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I feel the exact same way you do. I really am not that fond of the heat either and to know that increased temperatures are going to be a real part of our immediate future is disconcerting. The real...
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I agree with your points on the IPCC. Scientific research and international knowledge is important but at this point it seems as though all the major countries know that climate change is real and...
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This section of the book outlined so many uncertainties regarding the future of our planet. It was quite overwhelming to weigh and consider the myriad factors that may determine the trajectory of the...
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The quote that caught my eye in the intersections was from Desmond Tutu who said “I am because you are.” I liked it because it was simple yet powerful. It expresses the shared dependence we have on...
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The discussion of water and other aspects of the everyday realities facing Noria and her friends and family acquaints us well with the world of the book. There are many subtle hints like the insect...
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The images of Marlon Brando in The Godfather, Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver and Al Pacino in Serpico help us remember that the world has distinct and powerful voices in the form of strong individuals....
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I think it was insightful of you to point out how balance is a factor in the story. The lives of the people in the story seem to teeter precariously between life and death and water is central to this...
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This book definitely seems to be about much more than just climate change. I agree with you that it seems easier to read than climate changed, and I think it has a lot to do with the setting and the...
View Articlepeterlawlor wrote a new post, Falling for Dance, on the site The City, the...
These four performances were so sublime, so rich, and so special in their own way. Everything from the choreography to the lighting and the outfits contributed to making each performance one that...
View Articlepeterlawlor wrote a new post, Secrets and Companionship(pgs 92-168), on the...
The conditions keep worsening for the residents of New Qian and a dilemma emerges for Noria and those in the community: Should one withhold information and keep secrets to save one’s self and dignity...
View Articlepeterlawlor 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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