studied Gandhi's non-violence method, and tried to use it to positively lead our divided nation towards a unified one. King built the foundation for the non-violence groups that exist today, if it weren't for King we wouldn't have these positive groups to look up to.


Sources:
http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/DUO

D.C: a flourishing metropolis or an environmental mess?

When people think about D.C. they picture The White House, The Capitol, The Potomac River, and many other monuments and museums. Of course D.C. is a flourishing metropolis, as well as the capital of the American nation, but this is just one side of D.C. People fail to realize that just like any other any city, D.C. has its negatives. The Anacostia River, which is often called the "forgotten river" when compared to the renewed Potomac. Behind the beautiful scenery of our nation's capital, is the Anacostia River, the most polluted river in our nation. The river contains tons of trash and sewage floating along the edges. Neighborhoods that lie along the riverside reflect the state of the river. Abandoned and rundown buildings, trash sites, tragic poverty and the unemployment rate in these neighborhoods characterize the challenges within the real D.C.


Sources:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/anacostia/
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1761270