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- College Professor at the University of DC in Washington DC.
The theme for Earth Day 2009 "A Clean and Green UDC." Our aim is to make the University Family aware of the need to clean up and green up the campus.
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The Decline of Neatness
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Ebuka Mbanude English Comp 2 THE DECLINE OF NEATNESS, A STEP TO ENVIRONMENTAL HARM. Neatness in our world today, is at its lowest level while indecency is at its peak in all sectors. Men and women,...
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The decline
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At 1:53pm on March 19, 2009, Carlos said… Carlos M. Diaz Díaz 1 Gerald Irving English Comp. II 5 March 2009 The Decline of Neatness Since the last century, most people have been destroying the env...
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The students at the University of DC explicate the Inauguration Day Poem for President Obama and the Earth. COMING SOON the YOUTUBE student presentation.
A paper FREE zone.
By Elizabeth Alexamder
The Inauguration Day Poem
January 20th 2009
Washington, DC
Each day we go about our business,
walking past each other, catching each other’s
eyes or not, about to speak or speaking.
All about us is noise. All about us is
noise and bramble, thorn and din, each
one of our ancestors on our tongues.
Someone is stitching up a hem, darning
a hole in a uniform, patching a tire,
repairing the things in need of repair.
Someone is trying to make music somewhere,
with a pair of wooden spoons on an oil drum,
with cello, boom box, harmonica, voice.
A woman and her son wait for the bus.
A farmer considers the changing sky.
A teacher says, Take out your pencils. Begin.
We encounter each other in words, words
spiny or smooth, whispered or declaimed,
words to consider, reconsider.
We cross dirt roads and highways that mark
the will of some one and then others, who said
I need to see what’s on the other side.
I know there’s something better down the road.
We need to find a place where we are safe.
We walk into that which we cannot yet see.
Say it plain: that many have died for this day.
Sing the names of the dead who brought us here,
who laid the train tracks, raised the bridges,
picked the cotton and the lettuce, built
brick by brick the glittering edifices
they would then keep clean and work inside of.
Praise song for struggle, praise song for the day.
Praise song for every hand-lettered sign,
the figuring-it-out at kitchen tables.
Some live by love thy neighbor as thyself,
others by first do no harm or take no more
than you need. What if the mightiest word is love?
Love beyond marital, filial, national,
love that casts a widening pool of light,
love with no need to pre-empt grievance.
In today’s sharp sparkle, this winter air,
any thing can be made, any sentence begun.
On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp,
praise song for walking forward in that light.
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The University of the District of Columbia Poetry Walk 2009 by the Literature and Advanced Writing…
The University of the District of Columbia
Poetry Walk 2009
by the Literature and Advanced Writing II Students
The University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC
Earth Day Poetry Reading April 22nd
on the campus starting at 9am till noon building 41/A03
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Posted on April 16, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
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The founders of the Earth Fellowship at the University of DCThe Earth Fellowship 2007
Class of Composition II ~ The Founding Fellows
"Disheveled is in fashion, neatness is obsolete." The sloppiness virus has spread to all sectors of society(Cousin 1). Oh!! What a decline of neatness in our society. Now it is time for change not a change for bad but a change for better. Changing is the only constant thing in the Universe. The 21st Centuary generation needs to learn about how to preserve this planet earth of ours. Who is going to teach this computer geek's about responsibility. It is the duty of the older generation to teach the younger generation. We all need to remember that there is only one earth so we must take care of it.
There is one and only one Mother Earth.
She is the Queen of humans;
She provides us the beauty of nature, the greenish of trees, the singing of birds.
She gives us her arms to protect us from any danger.
But what do we do in response?
We create wars, our hearts and minds are full of hate, ego and envy,
And that don't let us see the reality.
Money and technology have trapped us,
And we forget about the nature of our Mother Earth.
The beauty of nature, the paradise is becoming a field of battles
With bombs that contaminate the air we breathe.
Let’s forget about our artificial life
And start thinking about the natural life that our Mother Earth offers us!
It is time to change our selfish behavior.
It is time to stop the decline of neatness,
And instead of contaminating our earth with bad influences and toxins;
We should contaminate others with a positive attitude,
And spread the disease of “naturities,” and “neatness” in the environment.
Please take a moment to read the poetry by the Literature II students and the Earth Day reflections from the Composition II students here at the University of DCRecognizing a family to be filled with joy
Holding hands
Sharing morals
Is no longer contained within the soil
Pride and respect we are supposed to share
Respect for ourselves and the earth we no longer have
We break our souls
We break our morals
To be lost in the sea
Like underwater corals
But if we change the culture
And change it fast
We can rebuild a new earth
Strong and stead fast
Walk and touch peace every moment.
Walk and touch happiness every moment.
Each step brings a fresh breeze.
