Unit 10

1. The Factory in the Living Room- How Television Exploits its Audience

In a lecture by Sut Jhally, titled; “The Factory in the Living Room: How Television Exploits Its Audience“, (2007) the author suggests that advertising in children’s program is like child slave labour. He makes claims that children are being abused by the media. Big corporations like Mattel-like companies try to figure out how to get children to ‘lobby’ their parents best for the products they want to sell. This goes along with Jhally’s ideas that children rather than being watched by their parents, are being babysat by the electronics of today and are at risk for being the product of these advertising sales because TV is no longer being viewed for the shows itself, but rather the commercials and ads that are specifically for the kids watching it. 

I think Jhally's views are very interesting because I always see commercials completely geared towards children. Between the music, the actors and the products, a commercial brings whatever product it is trying to sell to life and kids go crazy for it- asking their parents  for the toy or the movie or whatever else it is. The problem is in this day and age parents do often sit thier kids in front of the TV, or ipod, or xbox (etc) and hire it as the babysitter. Kids are no longer playing with their siblings or having creative imagination throughout their day and unfortunately companies across the board are seeing this as an opportunity to get their products out their.  

Unit 9

1. Who Rules America?

For this topic I chose to write on The Bohemian Grove. The Bohemian Grove is a place about 75 miles north of San Francisco where "the rich, the powerful, and their entourage" meet for the last two weeks in July. However, it is not a place for power, but simply a place where the powerful go to relax, kick back and enjoy the peace of nature without worrying about anything else.
What I found interesting about this article was that it stated several times how 'buddy-buddy' these rich folk become. Because of the close relationships formed at this 'club for the the rich' many of the social requisites are kept in the families and within the social proximity of those they know- leading to class power and domination. The fact that people of wealth and power from all over the country meet in once place and spend so much time together, is evidence that their is a cohesiveness to the community at large. because of this their is solidarity among them, and in turn the group becomes close to each other and can form more ties both business-wise and personally.
I also found it interesting when reading that The Bohemian Grove is such a peaceful place- perfect for relationships and friendships to prosper without the stress of business decisions lurking behind them This provides the perfect environment to make those personal ties that may in turn create more opportunities for better business and growth in wealth.

2. The State and Embodiment on Campus

The State itself plays a large role in campus life at Bellevue College. One way is the immediate invasion of law and regulations run by the state as you walk onto campus. These can be seen in was of "firearm free zone" or "smoke-free zones" or the smoke-huts seen around campus. These are regulations set forth by the State of Washington and enforced by laws and rules both politically on campus and by the government. .Another example is the prices and financial aid across campus. The State of Washington offers students both loans and certain grants or scholarships. However, due to the recent cuts in the government budget, Pell Grants have dropped significantly and therefore student are suffering financially. Many students are buying their books online for a cheaper price, students are taking the bus, or trying to configure ways to have shorter commutes or commutes only 2 days a week to save on gas. 

Unit 8

1. Without Sanctuary

Race. What is Race?
Ethnicity. What is Ethnicity?

Race is coined the phrase "the biological aspects, or physical features a person represents"
Ethnicity is more of a social construct dealing with certain characteristics such as religion, language, dress, culture, that makes up 'what' a person is.

Race or Ethnicity, you can't really have one without the other. If a person is African American, whether they are directly from Africa or not, they will have physical attributes that make them look African American, or black. They are also ethnically African American based on their cultural views, possibly their dress and even their language (AAE or Ebonics). In the late 19th and early to mid 20th century race and ethnicity played a very large role in the making of the United States and it's views on blacks. Whites would more often than not become very violent with blacks because they thought of them as "lower society"; often beating them with whatever they could find, even their fists, mocking them publicly and in front of their families and in the worst, but common of situations an African American was lynched. Lynching was a common method of execution in the which a black was found to be in trouble (often for nothing at all) and hung to the nearest tree and left there for everyone to see. This, I'm sure was a morbid scene, but for whites in this time, it was a sense of pride and overcoming of the black population.

