Writer and director, Bob Nesson, in his documentary film Power of the Pedal, points out that the small ideas can positively impact the environment. He chronicles the business success story of Wenzday Jane who worked her way out of public housing and into a niche that has turned into a small business—Metro Pedal Power. Jane’s business is a delivery service for Boston and Cambridge MA. and the surrounding areas via cargo bicycles. Nesson’s purpose is to bring awareness to his audience that there are better alternative to the way society does various tasks in its day-to-day businesses that are less harmful to the environment. He does this by appealing to the eco-friendly, logical minded, and sentimental aspects of the viewer. He accomplishes this by showing a better way to deliver goods in a congested community, images of how the environment and community are better off with more approaches like the ones in this story, and finally with a heart-touching emotional story of how an underdog beats the olds. Nesson directs much of his attention in the film at the general public with an emphasis towards the environmentalist in the crowd. His intent with the film is to inform the viewer how the environment is improved with environmental friendly …show more content…
He continually uses scenes of backed up and congested traffic, followed by one of Jane’s Metro Pedal Power deliveries flowing easily past the congested traffic in the bike lane or on the side streets. Further evidence of his plea to the environmentalist in the viewer are the serene scenes of clear blue skies filled with puffy white clouds and a relaxing pleasant background music that opened the film and then again he uses them to transition from one scene to the next several times during the film. Nesson knows everyone is not an environmentalist, but he also knows people generally do not go around intentionally doing harm to the
Atkins composes a reflective essay to demonstrate how guilty pleasures that are not environmentally friendly should be payed back by juxtaposing his lifestyle with the habits of so called nature lovers. The author of Shut Up About My Truck amplifies his syntax by embellishing his sentences, using descriptive imagery and shifting tones to vindicate himself from the misuse of the environment.
As soon as the novel begins, we are introduced to the concept of saving the environment. The book begins with the narrator explaining his life-long dream of helping the world. He says that the cultural revolution of the 1960’s contributed to his ambition. However, as time went on he
The beginning paragraph is what draws many readers to Quammen’s article. He begins with statements implying that environmentalism is a bad thing altogether. For those who are truly against environmental protection, this is an eye-catching statement. They will want to
Although hiswork in hauling and spreading manure is entirely different from my work in fixing bicycles, Berry and I were still able to achieve the satisfaction that we sought for because we each have developed our own distinct definition of satisfaction. Nevertheless, by not strictly seeking for convenience and comfort, Berry and I were able to turn hassles into opportunities that establish our own legacy and inspire our future desires. As for me, thanks to the dirty bike work, I now want to become an engineer.
The first two acts of this film are truly inspiring because they capture the "fire" of the environmental movement. It chronologically begins by discussing the origins of conservative environmentalists, to documenting the details of successful environmental movements, and concluding by explaining the merging of civil rights with environmentalists. Ultimately, “A Fierce Green Fire “serves as a dynamic call for the continuing action of protecting and conserving our biosphere.
Graham Hill, an entrepreneur that values environmental sustainability, narrates his negative experiences with consumerism after selling an internet consultant company, for so much money that it made his head spin, in “Living With Less. A Lot Less.” He begins by talking about his current minimalist lifestyle, and then jumps back in time to the late ‘90s, right after he sold his business. He claims that the stuff he bought with his newfound wealth seemed to be controlling his life, and that he became more stressed out as time went on.
With forward movement in society, it is important to consider not just what will propel most toward success, but also what will help to sustain the environment along the way. What may have been considered appropriate decades ago, may no longer be socially acceptable due to the changes observed in both the business world and the environment (Fiske, 2010). Therefore, it is important for organizations thriving in today?s economy to consider how they may capitalize most effectively from their product or service of choice while minimizing or eliminating any damages along the way (Knoke, 2012).
From the beginning, 60s literature advocated that man have a close relationship with nature. This is easily seen in Kerouac's The Dharma Bums. In this book, he repeatedly invokes the names of older writers concerned with living a life in harmony with nature. By mentioning such writers as Muir, Thoreau, and Whitman, Kerouac makes a statement about man and nature. The behavior of the characters in the book is in keeping with this environmentalist message. The high points of the book are characterized by a nearness to nature. A good example of this is when Ray and Japhy climb the Matterhorn. The fact that Kerouac peoples his book with characters inspired by people important to the Sixties, such as Gary Snyder and Allen Ginsburg, helps tie these environmental concerns to the decade as a whole.
...ishing. While it makes clear that changes need to be made politically, this is a film meant to appeal to the environmentally concerned citizen. The film-like elements, while distracting to those watching the film with analytical intent, would most likely evade the average viewer. Such thematic elements help to increase viewer engagement, already lacking in environmental films, as becomes significantly easier to watch. Rupert Murray created a film not to be picked apart by critics, but to serve as conversational material between average citizens. He takes steps to ensure that viewers are given simple directives and memorable arguing points, such as repeating images of the MSC sustainable logo. While the statistics may have be victim to claims of arbitrariness, it is easy to visualize an individual at a party asking if others have heard that seafood will end in 2048.
The writer starts of the anti-environmentalists section by setting a mockery tone and explaining that the side arguing sees their opposing side as inferior. The writer sets it up so that the anti-environmentalists argue in a very childish manner. They use words like “enviros” an “wackos”. The superior state allows them to exaggerate on the characteristics of these conservationists. The anti-environmentalists openly accuse the environmentalists of always looking for power. He exaggerates their policies to make them sound hungry for power. Next, the writer becomes incongruent and tries to get people on his side by saying that these men and women are trying to pass laws and become very powerful to take control and transform this country.
Sidewalk is a documentary based on the extraordinary book written by Mitchell Duneier in 1999. In this film, we were able to see life through the eyes of book vendors and street peddlers on the streets of New York. We were taken to the congested urban areas where street vendors occupy almost every free area, trying to earn a living. By analyzing the backgrounds of certain vendors, we are able to see how and why they got to this point in their lives. Throughout the film, the audience starts to understand the hardships and real life problems these vendors face.
Using both, Bennett is able to offer her own theory of politics. One where actants interact together to form a ‘public’, not from will but as coalescing around problems, working out and through their own vibrancy . She distances vital materialism from environmentalism because the latter defines nature as a submissive object. Something humans create and evolve. She affirms that ‘materiality’ is a term that applies more evenly to humans and non-humans thereby aiding in horizontalising the relations between them. Allowing for a greater appreciation of the complicated interactions and entanglements of human and non-human actants. Vital materialism also forces us, as humans, to recognize a kinship between the human and the non-human because of the ‘material’ and ‘matter’ that exists in and on our bodies. Bennet argues that nature is not free of humanity and the self cannot be defined as something purely human. In this light, the concept of “self-interest” changes as we recognize that environmental decay affects the environmental, the social and the mental. Bennet concludes her book by calling to broaden the scope of our political interests to include saving the environment by working alongside non-human bodies and utilizing the power of interactions with vibrant
Although most of the things Stewart Brand talked about in the first seven minutes are just introductions that lead towards the environmental problems, there are things that conflict with my ideas.
The problem in society today is human activity and their lack of effort to conserve nature and it’s natural habitats The addition of this new scene in the movie is supposed to convey how significant nature should be to humans. It’s supposed to send a message to viewers that because nature comes from a holy source, it’s human right to preserve it, let it thrive, and respect
While watching the movie you feel for sad the Avatar people and anger towards the humans and corporations that are taking control, wanting to destroy the environment through mining to make money. It is a message of caution; look at how things could be in the 22nd century if we aren’t more careful with the resources the Earth provides now.