Each step makes a flower bloom.
Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Bring the Earth your love and happiness.
The Earth will be safe when we feel safe in ourselves.
Beautiful as YOU are, beautiful is your color,
Green source of HOPE,
Mom, I need YOU,
I need YOU to remain Healthy for me,
Mom, help me Help YOU,
Mom, you make my life happy,
When YOU're green,
YOU're pure,
The smell of your breath fills my lungs,
And at that moment,
I know I am alive,
Mom, help me save my children.
Droplets of acid or a mass
Of particles floating everywhere,
Stuff that messes up the air!
But, hey there, do you even care?
Are you ignorant or are you aware?
Are you prepared to do your part?
To fix this mess, where do we start?
Should we have to breathe the stuff
That cars and buses huff and puff
And smell the stink of diesel oil?
It makes my temper start to boil!
Do you want to ride a bike
Or, even better, take a hike
Cuz when you use your own two feet
To move yourself the air stays sweet
Remember that your car can pass
A bunch of smelly, poison gas
So if you're going not too far
Take a walk, don't drive the car.
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Have you not heard ?
when it was made
behold it was very good
What Happened?
Let Us make man, He said
Let Us give him Dominion, He said
over the Earth and everything in it
What happened?
Have you not heard . . . ?
Its Your reponsibility to Keep to nurture it
You the steward, made Creation complete
But what happened?
He still trusts you with His will
Thats why He made a way back
Come back and dress it, and keep it
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!!!
The calmness and beauty she brings after she cries... the beauty of her natural shapes and the sweetness in her colors are what makes her BEAUTIFUL...
The tone in her voice when she gets angry... her unpredictiable moves or the terror she brings when shes mad... makes her BEAUTIFUL....
Pollituion in the air the foul smell is unfair...Makes her UGLY.... Its sad to see when theres trash every where, its becoming very clear that no one even cares and it ....Makes her UGLY!!!
BE APART SAVE THE EARTH!!!
We need to work hard on different ways of recycling
It is important to separate glass from paper,
as it is plastic from tin.
Always recycle to the best of your ability
It is important not to go about wasting,
Thinking it wasn't that expensive anyway
instead we should be frugal.
Do our part.
Taking care of our environment should be our task
We should recycle in the hope of a cleaner tomorrow.
Recycling is important to natural environment
Recycling is important for tomorrow's generation
When you recycle you save energy as well as money
Recycling reduces pollution
Recycling also saves our natural resources
Do your part.
According to the Time for Change, change is about your life, your objectives, and your decisions. Deciding to throw trash on the streets, polluting the air, by machines and verbally are decisions everyone can choose not to do. For many, the question is how? The answer is by taking part. If we change ourselves and the way we treat the world, the world will be a better place (Time for Change). All of us can help reduce resources being destroyed in other countries, by stopping the buying of useless things that we already have, recycle, and preventing pollution. The Earth will not be saved in a day, but by taking these actions it will definitely improve our chances of having a clean place.
If it is to be
It is up to we
To pull together
In our time of need
We have begun the chaos
Through polluting and littering
And let’s not forget the excessive spending
If change is to happen let it start let it start with us
So enough with the I and enough with the me
It is only possible
Through the power of we
The decisions that we make reflects on our well-being and the needs of the environment. Human’s needs are to be happy and satisfied with their lives. We don’t feel like worrying about the environment and what it needs. Our very existence hurts the environment. For example, we pollute the air with our fancy, gas sucker, killer cars. We don’t fully understand why the environment is dying around us, but yet we buy the instruments that cause the change. “According to the article, The Decline of Neatness, if society is breaking down, as it often appears to be, it is not because we lack the brainpower to meet its demands but because our feelings are so dulled that we don’t recognize we have a problem.” The world in general has a problem realizing that the reason for the decline of the environment is because of us; we don’t want to be the cause of our world ending. People should make a decision to be more aware of their environment and the health of others.
Global warming is when the earths temperature rises. It happens when greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane) trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere, which increases the temperature. This hurts many people, animals, and plants, where many cannot take the change causing them to die (Time for Change 3). It took more than 20 years to broadly accept that mankind is causing global warming with the emission of green house gases. The drastic increase in the emission of carbon dioxide within the last 30years caused by burning fossil fuels has been identified as the major reason for the change of temperature in the atmosphere. More than 80% of the world wide energy demand is currently supplied by the fossil fuels coal, oil or gas. It will be impossible to find alternative sources, which could replace fossil fuels in the short or medium term. The energy demand is simply too high. Every one must make a personal decision whether they want to be the cause of global warming (Time for Change 2). It is in our own interest to induce fundamental changes in our attitude and behavior towards nature: modesty and humility, admiration and respect for all life on earth instead of arrogance and haughtiness (Time for change 3).
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