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From Bliss to Burden: Graduating to New Perspectives

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On the first day of the course, after being asked to consider my motivation for taking a class on the Anthropocene, I stated my desire to gain new perspectives that would inform the way I approach life. I am pleased to report that this course has completely and utterly satisfied this goal. At first, I hadn’t the faintest idea about… Read more »

Brotherism: An Escape From Consumerism?

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In the era on the Anthropocene, it seems natural to assign blame to certain countries or groups of people. It is easy to point the finger towards China, citing their 29.14 percent share of world carbon dioxide emissions in 2015, and also towards the 1 percent, presumably the people in control of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies (2). While… Read more »