Without Sanctuary is a website/documentary film about the lynching in American culture and it's affects on the population abroad. If one was to visit a lynching, they would find an African American being beaten in numerous and unimaginable ways with knives, sticks, fists, anything possible. They would be tortured, and left still alive only to be hung from a tree or electricity pole or bridge. White people were apathetic about where and apathetic about how it may feel. They paraded around looking up at a limp dead body hanging from above. Children, adults, moms, dads, grandmas and grandmas gathered to watch a lynching. It was always a mob of people, 10-15 to even hundreds, marching in to watch what they believed to be the right thing to do in order to keep the blacks segregated from the whites. Fear was all it was. A fear that African Americans could actually be better than they were... in these times, I can assure you they were.


2. An American Ethnic Group

Italian Immigration 

Italians are the largest group of immigrants to ever come to America. Italians were in a way forced to come to the Americas due to lack of space, food and increase in poverty. With the jump in birth rates in the 1870's and the decrease in death rates, many Italians, especially those of Southern Italy suffered. Soils eroded, available oil and natural resources decreased and all while the population kept on getting larger and larger. Along with those recent disasters, many natural disasters started happening around the Italians- including the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

As a result Italians began moving away from their own country and coming to the Americas; first they went to South America and then by the 19th century they migrated to North America. Italians became very prominent fruit sellers in North America and also worked a very large majority of the construction jobs in both New York City and Chicago. As early as 1890, 90% of New York City's public workers and 99% of Chicago's street workers were Italian. 

Because family played such a large role in Italy, Italians brought over that same sense of ownership to one's family and relatives here in America. They were able to establish hundreds of networks that aided in their own way of life and only bettered their living.

The majority of Italians never planned on staying in North America permanently  living in small rooms and taking on the labored jobs and getting paid for it. "Italian immigrants migration to the United States could not be interpreted as a rejection of Italy. In reality, it was a defense of the Italian way of life, for the money sent home helped to preserve the traditional order. Rather than seeking permanent homes, they desired an opportunity to work for a living, hoping to save enough money to return to a better life in the country of their birth."

Information found at:
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/italian_immigration.cfm

Unit 7

1. Gender Aspects on Campus

One aspect of gender differences on campus is the use of clothing and hair style. For males looser fitting clothes and T-shirts are seen as normal and pretty routine. As for females, it's more understood that females wear more-fitted clothing, both pants and shirts. Females also have the option to wear skirts or dresses, while men don't, at least not where it would be largely accepted. If a man wants to dress up or be dressy he can wear a casual suit and shoes, which some males do wear depending on their major or place of work before/after school. Women tend to have long flowing hair that is either put up in a pretty way, or down and straightened or curly. Men however have shorter hair that is more manageable right out of bed and they often don't take the time to do anything with it for classes.

Another aspect of gender differences among male and female groups on campus is the way they communicate. Women when talking are often much closer, they use their hands and body to express emotion, they face each other and also tend to be more 'touchy-feely' with one another. This can be seen at all ages of women. Men however, are often seen talking to one another facing the same direction, they minimally use their hands and do not touch one another when they talk as girls do. Another difference in the communication of females and males can be seen even in the classroom. Men are normally more prevalent to take control of speaking in a classroom setting. However, this is not as common anymore and women are beginning to set the standard in classroom communication.

2. Sexuality, Generation, Class, and Ethnicity in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area

In the PBS documentary, The Lost Children of Rockdale County  it focuses on a group on females who have contracted Syphilis and how it has affected their communities and families. What is so shocking is that these females are young girls of about 14 yrs old often from middle-class white families. This came as a complete shocker to many researchers; "A Syphilis outbreak does not occur in a middle class white girl" they said. 

Young girls in this film often said that losing their virginity or being a part of any sexual activity wasn't pleasurable, but yet "a part of socialization". Often times drinking or drugs were involved in these so-called gatherings of young just barely high school students. One thing the documentary seemed to continuously harp on was the parenting, or lack of parenting by these girls. It never seemed to pin-point and directly blame the parents, but at times asked where the parents were, or whether or not these girls were taught any better? It also leads to believe that young men are also not respecting not only themselves, but in no way are they respecting a woman's body or woman in general.  

Unit 6

Unit 6. 

1.

In the American Culture, Valentine’s Day is a holiday filled with feelings, love, and even some confusion depending on who you talk to. Most people would respond that Valentine’s Day is a holiday based on showing whoever you care about, whether that be your “special someone”, your family, and even your friends. The history of Valentine’s Day comes from the Saint, Saint Valentine who was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were then persecuted by the Roman Empire. By the 15^th Century it was changed to be a day revolved around lovers and their love for one another.

