Update

My survey still needs to have people do it but other then that I know I will use the Critical Theory for my paper and I have begun writing the first two paragraphs of my paper but the main thing is having people complete my survey!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YFQTBBV

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YFQTBBV

Survey Results

When conducting my survey I asked several girls and boys from my floor. Most people said that they would buy SOME fruit when it is out of season just because they crave it so much and can't tell the difference. When someone wants strawberries they will not just not eat them because they are out of season. Most people said that there is a change in taste but it isnt a drastic change. Vegetables were a bigger problem to people though because when a vegetable is out of season or wasn't properly grown right it has a specifically different taste.

1.       Do you buy food from local food stands (vegetables/fruits)? Yes or no

2.       If these foods were not “in season” would you still buy them? Yes or no

3.       If you answered yes to the above question, why or why not?

4.       Do you believe they taste or look different whether they are in season or not?

5.       Do you think that because they aren’t in season, something is wrong with them?

6.       Do you think In Season foods are better than out of season foods?

7.       Do you think that In Season vegetables are better than in season Fruits?

8.       What about out of season vegetables versus out of season fruits?

9.       Do you think that most people worry about whether it is in season or out of season?

10. What is your view on local foods in general?

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?PREVIEW_MODE=DO_NOT_USE_THIS_LINK_FOR_COLLECTION&sm=%2fUAvadzaFQQyG%2fmf3ljXYfkFk1XRxVL5V3YDPk%2fnDvY%3d

Indigenous Resistance and Racist Schooling on the Borders of Empires: Coast Salish Cultural Survival

In this article I learned that there are two places, British Columbia and Washington State inhabit a region where they negotiate the contrasting policies of two different empires. This articles shows educational policies that contrast each other across the Canada and US border.  Some of the community strategies for resisting assimilation have included reclaiming government boarding schools as a way to escape the racism of integrated public schools. Coast Salish efforts at decolonising education have concentrated on the maintenance of cultural boundaries, challenging neoliberal assumptions about history while defending treaties and land claims. Both British and American colonialism required categorising, dividing, and confining Aboriginal people.

Sustainability

Most of the food that we find today in supermarkets are highly processed and hold many additives. Alot people aren't aware of this when they are shopping for groceries. All the substances that are being added to the food are just for the taste and color, so it is more appealing to the eye. Air pollution also traces back to sustainability because the use of fossil fuels are used to power the vehicles that carry the industrialized food around. Antiboitics are put in animals to make them grow faster and because of the poor conditions of factories that the animals are put into. Putting these antibiotics in animals is harmful for humans because it makes our bodies antibiotic-resistant to the bacteria. A way to help not only yourself but others from having these problems is eating locally. That way you know what is in your food and what is not.

Environmental Ethics

This picture dipicts deforestation and the harmful effects that is doing to our environment.

Here is Bill McKibbens article on nature:

http://www.billmckibben.com/articles.html

This website as a bunch of different relating to the issues that occur in our society and even has a book called the "The End of Nature." All of his novels vary in topics from global warming to genetic engineering in your family.

Fracking

In this article, the main concern is fracking. One of the biggest problems is the safety of our drinking water due to fracking. Fracking helps us, but the way that it is being used right now isn't safe for us in the long run. There has been complaints of foul water in places such as Pavillion. In 2008 there were traces of hydrocarbons and traces of contaminents in there that seem like it could be related to fracking. It was confirmed later that there was over 1,000 traces of carcinogenic chemicals in the water and a chemical compound that has been known to be used during fracking. The EPA at first refused to believe it had been caused by fracking. Today, after other tests have been made it has been confirmed that these problems in the water were caused by fracking. It is scary to think about this becuase it makes you wonder about the water you drink so carelessly. When in reactuality that water probably has dangerous compounds in it just like this water from Wyoming did. Fracking always will present a risk to water resources but it seems like that it is risk that the EPA is willing to risk. Now it is becoming a risk and a debate between the agency. This is likely to shape how the country relates natural resources. There needs to be much stronger rules put in place about fracking so it is used carefully and reduces threats to drinking water.