Cohen Course Notes

Communication: Vaster than balance, and more complicated

This project was very interesting and I felt that I found out a lot about the school that I had previously never even thought about. From here I may want to look into interacting with the Pensby Center more often, especially since I know that the people there are amazing. In addition, I think that there should be some more advertisement about student activism (besides within clubs) for things not only in BMC but in our communities and countries.

I will definitely share this information with the people we interviewed, but I also believe that some of this information should be shown to K. Cassidy.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zp-gTkG9-DjONPIb-JGGZ_z7B_OSKbuvJ0Bu3LHL7KA/edit?usp=sharing

The Faults of Balance in Communication

Main points:

As the World Collapses

The article talks about the worry and fear that took over the diplomats, activists, and youth groups that attended the annual UN climate conference when they got word that Trump, a known climate change unbeliever, won the presidency. Many are worried about the possibility of the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, which agrees to limit global warning, especially since the US's withdrawal would signal other countries to not meet their voluntary pledges and since it may ruin relations with China. There are those who are optimistic about the situation and believe that it would be too messy for Trump to actually withdraw from the treaty and that one man would not be able to destroy all the climate progress the world has achieved.

Burying Seeds of Thought  

Speaking Through Seeds

              “Imagine you are a seed…” (Ozeki 3). This request Yumi Fuller, a character from Ozeki’s novel All Over Creation, asked paralleled a motif that was splattered throughout the novel. Just as the readers were to imagine themselves as seeds, Yumi was represented by through seed imagery throughout the novel. This seed symbolism revealed various characters’ innermost beliefs and suppressed emotions. This usage of symbolism in the novel to communicate unspoken thoughts emphasized humans’ nature to subconsciously reflect their personal beliefs through secondhand means.