In America, genders think of Valentine’s Day in very different ways. For both male and female, literal gifts or acts of adoration are generally expected, but for women it is more highly anticipated and the amount of love and adoration shown is important. Women in America expect flowers, chocolates, a nice date etc… sometimes even an engagement ring (although opinion on this gift varies from female to female). Women will give adoration and affection to their man, but often not to the same extent. It is generally the man’s ‘duty’ to do the gift-giving and sending. There are also terms (PDA- Public displays of affection) that refer to men and women showing their ‘love’ for one another. However, in cultures like Japan, there are actually two separate dates for Valentine’s Day; one for the women to show their affection and one for men to show their affection to their loved ones. 

Social status can be seen mostly in the amount of gifts and dates that couples go on. Although sometimes couples purposely stay at home or have a date somewhere cheaper and more intimate, generally the more expensive place a couple goes to, the more money they have. You can see the difference in food ordered at a restaurant, or the wine glasses drank; couples drinking soda and eating chicken vs couples having steak and a vintage bottle of wine. 

As mentioned above, couples on Valentine’s Day display their affection for one another in different ways, but what do kids of the younger generation do? Depending on what age, many school-kids have Valentine’s Parties in their school classrooms. They share candies, chocolates, cards and have a “fun day” directed towards the care for everyone else. Children also often make gifts and cards for their parents or others in their family they care for. Valentine's Day for children becomes more of a day celebrating and enjoying candy than a day actually showing adoration to the ones you love. 

2. Do You Speak American?

In the PBS documentary, "Do You Speak American?", the host travels through different sections of America looking at not only different dialects and accents within America, but how those dialects have changed and how they are looked upon throughout society. One dialect, African American English (AAE) also known as Ebonics, can tend to be frowned upon in Standard American English speakers. One teacher even goes so far as to let children of African American and Latino descent become aware of these languages and immerse themselves in learning Standard American English. The teacher here is very aware of the necessity for Standard American English usage to get a job in most places in America, but also does his best to not make any of the students feel "less worthy" or underneath anyone else. This is important for a child's ego.

Unit 5

A. Higher Education & Society

Higher education in the U.S. helps to reproduce the dominant social relations and cultural patterns and ideologies of the society, and, yet at the same time it reforms and changes them. Higher Education systems in the U.S. are very vocal about their abilities to be "socially" "culturally" and "racially" diverse. They offer study-abroad programs to and from the school systems, and at Bellevue College in WA, they even offer specific designated parking for students studying abroad to their college (and the parking is closer than most of the parking spots). 

Although this is great for colleges and even students (doing the study abroad programs)  being so vocal about it almost creates a reproduction of culturally different aspects between students. When there are groups to distinguish one another based on culture, religion, etc, it creates unity AND divisions among students. 

B. Classrooms as Ritual-Like Events

Holistically speaking, classes and classrooms are very strange. Classroom teaching is almost more of a religious event. Students sign up for classes (or don't depending on grade or institution) and are assigned a specific room and time to go to these 'meetings'. Each meeting consists of a teacher and their 'followers'.  Each student knows that they, in a way, have less authority than their teacher and in turn know not to interrupt, and raise their hand when they want to say something. In some cultures students never talk during class, but rather wait for the very end of class to ask questions or directly speak to the professor. Students also face the professor who is standing and talking at the front of the classroom (showing a level of authority). Classes are ritual in that they take place on a weekly (or more than weekly) basis at the same place in the same time. If you compare class to a church ceremony or a sports event, they are at the same place, same time, every week. 

C. Digital Nation- Kids & Technology

The New Digital Technologies in the American culture have greatly impacted the American formal education system. As technology continues to evolve, it brings with it new opportunities and challenges for educators and students. Social networking is a great example that can either help or hinder how teachers integrate teaching plans. In most American Education Institutions Chalkboards have all-together been replaced with projector-screens and in some cases "Smart Boards". Smart Boards (seen below) are interactive touch-screen boards or computer screens that students can work out problems on, draw on, write on, and even highlight stories on. In watching The PBS video, "Digital Nation" it talks largely about the impact technology has on student in college who multitask. Many of these multitaskers were constantly on a technological device, whether it be a laptop, a cellphone, a smart phone, ipod, (the list goes on and on) they personally and wholly believed that without a doubt they could do all of those things and study for tests with no impact to their brain's communication. Much to their astonishment, they were remarkably slower when faced with a task and asked to multitask in comparison to doing the task alone. Technology has changed how students interact with not only one another, but teachers and the world itself. 

