David Takayoshi Suzuki, born on March 24,1936 in Vancouver, Canada, is an award winning scientist, environmentalist, and broadcaster. He first started to explore nature when his family was placed in a Japanese internment camp during World War 2. Suzuki has said that, “My parents survived the Great Depression and brought me up to live within my means, save some for tomorrow, share and don't be greedy, work hard for the necessities in life knowing that money does not make you better or more important than anyone else”. So through his television shows and radio programs he tries to teach people this concept of conservation being a necessity for humankind’s survival. His impressive broadcasting career over the past 30 years has people all over …show more content…
He has won four Gemini Awards as best host of different Canadian television series. His short television series, ‘A Planet for the Taking’, won an award from the United Nations. Also, ‘The Secret of Life’ and ‘The Brain’ were praised internationally. To summarize his broadcasting excellence,he received the John Drainie Award on June 10, 2002. David Suzuki is selfless and this was shown when he was awarded the ‘Order of Canada’ in 1976 and the ‘Order of British Columbia’ in 1995. The first award was in recognition to the highest degree of merit, talent and service, or an exceptional contribution to Canada and humanity. The second award was a civilian honour of merit intended to honour its residents for outstanding achievements. In 1986, his extreme dedication was honoured through the ‘Kalinga Prize’ for popularizing science and presenting scientific ideas to an average everyday person. Furthermore, he is hardworking as he was awarded the ‘Honorary Right Livelihood Award’, which is like an ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ for working on practical and ideal solutions for the most urgent challenges facing the world. Therefore, Suzuki’s exemplary personality traits have led him to success and many personal …show more content…
He speaks out about national issues such as the rights of aboriginal people and Donald Trump. During Suzuki's time living in a Second World War Japanese internment camp, he came to appreciate being on the land and he remains an ally for indigenous communities. Recently, he joined the protest against the Site C Dam in northeastern British Columbia because he felt that the federal government hasn't fulfilled the treaty promises that “they(indigenous people) would be able to live the way they want to live as long as the sun shines, the wind blows and the rivers flow,” said Suzuki. Concerning Trump being elected, Suzuki spoke out about “standing together to work for justice and human rights, for equity, for liberty, for a cleaner environment, for governments that serve the people rather than corporations — for the values the United States of America was supposedly founded on. We must listen to each other and promote dialogue rather than debate”. Furthermore, Suzuki is outspoken on pressing global issues using his David Suzuki Foundation. He wishes to establish environmental rights and justice by working with citizens, constitutional experts and lawmakers to ensure that Canadians enjoy the right to live in a healthy environment. He also wants to protect our climate by researching and providing clean energy solutions and information on energy conservation to ensure Canada does its
“It was the best, worst thing to happen to me.” claims Ian Keith Tyson of his military career. Mr. Tyson is a veteran Marine who served in both Operation Iraqi Freedom (later renamed Operation New Dawn) and the war in Afghanistan from the years 2009-2011. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 31st,1985, he eventually enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 24. After interviewing with each individual branch, he decided that the Marines simply fit. This was a decision that would permanently alter his life, for the better.
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As his voice erupts through the broadcast, a quote rings through the nation’s ears. “The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.” This quote demonstrates the confident voice of David Suzuki presents his keen identity. The quotation presents the determination as well as the passion that he has on protecting the environment and the glint of hope that relies on humans taking on this responsibility as the key to saving our delicate planet.
Art has been the reflection, interpretation and representation of artists' beliefs and morals eternally. Various artists stand for different matters that quite possibly affect their lives, or might be of an interest to them. Norval Morrisseau is an artist that I was intrigued by his portrayal and the techniques used in his paintings. In this paper, we are going to look at the implementation of Morrisseau's painting style used to expose his philosophies of different aspects in his life.
His lasting legacy is what truly makes him one of the Greatest Canadians, I mean even CBC thinks he is, so he is definitely one of the many Greatest
Hantaro Nagaoka was born on August 15, 1865, in the Nagasaki Prefecture, in Japan. He went to school at Tokyo University, Hantaro was a famous Japanese physicist who contributed importantly to the atomic model.
When I found out I qualified to be a candidate for the NJHS, I knew I had to take this chance. This group is made up of people who depict leadership, character, citizenship, academic success, and service and I would love to join. These characteristics wouldn't just be valuable for a candidate to have, but for everyone to have to exceed in life. If I were to be in the National Junior Honor Society, it would give me an opportunity to ameliorate my future and motivate me to do better.
