peterlawlor wrote a new post, Where do we start? (174-223), on the site The...
The big question of this section is “Where do we start?” How do we even begin to change aspects of our lives when it seems that every action we do emits carbon? The food we eat, the train we take to...
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It certainly is a sad notion that the beauty of winter and snow may be lost in the future, and that children learn about it only through school. I thought this section of Climate changed connected...
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Watching some of this Arthur episode you posted was a real blast from the past. I haven’t seen this show in some time. I think “desperate” is a good way to describe the current situation in Memory of...
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Though the outlook at the end of Memory of Water may not have been very bright, it was not without the hope that came from Noria’s sacrifice and the possibility of the seven silver discs reaching more...
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The first few pages of this part of the book show the brief respite Squarzoni and Camille have in New York. They enter through the door where they can find a short period of comfort, and come out the...
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This is a novel context in which to place mankind’s dilemma. The way you explained the premise of little kids’ behavior in a game of hide and seek and its connection to climate change was convincing....
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I had the same feelings about the lead up to the end. Itaranta gave us some false hope with Noria and Sanja’s plan to go to the Lost Lands where there may be water only to take it away in a rather...
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The tea ceremony was almost a surreal experience. Entering through the door of the building and coming from the rainy and hectic city into the tranquil and idyllic Japanese interior was pleasantly...
View Articlepeterlawlor wrote a new post, History Repeats Itself, on the site The City,...
Unfortunately for human beings, we have a habit of repeating errors from the past. The course of human history is full of cycles of war and peace, conflict and harmony. If this section added anything...
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I think what you wrote about relates to the enculturation process we talked about in Cultural Anthropology. The use of material goods and the ease of consumption is something which is indeed...
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Jazz A History (1) Here is our lovely presentation on the history of Jazz. Open in a new tab to download the powerpoint. Enjoy!
View Articlepeterlawlor wrote a new post, How will this story end?, on the site The City,...
Seeing some of the frames on page 299 of iconic ending scenes of some of my favorite movies brought back some great memories. The scene where Darth Vader tells Luke Skywalker in The Empire Strikes Back...
View Articlepeterlawlor wrote a new post, Seeing Jazz for the First Time, on the site The...
I really enjoyed watching the Chestnut Trio perform. It was the first Jazz performance I had ever attended and it certainly will not be my last. Listening to the all the songs they performed...
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The naughty and nice list didn’t initially come into my mind when I was reading this section but now that I think about it, you’re right, we would all be on the naughty list. Coal is going to be very...
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“Is the ending already written”? and “Can we rewrite it”? are really difficult questions to consider. Earlier in the book some of the experts mentioned that even if we change our actions drastically in...
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On November 7th I went to the Museum of the City of New York, located on 103rd street and fifth avenue. The museum is centered around the artwork, historical artifacts, and imagery connected to the...
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While I have agreed with Squarzoni on all the facts and the perspective he brings to the issues, I did not particularly like his dismissiveness of nuclear energy in the book. Indian Point Power Plant,...
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The dog dying was definitely symbolic. Even though it is just a dog, its death symbolizes the mortality of all things, as well as its suddenness. It certainly is a big task to ponder the mortality of...
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This was quite powerful. I think you captured well the sentiment that someone would feel about the loss of the dog and that misguided expectation for the dog to be there even though you know it is...
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Link to the video: http://youtu.be/lW4TvMqHIGs Poem: I’m from Morningside Heights NYC Son to English Immigrants, with tales of Liverpool and Sunderland always close by. I’m from my mother’s earl […]
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This project was fun yet challenging for me to do. It was fun in that I could reflect on all the different influences and places that shaped me into the person I am today but it was also difficult to...
View Articlepeterlawlor wrote a new post, The Need for Sacrifice , on the site The City,...
This section of the book was especially deep, addressing many different concepts about climate change and society, but the idea of sacrifice was something that particularly sparked my imagination. The...
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On November 7th I went to the Jewish Museum, located on East 92nd street on Fifth Avenue. Going into the museum, I did not really know what to expect or what I was going to see. Needless to say I was...