D. Changing Education Paradigms

In the short film RSA- Changing Educational Paradigms are observed and the current education system is analyzed. There were two main focus' in the video about the education system, HOW students are being taught and WHY students are being taught those things. Students have become a "manufactured date" rather than an individual or person, they come in the factory of school and in 12 years if they 'pass' their courses they leave with a diploma. And even then the education system has become so involved with getting kids in and out it doesn't have the time or money to focus on a child's personal needs. Everyone learns differently, some people learn better in large groups vs small groups, some learn visual or some just by reading a textbook, but all in all, teachers and professors alike don't have the time to teach students how they learn the best. This in turn creates "zombies of learning" where there is only one way of learning and everything is wrong. Creativity is smashed out of our children's lives and they are constantly being told, "no, that's wrong", "there's only one answer", "sit down", "be quiet" etc. The video proposed a study on divergent thinking and the process of it's depletion. They found that in 98% of Kindergarten children have a divergent way of thinking; interestingly enough the percentage dropped by an overwhelmingly large amount as a children went through the education system. A child isn't given a chance to have creative or divergent thinking.

I'm not sure how the way the education system is run can be changed. Money is lacking and the government isn't helpful. I know many parent (including mine) who chose to home school their children either all the way through school or partly. Although this isn't plausible, I think this could help in many situations as far as lack of creativity in classrooms. Another thing that could be done is (unless it's a distinct math problem) teaching children divergent thinking and not putting down creativity, and individualism. 

Units 1-4

Unit 1:

a.       Blog

b.       Meet the Natives-

I watched episode 4 where the Natives travel to Montana. They lived with a family that hunted and raised and sold cows. The Natives were very surprised that this family was raising only one type of livestock. Where The natives are from, they have every sort including cows, pigs, chickens, etc. This goes to show how Americans are so dependent on what one another does, especially when it comes to food and livestock. Americans depend on the farmer to have a good crop, or a good herd of cattle. We don't grow it ourselves. In contrary to The natives who grow everything their own, and completely sustain themselves, their families, and even their community.

The natives were also astonished at what the Montana family would give their cows for feed: dried grass and starter pellets. To an American person living in Montana, that is what they have when the land does not produce green grass, but The Natives knew that it couldn't be very good for the cows. I think they are very correct. Grass fed cows honestly taste better than pellet or silage fed cows taste.

All of the ways the Montana family survives are to be able to produce a product that can be sold and then made into a profit and money. Americans are absolutely dependent on money and where money can get them. Without a product (or a way of getting money) Americans can't survive. Money is needed to buy everything.

Unit 2

a.        American Indian Ritual-Iroquois

 I have recently moved from Upstate New York to the Seattle area this past September. Since I was young I have been taught more on the Indian Nations of the Northeast than I have the Northwest. Therefore, I thought it would be interesting for me to give information on an Indian nation that I know more about.

            The Iroquois League was once made up of five North American tribes; The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. Before the Europeans came in contact with North America, The Iroquois territory extended from Lake Champlain and Lake George west to the Genesee River and Lake Ontario and from the St. Lawrence River south to the Susquehanna River. This region is a vast land of deciduous forests of birch, beech, elm, and maple, until reaching further north towards The Adirondack Mountains one will reach thick green and fresh smelling fir and spruce forests. Animals and fish are very diverse and abundant within these boundaries.

            The Iroquois maintained peaceful relations amongst themselves. They lived cloe to the streams, lakes, and rivers that cover the land. Most often the Iroquois League lived in long houses and birchbark houses. These houses covered land enclosing several acres of growing crops and fields. Their villages were semi-permanent for use all year round. When soil became no longer fertile, the tribes would move to a new site. Traditionally the Iroquois were hunters and gatherers. They fished and gathered berries, plants, and roots. They grew maize, beans, and squash which were very important in their ceremonial activities. Upon contact with the Europeans, The Iroquois were civil until their land and ability to trade started to dwindle. They became aggressive in fighting for their lands, especially the Seneca. Many believe that the Iroquois fought in protection of keeping “the middle man” of trade available.

