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Food Should Not Be a Waste

Mary Stuart Elder
November 24, 2017
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As I mentioned in class Tuesday, the abstract for my final project begins with introspection. I realize I generate a lot of waste. My trash fills mostly with takeout containers from West Union. The bulky, soggy containers fill much of my tiny dorm room trash can, pushing me to empty my trash…

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Final Project Abstract

David Kohler
November 24, 2017
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For my final project, I will be focusing on the idea of terraforming. For the first part, I will make a Zork-like interactive fiction text-based adventure game based in a future with terraforming. This game will be influenced by the research done in the second part of my project. For…

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Final Paper Abstract

Jana Woerner
November 22, 2017
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Food apartheid – or the lack of access to healthy, affordable food in low-income communities of color – is at the intersection of social, political, and economic discrimination, making it one of the nation’s most pressing social justice issues. According to a 2009 USDA ERS (Economic Research Service) report, roughly…

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Final Project Abstract

Adrienne Hewitt
November 21, 2017
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My final project will be a continuation of my mid-term where I intervened in my community by transforming its landscape into a more native and ecologically productive one. I will research actual projects of this type to hopefully gain insight into the process required to accomplish the task of renovating…

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Abstract for Final Paper

Joe Hawes
November 21, 2017
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My project will consist of two different components. The first part will be a creative eco-fiction chapter which will incorporate the cause and effects of environmental change on the health of the people. The story will not be complete because it will only contain the first chapter of the plot,…

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The World We Made

Sarah Jenkins
November 21, 2017
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It was interesting to me that although Jonathon Porritt talks a great deal about equity, gender and race are missing in The World We Made. He talks about environment for ALL but doesn’t talk about the all. Evolving ourselves and our society for the better through technology will require a…

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Future of Entertainment

David Kohler
November 20, 2017
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Something not discussed much in The World We Made, is the future of the entertainment industry. I find it very odd that this topic isn’t a part of the book, seeing as how popular and widespread the industry is today, and I don’t think this popularity will fade any time…

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Jobs of the Future

Sam Kelly
November 20, 2017
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The World We Made does a reasonably good job of covering most topics necessary for a world view. However, I do not think Jonathon Porritt spent enough effort explaining the effects of AI and automation on society. The authors of “The Second Machine Age” compare the present to the industrial…

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population, employment, and leisure: the eluding spirit of 2050

Zhengtao Qu
November 19, 2017
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I feel uncertain to comment on the blueprint without a complete reading, as what I considered problem may actually be solved somewhere I fail to cover. But on what I have read, I get the sense that Jonathon Porritt attach the greatest effect on future on technological programs. Apart from…

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The World *WE* Made

Jana Woerner
November 18, 2017
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Although The World We Made describes several dismal turning points, such as the Great Famine and the Age of Wars, Porritt presents an optimistic solution to our current problems. Throughout the chapters, Porritt uses illustrations, doodles, and the story of Alex McKay to outline various inventions that helped us overcome…

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