View Articlepeterlawlor wrote a new post, The Story goes on..., on the site The City, the...
Looking back on the book, I see it as an introduction to the reality of climate change, one that Squarzoni has made accessible to the public yet rooted in science. Like many other art forms surrounding...
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I came to the performance a little bit after it had began and the employees told me to enter quietly as it was very still and tranquil in the auditorium. When I sat and looked at the stage what...
View Articlepeterlawlor wrote a new post, Response to Ann Patchett's "Falling in Love...
I appreciated what Ann Patchett had to say in this passage. I think what she posits is absolutely true: the more expository information about an art form we acquire, the more we are able to truly...
View Articlepeterlawlor wrote a new post, Turning over a new leaf, on the site The City,...
I thought it was a pretty bold claim on Al Gore’s part to say that “we will ultimately prevail” in the struggle to solve the climate crisis but he supported his optimism very well. I think what Gore...
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Hope really is not plan. I think we should all have hope but like you said we need to take action instead of just having wishful thinking. At this point, the voice calling awareness to the reality of...
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I remember watching the television reports on Hurricane Katrina when it happened. The devastation was such that parts of New Orleans are still recovering all these years later. While we can’t always...
View Articlepeterlawlor wrote a new post, ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow at the Guggenheim,...
On November 7th I went to the famous Guggenheim Museum on East 89th street. The building itself is so iconic and has such a presence that I really couldn’t imagine New York City without it. Despite...
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https://prezi.com/pwwma9vh5-48/the-arctic-cycle-chantal-bilodeaus-eight-play-project/ Link to Prezi Presentation.
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Watching Hansel and Gretel was a great way to see off the semester and really got me ready for Christmas. When I saw the arrangements of the three acts and the staging it suddenly seemed very familiar...
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Looking back on my entire experience not only with this class but with Macaulay itself, I realize now the vision Macaulay’s administrators had for the our transition into college. On the day we...
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http://www.livescience.com/52491-wearable-sensors-translate-sign-language.html Engineers at Texas A&M University have been developing wearable sensors that detect motion in the arms, wrist, and...
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Caloric overconsumption and its influence on the body has become an increasingly examined topic in recent years as obesity has become prevalent in the Unites States. Existing research has linked...
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The Effects Of Calorie Count Display On Consumer Eating Behavior: Would It Solve The Obesity Problem? An Empirical Perspective file:///Users/peterlawlor/Downloads/7762-30971-1-PB.pdf
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I think your topic definitely fits into the category where new experimental technology has to be produced in order to explore the questions that are there and get answers. Like Sana I would like to...
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Updated Abstract: Caloric overconsumption and its influences on the body has become an increasingly examined topic in recent years as obesity becomes more prevalent in the Unites States. Existing...
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Peter Lawlor Abstract: Caloric overconsumption and its influences on the body has become an increasingly examined topic in recent years as obesity becomes more prevalent in the Unites States. Existing...
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Peter Lawlor Abstract: Caloric overconsumption and its influences on the body has become an increasingly examined topic in recent years as obesity becomes more prevalent in the Unites States. Existing...
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Peter Lawlor 12/8/15 Science and Technology in New York City The Changes Emerging Adulthood exerts on Eating Patterns and their Potential Relation to Mood and Happiness Scientific Justification: Over...
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Peter Lawlor 12/8/15 Science and Technology in New York City The Changes Emerging Adulthood exerts on Eating Patterns and their Potential Relation to Mood and Happiness Scientific Justification: Over...
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Peter Lawlor 12/8/15 Science and Technology in New York City The Changes Emerging Adulthood exerts on Eating Patterns and their Potential Relation to Mood and Happiness Scientific Justification: Over...
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Peter Lawlor 12/8/15 Science and Technology in New York City The Changes Emerging Adulthood exerts on Eating Patterns and their Potential Relation to Mood and Happiness Scientific Justification: Over...
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Peter Lawlor 12/8/15 Science and Technology in New York City The Changes Emerging Adulthood exerts on Eating Patterns and their Potential Relation to Mood and Happiness Scientific Justification: Over...
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