            An important ritual of the Iroquois was the False Face Society. The False Face Society was a healing group that cast away bad spirits. These bad spirits could be the cause of sickness and disease, or even bad behaviors. Bad dreams were seen as bad spirits, but the society knew that they could not “kill” the spirit, but rather they had to scare it away. Therefore, the dreamer would be told to carve a face on a living tree. Once the face was carved the tree would be cut down and the face would then be made into a mask by a wood carver. He made the masks into scary beings that would scare the bad spirits away. The False society would wear the masks made by the tree and go throughout the villages scaring the bad spirits away. One important aspect of this ritual was that the person being helped would immediately become a part of the Society afterwards. It was important to the Iroquois that if you were helped you were then willing to help others. After the contact with the European, the masks then had various mediums to decorate the masks with, including horse hairs brought over from Europe. Europeans saw this ritual (as with most other beliefs) through their own lens. They didn’t believe what the Iroquois believed and in turn found it uncivil and tried to stamp it out of customs. They lost a large majority of their masks and many of them are now in museums (against what the Iroquois want).

Works Cited

Index, T. I. (n.d.). Religion, The Great Spirit, & The False Face Society. Retrieved February 1, 2013, from Native Americans: http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/northeast/iroquois/religion.html

Reid, Gerald. "Iroquois." Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 2 Feb. 2013 http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Iroquoian.aspx

b.       Critical Thinking and Its Application to the Social Sciences

I think it is very important to not only be open to critical thinking when involving social sciences, but I think it is a necessity to apply the social sciences to real life. Critical thinking allows oneself to make significant connections between what they are observing/reading/researching and apply it to the real world around them. When critical thinking is done it allows the student (and/or researcher) to understand the reasoning behind things, identify problems with the solution, have a depth of understanding, and focuses on organizing important ideas rather than just a set of facts. Critical thinkers are also humble enough to acknowledge that they may not always be correct. It’s like having a completely open-mind, willing to be wrong, but also willing to question what you have been taught or learn yourself. This can be applied in doing a research project because it shows the willingness to always ask questions and not be self-centered or have a ethnocentric view of thinking.

c.        Ethnographic Notes-Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving in the United States is a ritual used to set aside a specific day to be thankful for all that you have. Friends and families gather together in the sharing of a feast and publicly declare their thankfulness. Although it is a time of unity, Thanksgiving also shares specific ethnographic differences among gender, socio-economic class, generation, family, religion, ethnicity, and historical context.

    On Thanksgiving, the women are usually found in the kitchen preparing the meal and desserts for the rest of the day. They prepare, they bake, they cook, and they slave over every detail to make sure everything is right for the family and any guests that may arrive. Meanwhile, the men can be found at the other side of the house watching or playing football. This shows a separation among the genders in that females are the cooks and deal with meal-preparation, while the menfolk do the more “masculine” things: like watch and play football. The head of the household (most likely the father) will also be the one to cut the Turkey or ham that is prepared.

    The food will also vary depending on the socio-economic class of a family. Most often turkey is served, but the side-dishes will vary. Those in the upper-class may serve several types of appetizers, salads, homemade pies, and casseroles. But, families of a lower class may only be able to afford a turkey and a few store bought items like canned corn, and a frozen pie.

    Another ethnographic difference is seen within generations. As stated above, the head of the household will often make the first cuts in the turkey or ham, and the mother will be preparing the food. Generationally speaking, children (unless old enough to help the mother cook) are often found in another room playing together or watching the televised Thanksgiving Day Parade. Another generation difference is found when eating. A lot of families have separate tables for adults and children. This allows conversation to flow comfortably among guests both at the children’s table and even more so at the adult table.

Unit 3:

a.       A US Religious Affiliation

American religion in comparison to American sports although having different aspects, can be very similar in their ways of worship and way of following. 

One similarity is that both religious ceremonies and sports 'ceremonies' take place in often large, ornately designed 'temples'. Church temples are often ornately designed with beautifully designed architecture and sports ceremonies are held in large (sometimes VERY large) buildings or stadiums These stadiums show how important it is for everybody to be able to face what is going on in the game (or teaching). 