In his motivation, he clearly demonstrated how to think critically and bring educate to the world. At the beginning of his global citizenship’s life, he got Ph.D. in zoology at the University of Chicago through his own hardworking. After that, he enjoyed in the CBC Television program in Vancouver. In fact, David Suzuki is a clear thinker, did well in the science and environment, which two are really connected. He shared his own knowledge and critical thinking such as some positive outlook on life with the person who prefer to listen the radio or the person looks the TV something like to support a handful of naysayers to create confusion in the minds of the public (Rothschild, 2010). Therefore, as a doctor, if he cannot make himself understand the lessons or speeches, how will he explain it to others? He asked friend for help, figure out the human’s interaction with the environment. Next, as a persuasive grassroots activist, he mobilized the Canadians eventually led to the ‘David Suzuki Foundation’, while the foundation influenced the Canadian public, he brought the education and change the society. He won the McGovern Award which recognizes a researcher who has made an outstanding contribution to science and society. The research found that he founded the long running radio series Quirks and Quarks and has presented two influential documentary series on the environment for CBC Radio. Some First Nations honours, Officer of the Order of Canada and founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. He has 15 honorary doctorates from universities in Canada, the U.S. and Australia (“Canadian David Suzuki to Receive 2004 McGovern Award”, 2004). Thus, the methods of his working associated with people, environment and education. This is important because his words deeply illustrated the main causes of global things, which is having devastating
As a result, people are starting to use more biodiesel for their automobiles and new discoveries are made to prolong the our existence. Suzuki has taken his plan to next level by creating a non-profit organization, The David Suzuki Foundation. The David Suzuki Foundation came to be when ‘17000 shocked listeners wrote letters to David Suzuki,’ seeking resolutions to prevent ‘environmental catastrophe’. The purpose of the foundation is to identify the needs to reform the environmental crisis in Canada. ‘Early projects focused on fisheries, forestry and species at risk.’ Since Canada has some of the world’s worst fisheries, in terms of sustainability, Suzuki’s foundation thought about making fisheries sustainable on all of Canada’s oceans, and freshwater lakes and rivers. The foundation works with employees throughout the fish supply chain, and influences the laws and policies around Canadian fisheries to prevent seafood fraud. They also have their own scientists on government committees that manage the whole operation to make sure they don’t abuse the health
As I read the essay, I started to realize that while David Suzuki based this essay on nature and the wildlife, the deeper meaning within is not actually just about nature; instead, it is about parents influencing kids to think a certain way rather than letting them experience it firsthand and unbiased, and I believe that as society is changing, more people are focusing on fitting into the norm rather than trying things out on their own and having their own opinions. I feel upset that society is changing in the wrong way, and sometimes I wonder if parents are taking away their children’s curiosity of the world around them and manipulating their views on aspects of
David Suzuki is an important role model for people, which influences not only Canada, but also the rest of the world by his actions that protect the environment and the rights of black Americans and Canada’s First Nations. He uses his broadcasting success and his experience as a scientist to warn people about the possible causes of their poor-environmental actions and to also point out the social issues that are happening around the world. David Suzuki is currently living in Vancouver with his wife and children.
... conservationism. He is inspiration for all of us to see the natural world as a community to which we belong.
Despite all of Naruto's setbacks, he managed to defy all of the odds with his immense perseverance. I picked Naruto as the character of this paper because he has been a part of my life for ten years. Naruto has taught me a lot about how you can overcome any obstacle in life if you work hard and do not give up. Naruto is from a tv show called “Naruto”. Naruto is a character with a lot of depth.
Jose Rojas Astronomy Mrs.tyas Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar What do we know about this great man who’s’ name is hard to pronounce. Well he was an Indian-American astrophysics who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1983 for his mathematical theory for black holes. He was born on October 19, 1910 and grew up in Madras where he was encouraged to seek an education to be a government servant like his father but Chandra, his nickname, was a man of science. His mother encouraged him to pursue his dream and he had an excellent role model Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman who went on to win the Nobel Prize in 1930, his uncle.
By showing the world the severity of our need for conservation, we will be able to save the earth and get the most out of our resources. We need to fix this problem before it becomes uncontrollable to the point of having no resources to supply our needs. By reducing our consumption of resources, we will be able to become closer to fixing the problem of global warming, high gasoline prices and pesticide filled meats. The outcome of respecting our world and “going green” will better how we live our lives, our communities and the environment. The concept of “going green” is a necessity for the future because “our children deserve cities as beautiful as they are.