Discussion 1

Write and submit a short essay response to the following questions

1. Do you recycle? Why, or why not?

2. What ways can your community Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

3. What is composting and how does it work? What types of materials can be composted?

4. Why does compostable material that goes to a regular landfill not break down as quickly as in a compost environment?

5. What is “zero waste” and could your family, community, or state meet this goal? Why or why not?

6. Discuss how cities such as San Francisco and Austin are reducing waste. Are the citizens and business required to participate?

To receive credit for the Seminar if you are unable to attend, you are required to listen to the Seminar in the Seminar archive, read the transcript, and write a 300–500-word paper on the Seminar topic above.

Discussion 2

Consider your youth. When cultures raise a child, there are values, attitudes, traditions or beliefs that are communicated. The child must adapt to these elements to find their place in the culture. Often, for children, the first influences of culture are behavioral. This can be as simple as participating in holiday festivities, completing expected duties around the house, or maintaining that “we always do X on Fridays.” Behavioral expectations nearly always serve as demonstrations of a belief. For example, we always eat dinner at the kitchen table is meant to demonstrate time spent as a family in communication.

Please choose a story from your youth when your culture was communicated to you, and you responded by adapting or rebelling. Identify the cultural value, belief, or tradition that was expected of you. Who was in this culture and taught it to you? Why was this such an important cultural element for you to learn? Tell a story about how it had an impact. Finally, note whether this is still a part of your behavior or belief system.

Discussion 3

One Notable Revolution

In this Discussion you will learn more about the American Revolution and the factors that led to America breaking free of England to become an independent nation. Examining this moment in history can help you to see the changes involved in a cultural revolution and the circumstances that set up an environment for change. The concept of a country where individuals ruled themselves was a world-changing idea.

Follow this link to learn about the key events in the American Revolution. Read the links with the cities and dates, and read the “Timeline of the Revolution” as well: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle.html

Follow this link to start an investigation of the ideas that were key in the America Revolution: https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/the-american-revolution-1763-1783-7/the-second-continental-congress-1775-64/thomas-paine-abigail-adams-and-the-case-for-independence-391-2321/

It is recommended that you use more than one resource in the Discussion, but at least one resource is required in this Discussion. Be sure you are seeking credible sources and citing them in APA style.