Another aspect is that religion and belief in a sports team are often followed from generation to generation. Whether it is because they are indoctrinated by their own family beliefs, or because of geographical reasons, religion and sport followers are often found throughout the generations. 

 

Lastly, religion and sport followers are often very dedicated to their team or religion. Whether this means having your family follow the same things or not this adds a certain loyalty to your "team". This often leads to some sort of violence between rivalry teams; this is seen either in riots or even wars based on religious affiliations. 

b.       Visual Ethnographic Notes- Shopping Malls

In the United States people flock to what they call “shopping malls.” Shopping malls consist of logically planned out shops, filled with various consumer goods that people must buy. 

Among the stores are tiled walkways leading people from one store to the next without hesitation. These stores do not have doors, but simply an open space allowing one another to walk in and out freely. 

It is here that shrines of clothing are produced and represented in a way to get a “buyers” attention. They believe that if one puts on certain clothes, they will become “skinny” or look more beautiful. Their worth is found in the clothing and items that are purchased. Other items that are sold may be shoes, chocolates, jewelry, accessories like watches and purses, and they even have the ability to take family portraits. 

Above you can see how males and females have separated areas within the stores, females on one side and males on the other. In order to take any item home, one must pay the cashier an already decided price, otherwise one will leave with nothing.

Unit 4:

a.       Visual Ethnographic Notes on Campus

1. Capitalist Commodities on the Campus

        Capitalism is an economic system based on the distribution of goods and services by private owners, based on the system of Supply and Demand for profit. When demand is high, production is high and so is the price of such goods, if the demand (or want) is low, price and production will also decrease.

       

On The Bellevue Community College Campus, capitalism of commodities can be seen around campus. For example, the bookstore at Bellevue College offers students various school needs, including: books, pencils, writing instruments, and even materials for art and photography classes. At the beginning of the quarter, books are in very high demand, prices are raised through the roof and books may even be on back-order because there is not enough to go around. Students need the books, or they may not pass their classes, so they must pay the high prices.

        Another form of Capitalism is the commodity of food. Food can be found everywhere on campus, and just about anything. Soda, snack food, chips, fruit, entire meals, whatever is needed for a student. The only downside is that absolutely everything has a price, and most prices are expensive because the college knows students would rather pay for something then go through the trouble at home making it themselves. Therefore, the demand is consistently high and prices can remain high.

2. Socio-Economic Class on Campus

        Social Class is, “a class society, is a set of concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which people are grouped into a set of hierarchical social categories,[1] the most common being the upper, middle, and lower classes.” (Wikepedia) Socio-economic class separations can be seen throughout the Campus at Bellevue College. One major object of separation is the mode of transportation student’s use. On campus there are several ways to get around: using your own car, using a bike or walking, and using the metro bus. Students with their own car can be seen as students with more of an access to money, whether they pay for gas themselves, or they get it from their parents, they have access to money to pay for their car needs. Student’s that take the metro buses, are students that do not have their own car and therefore rely on the transportation of the city buses. Lastly, students that walk or take bikes, are either environmentally friendly, or would rather walk and ride than spend money filling a car with gas, or spending it taking the city bus line.

3. Sustainability on Campus

Sustainability is the capacity to “endure”. Sustainability is based on the principle that “everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment” (EPA).Being from the East Coast, I have noticed an overwhelming amount of environmentally conscious acts that the West Coast has applied to their everyday life. As a student, I have noticed it even more so in and around campus. A major sighting has been the abundance of recyclable and garbage cans seen throughout campus whether in the open areas, or more specifically in the classrooms. Students are constantly reminded to separate their trash from recyclables and to try to have the least impact or ‘footprint’ on the Earth as necessary. By sorting our trash from recyclables we can create a better environment. Another way the campus has become more sustainable is the use of the “plug-ins” for electric/hybrid cars. These cars run solely on electricity and therefore have a far greater impact on the Earth due to their lower CO2 emissions. Bellevue College strives to make it known that these cars are better than others by strategically and  deliberately placing “plug-in” stations closer to buildings, elevators etc, so that students would be more willing to buy an electric/hybrid car.

http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm

b.       Choose one of the following per group member and discuss it. Give feedbacks (comments, questions) to another posting. You can use the Canvas site for this assignment.

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